Cassidy Freeman

Cassidy Freeman (born April 22, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress and musician. She played Sage during third season. She is known for her role as Tess Mercer in The CW's Superman-inspired action-drama Smallville, which she starred in for three years.
==Biography==
===Early life and education===
Freeman was born in Chicago, Illinois to prominent Chicago-area attorneys, who also own a cattle ranch in Montana. She is the youngest of three children with two brothers, voice actor Crispin Freeman and musician Clark Freeman.
Freeman graduated from The Latin School of Chicago and then Magna Come Laude from Middlebury College in 2005 with degrees in Theater and Spanish.
==Career==
===Acting===
Freeman starred in the thriller film Yellow Brick Road which was written and directed by Andy Mitton and Jesse Holland. She has appeared in several films and television series.
Freeman burst onto the scene as quirky, high-tech thief, Veronica Sharpe, in the award-winning short film, Razor Sharp, which was her first introduction the Comic-Con crowd that would later embrace her character of Tess Mercer on Smallville when the film won "Best Action Film" at the 2007 Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival.
In September 2008 Freeman began starring in the Superman-inspired science fiction drama, Smallville. She played Tess Mercer, Lex Luthor's efficient successor who takes over LuthorCorp when he disappears as acting CEO. Freeman continued this role until the show ended in May 2011.
In October 2009, Freeman appeared in the crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, in Season 10: Episode 4 called "Coup de Grǎce" (French for "Stroke of Mercy"). She played Officer Donna Grayson, who witnessed her partner arrest, shoot and kill a suspect who turns out to be a fellow off-duty officer. On January 13, 2012, Freeman was confirmed to be in the TV series The Vampire Diaries as Sage.
===Music===
Freeman, her brother, Clark Freeman and Andy Mitton formed the band called "The Real D'Coy", where Freeman sings and plays piano.
==Personal life==
Freeman's hobbies include hiking, quilting, playing volleyball and waterpolo, singing and playing piano. She has a fifty-pound Swiss Mountain dog named Shasta.
===Philanthropy===
Freeman is an active member of the "Heal the Bay" charity, which works toward cleaning up and protecting the West Coast waters and tutors underprivileged children in Santa Monica as a part of the "Virginia Avenue Project".
==Filmography==
Film and television credits
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2006	Razor Sharp 	Veronica Sharpe 	Short film
2006	Clock 	 	Short film
2007	Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee	Shirley 	Feature film
2007	An Accidental Christmas 	Kristine 	Television film
2008	Austin Golden Hour 	Charlie 	Television film
2008	Starlet 	Courtney 	Short film
2008	Cold Case 	Laura McKinney 	"True Calling" (Season 6: Episode 2)
2008	Smallville 	Tess Mercer 	Regular role, 2008–2011: 47 episodes
2009	You've Reached the Richarde & Gribbeen 	Theresa 	Short film
2009	Shades of Gray 	Lisa 	Short film
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	Officer Donna Grayson	"Coup de Grâce" (Season 10: Episode 4)
2010	YellowBrickRoad 	Erin Luger 	Feature film
2011	CSI: NY 	Devon 	"Indelible" (Season 8: Episode 1)
2011	The Playboy Club 	Frances Dunhill 	"A Matter of Simple Duplicity" (Season 1: Episode 3)
2012	The Vampire Diaries 	Sage 	3 episodes, Season 3
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==External links==
* IMDB
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