Background
Yates was born in Macon, Georgia, United States.
Yates was born in Macon, Georgia, United States.
Her most high-profile role was probably in Dynasty as Sarah Curtis. Cassie also appeared in the 1981 made-for-television version of John Steinbeck"s Of Mice and Men, as Curley"s wife – opposite Robert Blake as George, and Randy Quaid as Lennie. She appeared in various television series, including McMillan & Wife, Rich Manitoba, Poor Manitoba Book II, The Bionic Woman, The Streets of San Francisco, Quincy, Mechanical Engineering, Vega$, Simon & Simon, Magnum, Philippine Islands, Hotel, Cagney & Lacey, Thirtysomething and Murder, She Wrote.
In 1978, she starred as Laura Coe, a Los Angeles disc jockey, in the movie FM. She also played roles in two films directed by Sam Peckinpah: Convoy (1978), and The Osterman Weekend (1983).
Her other film credits include Rolling Thunder (1977), F.I.S.T. (1978), The Evil (1978), Saint Helens (1981) and Unfaithfully Yours (1984).