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Lexi Ainsworth
American actress (born 1992)
Alexandra Danielle Ainsworth (born October 28, 1992[1]) is an American actress, best known for her role as Kristina Davis on General Hospital.
Lexi Ainsworth | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexandra Danielle Ainsworth (1992-10-28) October 28, 1992 (age 31) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | lexiainsworth |
She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress for her role on General Hospital in 2017. She also received a nomination in 2011.
She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her father is a dentist and her mother is a school teacher. She began dancing with a local ballet company at age six. This led to her appearing in several theater productions, including The Wizard of Oz (as a munchkin) and To Kill A Mockingbird (as Scout).[2][3]
Ainsworth was mostly home-schooled.[4]
After attending acting camps in New York City and Los Angeles, Ainsworth landed a national commercial for Barbie dolls.[3] After several more commercials, she guest starred on Medical Investigation and Gilmore Girls. She then appeared in a short film, Caroline Crossing.[5]
Ainsworth went on to land roles in the feature film The Gray Man, and TV Movies Wild Child, Westside, and Death Clique. She also guest-starred on iCarly, Cougar Town, and Criminal Minds.[5]
In June 2009, she joined the cast of General Hospital as Kristina Davis.[6] She received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress in 2011.[7] In October 2011, it was announced that Ainsworth had been released from her contract.[8] She returned to the role of Kristina in 2015.[9]
Ainsworth played Jessica Burns, a high schooler driven to the point of suicide by bullying, in the found-footage film A Girl Like Her in 2015.[10][11]
In 2017, Ainsworth landed a recurring role on Major Crimes.[12] Soon after, it was announced that she would be leaving General Hospital.[13] She won a 2017 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Kristina on GH.[14]
She returned to General Hospital in 2018, appearing off and on until May 2023.[15] She was then dismissed from the show and the role was recast with Kate Mansi.[16]
In 2023, Ainsworth guest-starred on NCIS.[17] She also produced and acted in the film Masterpiece.[18]
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Caroline Crossing | Caroline Price | |
| 2007 | The Gray Man | Grace Budd | Previously known as Wisteria: The Horrible Story of Albert Fish |
| 2008 | Wild Child | Molly Moore | [19] |
| 2013 | So This Is Christmas | Ashley | |
| 2015 | A Girl Like Her | Jessica Burns | Previously known as The Bully Chronicles |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Medical Investigation | Kaitlin Ronson | Episode 1.16 |
| 2005 | Gilmore Girls | Tillie | Episodes: "Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out", "Just Like Gwen and Gavin" |
| 2007 | iCarly | Lexi | Episode: "iLike Jake" |
| 2009–2011, 2015–2023 | General Hospital | Kristina Davis | Recurring role |
| 2012 | Criminal Minds | Abby Miller | Episode: "I Love You, Tommy Brown" |
| 2013 | Westside | Nico Carver | Unsold television pilot[20] |
| 2014 | Chosen | Cassidy | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Death Clique | Sara Cowan | Television film (Lifetime movie) |
| 2015 | iZombie | Tate | Episode: "Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat" |
| 2015 | Teen Wolf | Beth | Episode: "Lies of Omission" |
| 2016 | Rizzoli & Isles | Claire | Episode: "Shadow of Doubt" |
| 2017–2018 | Major Crimes | Ella | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Shameless | Amber | Episode: "Go Home, Gentrifier!" |
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 |
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Nominated | [7] |
2011 |
Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actress | General Hospital | Won | [21] |
2012 |
Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actress | General Hospital | Nominated | [22] |
2017 |
Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Won | [23] |
- "Lexi Ainsworth profile". Hollywood.com. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- TV.com. "Lexi Ainsworth". TV.com. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- "Lexi Ainsworth Archives". SoapOperaDigest.com. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
- O'Hare, Kate (May 9, 2010). "'General Hospital': Nancy Lee Grahn and Lexi Ainsworth Tackle Tough Family Issues". Zap2it. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
In real life, Ainsworth is a mostly home-schooled teen taking online college courses...
- "Lexi Ainsworth - A Biography". Soap Hub. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Introducing Lexi Ainsworth as General Hospital's New Kristina!". Soaps. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Kroll, Dan J (May 11, 2011). "Supporting winners are back, first-timer winner guaranteed in Younger fields". Soap Central. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- Kroll, Dan J. (October 7, 2011). "Lexi Ainsworth confirms exit as GH's Kristina". Soap Central. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "LEXI AINSWORTH RETURNS TO GH!". Soap Opera Digest. United States. American Media, Inc. July 29, 2015. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- Linden, Sheri (March 25, 2015). "'A Girl Like Her': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- Chang, Justin (March 30, 2015). "Film Review: 'A Girl Like Her'". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
- Eades, Chris (October 10, 2017). "GENERAL HOSPITAL's Lexi Ainsworth Announces She's Appearing on MAJOR CRIMES!". Soaps in Depth. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Clifford, Kambra (October 13, 2017). "REPORT: Both Lexi Ainsworth and Ashley Jones OUT at GH". Soap Central. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - AIELLO, MCKENNA (30 April 2017). "Daytime Emmy Awards 2017 Winners: The Complete List". Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- Clifford, Kambra (July 26, 2018). "Lexi Ainsworth returns to GH". Soap Central. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Lexi Ainsworth on her GH exit". Soap Opera Digest. May 22, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Lewis, Errol (April 5, 2023). "'General Hospital' Actress Lexi Ainsworth to Guest Star in Season Finale Episode of 'NCIS'". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Eades, Chris (October 5, 2023). "Lexi Ainsworth Teases Her New Movie". Soaps in Depth. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Wild Child (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- Andreeva, Nellie (March 14, 2013). "Actors Board Pilots 'Undateable', 'Reckless' & 'Westside'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
General Hospital alum Lexi Ainsworth has been added to ABC's Romeo & Juliet-esque pilot Westside, about the haves and the have-nots of California's most seductive city, Venice.
- "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- "The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). New York City: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- Lexi Ainsworth at IMDb
- Lexi Ainsworth on General Hospital abuse storyline, soaps.com; accessed June 28, 2017.