Patsy Kensit
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 4, 1968 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- Lambeth, London, England
Biography
Patricia Jude Francis "Patsy" Kensit (born 4 March 1968) is an English actress, singer and model. 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). In 1983 Kensit formed and became the lead singer of the pop band Eighth Wonder, which released 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 Twenty-One (1991), Blame It on the Bellboy (1992), Angels & Insects (1995) and Grace of My Heart (1996), and has since starred in a number of both big-budget and independent films. Between 2004 and 2006, Kensit played Sadie King in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, a role she reprised 20 years later from 2026 to 2027. She also played 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 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. Kensit has been married to musicians Dan Donovan, Jim Kerr, Liam Gallagher and Jeremy Healy. 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.
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Filmography
Borley Rectory: The Awakening
Movie · as Constance Bull
Jackie the Stripper
Movie · as Carlita
A Scottish Christmas Secret
Movie
A Gangster's Kiss
Movie · as Crassus
Renegades
Movie · as Judy Carver
The Pebble and the Boy
Movie · as Sonia
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep
The Weakest Link
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
McDonald & Dodds
TV · as Barbara Graham · 1 ep
Pilgrimage
TV · as Self - Participant · 3 eps
Tina & Bobby
TV · as Betty Greene · 1 ep
House of Games
TV · as Self - Contestant · 5 eps
Agatha Raisin
TV · as Emma Comfrey · 1 ep
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
OK! TV
TV · 1 ep
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
TV · 1 ep
Celebrity Juice
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Magic Door
Movie · as Rachel
Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Children's Party at the Palace
Movie · as The Grand High Witch (The Witches)
Played
Movie · as Cindy
The Charlotte Church Show
TV · 1 ep
A Bear's Tail
TV · as Helen Hennerson · 6 eps
Monkey Trousers
TV · 7 eps
The Friday Night Project
TV · as Self - Guest Host · 1 ep
Must See TV
TV · 1 ep
8 Out of 10 Cats
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Who's Your Daddy?
Movie · as Heather McKay
A Bear's Christmas Tail
Movie · as Helen Hennerson
The Paul O'Grady Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Shelter Island
Movie · as Alexandria 'Alex'
Strange Frequency²
Movie · as Angie (segment 'Cold Turkey')
Dark Side
Movie · as Vicki
Ho Ho Ho Selecta!
Movie · as Self
The One and Only
Movie · as Stella
Bo' Selecta!
TV · as Self · 10 eps
Loves Music, Loves To Dance
Movie · as Darcy Scott
Bad Karma
Movie · as Maureen Hatcher / Agnes
Things Behind the Sun
Movie · as Denise
Murder in Mind
TV · as Angela Stephenson · 1 ep
Celebrity Big Brother
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Strange Frequency
TV · as Kim · 1 ep
I Love 1980's
TV · 1 ep
The Pavilion
Movie · as Clara Huddlestone
Best
Movie · as Anna
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
Movie · as Princess Jasmine
Janice Beard 45 WPM
Movie · as Julia
Speedway Junky
Movie · as Donna
Holby City
TV · as Faye Byrne, Faye Morton · 55 eps
Human Bomb
Movie · as Marcia Weller
The Last Don II
TV · as Josie Cirolia · 2 eps
Grace of My Heart
Movie · as Cheryl Steed
TFI Friday
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Angels and Insects
Movie · as Eugenia Alabaster Adamson
Dream Man
Movie · as Kris Anderson
At the Midnight Hour
Movie · as Elisabeth Guiness
Tunnel Vision
Movie · as Kelly Wheatstone
Kleptomania
Movie · as Julie
Soccer AM
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lo + plus
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story
TV · as Mia Farrow · 2 eps
Fall from Grace
Movie · as Lady Deirdre Sebright
Full Eclipse
Movie · as Casey Spencer
Bitter Harvest
Movie · as Jolene
Shooting Stars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Blame It on the Bellboy
Movie · as Caroline Wright
Adam Bede
Movie · as Hetty Sorrel
The Turn of the Screw
Movie · as Jenny
Does This Mean We're Married?
Movie · as Deena
Timebomb
Movie · as Dr. Anna Nolmar
Blue Tornado
Movie · as Isabella
Twenty-One
Movie · as Katie
Prince of Shadows
Movie · as Rebeca
Kill Cruise
Movie · as Su
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
Movie · as Joyce Cook
Bullseye!
Movie · as Sick Lady on Train
Lethal Weapon 2
Movie · as Rika Van Den Haas
Arms and the Man
Movie · as Louka - maid
A Chorus of Disapproval
Movie · as Linda Washbrook
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Bridget (segment "As Ye Sow") · 1 ep
Screen One
TV · as Hetty Sorrel · 1 ep
Don Bosco
Movie · as Lina
French & Saunders
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lahaye d'honneur
TV · as Self - Eight Wonder · 1 ep
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self - Eight Wonder · 1 ep
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self - Eight Wonder · 2 eps
Absolute Beginners
Movie · as Suzette
Casualty
TV · as Charlotte Leith-Jones · 1 ep
Silas Marner
Movie · as Eppie
The Corsican Brothers
Movie · as Emilie du Cailland
Theatre Night
TV · as Louka - maid · 1 ep
Diana
TV · as Young Diana · 2 eps
The Tragedy of Richard III
Movie · as Lady Margaret Plantagenet
Luna
TV · 12 eps
Schoolgirl Chums
Movie · as Hilary
The Adventures of Pollyanna
Movie · as Pollyanna
American Playhouse
TV · as Eugenia Alabaster Adamson · 1 ep
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
Movie · as Daisy
Hannah
TV · as Ruth Corder · 4 eps
Lady Oscar
Movie · as young Oscar François de Jarjayes
Quincy's Quest
Movie · as Jennifer
Hanover Street
Movie · as Sarah Sellinger
The Legend of King Arthur
TV · as Young Morgan · 1 ep
Quiet as a Nun
Movie · as Tessa
The Foundation
TV · as Emma Prince · 26 eps
The Blue Bird
Movie · as Mytyl
Dickens of London
TV · as Georgina Hogarth · 1 ep
Hennessy
Movie · as Angie Hennessy
Alfie Darling
Movie · as Penny
A Man in the Zoo
Movie · as Child
The Great Gatsby
Movie · as Pamela Buchanan
Churchill's People
TV · as Brewster child · 1 ep
Emmerdale
TV · as Sadie King · 1199 eps
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Emilie du Caillaud · 1 ep