{{Short description|American actress and model}} {{Infobox person | name = Cassandra Jean | image = | caption = | birth_name = Cassandra Jean Whitehead | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S. | other_names = | occupation = {{Flatlist| *Actress *model *beauty pageant queen }} | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | alma_mater = Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi | spouse = {{marriage|Stephen Amell|December 25, 2012}} | children = 2 }} '''Cassandra Jean Whitehead''', also known as '''Cassandra Jean W. Amell''',<ref name="cassandra-jean-amell" /><!-- WP:RS needed (born Cassandra Jean Whitehead on October 5, 1985) --> is an American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Jean attended Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Free Family Tree, Genealogy, Family History, and DNA Testing |url=https://www.myheritage.com/ |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=MyHeritage |language=EN}}</ref>
==Beauty pageants== Jean competed in the Miss Texas Teen USA pageant from 2002 to 2004. She held the local title of Miss Houston Teen USA in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://misshoustonpageant.com/results/ |title=Miss Houston Pageant Results |website=misshoustonpageant.com |access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref> In these pageants, she competed alongside future Miss Texas USA Lauren Lanning (2006) and Magen Ellis (2007). Jean (as Cassandra Whitehead) won Miss Corpus Christi 2004,<ref name=caller>{{cite news |first=Cassandra |last=Hinojosa |title=Will ''Miss Corpus Christi'' be America's top model? |date=September 20, 2005 |url=http://www.caller.com/ccct/ladies_only/article/0,1641,CCCT_19665_4094651,00.html |work=Corpus Christi Caller-Times |archive-date=November 29, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051129180526/http://www.caller.com/ccct/ladies_only/article/0%2C1641%2CCCCT_19665_4094651%2C00.html |url-status =dead}}</ref> a title held by Eva Longoria in 1998. She made the top 10 at Miss Texas USA 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tftj.com/db/preliminary.htm?year=2005&pag_id=3&prelim_id=32 |title=Miss Texas USA 2005 pageant information |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310214327/http://tftj.com/db/preliminary.htm?year=2005&pag_id=3&prelim_id=32 |archive-date=March 10, 2007}}</ref> <!--Jean is a cousin of Nicole O'Brian, a former Miss Texas Teen USA and Miss Texas USA.-->
Whitehead competed in the Miss California USA 2008 pageant but was disqualified due to her appearance on ''America's Next Top Model''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://shadowproof.com/2009/06/02/trump-altering-miss-ca-contract-to-her-benefit/ |title=Trump Altering Miss CA Contract to Her Benefit? |date=June 2, 2009 |first=Lisa |last=Derrick |access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref> In June 2009, the Miss Universe Organization changed the rule barring former reality show contestants from competing in state pageants.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/Carrie_Prejean's_official_state_contract.pdf |title=Carrie Prejean's Official State Contract |publisher=Fox News |date=November 20, 2008 |access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref> This rule change would benefit Cycle 12 finalist Natalie Pack, who later won Miss California USA 2012, and ''The Voice'' contestant DeAnna Johnson, who won the title of Miss Georgia USA 2017.
In 2008, Whitehead was a judge for the Miss Newport Beach pageant.<ref name=newportbeachpageant>{{cite web |publisher=Miss Newport Beach |title=2008 Judges - Cassandra Whitehead |url=http://www.newportbeachpageant.com/2008/judges-2008/cassandra-jean/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509092000/http://www.newportbeachpageant.com/2008/judges-2008/cassandra-jean/ |archive-date=2008-05-09 }}</ref> Whitehead was a 19-year-old student at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi while participating in ''America's Next Top Model''.<ref name=caller />
==''America's Next Top Model''== Jean was the first girl chosen for the top thirteen to compete on the UPN reality television show ''America's Next Top Model, Cycle 5''; however, she quit the competition outside of judging panel during the fourth episode. She became very emotional during the makeovers in episode three, wherein her long, dark brown hair was cut extremely short and bleached blonde. During the next judging round, host Tyra Banks was still not pleased with Jean's haircut, wanting to make it even shorter and scheduling a time to have it redone but, Jean refused.<ref name="hair">{{cite news|title=Role Model|newspaper=Houston Press|date=October 13, 2005|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/2005-10-13/news/can-t-stop-giving/full}}</ref> Claiming that the producers gave her one night to consider her options, she walked out the following morning.<ref>{{cite news|title=Over the Top|last=Bark|first=Ed|date=November 9, 2005|newspaper=The Dallas Morning News}}</ref> During her time on Top Model, Jean took two photos and received one third call-out and one first call-out. Jean's choice to quit and Sarah Rhoades's elimination during the same week later forced a non-elimination episode where together both Jayla Rubinelli and Nicole Linkletter (who eventually won over Nik Pace) survived their first-ever bottom two appearances each. Jean made an appearance in ''The Cycle 5 Reunion'', ''America's Next Top Model: Where the Girls Are'', and ''America's Next Top Model: Exposed''.<ref name="1 vs 100"/> In 2009, she was voted one of the most memorable contestants by AOL Canada entertainment.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.aol.ca/article/Top-Model-Memorable-Contestants-Two/130914/ |publisher=AOL entertainment |title=Top Model Contestants We Can't Forget, II |first=Chris |last=Jancelewicz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310014552/http://entertainment.aol.ca/article/Top-Model-Memorable-Contestants-Two/130914/ |archive-date=2008-03-10 }}</ref>
==Acting career== Jean appears in the film ''2 Dudes and a Dream'' (2009).<ref>[http://blog.gotomycollection.com/2-Dudes-and-a-Dream-2008 GoToMyCollection] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416002038/http://blog.gotomycollection.com/2-Dudes-and-a-Dream-2008 |date=2023-04-16 }} Review 2 Dudes and a Dream 2009</ref> She has had guest roles on several TV shows including ''One Tree Hill'',<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onetreehillblog.com/2009/01/27/cassandra-jean-playing-brooke/|title= One Tree Hill blog|access-date= 2009-04-09|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090420130223/http://www.onetreehillblog.com/2009/01/27/cassandra-jean-playing-brooke/|archive-date= 2009-04-20|url-status= dead}}</ref> ''The Middleman'', ''CSI: Miami'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Las Vegas'', ''Hannah Montana'', ''Twenty-Four Seven'' (MTV), ''America's Next Producer'' (TV Guide Network), and a speaking role on ''Mad Men''.<ref name = newportbeachpageant />
Jean hosted ''Lucky Strike's Bowl for a Cause'', MySpace and Tommy Lee's Super Bowl XL Event, Miss Corpus Christi 2006, ''America's Next Top Model Diva Dish'' along with "Red Carpet Makeovers" for the ''Tyra Banks Show''.<ref name = newportbeachpageant /> She also appeared on the game show ''1 vs. 100'' on February 15, 2008, winning $500,000.<ref name="1 vs 100">{{cite web|title=Cassandra Whitehead|url=http://antm411.com/cassandra-whitehead/|publisher=Where are the models of ANTM now?|access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref>
Jean played the character of Nora Fries in ''Elseworlds'', the 2018 Arrowverse crossover event between The CW series ''The Flash'', ''Arrow'', and ''Supergirl''.<ref name="cassandra-jean-amell">{{cite web |last=Gelman |first=Vlada |date=September 14, 2018 |title=Cassandra Jean Amell Joins Arrowverse Crossover as Mr. Freeze's Wife |url=https://tvline.com/2018/09/14/arrowverse-crossover-cassandra-jean-amell-cast-mr-freeze-wife-nora/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419114442/https://tvline.com/2018/09/14/arrowverse-crossover-cassandra-jean-amell-cast-mr-freeze-wife-nora/ |archive-date=2023-04-19 |access-date=September 14, 2018 |website=TVLine}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2009 ! scope="row" | ''2 Dudes and a Dream'' | Hot girl | Direct-to-video |- | 2010 ! scope="row" | ''Kill Katie Malone'' | Ellen | |- | 2012 ! scope="row" | ''Yellow'' | Becky | |- | 2013 ! scope="row" | ''Love and Skin'' | Stephanie | Short film |- | 2017 ! scope="row" | ''Rice on White'' | Izabella | |}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2005 ! scope="row" | ''America's Next Top Model'' | Herself | Contestant (4 episodes) |- | rowspan="4" | 2007 ! scope="row" | ''CSI: Miami'' | Murder victim | Uncredited role (Episode: "Born to Kill") |- ! scope="row" | ''Hannah Montana'' | Pretty girl | Uncredited role (Episode: "Sleepwalk This Way") |- ! scope="row" | ''Las Vegas'' | Bikini contestant | Uncredited role (Episode: "Head Games") |- ! scope="row" | ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' | Pola Chesterwood | Episode: "The Chick Chop Flick Shop" |- | 2008 ! scope="row" | ''The Middleman'' | Dana Barrett | Episode: "The Ectoplasmic Panhellenic Investigation" |- | 2009 ! scope="row" | ''One Tree Hill'' | Missy | 2 episodes |- | 2010 ! scope="row" | ''Passenger'' | Cherub Zoon / Sarah | 1 episode |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 ! scope="row" | ''Mad Men'' | Carolyn Jones | Episode: "Tomorrowland" |- ! scope="row" | ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' | Receptionist | Episode: "Anonymous" |- | 2011 ! scope="row" | ''CSI: NY'' | Olivia Prescott | Episode: "Do or Die" |- | 2013 ! scope="row" | ''Hart of Dixie'' | Claudette | Episode: "The Gambler" |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 ! scope="row" | ''Arrow'' | rowspan="2" | Nora Fries | Episode: "Elseworlds, Part 2" |- ! scope="row" | ''Supergirl'' | Episode: "Elseworlds, Part 3" |- |2020-2021 ! scope="row" |''Roswell, New Mexico'' |Louise Truman |8 episodes |-
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==Personal life== Jean married actor Stephen Amell on December 25, 2012, while they were on a vacation in the Caribbean. They have a daughter Mavi, born in 2013,<ref name=married>{{cite news|title=Mavi Alexandra Jean Amell: Stephen Amell's Baby Girl|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/20/mavi-alexandra-jean-amell_n_4131791.html|newspaper= Huffington Post|date=2013-10-20}}</ref> and a son, Bowen Auguste Amell, born on May 13, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Massabrook |first=Nicole |date=2022-07-23 |title=1st Photos! Stephen Amell and Wife Cassandra Reveal Newborn Son Bowen |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/pictures/stephen-amell-wife-cassandra-reveal-baby-bowens-1st-photos/ |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|2069987|Cassandra Jean}} {{America's Next Top Model}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jean, Cassandra}} Category:21st-century American actresses Category:Actresses from Houston Category:America's Next Top Model contestants Category:American film actresses Category:American television actresses Category:Female models from Texas Category:Beauty pageant contestants from Texas Category:Living people Category:Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people)