Cassandra Freedman is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Tottie Goldsmith.

Goldsmith described Cassandra as a troublemaker, a femme fatale and insanely selfish, while Digital Spy's Darren Rowe called her "seductive and troublesome".

Cassandra moves to Ramsay Street to find herself a wealthy man and sets her sights on Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis).

[2] In November, Byrne announced that the Neighbours producers had been so impressed with Goldsmith's performance as Cassandra, that they extended her contract with the show by a further six weeks.

[4] Goldsmith told Byrne's colleague, Luke Dennehy, that working on the serial had helped distract her from the breakdown of a relationship.

"[6] Shortly before making her first screen appearance, Goldsmith revealed that she accepted the role of Cassandra because she thought "the character sounded really quirky and out-there and it seemed like lots of fun.

[6] Darren Rowe from Digital Spy described Cassandra as "seductive and troublesome", while a writer for Yahoo!7 called her a cougar.

[2][7] Goldsmith later branded her character "a real piece of work", before adding "Cassandra's a vixen, she's manipulative, she's vulnerable.

[10] A Holy Soap writer stated that Cassandra acted like "a jealous big sister" towards her children, rather than being their parent.

[10] Goldsmith elaborated on this further during an interview with Inside Soap's Jason Herbison, saying that "Sass isn't a maternal person and has never been able to connect with her kids".

[6] Goldsmith explained to Herbison that Cassandra chose to move to Ramsay Street after learning that there was a Salvation Army house for families in need available.

[9] However, the real reason she came to town was to find herself a man and she set her sights on wealthy resident, Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis).

[10] When Paul's former girlfriend, Rebecca Napier (Jane Hall), played an April Fool's Day prank on her, Cassandra vowed revenge and framed her rival for selling alcohol to minors.

Cassandra sees Paul's friend, Samantha Fitzgerald (Simone Buchanan), as a threat and decides to read her hospital file.

She argues with Sam and accidentally reveals the truth about her baby to Stephanie Scully (Carla Bonner), leaving her without a reason to blackmail her anymore.

Cassandra later learns that Simon glued Paul's doors shut to stop him going on the date and potentially breaking her heart.

Cassandra gets herself invited to Libby Kennedy (Kym Valentine) and Daniel Fitzgerald's (Brett Tucker) wedding, knowing that Paul will be there.

Cassandra encourages her daughter to shorten her school skirt to attract the boys, but it backfires when Tegan is bullied by Kyle Canning (Chris Milligan).

Tegan picks the drink up and Cassandra announces that Rebecca has sold alcohol to a minor, before threatening to call the police.

She is fired from her job for being late, barred from Charlie's and Harold's Store by Elle and reported to the Salvation Army for not needing their house.

Cassandra realises that she has been defeated and decides to leave, but not before telling Donna that a guy named Nick is actually her father and not the man who raised her.

"[14] A writer for Holy Soap said Cassandra's most memorable moment was "When she accidentally-on-purpose got her dress caught in her car door, allowing her to strip down to her undies.

"[15] A writer for the Sunday Mercury thought Cassandra was "one of the most annoying characters Ramsay Street has ever seen", while a Western Mail reporter called her the "mother from hell.

He added "When not washing her car in spray-on jeans, Cassandra is delivering bottles of chilled champagne to distressed neighbour Paul.