The beautiful Blair Cramer's presence in Llanview means only one thing: Trouble. As played by actress Kassie DePaiva since December 1993, Blair continues to connive her way through the lives of others as she tries to attain the power and prestige she desperately desires. Blair's priority, however, will always be her daughter, Starr, and her son, Jack.

One Life to Live marked Ms. DePaiva's return to Daytime television; she had played good-girl Chelsea Reardon on Guiding Light from 1986 to 1991.

Born and raised in Kentucky with two older brothers and a younger sister, Ms. DePaiva worked at Nashville, Tennessee's Opryland as a singer and, at the age of 18, debuted as a soloist at the legendary Grand Ole Opry, performing two songs. While working at Opryland, she realized that she wanted to entertain. Towards that end she enrolled in Indiana University and, later, at the University of California at Los Angeles, to study theater. While attending UCLA she became a member of a four-part harmony band called Newport, which performed in the Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas areas. Ms. DePaiva ultimately dropped out of college to take advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel with the USO on its Orient tour to Japan, Korea and Okinawa.

Shortly after her return to the United States, Ms. DePaiva sang back-up for soul singer Bobby Womack during two United States and one Great Britain tour. Not long afterwards she landed her first professional acting role, as Bobbie Jo in the feature film Evil Dead II.

Just before joining One Life to Live, Ms. DePaiva completed guest-star appearances on episodes of primetime television's Melrose Place and the syndicated series Baywatch and Timetrax. In 2000 she released her first CD, Naked, available at kassiedepaiva.com, or (877) nudgie-7.

Ms. DePaiva is married to One Life to Live co-star James DePaiva (Max Holden), and gave birth to son James Quentin on May 12, 1997.