Kacey Ainsworth

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name = Kacey Ainsworth


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caption = As Little Mo Slater, in East Enders
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birthdate = birth date and age|1970|10|19|df=yes
birthplace = London, England.
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occupation = Actress
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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)

Kacey Ainsworth (born 19 October 1970 in London) is an English actress, best known for playing the long-suffering Little Mo in the BBC soap opera " EastEnders".

Kacey Ainsworth, is the onlyFact|date=July 2008 soap actress who has won three Soap Actress awards in one single year in 2002. She won these awards at the British Soap Awards, Inside Soap Awards, TV Quick and Choice Awards and at the National Television Awards, all held in 2002.Fact|date=July 2008

She made her final appearance in "EastEnders" in May 2006. Although she has now left the television show, Ainsworth has agreed to contribute to a new book written by a group of Carlisle women with real-life experience of domestic abuse. All contributors have been involved with the domestic violence support group Powwow, jointly run by Carlisle Surestart South and the domestic violence service of Impact Housing Association, which also runs a refuge in the city. The book will include stories and poems written by abuse survivors, as well as practical information about how to get help.

Ainsworth has also appeared in other TV productions such as the British police drama "The Bill" and detective serial "A Touch of Frost". In 2005 it was rumoured that Ainsworth would be appearing in three episodes of the popular ABC drama "Desperate Housewives", but this was later proved to be a practical joke spread by her "EastEnders" co-star Shane Richie (who played Alfie Moon).

She recently appeared as "Peter Pan" at the Children's Party at the Palace in 2006.

In February 2007, Ainsworth appeared in an episode of "Hotel Babylon" as a hard-nosed tabloid editor.

She is currently starring in HolbyBlue with Footballer's Wives star, Zoe Lucker for the BBC

She was born in London, England. After suffering a miscarriage in 2002, Ainsworth now has a daughter, Blossom (born in May 2004), and a son, Elwood (born January 2008) with her partner Darren Hales.

Ainsworth attended Presdales School, Ware, Hertfordshire

elected filmography

*"HolbyBlue" (Spring 2007) .... Inspector Jenny Black
*"Hotel Babylon" (2007) .... Maria Henson
*"EastEnders" .... Maureen 'Little Mo' Slater (née Morgan) (2000-2006)
*"Chica de Río" (2001) .... Sales Assistant
*"Topsy-Turvy" (1999) .... Miss Dorothea Fitzherbert
*"The Bill" (1997) .... Jessica Sheritan
*"Where the Heart Is" (1997) .... Tracey
*"A Touch of Frost" (1996) .... Carole Nash
*"Peak Practice" (1995) .... Julia

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