Mimi Keene (born 5 August 1998) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Cindy Williams on the

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'' (2013–2015) and Ruby Matthews on the

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comedy-drama series ''

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'' (2019–present).

Early life

Keene was born Mimi Roshan Saeed on 5 August 1998 in the

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. She lived in Woodford Green and attended Churchfields Junior School. She trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts from 2009 to 2014.

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. In 2013, she appeared in

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's '' Sadie J'' as Brandy May Lou and in '' Our Girl'' as Jade Dawes. Between 2013 and 2015, she was a series regular in ''

'', playing Cindy Williams. For her role, she earned British and ''Inside Soap'' Award nominations. She voiced Eurayle, Stheno, and Medusa in the 2013 video game '' Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate'' and its 2014 sequel '' Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2''. In 2016, she appeared in an episode of ''Casualty'' as Lana Westmore, and played Megan in a short film, ''The Escape'', in 2017. In 2019, she portrayed the younger version of Edith Tolkien in ''

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'', began playing Ruby Matthews in the

series ''

'', and appeared in the film ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keene, Mimi 1998 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Hertfordshire Alumni of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts English child actresses English soap opera actresses English television actresses Living people People from Hertfordshire