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Mimi Keene
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Keene in 2016
Born
Mimi Saeed

(1998-08-05) August 5, 1998 (age 26)
Alma mater Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation Actress
Years active 2010–present

Mimi Keene (born Mimi Roshan Saeed on 5 August 1998) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Cindy Williams on the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2013–2015), Ruby Matthews on the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–2023), and Nathalie in the film After Everything (2023).

Early life and education

Keene was born Mimi Roshan Saeed, in Redbridge, London. Her father is Hassan Saeed and her mother Alexis Keene.

She lived in South Woodford and attended Churchfields Junior School. She then moved to Hertfordshire and attended Divine Saviour Roman Catholic School in Abbots Langley. Later, she moved to Barnsbury to train full-time 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 CBBC's Sadie J as Brandy May Lou and in Our Girl as Jade Dawes. Between 2013 and 2015, she was a series regular in EastEnders, playing Cindy Williams. For her role, she earned British Soap Award and Inside Soap Award nominations. She voiced Euryale, 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 Tolkien, began playing Ruby Matthews in the Netflix series Sex Education, and appeared in the film Close. In 2023, Keene appeared in the film After Everything.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2017 The Escape Megan Short film
2019 Close Claire
2019 Tolkien Young Edith Tolkien
2023 After Everything Nathalie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 School for Stars Herself 2 episodes
2013 Sadie J Brandy May Lou Episode: "Dederama"
2013 Our Girl Jade Dawes Episode: "Pilot"
2013–2015 EastEnders Cindy Williams Regular role
2016 Casualty Lana Westmore Episode: "High Tide"
2019–2023 Sex Education Ruby Matthews Main role
TBA Towards Zero Kay Filming

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate Eurayle / Stheno / Medusa Voice
2014 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Eurayle / Stheno / Medusa Voice

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2014 2014 British Soap Awards Best Young Performance Nominated
2014 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor Shortlisted
2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor Nominated

See also

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