Cassandra Rae "Cassie" Steele (born December 2, 1989) is a Canadian actress and singer-songwriter best known for portraying Manny Santos on Degrassi: The Next Generation. Steele appeared in the 2007 MTV movie, Super Sweet 16: The Movie. Steele is currently living in Los Angeles, California in order to concentrate on her music career.[citation needed] She attended London School of Dance in Scarborough, Ontario and trained in ballet and jazz dance