Nina Arvesen is an American actress, model, dancer and businesswoman. Best known for her performances on American soap operas,[1][2] Arvesen landed her two most prominent acting roles as Cassandra Hall Rawlins on The Young and the Restless and as Angela Cassidy Raymond on the television series Santa Barbara. Arvesen is of Norwegian descent and speaks fluent Norwegian.

Contents
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
1.2 Career
1.3 Charity work
2 Filmography
3 Roles
3.1 The Young and the Restless
3.2 Santa Barbara
4 References
5 External links
Biography

Early life
Nina Elizabeth Arvesen was born in White Plains, New York, but spent her early childhood in Norway. Arvesen also spent time living in Egypt, Brazil, Costa Rica and the United States. Both her parents are from Norway. Arvesen is a dual citizen of Norway and the United States.
Arvesen's father was Jan Arvesen, an ambassador for Norway. Arvesen's mother's name is Sidsel Arvesen. Nina also has two brothers: Jannik Arvesen, who is a financial investment adviser in Norway,and Christian Arversen, who works in film and special effects in Los Angeles, California.

Career
Arvesen began her career during her teens as an actress, model, and dancer in Norway. After college, she left Norway to pursue her dream of an acting career in the United States of America, where she appeared in several television shows, commercials and movies. After working in various soap operas, her career aspirations shifted to modeling for television commercials, print ads and popular magazines. Arvesen went on to launch her own production company, The Arvesen Group.

Having retired from acting, she owns and operates a dance studio in Los Angeles, California.

Charity work
Nina Arvesen also volunteers with the American Diabetes Association and supports various charities around the world.

Filmography

Film and Television
Year Title Role
1987 Santa Barbara (TV series) Arvesen played the role of Celia Robbins, a police woman.
1987 Dragnet Arvesen made her film debut in the 1987 film which starred Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd.


1988-1991 The Young and the Restless (TV series)Arvesen played the role of Cassandra Hall Rawlins
1988 Maniac Cop (1988).played the part of Regina Sheperd, a reporter who sets out to hunt down the Maniac Cop killer.[11]
1988 - Who Gets the Friends? Arvesen played Inga[
1989 Now You See It. Arvesen also appeared on the us Game show now you see it,[13]
1991-1993 Santa Barbara (TV series) Angela Cassidy Raymond
Roles

The Young and the Restless
Cassandra Hall Rawlins
The Young and the Restless
Portrayed by Nina Arvesen
First appearance March 03, 1988
Last appearance April 15, 1991
Created by creator = William J. Bell
Profile
Gender Female
Occupation Owner, Ra-Tech (company)
Residence The Rawlins Mansion, Genoa City (fictional city), Wisconsin
[hide]Relationships
Spouse(s) George Rawlins (1988)
Adrian Hunter(1989-1990)
Brad Carlton (1991)
Romances Paul Williams(1988)
Other relatives Brittany Norman
Arvesen played the part of Cassandra Hall Rawlins, a fictional character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless, from March 3, 1988 to April 15, 1991. Cassandra Hall was the characters maiden name.

Detailed fictional character Description History for Cassandra Hall Rawlins
In the beginning of the story When the character was first introduced, much about her origins remained a mystery...the mysterious Cassandra Hall Rawlins...Paul Williams hired a woman by the name of Cassie a interior designer for decorating his home and business office, Cassie got the opportunity to show paul her creative flair for decorating, Paul later became romantically involved with Cassie, Paul later discovered she had a deep dark secret,Paul soon discovers Cassie real identity was Cassandra Hall Rawlins and she was married to George Rawlins the owner of Ra-Tech, a wealthy successful business owner,

George Rawlins discovered Paul was having an affair with his wife and had a massive heart attack...at the hospital George was informed he had a terminal illness and only have a few months to live...George hired a hitman to kill him and frame Paul Williams for his Murder...Paul was initially arrested for the murder of George Rawlins, when Paul got out of jail on bail Paul faked his death with the help of his father...Carl and Victor Newman suspected that Cassandra was The Black Widow Killer Killer.

Actress Nina Arvesen was featured in a high-profile storyline the show's elaborate George Rawlins murder mystery With Co-Stars Jonathan Farwell, Mark Derwin, Doug Davidson, Arvesen character Cassandra was Originally cast as the black widow killer in the show's elaborate George Rawlins murder mystery, however actress Nina arvesen managed to persuade Mr William J. Bell to change the script, William J. Bell the show creator made the decision to add an additional character to the show as the new mystery guy Adrian Hunter Played by Mark Derwin who turned out to be the serial killer who killed George Rawlins.

the elaborate George Rawlins murder mystery was the Ultimate Adventure a trap set by Psychopath Killer part focused on intelligent complex mysteries fraught with irony, suspense, Arvesen characters she played Cassandra hall Rawlins found herself entangled in the most intriguing mystery of all played on a more artistic levels than probably any other show of its time. It was unique among daytime soap operas in that it focused on the crime of the elaborate George Rawlins murder mystery, rather than domestic and romantic matters,dealt with blackmailers,corruption, psychopaths, and murderous,

Arvesen characters she played Cassandra hall Rawlins has had the most interesting and bizarre history. An early storyline had her victimized by Adrian Hunter who wanted her dead, she escaped with her life by the trap set by the Psychopath Serial Killer ...

Actress Nina Arvesen was also featured in Another high-profile storyline IN Bermuda With Co-Stars Mark Derwin,Doug Davidson, Brett Hadley,

a seductive new lover leads her on an odyssey into a mysterious and erotic depths of the Bermuda Island as she finds herself caught in a terrifying Bermuda triangle. Cassandra and Adrian make the great escape to Bermuda there's trouble in tropical Paradise in Bermuda.

Cassandra Rawlins was meeting a mysterious man named Adrian Hunter promising him that she was desperate to leave Genoa City and start a new life with him. Adrian blackmailed Cassandra into marriage.having committed the perfect crime -framing Cassandra former lover Paul for the Death of Cassandra former hubby George - Cassandra took off with her other lover Adrian for a well earned vacation in Bermuda . things went down hill Fast when she started hearing the voices of paul, who she believed had committed suicide WRONG! Paul was very much alive and was actually on the island with his detective dad Carl, pursuing the murderous pair, Paul and his dad tormented Cassandra by mysterious presences of ghostly visions of Paul as a ghost. they were trying to send Cassandra over the edge.to make matter worse Adrian was plotting to kill Cassandra so he could inherit the George Rawlins multi-million dollar estate.Paul Williams and Carl Williams followed Cassandra and her lover Adrian to Bermuda.

The Young and the Restless filmed on location in Bermuda for five days of Shooting on Location[22]

the elaborate George Rawlins murder mystery which seems to have made the greatest impact on its viewers world·wide, who still remember its vivid characters, Its vivid impression on so many is proof of the staying power and fascinating lure of the Mystery of the elaborate George Rawlins murder mystery...

Role as Angela Cassidy Raymond

Santa Barbara
Main article: Angela Cassidy
Nina Arvesen portrayed Celia Robbins, a (fictional) police woman, on the American soap opera Santa Barbara. The character appeared in three episodes in 1987. Arvesen returned to Santa Barbara in 1991 as a different character, Angela Raymond

Angela Cassidy Raymond
Santa Barbara
Portrayed by Nina Arvesen
First appearance July 23, 1991
Last appearance January 15, 1993
Created by Bridget and Jerome Dobson
Profile
Gender Female
Occupation Gallery Commissioner & The Santa Barbara Bulletin
[hide]Relationships
Parents Governor Cassidy
Sibling(s) Marilyn Cassidy
Spouse(s) David Raymond (divorced)
Romances Warren Lockridge (1991-1992)
Ted Capwell (1992)
C.C. Capwell (1992-1993)

Detailed fictional character description history for Angela Cassidy Raymond
Angela Cassidy Raymond was originally introduced as the wife of Judge David Raymond. Angela and David's marriage was on the rocks because of a deep dark secret from the past about her sister Marilyn's death. David put a strain on their relationship because he become deeply involved in the criminal underworld in organized crime...Angela soon discovered her husband David was drawn into the criminal world of corruption...The fairy tale romance and marriage of Angela and David ended in a divorce,but when her fairy tale lifestyle is abruptly ended, she has to learn to start all over again with nothing but her secret former life. David later disappeared without a trace when he discovered that Law enforcement across the country was looking for him.

Angela has a premonition of her ex-husband surrounded by a sinister group of men...Angela is haunted by the nightmares over her ex-husband disappearance and her sister Marilyn's death. A few months later Angela and Warren Lockridge crossed paths again with each other. Angela also offered Warren a job at The Santa Barbara Bulletin...Angela and Warren enters into a very complicated affair with each other.

Angela and Warren attended the Mason Capwell and Cassandra Benedict's engagement party, at the party Sometime Around Midnight the electricity was shut down by a intruder, A shot was fired through a sliding glass window.Mason was shot.It wasn't until later that night Cruz and Craig Hunt discovered that the bullet had traveled through Mason and killed Amado.

Angela and Warren began to investigating reports and leads and news tips from The Santa Barbara Bulletin about the death of Amado. Angela who discovers the reason why Mason was shoot and why Amado was killed, Angela Raymond figured out that Craig Hunt was the killer and he was involved in Mafia.

Craig Breaks Into Angela House and kidnapped her and began a nightmarish captivity. Later Warren and Cruz figured out Where Angela is being held prisoner and saved her in the nick of time...Craig was arrested. After Craig was sent to jail, he escaped.

Warren ex girlfriend Cassandra Benedict was moving back to town and wanted to get back together with Warren and she soon discovers he had a girlfriend named Angela Raymond. Cassandra Benedict became jealous and outraged and She began harassing Angela. She even poisoned Angela's soup and tried to Kill Angela However, her plan failed and she told Angela her ex-husband Judge David Raymond was responsible for the car crash that killed Angela's sister Marilyn. Cassandra Benedict eventually disappeared...Angela she got so upset she had an accident and hit her head and was unconscious, Marilyn's spirit urged her to forgive herself for her Death,

Warren and Angela's relationship continued until he fell in love with B.J. Walker...Angela she left town to start a new life in Las Vegas, Nevada. She ran into her old friend Ted Capwell...Angela began a hot affair with Ted Capwell,They eventually fall in love with each other, Ted and Angela where later Involved in a very bad Car Accident on the way to Dallas, Texas, Angela suffered from amnesia...Angela finally got part of her memory back and forgot her relationship with Ted ...Angela had suffered brain damage, and the memories of her past life were gone. but the feelings of love that she had felt for Ted seemed unrecoverable...Ted and Lilly faked an engagement, hoping to make Angela and Rafe Castillo jealous. During this time, however, Ted and Angela later become wonderful friends ...

Actress Nina Arvesen was featured in more than a dozen high profile story lines on Santa Barbara with an all-star cast a number of well-known faces during its nine seasons. Some of those individuals were long-established stars of film and television. The plots were fun and often outrageous for Santa Barbara. During its nine-year run, and occasionally there-after, Santa Barbara (TV series appeared in many entertainment magazines and various other publications. the huge success of Santa barbara was not only caused by it elaborate cast but also by the extensive use of its outdoor filming locations rather than shooting entirely on sound stages at the studios.

References

^ "SB's Nina Arvesen: Learning her way Through Daytime." Soap Opera Magazine. October 6, 1992.
^ a b Reichardt, Nancy M. (October 14, 1990). "Soap not Boring for Nina Arvesen". Herald-Journal. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
^ "Jan Arvesen 1 May 1974 Jan Arvesen Norway". www.untreaty.un.org. 1988. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
^ "jan Arvesen Kokomo Tribune, July 1, 1992 , B". Kokomo Tribune. 1992. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
^ "Nina Arvesen mother name Sidsel, pronounced "sis-sell Arvesen mother is a Norwegian actress". www.sceneweb.no/en/artist/19060/Sissel_Arvesen. 1990. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
^ "Nina Arvesen brother Christian Arvesen Ref IMBD". www.IMBD.com. 1990. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
^ Prime, Alena (1995). "Nina Arvesen, the sexy superwoman". Télé Star. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
^ "Nina Arvesen,a list of Newspaper Articles - GenealogyBank". GenealogyBank. 1995. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
^ "NINA ARVESEN-Gettysburg Times January 24, 1990 Page 24 Newspaper archive". Gettysburg.com. 1990. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
^ a b Nina Arvesen in the Orange Coast Magazine May 1990 Model on page 104 thru 111 Google Books Ref , B. orangecoast.com. 1990. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
^ "Nina Arvesen in the 1-7-92 Soap Opera Weekly JACK WAGNER-NINA ARVESEN Magazine 1-7-1992 , B". soapoperaworld.com. 1992. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
^ "3-17-92 Soap Opera Digest NINA ARVESEN-HUNTER TYLO , B". soapoperadigest.com. 1992. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
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^ a b ""Santa Barbara" Episode #1.798 (TV episode 1987)". IMDb. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
^ "Dragnet - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards". New York Times. 1987. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
^ "Maniac Cop (1988)". IMDb. Retrieved July 25,.
^ "Who Gets the Friends? (TV 1988)". IMDb. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
^ "Now You See It (TV series 1989)". IMDb. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
^ Prime, Alena (1995). "Nina Arvesen, the sexy superwoman". Télé Star. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
^ ",Nina Arvesen, who plays Celia Robbins for the last time in this episode, will come back as from episode 1760 in the role of Angela Raymond. 1987 The episodes summaries". www.imdb.com. 1987. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
^ "Cassandra Hall Rawlins, Brief Character History". soapcentral.com. 1988. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
^ a b "Nina Arvesen Played Cassandra Hall Rawlins George Rawlins murder mystery in Bermuda , B". The Daily Gazette - Jan 19, 1990. 1990. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
^ "Nina Arvesen Chronicle Telegram MARCH 3 NINA Arvesen joined The Young and The Restless in the role of interior decorator Cassandra, March 20, 1988 Played Cassandra Hall Rawlins , B". www.chroniclet.com. 1988. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
^ ",Nina Arvesen amazon book reference The Young and Restless Life of William J. Bell: Creator of The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful by Lee Phillip Bell and Michael Maloney (Jun 1, 2012). impressed with the acting improvement of Nordic beauty Nina Arvesen ... . also on the same page see The Ultimate Young and the Restless Trivia Book by Gerard J. Waggett (Jun 3, 2000) George's widow, Cassandra (Nina Arvesen) when she headed to Bermuda ..."Read More". amazon.com. 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
^ "Angela Cassidy Raymond, Brief Character History". capridge.com. 1993. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
^ "Angela Cassidy Raymond, Santa Barbara Episode #1.2137 (15 Jan. 1993)". imdb.com. 1993. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
^ "Angela Cassidy Raymond,NINA ARVESEN created the role of Angela Cassidy Raymond on "Santa Barbara soap.. Santa Barbara Episode #1.2137 (05 June. 1992)". ChronicleTelegram.com. 1992. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
Arvesen Nina Newspaper Articles - GenealogyBank
Page 24, Gettysburg Times, January 24, 1990: NewspaperARCHIVE.com
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Nina Arvesen at the Internet Movie Database
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My Hobbies

Nina Arvesen favorite hobbies - roller skate along the beach of Venice and the golf close to Los Angeles. She is content, for her form, with one hour of gym each morning in the room installed in the basement...Nina is it also and she founded The Arvesen Group, to produce TV movies. Nina knows the businesses. In Norway, after having animated during three years a talk show, she managed a label of discs.Nina Arvesen also worked for RCA Records, Motown Records ...Nina Arvesen is also A show biz veteran in her native Norway - music, dance, acting, producing and scriptwriting credits fill her resume ...