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Maureen Oldman (born 1 August 1945), known professionally as Laila Morse, is an English actress. Her roles include Janet in the drama film '' Nil by Mouth'' (1997) and

Mo Harris Mo Harris (also known as "Big Mo") is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', who made her first appearance on 18 September 2000, played by Laila Morse. Mo is also played by Lorraine Stanley in the 2004 soap "bubble" ''Pat ...

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Early life

Laila Morse was born Maureen Oldman on 1 August 1945. Her brother is actor and filmmaker

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Career

At the age of 51, Morse made her professional acting debut in the 1997 film '' Nil by Mouth''. The BAFTA winning film also marked the debut of her brother Gary, as a writer and director. Morse's performance as the matriarch won her the award of 'Most Promising Newcomer in any Category' at the

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. Morse's television debut was in ''

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sitcom ''Honky Sausages'', and the character Molly in the 1999 television production of ''

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''. In 2000, Morse played Laila in the film ''

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, who played

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. A couple of weeks later, a television critic said that Morse had acted like "a lump of cardboard". Recalling the article, Morse replied: "I daresay he was right! I was bloody petrified." She admitted that it was only three years later that she started to feel comfortable on set. Morse temporarily left ''EastEnders'' in January 2016, after appearing on a recurring basis since July 2012. In June 2017, Morse expressed interest in returning to ''EastEnders'' as she felt that she never "officially left". In December 2017, it was announced that Morse would be returning to the show to play Mo. In 2011, Morse made a return to film when she appeared as Aunt Queenie in the film ''

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. In December 2012, Morse made her pantomime debut as the Fairy in a production of ''Jack and the Beanstalk''. In January 2012, Morse took part in the seventh series of

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''. Morse published her autobiography ''Just A Mo'' in 2013. In November 2013, Morse participated in the thirteenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' and was the second participant to be voted out of the series on 2 December. In June 2016, it was announced that she would be taking part in the BBC series of ''

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. In 2019, Morse appeared as an BPRD employee in ''

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''. In 2021, it was announced that Morse was leaving ''EastEnders'' when her contract ended. In 2021, Morse took part in the ITV series '' Strictly the Real Full Monty'', where she was partnered with

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presenter Martin Roberts. Morse was praised by viewers when she revealed her breast cancer scars.

Personal life

Morse's

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was suggested by the Italian actress

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, who was dating Morse's brother, actor

. "Laila Morse" is an anagram of "mia sorella" which is Italian for "my sister". Morse was married to Gerald Bromfield from 1963 to 1970 and they had two children, Gerry and Tracy Bromfield. Morse is a breast cancer survivor, having been diagnosed with the illness in May 2001 and recovered within a year. Morse revealed it had been

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who had persuaded her to get a breast lump checked by doctors. During the evening of 29 June 2008, Dano Sonnex and Nigel Farmer attempted to burgle her home, just hours before they committed the

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. In August 2013, Morse was declared bankrupt.

Filmography

Film

Television

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'' (2012) – Contestant *'' Sunday Side Up'' (29 December 2013) – Guest *'' The Chase: Celebrity Special'' (4 October 2014) – Contestant

Awards

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