Alexandra Danielle Ainsworth (born October 28, 1992) is an Emmy Award-winning American

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. She is recognized for her roles as

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on ''

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'', Amber from '' Shameless'', and Jessica Burns in the 2015 film '' A Girl Like Her''.

Early life

Ainsworth was born in

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. She began dancing on stage at the local ballet company at age six. This led her to appear in several theater productions, such as '' The Wizard of Oz'' (as a munchkin) and ''

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'' (as Scout). Ainsworth was mostly home-schooled.

Career

After attending acting camps in

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and

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, Ainsworth landed her first major commercial, for Barbie dolls, which aired nationally. After several more commercials, she appeared in the lead role in the short film ''Caroline Crossing'', and then portrayed murder victim Grace Budd in the 2007 film ''

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''. In June 2009, she joined the cast of ''

'' as

, for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2011; Ainsworth returned to the role in 2015. In 2015 Ainsworth also played Jessica Burns, a high schooler driven to the point of suicide by bullying, in the found-footage film '' A Girl Like Her''. In 2017, Ainsworth won a

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for her role as Kristina Davis on ''General Hospital''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Lexi Ainsworth on ''General Hospital'' abuse storyline
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