Mimi Keene


Mimi Keene is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Cindy Williams in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Ruby Matthews in the Netflix series Sex Education.

Early life

Keene was born on 5 August 1998 and studied at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts from 2009–2014.

Career

Keene's career began on the stage, making her professional debut playing Janey in Kin at The Royal Court Theatre from 19 November to 23 December 2010. In 2013, Keene appeared in CBBC's Sadie J as Brandy May Lou and in Our Girl as Jade Dawes. Between 2013 and 2015, Keene was a series regular in EastEnders, playing Cindy Williams. In 2016, Keene appeared in an episode of Casualty as Lana Westmore, and played Megan in a short film, The Escape, in 2017. Keene also had voice roles for video games, 1 and 2. In 2019, Keene 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.

Filmography

Awards and nominations