Patsy Kensit
Actor
Born March 4, 1968 in Lambeth, London, England
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.
Filmography
Borley Rectory: The Awakening
Constance Bull
A Scottish Christmas Secret
A Gangster's Kiss
Crassus
Renegades
Judy Carver
The Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Panellist
The Pebble and the Boy
Sonia
McDonald & Dodds
Barbara Graham
Pilgrimage
Self - Participant
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant
Tina & Bobby
Betty Greene
Agatha Raisin
Emma Comfrey
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
Self
OK! TV
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Self
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
Self
Celebrity Juice
Self
Would I Lie to You?
Self
The Magic Door
Rachel
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Charlotte Church Show
The Children's Party at the Palace
The Grand High Witch (The Witches)
Played
Cindy
A Bear's Tail
Helen Hennerson
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
Monkey Trousers
The Friday Night Project
Self - Guest Host
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
The Paul O'Grady Show
Self - Guest
Who's Your Daddy?
Heather McKay
Dark Side
Vicki
Strange Frequency²
Angie (segment 'Cold Turkey')
Shelter Island
Alexandria 'Alex'
The One and Only
Stella
Bo' Selecta!
Self
Bad Karma
Maureen Hatcher / Agnes
Loves Music, Loves To Dance
Darcy Scott
Things Behind the Sun
Denise
Strange Frequency
Kim
Murder in Mind
Angela Stephenson
Celebrity Big Brother
Self
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
Princess Jasmine
Best
Anna
The Pavilion
Clara Huddlestone
Janice Beard 45 WPM
Julia
Speedway Junky
Donna
Holby City
Faye Byrne
Human Bomb
Marcia Weller
The Last Don II
Josie Cirolia
Grace of My Heart
Cheryl Steed
TFI Friday
Self
Tunnel Vision
Kelly Wheatstone
At the Midnight Hour
Elisabeth Guiness
Angels and Insects
Eugenia Alabaster Adamson
Soccer AM
Self
Dream Man
Kris Anderson
Lo + plus
Self - Guest
Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story
Mia Farrow
Kleptomania
Julie
Fall from Grace
Lady Deirdre Sebright
Shooting Stars
Self
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
Screen One
Hetty Sorrel
A Chorus of Disapproval
Linda Washbrook
Lethal Weapon 2
Rika Van Den Haas
Tales from the Crypt
Bridget (segment "As Ye Sow")
Arms and the Man
Louka - maid
Don Bosco
Lina
Le monde est à vous
Self - Eight Wonder
Sacrée soirée
Self - Eight Wonder
French & Saunders
Self
Casualty
Charlotte Leith-Jones
Absolute Beginners
Suzette
Silas Marner
Eppie
The Corsican Brothers
Emilie du Cailland
Diana
Young Diana
The Tragedy of Richard III
Lady Margaret Plantagenet
Schoolgirl Chums
Hilary
The Adventures of Pollyanna
Pollyanna
Quincy's Quest
Jennifer
The Legend of King Arthur
Young Morgan
Hanover Street
Sarah Sellinger
Lady Oscar
young Oscar François de Jarjayes
Quiet as a Nun
Tessa
Dickens of London
Georgina Hogarth
The Blue Bird
Mytyl
Hennessy
Angie Hennessy
Alfie Darling
Penny
Churchill's People
Brewster child
The Great Gatsby
Pamela Buchanan
Emmerdale
Sadie King
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Emilie du Caillaud