Mimi Keene facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mimi Keene
Keene in June 2016
Born	Mimi Roshan Saeed (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 27) London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present

Mimi Roshan Saeed (born August 5, 1998), known as Mimi Keene, is an actress from England. She is famous for playing Cindy Williams in the BBC show EastEnders (from 2013 to 2016). She also played Ruby Matthews in the Netflix comedy-drama series ... Education (from 2019 to 2023). In 2023, she appeared as Nathalie in the film After Everything.

Early Life and Training

Mimi Keene was born Mimi Roshan Saeed in the Redbridge area of London on August 5, 1998. Her mother, Alexis Keene, is English, and her father, Hassan Saeed, is British Pakistani. Mimi grew up in South Woodford and went to Churchfields Junior School.

Later, her family moved to Hertfordshire. She attended Divine Saviour Roman Catholic School in Abbots Langley. Mimi then trained to be an actress at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Barnsbury. She studied there from 2009 to 2014.

Acting Career Highlights

Mimi Keene started her acting journey as a child on stage. Her first professional role was playing Janey in a play called Kin. This play was shown at The Royal Court Theatre in London in late 2010.

In 2013, Mimi appeared in two TV shows. She played Brandy May Lou in CBBC's Sadie J. She also appeared as Jade Dawes in Our Girl. From 2013 to 2015, Mimi was a regular cast member in the popular show EastEnders. She played the character Cindy Williams. For this role, she was nominated for awards like the British Soap Award.

Mimi also used her voice for video games. In 2013, she voiced characters like Euryale and Medusa in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate. She returned to voice these characters in the sequel, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, in 2014.

In 2016, Mimi appeared in an episode of the TV series Casualty. She played a character named Lana Westmore. The next year, in 2017, she was in a short film called The Escape, playing Megan.

A big part of her career began in 2019. She played a younger version of Edith Tolkien in the film Tolkien. Also in 2019, she started playing Ruby Matthews in the Netflix series ... Education. This role made her very well-known. She also appeared in the film Close in 2019.

In 2023, Mimi Keene was seen in the film After Everything. She also appeared in the BBC's 2025 TV series Towards Zero, based on an Agatha Christie book, where she played Kay Elliott-Strange.

Film and Television Roles

Film Appearances

Television Appearances

Video Game Voice Roles

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Mimi Keene para niños