Cassandra Rae "Cassie" Steele (born December 2, 1989) is a Canadian actress, singer and songwriter, best known for portraying Manny Santos on Degrassi: The Next Generation and Abby Vargas on The L.A. Complex. Steele is of British descent on her father's side and Filipino descent on her mother's side. In 2014, she played Sarah in the MTV horror television movie The Dorm.