Kate Baines

{{Short description|English actress}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{BLP sources|date=April 2009}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|7|18}}

| birth_place = Doncaster, England

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| nationality = English

| education = Bretton Hall College (BA)

| occupation = actress

| yearsactive = 1995–present

| known_for = television soap operas,
stage plays

| notable_works = Hollyoaks, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Doctors;
At Home with the Braithwaites, Peak Practice, City Central

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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.{{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}}

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.