Maureen L. Bass[1] (née Oldman; born 1 August 1945), better known by her stage name Laila Morse, is an English actress.

After making her acting debut as Janet in the drama film Nil by Mouth (1997), she went on to join the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Mo Harris, a role she has played periodically since 2000.

Introduced as the matriarch of the Slater family, her first scene in the soap was alongside Pam St Clement, who played Pat Butcher.

[8] She returned in March 2018, after being re-introduced alongside Jean (Gillian Wright) and Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace).

In February 2021, it was announced that Morse would be departing the soap again, with the character's exit scenes airing in June 2021.

[10] In February 2024, it was announced that Morse would reprising the role on a permanent basis, following a storyline accommodating the return of Freddie Slater (Bobby Brazier).

[14] In January 2012, Morse took part in the seventh series of ITV celebrity edition skating show Dancing on Ice.

[21] In 2021, Morse took part in the ITV series Strictly the Real Full Monty, where she was partnered with Homes Under the Hammer presenter Martin Roberts.

[27] During the evening of 29 June 2008, Dano Sonnex and Nigel Farmer attempted to burgle Morse's home, just hours before they committed the New Cross double murder.