Early life and education Vassey was born in
Raleigh,
North Carolina, but her family moved to
Tampa,
Florida when she was two years old. She graduated from
George D. Chamberlain High School in Tampa, Florida in 1990. Later she joined the
University of South Florida to take acting lessons.
Career Vassey played teenager Emily Ann Sago on the
soap opera All My Children from 1988 to 1991. From 2004 to 2005, she had a recurring role on the series
Tru Calling as Dr. Carrie Allen. She appeared in several episodes of the sitcom
Two and a Half Men. In the episode "The Last Thing You Want is to Wind Up with a Hump" in 2003, in "Twanging Your Magic Clanger" and "The Crazy Bitch Gazette" (2011), and in "Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt" (the season premiere with
Ashton Kutcher). From 2005 to 2010, Vassey had a recurring role as
Wendy Simms on
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Starting with the tenth season, Vassey was promoted to a regular cast member and began appearing in the show's opening credits.
Entertainment Weekly reported on June 1, 2010 that Vassey would not be returning for the show's eleventh season. She guested in one episode of that season. Vassey made a
cameo on
Joss Whedon's web-based musical, ''
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'', as "Fury Leika". ==Personal life==