Mimi Keene

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Mimi Keene
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Born (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 23)
Hertfordshire, England
EducationItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
TelevisionEastEnders
Sex Education

Mimi Keene (born 5 August 1998)[1] is an English actress. She was the primary actress to portray Cindy Williams on the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2013–2015) and has also appeared as a series regular on the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education (2019–present).[2][3]

Early life[]

Keene was born in Hertfordshire, England.[4][5] She trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts from 2009 to 2014.[6][7]

Career[]

Keene began her career as a child actress on stage, making her professional debut playing Janey in Kin at The Royal Court Theatre from 19 November to 23 December 2010.[8][9][10] In 2013, Keene appeared in CBBC's Sadie J as Brandy May Lou and in Our Girl as Jade Dawes.[11] Between 2013 and 2015, Keene was a series regular in EastEnders, playing Cindy Williams. For her role, she earned British and Inside Soap Award nominations. In 2016, Keene appeared in an episode of Casualty as Lana Westmore,[12] and played Megan in a short film, The Escape, in 2017. Keene also had voice roles for video games, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 1 and 2. In 2019, Keene portrayed the younger version of Edith Tolkien in Tolkien,[2] began playing Ruby Matthews in the Netflix series Sex Education,[13] and appeared in the film Close.

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 School for Stars Herself 2 episodes
2013 Sadie J Brandy May Lou Episode: "Dederama"
2013 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate Eurayle, Stheno & Medusa Video game; Voice role
2013 Our Girl Jade Dawes Episode: "Pilot"
2014 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Eurayle, Stheno & Medusa Video game; Voice role
2013–2015 EastEnders Cindy Williams Series regular; 122 episodes
2016 Casualty Lana Westmore Episode: "High Tide"
2017 The Escape Megan Short film
2019 Close Claire Film
2019 Tolkien Young Edith Bratt Film
2019–present Sex Education Ruby Matthews Main role; 24 episodes

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2014 The British Soap Awards Best Young Performance EastEnders Nominated [14]
2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor Nominated [15]

References[]

  1. ^ Soen, Hayley. "Who is Mimi Keene? The 21-year-old who plays Sex Ed's most underrated character". The Tab. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Kelly, Helen (19 January 2018). "Remember EastEnders' Cindy Williams? TJ Spraggan's ex looks VERY different now..." Daily Express. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  3. ^ "This is what the cast of Netflix's 'Sex Education' are like in real life". The Tab. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Who is Mimi Keene From 'Sex Education'?". marie claire. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. ^ Puckett-Pope, Lauren (20 September 2021). "Mimi Keene Is The Surprise Star Of Sex Education Season 3". Elle. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  6. ^ "News". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  7. ^ Clarke, Emma (20 January 2020). "Who is Mimi Keene? Meet the Sex Education actress who plays Ruby and former EastEnders star". Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Kin - theatre review". The Guardian. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Theatre review:Kin at Royal Theatre". British Theatre Guide. 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Kin". Official London Theatre. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Our Girl 24/03/2013". BBC. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Casualty - High Tide credits". BBC. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Who is Mimi Keene From 'Sex Education'?". marie claire. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  14. ^ "British Soap Awards 2014 - winners in full". Digital Spy. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Inside Soap Awards 2015 longlist revealed: Who's in line for Best Actor, Actress and Newcomer?". Digital Spy. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

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