Patsy Kensit
British actress and pop singer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Patricia Jude Kensit (born 4 March 1968) is an English actress and singer, best known also for having been the lead singer of the pop band Eighth Wonder in the 1980s.
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 Kensit at the British Academy Film Awards in 2009 | |
| Born | Patricia Jude Kensit (1968-03-04) 4 March 1968 (age 56) Lambeth, London, England |
| Alma mater | Corona Theatre School Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts |
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| Years active | 1972 – present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1983 – present |
| Labels | Sony Music |
| Formerly of | Eighth Wonder |
| Website | https://www.patsykensit.com |
Beginning her career as an acting child, including in the Rod Steiger film Hennessy (1975), Kensit gained attention when she acted in a string of commercials for Birds Eye frozen peas. Then, she went on to appear in films such as The Great Gatsby (1974), Gold (1974), Alfie Darling (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 successful singles including "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.