Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 4, 1968
Place of Birth:
Lambeth, London, England
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Patsy Kensit
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Borley Rectory: The Awakening | Constance Bull |
| 2024 | A Gangster's Kiss | Crassus |
| 2022 | Renegades | Judy Carver |
| 2021 | The Pebble and the Boy | Sonia |
| 2015 | The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2007 | The Magic Door | Rachel |
| 2006 | The Children's Party at the Palace | The Grand High Witch (The Witches) |
| 2006 | Played | Cindy |
| 2004 | Who's Your Daddy? | Heather McKay |
| 2003 | Shelter Island | Alexandria 'Alex' |
| 2003 | Strange Frequency² | Angie (segment 'Soul Man') |
| 2003 | Dark Side | Vicki |
| 2002 | The One and Only | Stella |
| 2002 | Bad Karma | Maureen Hatcher / Agnes |
| 2001 | Loves Music, Loves To Dance | Darcy Scott |
| 2001 | Things Behind the Sun | Denise |
| 2000 | The Pavilion | Clara Huddlestone |
| 2000 | Best | Anna |
| 2000 | Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime | Princess Jasmine |
| 1999 | Janice Beard 45 WPM | Julia |
| 1999 | Speedway Junky | Donna |
| 1998 | Human Bomb | Marcia Weller |
| 1996 | Grace of My Heart | Cheryl Steed |
| 1995 | Angels and Insects | Eugenia Alabaster Adamson |
| 1995 | Dream Man | Kris Anderson |
| 1995 | At the Midnight Hour | Elisabeth Guiness |
| 1995 | Tunnel Vision | Kelly Wheatstone |
| 1995 | Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story | Mia Farrow |
| 1995 | Kleptomania | Julie |
| 1994 | Fall from Grace | Lady Deirdre Sebright |
| 1993 | Full Eclipse | Casey Spencer |
| 1993 | Bitter Harvest | Jolene |
| 1992 | Blame It on the Bellboy | Caroline Wright |
| 1992 | Adam Bede | Hetty Sorrel |
| 1992 | The Turn of the Screw | Jenny |
| 1992 | Does This Mean We're Married? | Deena |
| 1991 | Timebomb | Dr. Anna Nolmar |
| 1991 | Blue Tornado | Isabella |
| 1991 | Twenty-one | Katie |
| 1991 | Prince of Shadows | Rebeca |
| 1990 | Kill Cruise | Su |
| 1990 | Chicago Joe and the Showgirl | Joyce Cook |
| 1990 | Bullseye! | Sick Lady on Train |
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Rika Van Den Haas |
| 1989 | Arms and the Man | Louka - maid |
| 1989 | A Chorus of Disapproval | Linda Washbrook |
| 1988 | Don Bosco | Lina |
| 1986 | Absolute Beginners | Suzette |
| 1985 | Silas Marner | Eppie |
| 1985 | The Corsican Brothers | Emilie du Cailland |
| 1983 | The Tragedy of Richard III | Lady Margaret Plantagenet |
| 1982 | Schoolgirl Chums | Hilary |
| 1982 | The Adventures of Pollyanna | Pollyanna |
| 1980 | The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls | Daisy |
| 1979 | Lady Oscar | young Oscar François de Jarjayes |
| 1979 | Quincy's Quest | Jennifer |
| 1979 | Hanover Street | Sarah Sellinger |
| 1976 | The Blue Bird | Mytyl |
| 1975 | Hennessy | Angie Hennessy |
| 1975 | Alfie Darling | Penny |
| 1974 | The Great Gatsby | Pamela Buchanan |
| Hell's Gate |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | McDonald & Dodds | Barbara Graham |
| 2017 | Tina & Bobby | Betty Greene |
| 2017 | Richard Osman's House of Games | Self - Contestant |
| 2016 | Agatha Raisin | Emma Comfrey |
| 2011 | OK! TV | |
| 2011 | Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side | Self |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Self |
| 2009 | Chris Moyles' Quiz Night | Self |
| 2008 | Bargain Hunt Famous Finds | |
| 2008 | Celebrity Juice | Self |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You? | Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self - Guest |
| 2005 | A Bear's Tail | Helen Hennerson |
| 2005 | Monkey Trousers | |
| 2005 | The Friday Night Project | Self - Guest Host |
| 2005 | Must See TV | |
| 2005 | 8 Out of 10 Cats | Self |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show | Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self |
| 2002 | Bo' Selecta! | Self |
| 2001 | Murder in Mind | Angela Stephenson |
| 2001 | Celebrity Big Brother | Self |
| 1999 | Holby City | Faye Byrne |
| 1998 | The Last Don II | Josie Cirolia |
| 1996 | TFI Friday | Self |
| 1995 | Soccer AM | Self |
| 1995 | Lo + plus | Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars | Self |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Bridget (segment "As Ye Sow") |
| 1989 | Screen One | Hetty Sorrel |
| 1987 | French & Saunders | Self |
| 1987 | Lahaye d'honneur | Self - Eight Wonder |
| 1987 | Le monde est à vous | Self - Eight Wonder |
| 1987 | Sacrée soirée | Self - Eight Wonder |
| 1986 | Casualty | Charlotte Leith-Jones |
| 1984 | Diana | Young Diana |
| 1983 | Luna | |
| 1979 | The Legend of King Arthur | Morgan le Fay as a child |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Lady Margaret Plantagenet |
| 1976 | Dickens Of London | Georgina Hogarth |
| 1972 | Emmerdale | Sadie King |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Emilie du Caillaud |