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Kacey Ainsworth

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Kacey Ainsworth
Ainsworth in 2013
Born (1968-10-19) 19 October 1968 (age 56)
Ware, Hertfordshire, England.
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Darren Hales
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(m. 2005⁠–⁠2022)​
Children2

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.[1]

Early life

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Ainsworth trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama from 1991 to 1994.[2]

Career

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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.[3]

On 29 March 2014, Ainsworth appeared in Casualty as DS Annie Reardon.[4] Later that year, she began appearing in ITV detective drama Grantchester as Cathy Keating.[5] In 2017, she played Miss Gullet in CBBC sitcom The Worst Witch.[3]

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.[6]

Filmography

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "EastEnders' Kacey Ainsworth says she thinks Strictly Come Dancing can damage stars' careers". HELLO!. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Kacey Ainsworth – TriForce Short Film Festival". Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Why did Little Mo leave EastEnders and where is Kacey Ainsworth now?". Heart. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Casualty's soap star super collision!". What's on TV. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  5. ^ Barzey, Whelan (15 October 2021). "ITV Grantchester: Kacey Ainsworth's real age and ordinary life off screen with plumber husband". MyLondon. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  6. ^ Billington, Michael (16 April 2019). "Sweeney Todd review – raging underdog adds politics to the pies". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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