
Patsy Kensit
Acting
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.

Borley Rectory: The Awakening
Constance Bull

A Scottish Christmas Secret

A Gangster's Kiss
Crassus

Renegades
Judy Carver

The Pebble and the Boy
Sonia

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Magic Door
Rachel

The Children's Party at the Palace
The Grand High Witch (The Witches)

Played
Cindy

Who's Your Daddy?
Heather McKay
Dark Side
Vicki

Strange Frequency²
Angie (segment 'Cold Turkey')

Shelter Island
Alexandria 'Alex'

The One and Only
Stella

Bad Karma
Maureen Hatcher / Agnes

Loves Music, Loves To Dance
Darcy Scott

Things Behind the Sun
Denise

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
Princess Jasmine

Best
Anna

The Pavilion
Clara Huddlestone

Janice Beard 45 WPM
Julia

Speedway Junky
Donna

Human Bomb
Marcia Weller

Grace of My Heart
Cheryl Steed

Tunnel Vision
Kelly Wheatstone

At the Midnight Hour
Elisabeth Guiness

Angels and Insects
Eugenia Alabaster Adamson

Dream Man
Kris Anderson

Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story
Mia Farrow

Kleptomania
Julie

Fall from Grace
Lady Deirdre Sebright

Full Eclipse
Casey Spencer

Bitter Harvest
Jolene

Adam Bede
Hetty Sorrel
Does This Mean We're Married?
Deena

Blame It on the Bellboy
Caroline Wright

The Turn of the Screw
Jenny

Prince of Shadows
Rebeca

Twenty-One
Katie

Blue Tornado
Isabella

Timebomb
Dr. Anna Nolmar

Bullseye!
Sick Lady on Train

Kill Cruise
Su

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
Joyce Cook

A Chorus of Disapproval
Linda Washbrook

Lethal Weapon 2
Rika Van Den Haas

Arms and the Man
Louka - maid

Don Bosco
Lina

Absolute Beginners
Suzette

Silas Marner
Eppie

The Corsican Brothers
Emilie du Cailland

The Tragedy of Richard III
Lady Margaret Plantagenet

Schoolgirl Chums
Hilary

The Adventures of Pollyanna
Pollyanna
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
Daisy

Quincy's Quest
Jennifer

Hanover Street
Sarah Sellinger

Lady Oscar
young Oscar François de Jarjayes
Quiet as a Nun
Tessa

The Blue Bird
Mytyl

Hennessy
Angie Hennessy

Alfie Darling
Penny

The Great Gatsby
Pamela Buchanan







