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Cassandra "Cassie" Nightingale is the lead character of the Good Witch series. She owns the Bell, Book & Candle shop on Main Street, as well as Grey House Bed & Breakfast. She is portrayed by actress Catherine Bell.
Cassie is a beautiful woman with a slim build, glossy raven hair and warm brown eyes. She loves and forgives unconditionally, always seeing the best in people and offering help whenever she is able. She has unique gifts of perception and intuition that she uses in very positive ways.
Cassie was born Sue-Ellen Brock to performers who traveled all over Europe. She describes the time with her parents as "magical", but they died in a car crash outside Zurich when she was still a child. Following their death, Cassie was sent into the US foster system and ended up with a foster family that was so strict they "killed the magic", so she ran away and found her own way of life. She attended college and backpacked around the world, gaining new experiences and shaping her personality. When she found out that she had property in Middleton, she took it as a sign to go there and settle down. She moved into Grey House in 2008 and decided that it was where she belonged, at last.
In the Good Witch movie, Cassie finds her true home and purpose in Middleton. She opens the Bell, Book & Candle and immediately begins building relationships and finding ways to help people. She also remodels her ancestral home, Grey House, and restores it to its former glory with elegant interiors and beautiful, well-manicured gardens.
A romantic relationship develops between Cassie and Jake Russell, giving her the opportunity to bond with his whole family. They eventually marry and welcome a daughter of their own, Grace.