Kacey Ainsworth
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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)
References
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Hertfordshire
- Actresses from London
- British Soap Award for Best Actress winners
- English television actresses
- English film actresses
- English soap opera actresses
- English stage actresses
- Actors from the Borough of Broxbourne
- People from Hoddesdon
- Actors from Ware, Hertfordshire