A self-described--in an interview in "Film Threat" magazine--girl-next-door, Cassie Townsend hails from North Carolina. Her film debut came, while she was still an acting student, as "Jenny" in Alex Rebar's "Sex, Pain and Murder" (2000) series of short films. Working in theater, extra work, and semi-pro wrestling, she earned her first feature major film credit as "Elaine' in Auto Focus (2002), directed by Paul Schrader', in scenes with Willem Dafoe.