Kate Mansi is an American

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. She is best known for playing the role of

Abigail Deveraux Abigail Deveraux is a fictional character from ''Days of Our Lives'', an American soap opera on the NBC network. Abigail was created by scriptwriter Sheri Anderson and executive producer Ken Corday. Abigail's storylines often focus on young love ...

on the

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serial ''

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'' from 2011 to 2016,Kate Mansi
from NBC.com, accessed February 5, 2014. for which in 2017, she won the

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. She returned to the role in 2018, last appearing in May 2020.

Early life and career

Kate Mansi was born Katharine Theresa Rose Morris in

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, to parents Jeff and Victoria Morris in Southern California. She is of English, Irish and Italian descent, and she studied film and public relations at

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, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Until the end of 2016, Mansi played Abby on ''

''. Mansi returned to ''Days of Our Lives'' in November 2018 for a short-term period of time and then again in 2019 at which point she resumed the role of Abigail up to the present time. In 2013, Mansi launched a campaign to raise $20,000 for Charity: Water, "giving up" her birthday to raise awareness for the cause of clean water.INTERVIEW: Days of Our Lives' Kate Mansi on "Giving Up" Birthday For Charity:Water and Abigail Losing Her V-Card
by Jamey Giddens, ''Daytime Confidential'', September 25, 2013. Accessed February 6, 2014. She announced through her

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account on December 30 that she succeeded in raising the full amount.

Filmography

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