
Patsy Kensit
Born March 4, 1968 · Lambeth, London, England
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

Lethal Weapon 2

The Great Gatsby

Hanover Street

Who's Your Daddy?

Timebomb

Grace of My Heart

A Chorus of Disapproval

The Blue Bird

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

Absolute Beginners

Lady Oscar

Strange Frequency²

Things Behind the Sun

Renegades

Full Eclipse

Blame It on the Bellboy

Janice Beard 45 WPM

Arms and the Man

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl

Played

The Tragedy of Richard III

The One and Only

Twenty-One

Ho Ho Ho Selecta!

Borley Rectory: The Awakening

Hennessy

The Magic Door

The Children's Party at the Palace

Bitter Harvest

Loves Music, Loves To Dance

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

The Turn of the Screw

A Bear's Christmas Tail

Speedway Junky

Kill Cruise

Bullseye!

Angels and Insects

Schoolgirl Chums

At the Midnight Hour

The Pebble and the Boy
TV Shows

Casualty

American Playhouse

8 Out of 10 Cats

Le monde est à vous

Tales from the Crypt

Celebrity Juice

Would I Lie to You?

Celebrity Big Brother

The Paul O'Grady Show

Soccer AM

TFI Friday

Who Do You Think You Are?

Richard Osman's House of Games

Parkinson

The Weakest Link

Churchill's People

McDonald & Dodds

Screen One

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Agatha Raisin

Shooting Stars

Lo + plus

Murder in Mind

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side

French & Saunders

Bo' Selecta!

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

Hallmark Hall of Fame

OK! TV

Strange Frequency

Diana

The Charlotte Church Show

Dickens of London

The Last Don II

Pilgrimage

The Legend of King Arthur

A Bear's Tail

Tina & Bobby

The Friday Night Project
More Movies

A Gangster's Kiss

Silas Marner

The Adventures of Pollyanna

Prince of Shadows

Adam Bede

Don Bosco

Quiet as a Nun

Shelter Island

Dream Man

Blue Tornado

Bad Karma

Jackie the Stripper

Best

A Scottish Christmas Secret

Human Bomb

Alfie Darling

The Corsican Brothers

Fall from Grace

Dark Side

The Pavilion

Quincy's Quest

Tunnel Vision

Kleptomania




