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