Patsy Kensit
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.
Fotos
Películas (66)
Jackie the Stripper
2026 · Carlita
Borley Rectory: The Awakening
2026 · Constance Bull
A Scottish Christmas Secret
2025
A Gangster's Kiss
2024 · Crassus
Renegades
2022 · Judy Carver
The Pebble and the Boy
2021 · Sonia
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Magic Door
2007 · Rachel
The Children's Party at the Palace
2006 · The Grand High Witch (The Witches)
Played
2006 · Cindy
A Bear's Christmas Tail
2004 · Helen Hennerson
Who's Your Daddy?
2004 · Heather McKay
Ho Ho Ho Selecta!
2003 · Self
Dark Side
2003 · Vicki
Strange Frequency²
2003 · Angie (segment 'Cold Turkey')
Shelter Island
2003 · Alexandria 'Alex'
The One and Only
2002 · Stella
Loves Music, Loves To Dance
2001 · Darcy Scott
Bad Karma
2001 · Maureen Hatcher / Agnes
Things Behind the Sun
2001 · Denise
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
2000 · Princess Jasmine
Best
2000 · Anna
The Pavilion
2000 · Clara Huddlestone
Janice Beard 45 WPM
1999 · Julia
Speedway Junky
1999 · Donna
Human Bomb
1998 · Marcia Weller
Grace of My Heart
1996 · Cheryl Steed
Tunnel Vision
1995 · Kelly Wheatstone
At the Midnight Hour
1995 · Elisabeth Guiness
Angels and Insects
1995 · Eugenia Alabaster Adamson
Dream Man
1995 · Kris Anderson
Kleptomania
1995 · Julie
Fall from Grace
1994 · Lady Deirdre Sebright
Full Eclipse
1993 · Casey Spencer
Bitter Harvest
1993 · Jolene
Adam Bede
1992 · Hetty Sorrel
Does This Mean We're Married?
1992 · Deena
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992 · Caroline Wright
The Turn of the Screw
1992 · Jenny
Prince of Shadows
1991 · Rebeca
Twenty-One
1991 · Katie
Blue Tornado
1991 · Isabella
Timebomb
1991 · Dr. Anna Nolmar
Bullseye!
1990 · Sick Lady on Train
Kill Cruise
1990 · Su
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
1990 · Joyce Cook
A Chorus of Disapproval
1989 · Linda Washbrook
Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · Rika Van Den Haas
Arms and the Man
1989 · Louka - maid
Don Bosco
1988 · Lina
Absolute Beginners
1986 · Suzette
Silas Marner
1985 · Eppie
The Corsican Brothers
1985 · Emilie du Cailland
The Tragedy of Richard III
1983 · Lady Margaret Plantagenet
Schoolgirl Chums
1982 · Hilary
The Adventures of Pollyanna
1982 · Pollyanna
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
1980 · Daisy
Quincy's Quest
1979 · Jennifer
Hanover Street
1979 · Sarah Sellinger
Lady Oscar
1979 · young Oscar François de Jarjayes
Quiet as a Nun
1978 · Tessa
The Blue Bird
1976 · Mytyl
Hennessy
1975 · Angie Hennessy
Alfie Darling
1975 · Penny
A Man in the Zoo
1975 · Child
The Great Gatsby
1974 · Pamela Buchanan
Series (55)
The Weakest Link
2021 · Self - Contestant
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021 · Self - Panellist
McDonald & Dodds
2020 · Barbara Graham
Pilgrimage
2018 · Self - Participant
House of Games
2017 · Self - Contestant
Tina & Bobby
2017 · Betty Greene
Agatha Raisin
2016 · Emma Comfrey
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011 · Self
OK! TV
2011
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009 · Self
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009 · Self
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
2008
Celebrity Juice
2008 · Self
Would I Lie to You?
2007 · Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
The Charlotte Church Show
2006
Must See TV
2005
A Bear's Tail
2005 · Helen Hennerson
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005 · Self
Monkey Trousers
2005
The Friday Night Project
2005 · Self - Guest Host
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Self
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 · Self - Guest
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest
Bo' Selecta!
2002 · Self
Strange Frequency
2001 · Kim
Murder in Mind
2001 · Angela Stephenson
Celebrity Big Brother
2001 · Self
I Love 1980's
2001
Holby City
1999 · Faye Byrne, Faye Morton
The Last Don II
1998 · Josie Cirolia
TFI Friday
1996 · Self
Soccer AM
1995 · Self
Lo + plus
1995 · Self - Guest
Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story
1995 · Mia Farrow
Shooting Stars
1993 · Self
Screen One
1989 · Hetty Sorrel
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Bridget (segment "As Ye Sow")
Lahaye d'honneur
1987 · Self - Eight Wonder
Le monde est à vous
1987 · Self - Eight Wonder
Sacrée soirée
1987 · Self - Eight Wonder
French & Saunders
1987 · Self
Casualty
1986 · Charlotte Leith-Jones
Theatre Night
1985 · Louka - maid
Diana
1984 · Young Diana
Luna
1983
American Playhouse
1982 · Eugenia Alabaster Adamson
Hannah
1980 · Ruth Corder
The Legend of King Arthur
1979 · Young Morgan
The Foundation
1977 · Emma Prince
Dickens of London
1976 · Georgina Hogarth
Churchill's People
1974 · Brewster child
Emmerdale
1972 · Sadie King
Film '72
1971 · Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Emilie du Caillaud