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Patsy Kensit as Rika van den Haas in Lethal Weapon II, 1989Patricia Jude Frances Kensit (born 4 March 1968) is an actress and singer, although she is perhaps best known for her three celebrity marriages.
She was born in in Hounslow, Middlesex and is the daughter of Billy "The Dip" Kensit, a small time pickpocket and thief. Reggie Kray was her godfather.
Career
Aged only four, she appeared in a television advert for Birds Eye Peas. In 1974 she had her first role in a movie; The Great Gatsby starring Mia Farrow. Many years later, she played Farrow herself in the biopic Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995).
Patsy's first starring role was in a British children's television programme Luna, a low-budget sci-fi series, very unusual in some of its ideas. After the first season of the show's short run, Kensit left and was replaced by Joanna Wyatt.
Her big break came in 1986 when she was selected to play Crepe Suzette, the female lead, in the movie Absolute Beginners, co-starring David Bowie. The film was critically panned and was also box office flop. Another notable film role was in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), in which she played Rika van den Haas, the South African consulate secretary, that cop Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) falls in love with. Her movie Angels & Insects(1995), with Kristin Scott Thomas and Mark Rylance, was nominated for an Academy Award for Costume Design, but controversial because of its sex scenes.
Her last starring role was in the Newcastle based flop The One and Only which failed to get wide distribution.
In 2004 Kensit joined the cast of British soap opera Emmerdale, playing the role of Sadie King, and also regularly featured in the third series of Channel 4's Bo Selecta and its 2005 spin-off series A Bear's Tail.
Musical Career
In 1985 Kensit was the lead singer of band Eighth Wonder. The band had three Top 40 singles ("Stay With Me", "Cross My Heart" and top-10 hit "I'm Not Scared" which was produced by the Pet Shop Boys) and appearances on television programmes like Top of the Pops gave much needed exposure to Kensit.
Personal Life
Patsy has been married three times. All her husbands have been musicians. In 1988 she married Dan Donovan of band Big Audio Dynamite. In 1992 she married Jim Kerr, lead singer of Simple Minds. During her second marriage she gave birth to her first child, James. In 1997 she married Liam Gallagher from Oasis. Kensit and Gallagher had a son, Lennon, named after John Lennon. They divorced in 2000.
Trivia
Patsy made an infamous quote, when she stated, "All I want is to be more famous than anything or anyone" in the 1980s.
One of her favourite comedians is Tommy Cooper.
Patsy has three tattoos: on her back; above the blade of her left foot (Gaelic words); and on her ankle.
She loves football and supports Glasgow Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur.
She changed a tattoo of her ex-husband's name from Liam to the name of their son, Lennon.
For her role in the film Angels and Insects she complied with director Philip Haas' request to bleach her pubic hair.
Patsy auditioned for the part of Captain Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager.
Patsy loves beards and dogs.
"Holby City" (1999) TV Series .... (2006-)
... aka Holby (UK: informal short title)
Played (2006) .... Cindy
"Emmerdale Farm" .... Sadie King (2004-2006)
... aka Emmerdale (UK: new title)
- Episode dated 25 December 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Sadie King
"A Bear's Tail" (2005) TV Series .... Helen Hennerson
A Bear's Christmas Tail (2004) (TV) .... Helen Hennerson
The All Star Comedy Show (2004) (TV) .... Various Roles
... aka Monkey Trousers (UK: new title)
Shelter Island (2003) .... Alexandria 'Alex'
Who's Your Daddy? (2003/I) (V) .... Heather McKay
The One and Only (2002) .... Stella
Bad Karma (2002) .... Maureen Hatcher/Agnes
... aka Hell's Gate (USA: video title)
"Murder in Mind"
- Flashback (2002) TV Episode .... Angela Stephenson
Darkness Falling (2002) .... Vicki
... aka Dark Side (USA)
... aka Sombres secrets (Canada: French title)
"Casualty"
- Happily Ever After (2001) TV Episode .... Charlotte Leith-Jones
"Strange Frequency"
- Cold Turkey (2001) TV Episode
Things Behind the Sun (2001) .... Denise
Strange Frequency 2 (2001) (TV) .... (segment "Cold Turkey")
Loves Music, Loves to Dance (2001) (TV) .... Darcy Scott
... aka Mary Higgins Clark's 'Loves Music, Loves to Dance' (USA: complete title)
Aladdin (2000) (TV) .... Princess
Best (2000) .... Anna
Janice Beard 45 wpm (1999) .... Julia
... aka Janice Beard (USA)
Speedway Junky (1999) .... Donna
The Pavilion (1999) .... Clara Huddlestone
Human Bomb (1998) (TV) .... Marcia Weller
... aka Menschliche Bombe, Die (Germany)
"The Last Don II" (1998) (mini) TV Series .... Josie Cirolia
... aka Mario Puzo's The Last Don II (USA: complete title)
Grace of My Heart (1996) .... Cheryl Steed
Tunnel Vision (1995) .... Kelly Wheatstone
At the Midnight Hour (1995) (TV) .... Elizabeth Guinness
... aka Sur le coup de minuit (Canada: French title)
Angels and Insects (1995) .... Eugenia Alabaster Adamson
Dream Man (1995) (V) .... Kris Anderson
Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (1995) (TV) .... Mia Farrow
Kleptomania (1995) .... Julie
The Turn of the Screw (1994) .... Jenny
... aka Tour d'écrou, Le (France)
Fall from Grace (1994) (TV) .... Deirdre
... aka Fortitude (France)
Full Eclipse (1993) (TV) .... Casey Spencer
"Tales from the Crypt"
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- As Ye Sow (1993) TV Episode .... Bridget
Bitter Harvest (1993) .... Jolene
Blame It on the Bellboy (1992) .... Caroline Wright
Beltenebros (1991) .... Rebeca
... aka Prince of Shadows
Twenty-One (1991) .... Katie
Timebomb (1991) .... Dr. Anna Nolmar
Does This Mean We're Married? (1991) .... Deena
... aka Époux ripoux, Les (France)
... aka Un drôle de contrat (France)
Blue Tornado (1991) .... Isabelle
Adam Bede (1991) (TV) .... Hetty Sorrel
Bullseye! (1990) .... Sick Lady on Train
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990) .... Joyce Cook
Skipper, Der (1990) .... Su
... aka Kill Cruise
... aka The Storm
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) .... Rika van den Haas
Don Bosco (1988) .... Lina
A Chorus of Disapproval (1988) .... Linda Washbrook
Absolute Beginners (1986) .... Suzette
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985) (TV) .... Eppie
The Corsican Brothers (1985) (TV) .... Emilie du Cailland
... aka Vendetta (Europe: English title)
"Diana" (1984) (mini) TV Series .... Young Diana
The Tragedy of Richard the Third (1983) (TV) .... Lady Margaret Plantagenet
... aka Richard III (UK)
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Richard the Third (USA: video title)
"Luna" (1983) TV Series .... Luna (series 1)
Frost in May (1982) (TV) .... Nanda Gray, youth
"Disneyland"
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- The Adventures of Pollyanna (1982) TV Episode .... Pollyanna
The Adventures of Pollyanna (1982) (TV) .... Pollyanna
"Schoolgirl Chums" (1982) TV Series
"Great Expectations" (1981) (mini) TV Series .... Young Estella
"Hannah" (1980) TV Series .... Ruth Corder
Lady Oscar (1980) .... Oscar as a child
... aka Berusaiyu no bara (Japan)
Quincy's Quest (1979)
The Legend of King Arthur (1979) (TV) .... Morgan le Fay, as a child
"Prince Regent" (1979) (mini) TV Series .... Young Princess Charlotte
Hanover Street (1979) .... Sarah Sellinger
Quiet as a Nun (1978) (TV) .... Tessa
... aka Armchair Thriller: Quiet as a Nun (UK)
"Dickens of London" (1976) (mini) TV Series .... Catherine Hogarth/Dickens
The Blue Bird (1976) .... Mytyl
... aka Sinyaya ptitsa (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Hennessy (1975) (as Patsy Kensitt) .... Angie Hennessy
Alfie Darling (1975) .... Penny
... aka Oh Alfie
Gold (1974) (uncredited) .... Little girl at Christmas
... aka The Great Gold Conspiracy (USA)
The Great Gatsby (1974) .... Pamela Buchanan
"Z Cars"
- Joanna (1974) TV Episode .... Joanna Page
