Patsy Kensit
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 4, 1968 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Lambeth, London, England
- Credits
- 120
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.
Known for
Lethal Weapon 2
1989Movie
Rika Van Den Haas
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
Bridget (segment "As Ye Sow")
The Great Gatsby
1974Movie
Pamela Buchanan
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
Would I Lie to You?
2007TV
Self
Hanover Street
1979Movie
Sarah Sellinger
Filmography
Jackie the Stripper
2026Movie
Carlita
Borley Rectory: The Awakening
2026Movie
Constance Bull
A Scottish Christmas Secret
2025Movie
A Gangster's Kiss
2024Movie
Crassus
Renegades
2022Movie
Judy Carver
The Weakest Link
2021TV
Self - Contestant
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021TV
Self - Panellist
The Pebble and the Boy
2021Movie
Sonia
McDonald & Dodds
2020TV
Barbara Graham
Pilgrimage
2018TV
Self - Participant
Richard Osman's House of Games
2017TV
Self - Contestant
Tina & Bobby
2017TV
Betty Greene
Agatha Raisin
2016TV
Emma Comfrey
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011TV
Self
OK! TV
2011TV
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009TV
Self
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009TV
Self
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
2008TV
Celebrity Juice
2008TV
Self
Would I Lie to You?
2007TV
Self
The Magic Door
2007Movie
Rachel
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
The Charlotte Church Show
2006TV
The Children's Party at the Palace
2006Movie
The Grand High Witch (The Witches)
Played
2006Movie
Cindy
Must See TV
2005TV
A Bear's Tail
2005TV
Helen Hennerson
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005TV
Self
Monkey Trousers
2005TV
The Friday Night Project
2005TV
Self - Guest Host
A Bear's Christmas Tail
2004Movie
Helen Hennerson
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004TV
Self
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004TV
Self - Guest
Parkinson
2004TV
Self - Guest
Who's Your Daddy?
2004Movie
Heather McKay
Ho Ho Ho Selecta!
2003Movie
Self
Dark Side
2003Movie
Vicki
Strange Frequency²
2003Movie
Angie (segment 'Cold Turkey')
Shelter Island
2003Movie
Alexandria 'Alex'
The One and Only
2002Movie
Stella
Bo' Selecta!
2002TV
Self
Loves Music, Loves To Dance
2001Movie
Darcy Scott
Bad Karma
2001Movie
Maureen Hatcher / Agnes
Things Behind the Sun
2001Movie
Denise
Strange Frequency
2001TV
Kim
Murder in Mind
2001TV
Angela Stephenson
Celebrity Big Brother
2001TV
Self
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
2000Movie
Princess Jasmine
Best
2000Movie
Anna
The Pavilion
2000Movie
Clara Huddlestone
Janice Beard 45 WPM
1999Movie
Julia
Speedway Junky
1999Movie
Donna
Holby City
1999TV
Faye Byrne, Faye Morton
Human Bomb
1998Movie
Marcia Weller
The Last Don II
1998TV
Josie Cirolia
Grace of My Heart
1996Movie
Cheryl Steed
TFI Friday
1996TV
Self
Tunnel Vision
1995Movie
Kelly Wheatstone
At the Midnight Hour
1995Movie
Elisabeth Guiness
Angels and Insects
1995Movie
Eugenia Alabaster Adamson
Soccer AM
1995TV
Self
Dream Man
1995Movie
Kris Anderson
Lo + plus
1995TV
Self - Guest
Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story
1995TV
Mia Farrow
Kleptomania
1995Movie
Julie
Fall from Grace
1994Movie
Lady Deirdre Sebright
Shooting Stars
1993TV
Self
Full Eclipse
1993Movie
Casey Spencer
Bitter Harvest
1993Movie
Jolene
Adam Bede
1992Movie
Hetty Sorrel
Does This Mean We're Married?
1992Movie
Deena
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992Movie
Caroline Wright
The Turn of the Screw
1992Movie
Jenny
Prince of Shadows
1991Movie
Rebeca
Twenty-One
1991Movie
Katie
Blue Tornado
1991Movie
Isabella
Timebomb
1991Movie
Dr. Anna Nolmar
Bullseye!
1990Movie
Sick Lady on Train
Kill Cruise
1990Movie
Su
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
1990Movie
Joyce Cook
Screen One
1989TV
Hetty Sorrel
A Chorus of Disapproval
1989Movie
Linda Washbrook
Lethal Weapon 2
1989Movie
Rika Van Den Haas
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
Bridget (segment "As Ye Sow")
Arms and the Man
1989Movie
Louka - maid
Don Bosco
1988Movie
Lina
Lahaye d'honneur
1987TV
Self - Eight Wonder
Le monde est à vous
1987TV
Self - Eight Wonder
Sacrée soirée
1987TV
Self - Eight Wonder
French & Saunders
1987TV
Self
Casualty
1986TV
Charlotte Leith-Jones
Absolute Beginners
1986Movie
Suzette
Silas Marner
1985Movie
Eppie
Theatre Night
1985TV
Louka - maid
The Corsican Brothers
1985Movie
Emilie du Cailland
Diana
1984TV
Young Diana
The Tragedy of Richard III
1983Movie
Lady Margaret Plantagenet
Luna
1983TV
Schoolgirl Chums
1982Movie
Hilary
The Adventures of Pollyanna
1982Movie
Pollyanna
American Playhouse
1982TV
Eugenia Alabaster Adamson
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
1980Movie
Daisy
Hannah
1980TV
Ruth Corder
Quincy's Quest
1979Movie
Jennifer
The Legend of King Arthur
1979TV
Young Morgan
Hanover Street
1979Movie
Sarah Sellinger
Lady Oscar
1979Movie
young Oscar François de Jarjayes
Quiet as a Nun
1978Movie
Tessa
The Foundation
1977TV
Emma Prince
Dickens of London
1976TV
Georgina Hogarth
The Blue Bird
1976Movie
Mytyl
Hennessy
1975Movie
Angie Hennessy
Alfie Darling
1975Movie
Penny
A Man in the Zoo
1975Movie
Child
Churchill's People
1974TV
Brewster child
The Great Gatsby
1974Movie
Pamela Buchanan
Emmerdale
1972TV
Sadie King
Film '72
1971TV
Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Emilie du Caillaud