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 top20 hits Im 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 TwentyOne 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 bigbudget 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 TwentyOne 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 LyingIn Hospital Lambeth to James and Margaret Rose née Doohan Kensits 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 Kensits 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 Kensits 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 Catherines School Twickenham and Corona Theatre School