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Alexandra Danielle Ainsworth (born October 28, 1992) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Kristina Davis on General Hospital, off and on from 2009 to 2023. She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress for her role on General Hospital in 2017. She also received a nomination in the same category in 2011.




Early life


Ainsworth was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Her father is a dentist and her mother is a school teacher. While she was growing up, her family hosted over a dozen foreign exchange students. 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).
Ainsworth was mostly home-schooled.




Career


After attending acting camps in New York City and Los Angeles, Ainsworth landed a national commercial for Barbie dolls. After several more commercials, she guest starred on Medical Investigation and Gilmore Girls. She then appeared in a short film, Caroline Crossing. From 2007 to 2008, Ainsworth landed roles in the feature films The Gray Man and Wild Child, as well as a guest appearance on iCarly.
In June 2009, she joined the cast of General Hospital as Kristina Davis. She received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Younger Actress in 2011. In October 2011, it was announced that Ainsworth had been released from her contract.
In 2011, she starred in a short film, Nice Guys Finish Last, directed by her General Hospital castmate, Kimberly McCullough. From 2012 to 2014, Ainsworth appeared in the Lifetime TV Movie Death Clique and starred in an unaired pilot, Westside. She guest-starred on Cougar Town and Criminal Minds, and appeared in a recurring role as Cassidy on Chosen. Ainsworth starred as Ashley in the film So This is Christmas, co-starring with Eric Roberts and Vivica A. Fox. She co-starred with Evan Hofer in a short film, My Friend Jenkins.
She returned to the role of Kristina Davis on General Hospital in 2015. Ainsworth played Jessica Burns, a high schooler driven to the point of suicide by bullying, in the found-footage film A Girl Like Her. She guest starred on IZombie, Teen Wolf, and Rizzoli & Isles. Ainsworth starred in a music video for Loose, a song by the band Smoke Season.
In 2017, Ainsworth landed a recurring role on Major Crimes. Soon after, it was announced that she would be leaving General Hospital. She won a 2017 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Kristina on GH. She returned to General Hospital in 2018.
Ainsworth guest starred on the anthology comedy series The Guest Book in 2018. She played Bethany in the 2020 Lifetime TV Movie Obsession: Her Final Vengeance and guest starred on Shameless.
In May 2023, it was announced that Ainsworth had been dismissed from General Hospital. The role of Kristina Davis was recast with Kate Mansi. Since leaving GH, Ainsworth has guest-starred on NCIS. She had plans to produce and act in a film, Masterpiece, which was delayed due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.




Filmography






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Awards and nominations






References






External links


Lexi Ainsworth at IMDb
Lexi Ainsworth at AllMovie

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• Ainsworth (surname)
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