Cassie Jaye was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, but spent most of her childhood in a suburb of Seattle, Washington. When Jaye was 8 years old she began acting at The Taproot Theatre Company in Seattle. When she was 15 years old she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she took film acting classes before deciding to move to Los Angeles when she turned 18. Between 2004-2008 she acted in numerous independent films and commercials in L.A., but during the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike, Jaye decided to go behind the camera to direct and produce documentaries. In February 2008, she founded Jaye Bird Productions, L.L.C., and directed her first feature documentary "Daddy I Do".
"Daddy I Do" premiered in 2010, won numerous awards at film festivals around the world, and became an educational tool to promote Comprehensive Sexual Education in schools.
"Daddy I Do"s success encouraged Jaye to continue pursuing directing. In February 2012, Jaye premiered her second feature documentary, "The Right to Love: An American Family", which won four Telly Awards and had its Oscar-qualifying theatrical run in L.A. and N.Y. in September 2012.
Jaye has been celebrated for her attention to nuance and unbiased approach when directing films about sensitive topics.
