Kacey Ainsworth

Kacey Ainsworth (born 19 October 1968) is an English actress, known for her roles as Little Mo Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Cathy Keating in the ITV drama series Grantchester.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Early life

Ainsworth trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama from 1991 to 1994.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

In 2000, Ainsworth joined the cast of BBC soap opera EastEnders, playing Little Mo. She made her final appearance in May 2006. Ainsworth has also appeared in other television series such as ITV police drama The Bill and detective serial A Touch of Frost. She also starred in Famous and Fearless on Channel 4. In February 2007, Ainsworth appeared in an episode of Hotel Babylon as a tabloid editor. From 2007 to 2008, she appeared in BBC drama HolbyBlue as Inspector Jenny Black.<ref name="Heart">Template:Cite news</ref>

On 29 March 2014, Ainsworth appeared in Casualty as DS Annie Reardon.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Later that year, she began appearing in ITV detective drama Grantchester as Cathy Keating.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2017, she played Miss Gullet in CBBC sitcom The Worst Witch.<ref name="Heart" />

In 2019, she gave, according to Michael Billington of The Guardian, an "outstanding performance" as Mrs. Lovett in a revival of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre.<ref name="Billington">Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Practice	Julia
1996	A Touch of Frost	Carole Nash
1996–1997	The Bill	Paula Sheriton / Gail Painter	2 episodes
1997	Where the Heart Is	Tracey
1999	Topsy-Turvy	Miss Dorothea Fitzherbert
2000–2006	EastEnders	Little Mo Mitchell	Regular role
2001	Girl from Rio	Sales Assistant
2007	Hotel Babylon	Maria Henson
2007–2008	HolbyBlue	Inspector Jenny Black	Main role
2010	Rock & Chips	Edna
2011	M.I. High	Margaret Fontana
	Tracy Beaker Returns	Xanthe
	Midsomer Murders	Nikki Rowntree	Episode: "Echos of the Dead"
2014	Casualty	DS Annie Reardon	1 episode
	Doctors	Ruby Slade
	Call the Midwife	Nancy
2014–present	Grantchester	Cathy Keating	Main role
2016	Agatha Raisin	Francie Juddle
2017	The Worst Witch	Miss Gullet	Recurring role
2017–2018	Loose Women	Herself/Guest panellist	3 episodes
2019	Lynn + Lucy	Caroline
2020	Moving On	Vicky
	Then & Now	Claire	Also co-writer
2021	The Battersea Poltergeist	Lily Chibbett	Horror podcast
	Sliced	Denise	Episode: "Mad Innit?"
	The Mallorca Files	Linda Ball	Episode: "The Blue Feather"

Awards

• British Soap Awards – Best Actress (2002–2003)
• National Television Awards – Most Popular Actress (2002)
• Inside Soap Awards – Best Actress (2002)
• TV Quick and Choice Awards – Best Soap Actress (2003)

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