{{Short description|English actress}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2009}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Kate Baines | image = | image_size = 150px | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|7|18}} | birth_place = Doncaster, England | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} Death date then birth --> | death_place = | other_names = | education = Bretton Hall College (BA) | occupation = actress | years_active = 1995–present | known_for = television soap operas,<br/>stage plays | notable_works = ''Hollyoaks'', ''Coronation Street'', ''Emmerdale'', ''Doctors'';<br/>''At Home with the Braithwaites'', ''Peak Practice'', ''City Central'' | spouse = | partner = | website = }}
'''Kate Baines''' (born 18 July 1978) is an English actress, born in Doncaster. She has appeared in the Channel 4 British soap opera's ''Hollyoaks'' (as Beth Morgan #2), ''Coronation Street'' and ''Emmerdale'' (as Joanne). Kate has also appeared in dramas including ''At Home with the Braithwaites'', ''Peak Practice'' and ''City Central''. In June 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'' as Claire Mortimer.<ref>{{Cite episode|title=Stepping Stones|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jrnj|series=Doctors|series-link=Doctors (2000 TV series)|credits=Writer: Henrietta Hardy; Director: Steve M Kelly; Producer: Carol Harding|network=BBC|station=BBC One|airdate=5 June 2020}}</ref>
Baines trained at Bretton Hall College and gained a BA (Hons) in Performing Arts (1996–1999). She has also appeared in many stage plays and regularly performs for the Hull Truck Theatre Company.
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|1020019}} * [http://www.maximmag.co.uk/maximgirls/celebrities/116/kate_baines.html Maxim Interview 2003] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524012918/http://www.maximmag.co.uk/maximgirls/celebrities/116/kate_baines.html |date=24 May 2006 }}
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