Cassandra Pierce was a fictional character from the ABC soap opera General Hospital.
She was portrayed by Jessica Tuck from September 20, 2017 until November 12, 2019.
Casting[]
On September 19, 2017 it was confirmed that former OLTL alum Jessica Tuck would join the cast of GH in a mysterious role. She made her first appearance as the mysterious Cassandra Pierce on September 20 replacing David S. Lee as Winston Rudge and two unknown actors as Chris and Paul Gentry.
On January 5, 2018; Soaps.com learned that Tuck would be exiting the show as her time on General Hospital has come to an end. She made her last appearance on January 10 before being replaced by Elizabeth Hendrickson as Margaux Dawson after replacing Shari Belafonte made her last appearance as Janice Lomax on December 20 prior to it.
On August 13, 2018; Soaps.com announced that Tuck appeared to be making her way back to the series as Cassandra Pierce. She briefly reprised the role from August 23 to August 24, 2018.
On July 30, 2019; sources confirm that Tuck will be heading back to GH as Cassandra Pierce. She returned from July 31 to August 2, 2019 replacing Elizabeth Hendrickson as Margaux Dawson.
On September 13, 2019; Soaps.com reported that Tuck will return to GH again during the week of September 16 when Cassandra turns up in Port Charles. She returned for two episodes on September 17 and September 19.
On October 21, 2019; Soaps.com announced that Tuck will be making another return to the series during the week of November 4. She returned on October 31 and made her last appearance on November 12 before being replaced by Andi Chapman as Dolores Maloney in the beginning of 2020, then Dan Buran as Linc Brown, and currently since replaced by Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault.
Storylines[]
On August 13-14, 2018; it was revealed that Michael Carson and Shawn Phillips had intercepted Cassandra Pierce from WSB custody in revenge for former Ferncliff staff members Mary Pat Ingles, Rupert Watson, and Kurt Lasaris as they used Anna as bait to have Finn wake her up.
On August 23, 2018 Finn woke Cassandra up from her coma and he and Anna told her she had an infectious disease so they made a deal with her. If she helped them figure out who their captors are then Finn would treat her and if she refused then they would put her back into a coma.
On August 24, 2018 as Cassandra pretended to be in a coma Finn drugged their captors and they escaped while Cassandra was left behind. She was eventually kidnapped by a mysterious man wearing a Cassadine man ring while Margaux Dawson is the district attorney of Port Charles until she resigned from her position and left town on June 18, 2019 after Michael Carson and Shawn Phillips were taken into custody by the New York State Police.
On July 31, 2019; Cassandra was seen on vacation after she escaped from the unknown man with the Cassadine ring still on the run and met Michael Corinthos and Nina's 'daughter' Sasha more than one month after Margaux Dawson resigned as the District Attorney without Michael or Sasha informing it to Sonny, Carly, Jason, Valentin, Nina, Robert, Anna, Curtis, Jordan, or Chase the same day that Hank Archer aka Shiloh visited Arthur Cabot who had been released from prison in his hotel room.
On September 17, Curtis and Mayor Laura Collins found Cassandra on the Haunted Star and she pulled a gun on them. Cassandra ordered them to tie themselves up as Curtis initially proposed they could form an alliance to take down Valentin and eventually Curtis disarmed her. After she lost the upper hand and was tied up, she tried to form an alliance with them but Laura called the police and Cassandra was arrested as Cassandra made Harrison Chase as her new enemy afterward.
At the police station, Cassandra offered to help Laura take down Valentin in exchange for her freedom but Laura shot her down by saying she didn't have that power, so Cassandra demanded her one phone call. She called Valentin and asked him to meet with her.
On September 19, Cassandra was disinfecting the interrogation room and Sonny walked in to have a chat with her. He told her she made a big mistake in poisoning Sasha and that she could have also poisoned Michael and told her to watch her back. Alexis Davis showed up as Cassandra's lawyer and she said there wasn't much she can do for Cassandra since the WSB was planning to extradite her but Cassandra asked to delay the extradition. After Alexis agreed, Cassandra had wired $10,000 dollars into Alexis' account and blackmailed her mysterious partner into helping her.
On October 31 Halloween, she meets Sam McCall who had been framed for Shiloh's escape by Peter August and Bryce Henderson orders and gains her new cellmate.
The aftermath lead to her henchmen being arrested and sent to prison at Pentonville Penitentiary as well as Sam meeting her new cellmate Nelle Benson. Months later, her male counterpart Cyrus Renault who bores an uncanny resemblance to the late Cesar Faison strikes Port Charles in revenge in 2020 after Dolores Maloney became Sam's parole officer in the beginning of the year as well as music producer Linc Brown coming into Port Charles later on replacing Drew and Dante.
Crimes Committed[]
- Blackmailed Nikolas Cassadine into helping her get out of prison [Sep 19-Nov 7, 2019; revealed Nov 6, 2019; her male counterpart Cyrus Renault returned the favor over one year after Cassandra's death about Florence Grey]
- Knocked out a prison guard and escaped prison with Nikolas' help [Nov 7, 2019]
Health and Vitals[]
- Kidnapped by Nikolas Cassadine [Aug 24, 2018-Jul 31, 2019; revealed Oct 31, 2019 after she escaped]
- Assaulted, disarmed, and had her hands tied by Curtis Ashford in defense of himself and Laura Collins [Sep 17, 2019]
- Held at gunpoint by Laura in defense of herself and Curtis [Sep 17, 2019]
- Threatened by Sonny Corinthos [Sep 19, 2019]
Relationships[]
- Trent Beech - (deceased)
- Nelle Benson - Sam's former stepmother (deceased)
- Bart Bentley
- Ryan Chamberlain - Cassandra's new friend (deceased)
- Tommy Cordero
- Suzanne Cottle
- Gabriel Jenkins
- Mason Gatlin - (imprisoned)
- Mary Pat Ingles - (deceased)
- Thomas Johnson - Cassandra's African-American henchman, Epiphany's ex-husband, and Stan's father (imprisoned)
- Kurt Lazarus
- Maggie Johns
- Stephen Ordway - Cassandra's henchman (imprisoned)
- Carl Pine - (deceased)
- Eli Reardon
- Cyrus Renault - Cassandra's male counterpart from the Pacific Northwest, former Chairman of the Board at General Hospital, and Nikolas' uncle (imprisoned)
- Franco Walker - (deceased)
- Rupert Watson
- Johnny Zacchara - (imprisoned)
- Elisha Adams - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
- Haley Adams
- Leah Adams
- Don Alvarez - Warden at Pentonville Penitentiary
- Randy Ashcroft - Sheriff of the Eerie County Sheriff's Department
- Curtis Ashford
- Jordan Ashford - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department and current Deputy Mayor of Port Charles
- Keith Black - Trooper of the New York State Police
- Shawn Butler - Moved to San Francisco
- Drew Cain - Former Navy SEAL
- Donald Cassadine - Charlotte's paternal half-brother
- Nikolas Cassadine - Her male counterpart Cyrus' nephew, Laura's son, and Spencer's father (imprisoned)
- Spencer Cassadine - Her male counterpart Cyrus' great nephew, Laura's grandson, and Nikolas' son (presumed deceased)
- Dev Cerci - (deceased)
- Harrison Chase - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
- Laura Collins - Current Mayor of Port Charles and Charlotte's maternal grandmother
- Mike Corbin - (deceased)
- Michael Corinthos
- Sonny Corinthos
- Jessica Cruz - aka Green Lantern
- Steven Culp - Former editor of The Invader
- Margaux Dawson - Former District Attorney and Robert's predecessor now living in Seattle
- Nicolas Dean - FBI agent
- Anna Devane - Current Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department
- Emma Drake - Charlotte's friend now attending the University of California in Berkeley
- Dante Falconeri - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
- Carol Ferris
- Hamilton Finn - Cassandra's former doctor
- Barbara Gordon - aka Batgirl
- Florence Grey - Cyrus and Martin's mother
- Martin Grey
- James Horowitz
- Julian Jerome - Sam's father and Jason's ex-father-in-law (deceased)
- Paul Kelly - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
- Ric Lansing - Former District Attorney
- Janice Lomax - Former Mayor of Port Charles and Ned's predecessor
- Sam McCall - Cassandra's former cellmate (deceased)
- Jason Morgan - Sonny's former enforcer
- Nora Newark - aka Star Sapphire
- Dustin Phillips - (deceased)
- Henry Pierce
- Diana Prince - aka Wonder Woman
- Monica Quartermaine
- Ned Quartermaine - Former Mayor of Port Charles, Janice's successor, and Laura's predecessor
- Olivia Quartermaine
- Dean Raines - Trooper of the New York State Police
- Zoe Raleigh - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
- Trina Robinson
- James Scorpio - Anna and Robert's son
- Mac Scorpio
- Robert Scorpio - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department, former WSB agent, current District Attorney, and Margaux's successor
- Carly Spencer
- Lulu Spencer - Charlotte's mother, Laura's daughter, and Cyrus' niece (hospitalized)
- Valerie Spencer
- Marcus Taggert
- Cameron Webber - Cyrus' great nephew now living in Stanford attending Stanford University
- Nathan West - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department and the late Britt Westbourne's brother (deceased)
- Britt Westbourne - The late Nathan West's sister (deceased)