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Cassandra Gava | |
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| Born | Cassandra Gaviola |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1963–present |
Cassandra Gava (Cassandra Gaviola)[1] is an American actress and producer.[2] Gava is best known for her performance as the witch in the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian, and as the slave woman Alessa in High Road to China.[3] She appeared in 21 films between 1979 and 1998. She also appears on the cover of the 1976 Jefferson Starship album Spitfire, and is credited as "dragon princess" in the liner notes.[4] Gava appeared in the television series Trapper John, M.D. as O'Malley in 1980[5] and in Taxi as Desiree in the 1981 episode "Vienna Waits".
Theater
[edit]In the 1970s for theater as well in films in the 1980s, Gava was billed in the credits as Cassandra Gaviola. In 1973, she was Coda in the one-act play Coda in the 1973 production which was produced by East West Players.[6] In the following year, she was the character Jane Larry, the future wife of the main characters, in the East West Players production of In the Jungle of the Cities by Bertolt Brecht.[7]
Partial filmography
[edit]- Conan the Barbarian (1982) -- The Wolf Witch (as Cassandra Gaviola)
- Night Shift (1982) -- J.J.
- The Black Room (1982) -- Bridget (as Cassandra Gaviola)
- High Road to China (1983) -- Alessa
- Straight Up (1988) -- Cocaine
- The Game (1988) -- Dawn
- Dead By Dawn (1988)
- Mortal Passions (1989) -- Cinda
- The Amityville Curse (video) (1990) -- Abigail
- Last Man Standing (1996) -- Barmaid
- Mysteria (2011) -- Rose
- Dorothea (2025) -- Charleston
- Ed Kemper American Serial Killer (2025) - as Maude Kemper
References
[edit]- ↑ "Conan Announcement with credits". Newspapers.com. The San Francisco Chronicle. May 14, 1982. p. 70. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
- ↑ "A NIGHT OUT WITH: Jacob Gentry; Friend of Famous Kids". The New York Times. May 9, 2004. Retrieved August 22, 2025 – via ProQuest.
- ↑ Canby, Vincent (March 18, 1983). "'ROAD TO CHINA'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
- ↑ Matera, Joe. "Craig Chaquico on why Jefferson Starship's 1976 album 'Spitfire' is vinyl gold". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. Goldmine (magazine). Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Nurses Threaten Strike". Newspapers.com. The Odessa American. October 19, 1980. p. 206. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Stage Review: Two Oriental One Acts". Newspapers.com. Los Angeles Times. p. 35. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Theatrical Review for "In the Jungles of the City"". Newspapers.com. Los Angeles Times. 1974. p. 85. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
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