Patsy Kensit

Patricia Jude Francis "Patsy" Kensit (born 4 March 1968) is an English actress and singer. Beginning her career as a child actor, Kensit gained attention when she acted in a string of commercials for Birds Eye frozen peas. She went on to appear in films such as The Great Gatsby (1974), Gold (1974), Alfie Darling (1975), Hennessy (1975), The Blue Bird (1976) and Hanover Street (1979). Balancing a dual career as both an actress and a singer, in 1983 Kensit formed and became the lead singer of the pop band Eighth Wonder. The group released several singles, including the top 20 hits "I'm Not Scared" and "Cross My Heart", before disbanding in 1989. Kensit achieved further success in her breakthrough role as Suzette in the musical film Absolute Beginners (1986) and as Rika van den Haas in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) before starring in the films Blue Tornado (1991), Timebomb (1991), Twenty-One (1991), Blame It on the Bellboy (1992), Bitter Harvest (1993), Full Eclipse (1993), Angels & Insects (1995), Love and Betrayal (1995) and Grace of My Heart (1996). Following a return to television, between 2004 and 2006, Kensit played the role of Sadie King in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale and then that of Faye Morton in the BBC One medical drama Holby City from 2007 to 2010, and again for an episode in 2019. Throughout 2023, she played Emma Harding in EastEnders. Kensit has been married to musicians Dan Donovan, Jim Kerr, Liam Gallagher and Jeremy Healy. Kensit was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Juvenile Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in Hanover Street (1979). In 1991, she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in Twenty-One (1991), and later had several nominations for her role in Emmerdale. Patricia Jude Francis Kensit was born on 4 March 1968, at the General Lying-In Hospital, Lambeth, to James and Margaret Rose (née Doohan). Kensit's maternal grandparents hailed from County Leitrim, Ireland. She has an older brother. Her mother was a secretary at Dior and former model, who had previously dated Aga Khan IV, while Kensit's father was a close associate of both the Kray Twins and the Richardson Gang, earning himself the nickname "Jimmy the Dip", and was involved in the Great Train Robbery. He served time in prison before Kensit was born and used a cover as an antiques dealer. Kensit's godfather was Reggie Kray. Her paternal grandfather was a robber and counterfeiter. Kensit spent her childhood living on a council estate in Hounslow and had to sleep on mattresses on the floor. She attended Newland House School, St Catherine's School, Twickenham, and Corona Theatre School.

Known For: Acting

Born: Lambeth, London, England, 1968-03-04

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	The Great Gatsby	Pamela Buchanan	63
2	1975	Alfie Darling	Penny	45
3	1975	Hennessy	Angie Hennessy	47
4	1976	The Blue Bird	Mytyl	53
5	1978	Quiet as a Nun	Tessa	0
6	1979	Lady Oscar	young Oscar François de Jarjayes	54
7	1979	Hanover Street	Sarah Sellinger	56
8	1979	Quincy's Quest	Jennifer	55
9	1980	The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls	Daisy	0
10	1982	The Adventures of Pollyanna	Pollyanna	0
11	1982	Schoolgirl Chums	Hilary	60
12	1983	The Tragedy of Richard III	Lady Margaret Plantagenet	60
13	1985	The Corsican Brothers	Emilie du Cailland	60
14	1985	Silas Marner	Eppie	56
15	1986	Absolute Beginners	Suzette	55
16	1988	Don Bosco	Lina	60
17	1989	Arms and the Man	Louka - maid	95
18	1989	Lethal Weapon 2	Rika Van Den Haas	70
19	1989	A Chorus of Disapproval	Linda Washbrook	52
20	1990	Kill Cruise	Su	36
21	1990	Chicago Joe and the Showgirl	Joyce Cook	51
22	1990	Bullseye!	Sick Lady on Train	52
23	1991	Timebomb	Dr. Anna Nolmar	52
24	1991	Blue Tornado	Isabella	32
25	1991	Twenty-one	Katie	48
26	1991	Prince of Shadows	Rebeca	53
27	1992	The Turn of the Screw	Jenny	54
28	1992	Blame It on the Bellboy	Caroline Wright	54
29	1992	Does This Mean We're Married?	Deena	48
30	1992	Adam Bede	Hetty Sorrel	73
31	1993	Bitter Harvest	Jolene	45
32	1993	Full Eclipse	Casey Spencer	50
33	1994	Fall from Grace	Lady Deirdre Sebright	10
34	1995	Kleptomania	Julie	26
35	1995	Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story	Mia Farrow	48
36	1995	Dream Man	Kris Anderson	36
37	1995	Angels and Insects	Eugenia Alabaster Adamson	63
38	1995	At the Midnight Hour	Elisabeth Guiness	58
39	1995	Tunnel Vision	Kelly Wheatstone	31
40	1996	Grace of My Heart	Cheryl Steed	61
41	1998	Human Bomb	Marcia Weller	33
42	1999	Speedway Junky	Donna	53
43	1999	Janice Beard 45 WPM	Julia	48
44	2000	The Pavilion	Clara Huddlestone	55
45	2000	Best	Anna	61
46	2000	Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime	Princess Jasmine	90
47	2001	Things Behind the Sun	Denise	58
48	2001	Loves Music, Loves To Dance	Darcy Scott	41
49	2002	Bad Karma	Maureen Hatcher / Agnes	33
50	2002	The One and Only	Stella	46
51	2003	Shelter Island	Alexandria 'Alex'	48
52	2003	Strange Frequency²	Angie (segment 'Soul Man')	54
53	2003	Dark Side	Vicki	28
54	2004	Who's Your Daddy?	Heather McKay	49
55	2006	Played	Cindy	36
56	2006	The Children's Party at the Palace	The Grand High Witch (The Witches)	18
57		Hell's Gate		0
58	2007	The Magic Door	Rachel	38
59	2015	The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	87
60	2021	The Pebble and the Boy	Sonia	60
61	2022	Renegades	Judy Carver	55
62	2024	A Gangster's Kiss	Crassus	0
63	2025	Borley Rectory: The Awakening	Constance Bull	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Emilie du Caillaud	86
2	1972	Emmerdale	Sadie King	42
3	1976	Dickens of London	Georgina Hogarth	65
4	1978	The BBC Television Shakespeare	Lady Margaret Plantagenet	60
5	1979	The Legend of King Arthur	Morgan le Fay as a child	70
6	1983	Luna		0
7	1984	Diana	Young Diana	50
8	1986	Casualty	Charlotte Leith-Jones	61
9	1987	French & Saunders	Self	75
10	1987	Sacrée soirée	Self - Eight Wonder	65
11	1987	Le monde est à vous	Self - Eight Wonder	0
12	1987	Lahaye d'honneur	Self - Eight Wonder	0
13	1989	Tales from the Crypt	Bridget (segment "As Ye Sow")	80
14	1989	Screen One	Hetty Sorrel	70
15	1993	Shooting Stars	Self	76
16	1995	Lo + plus	Self - Guest	0
17	1995	Soccer AM	Self	60
18	1996	TFI Friday	Self	68
19	1998	The Last Don II	Josie Cirolia	69
20	1999	Holby City	Faye Byrne	58
21	2001	Celebrity Big Brother	Self	48
22	2001	Murder in Mind	Angela Stephenson	84
23	2002	Bo' Selecta!	Self	71
24	2004	The Paul O'Grady Show	Self - Guest	46
25	2004	Who Do You Think You Are?	Self	67
26	2005	The Friday Night Project	Self - Guest Host	58
27	2005	Monkey Trousers		70
28	2005	8 Out of 10 Cats	Self	71
29	2005	A Bear's Tail	Helen Hennerson	63
30	2005	Must See TV		0
31	2006	The One Show	Self - Guest	45
32	2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self	72
33	2007	Would I Lie to You?	Self	77
34	2008	Celebrity Juice	Self	65
35	2008	Bargain Hunt Famous Finds		0
36	2009	Chris Moyles' Quiz Night	Self	53
37	2009	Alan Carr: Chatty Man	Self	49
38	2011	OK! TV		40
39	2011	Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side	Self	65
40	2016	Agatha Raisin	Emma Comfrey	61
41	2017	Tina & Bobby	Betty Greene	45
42	2017	Richard Osman's House of Games	Self - Contestant	60
43	2020	McDonald & Dodds	Barbara Graham	76

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