Liz Vassey
Encyclopedia
Liz Vassey is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Emily Ann Sago on All My Children
, Captain Liberty
in The Tick
, and Wendy Simms
in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
.
All My Children
from 1988 to 1991. From 2004 to 2005 she had a recurring role on the series Tru Calling
as Dr. Carrie Allen. She appeared on the Two and a Half Men
episode "The Last Thing You Want to Do Is Wind Up with a Hump" in 2003, and again in "Twanging Your Magic Clanger" and "The Crazy Bitch Gazette" (2010). In each season she played a different character.
Since 2005, Vassey had a recurring role as Wendy Simms
on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
. Starting with the tenth season, Vassey was promoted to a regular cast member and began appearing in the show's opening credits. Entertainment Weekly
reported on June 1, 2010 that Vassey would not be returning for the show's eleventh season.
Vassey has a cameo on Joss Whedon
's web-based musical, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, as "Fury Leika".
Along with fellow actress Kristin Bauer
, Vassey runs a company called Neurosis to a T(ee), which designs and sells slogan-covered t-shirts for women. The slogans poke fun at female worries and neuroses
, often relating to relationships.
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
, Captain Liberty
Captain Liberty
Captain Liberty is one of the main characters in The Tick live action show, played by Liz Vassey. She is apparently a parody of mainstream superheroes like Captain America and Wonder Woman, much like American Maid from the animated series. However, unlike American Maid, Captain Liberty is just as...
in The Tick
The Tick (live action TV series)
The Tick is an American sitcom based on the character Tick from the comic book of the same name . It aired on FOX in late 2001 and was produced by Columbia TriStar Television. With a pilot airing on November 8, the series only lasted nine episodes on broadcast television...
, and Wendy Simms
Wendy Simms
Wendy Simms is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by Liz Vassey.-Fictional character biography:...
in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
.
Career
Vassey played Emily Ann Sago on the soap operaSoap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
All My Children
All My Children
All My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
from 1988 to 1991. From 2004 to 2005 she had a recurring role on the series Tru Calling
Tru Calling
Tru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled....
as Dr. Carrie Allen. She appeared on the Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake...
episode "The Last Thing You Want to Do Is Wind Up with a Hump" in 2003, and again in "Twanging Your Magic Clanger" and "The Crazy Bitch Gazette" (2010). In each season she played a different character.
Since 2005, Vassey had a recurring role as Wendy Simms
Wendy Simms
Wendy Simms is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by Liz Vassey.-Fictional character biography:...
on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
. Starting with the tenth season, Vassey was promoted to a regular cast member and began appearing in the show's opening credits. Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
reported on June 1, 2010 that Vassey would not be returning for the show's eleventh season.
Vassey has a cameo on Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
's web-based musical, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, as "Fury Leika".
Along with fellow actress Kristin Bauer
Kristin Bauer
Kristin Bauer van Straten is an American film and television actress, perhaps best known for her role as vampire Pam in the HBO series True Blood.-Biography:...
, Vassey runs a company called Neurosis to a T(ee), which designs and sells slogan-covered t-shirts for women. The slogans poke fun at female worries and neuroses
Neurosis
Neurosis is a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations, whereby behavior is not outside socially acceptable norms. It is also known as psychoneurosis or neurotic disorder, and thus those suffering from it are said to be neurotic...
, often relating to relationships.
Selected filmography
- (1988 - 1992): All My ChildrenAll My ChildrenAll My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
as Emily Sago - Martin - (1989): The New Leave It to BeaverThe New Leave It to BeaverThe New Leave It to Beaver is an American sitcom sequel to the 1950s and '60s series, Leave It to Beaver. The New Leave It to Beaver began with the 1983 CBS TV movie Still the Beaver, and was picked up in 1984 as a Disney Channel series with the same name; however, it only lasted one season...
as Candy (Eps.: "Party Line" & "Brother vs. Brother") - (1991): Quantum Leap as Paula Fletcher (Ep.: "Raped")
- (1992): Star Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
as Kristin (Ep.: "Conundrum") - (1992): Beverly Hills, 90210Beverly Hills, 90210Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
as Marcie St. Claire (Ep.: "The Pit and the Pendulum") - (1992): GrapevineGrapevine (TV series)-Plot Synopsis:David owned a restaurant in Miami, while his girlfriend Susan worked for a cruise line, and his brother Thumper was a sportscaster. The series was a 1990s take on Love, American Style in its couple-of-the-week format. Each episode presented the regular characters telling a story...
as Janice (Ep.: "The Janice and Brian Story") - (1992): Married with Children as Lorraine ("T-R-A Something, Something Spells Tramp")
- (1993): Quantum Leap as Barbara Whitmore (Ep.: "Goodbye Norma Jean")
- (1993): Murder, She WroteMurder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
as Monica Evers (Ep.: "Lone Witness") - Calendar GirlCalendar Girl (1993 film)Calendar Girl is a 1993 film starring Jason Priestley, Gabriel Olds, and Jerry O'Connell. The movie, set in 1962, tells the story of three young men who go on a trip to Hollywood to fulfil their dream of meeting Marilyn Monroe....
(1993) as Sylvia - The Secrets of Lake Success (1993) as Suzy Atkins
- Murder, She WroteMurder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...
: "Love and Hate in Cabot Cove" (1993) as Candace Bennett - ERER (TV series)ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
(1994) as Liz - Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las VegasSaved by the Bell: Wedding in Las VegasSaved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas is the series finale for the original Saved by the Bell series. It was presented as a two hour television movie that originally aired on NBC in 1994. When aired in syndication, it is commonly split into two double length episodes...
(1994) as Carla - Pig StyPig StyPig Sty is a sitcom that premiered on UPN on January 23, 1995 during that network's first season. Only 13 episodes were made. Pig Sty ran on Monday nights, after Star Trek: Voyager and Platypus Man...
(1995) as Tess Galaway - The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer SpaceThe Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer SpaceThe Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space is a 1995 science fiction/comedy television film .The film follows the adventures of 1950s actor Ty Farrell , who plays the title character in a Captain Video-like early TV program, The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space.-Cast:*Nichelle Nichols,...
(1995) as Princess Tyra, Pangea's Leader - Brotherly Love (1995–1997) as Lou Davis
- Home Improvement: "The Dating Game" (1997) as Donna
- Wings: "Hey, Nineteen" (1994) as Courtney
- Maximum BobMaximum BobMaximum Bob was a short-lived television series that debuted in 1998 on ABC TV. Starring Beau Bridges, the show was based on Elmore Leonard's 1991 novel with the same title.-Premise:...
(1998) as Kathy Baker - Dharma & GregDharma & GregDharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002.It starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a couple who married instantly on their first date despite being complete opposites...
: "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (2000) as Kim - The Tick (2001–2002) as Captain Liberty/Janet
- Push, NevadaPush, NevadaPush, Nevada is an American mystery television series set in the fictional town of Push, Nevada. It premiered on September 17, 2002 on the ABC network, and ran for 7 episodes before it became one of the first shows to be cancelled during the Fall 2002 season.Created by Ben Affleck and Sean Bailey ,...
(2002) as Dawn F. Mitchell - Nikki and NoraNikki and NoraNikki and Nora was a television pilot made for the UPN network in 2004, starring Christina Cox as Nora Delaney and Liz Vassey as Nikki Beaumont—detectives partnered together both as police officers and as lovers in a passionate, but undisclosed relationship...
: "Pilot" (2004) Nikki - Man of the HouseMan of the House (2005 comedy film)Man of the House is a 2005 crime comedy film directed by Stephen Herek, written by John J. McLaughlin and Scott Lobdell, and starring Tommy Lee Jones. The main plot revolves around Lt...
(2005) as Maggie Swanson - Tru CallingTru CallingTru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled....
(2005) as Dr. Carrie Allen - CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
(2005—2010) as Wendy Simms - 3Way (web series, 2008–2009) as Mikki Majors
- Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along BlogDr. Horrible's Sing-Along BlogDr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a 2008 musical tragicomedy miniseries in three acts, produced exclusively for Internet distribution. Filmed and set in Los Angeles, the show tells the story of Dr...
(2008) as Fury Leika - Two and a Half MenTwo and a Half MenTwo and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake...
(2003, Season 1, "The Last Thing You Want to Do Is Wind Up with a Hump") as Kate - Two and a Half Men (2010, Season 8, "Twanging Your Magic Clanger" and "The Crazy Bitch Gazette", 2011, season 9: "Nice to Meet You, Walden SchmidtNice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt"Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt" is the ninth season premiere of the comedy series Two and a Half Men and the first appearance of Ashton Kutcher as Walden Schmidt, "an internet billionaire with a broken heart". It is the 178th episode of the show, and the first episode without former lead...
") as Michelle - CastleCastle (TV series)Castle is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on ABC on March 9, 2009. The series is produced by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios. On January 10, 2011, Castle was renewed for a fourth season...
(2011, Season 3, "Slice of Death") as Monica Wyatt
Awards
- 1990 Daytime Emmy Award17th Daytime Emmy Awards-Outstanding Drama Series:All My ChildrenGuiding LightSanta BarbaraThe Young and the Restless-Outstanding Lead Actor:*David Canary...
for Outstanding Juvenile Female in a Drama SeriesDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama SeriesThe Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys since the 12th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony in 1985. The award category was originally called the Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series...
on All My ChildrenAll My ChildrenAll My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
(nominated).