Mimi Slinger (born 6 February 2003) is an English actress and model, known for portraying the role of Leanna Cavanagh on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. In 2021, she was signed to Storm Management.

Slinger was born on 6 February 2003 in England.^[3] At a few months old, her family moved to Singapore where she grew up.^[4] She attended the Tanglin Trust School, where she began performing.^[5] Then at the age of eleven, Slinger and her family moved back to England.^[6] Slinger then began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London,^[7] as well as attending weekend classes at ArtsEd.^[8]

Since 2021, Slinger has dated singer and television presenter, HRVY. In April 2023, they made a red carpet appearance at the Malfy Gin VIP launch party.^[9][10]

Slinger began singing at the age of six and later discovered musical theatre.^[6] She made her stage debut in 2014, where she appeared in a production of The Sound of Music, where she portrayed the role of Brigitta von Trapp.^[11] In 2017, Slinger made her onscreen debut in Heidi: Queen of the Mountain, in which she portrayed the role of Clara.^[12] That same year, she appeared in The Braille Legacy at the Charing Cross Theatre.^[13]

In 2018, Slinger began appearing in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, portraying the role of Leanna Cavanagh.^[14][15] In an interview with Digital Spy, Slinger stated that her character is "a troublemaker and loves the attention that comes with it."^[16] In 2021, it was announced that Slinger had been signed by modelling agency Storm Management.^[17] She left Emmerdale later that year,^[18] but expressed a desire to continue acting on television alongside her modelling ventures.^[6] In 2023, she starred in the short film Path to Ecstasy, and later made an appearance in an episode of the Apple war series Masters of the Air.^[19][20]