1. Patricia Jude Francis Kensit was born on 4 March 1968 and is an English actress and singer.
36 Facts About Patsy Kensit
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Patsy Kensit went on to appear in films such as The Great Gatsby, Gold, Alfie Darling, Hennessy, The Blue Bird and Hanover Street.
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Patsy Kensit has been married to musicians Dan Donovan, Jim Kerr, Liam Gallagher and Jeremy Healy.
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Patsy Kensit was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Juvenile Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in Hanover Street.
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Patricia Jude Francis Patsy Kensit was born on 4 March 1968, at the General Lying-In Hospital, Lambeth, to James and Margaret Rose.
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Patsy Kensit's 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.
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Patsy Kensit served time in prison before Kensit was born and used a cover as an antiques dealer.
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Patsy Kensit spent her childhood living on a council estate in Hounslow and had to sleep on mattresses on the floor.
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Patsy Kensit attended Newland House School, St Catherine's School, Twickenham, and Corona Theatre School.
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In 1972, at the age of four, Patsy Kensit appeared in a television advert for Birds Eye frozen peas.
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Patsy Kensit had her first big-screen role in the film For the Love of Ada.
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Patsy Kensit then starred in Alfie Darling with Joan Collins.
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In 1979, Patsy Kensit starred in the war-romance film Hanover Street, opposite Harrison Ford and Christopher Plummer.
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Patsy Kensit was nominated for Young Artist Award for Best Juvenile Actress in a Motion Picture at the Young Artist Awards for her role in the film.
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In 1983, with her brother Jamie Patsy Kensit, she helped set up the band Eighth Wonder, which included Steve Grantley and Geoff Beauchamp.
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In 1985, Patsy Kensit pursued a dual career as a singer and an actress.
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Patsy Kensit starred as Eppie in an adaptation of Silas Marner, with Ben Kingsley.
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At the time, Patsy Kensit stated: "All I want is to be more famous than anything or anyone".
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Patsy Kensit appeared in the 1991 film Twenty-One, for which she received a nomination for Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.
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In September 2006, Patsy Kensit left Emmerdale, stating that commuting to Yorkshire and the time away from her sons was too stressful.
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On 23 June 2006, Patsy Kensit guest hosted The Friday Night Project with band Placebo.
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Patsy Kensit appeared as the Grand High Witch of all the World at the Children's Party at the Palace in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 80th birthday in 2006.
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Patsy Kensit became the voice of online gambling website 32red.
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In January 2007, Patsy Kensit joined the BBC One medical drama Holby City as ward sister Faye Morton.
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In September 2010, Patsy Kensit participated as a contestant on the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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On 7 April 2014, Patsy Kensit was a guest panellist on ITV chat show Loose Women.
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On 7 January 2015, Patsy Kensit took part as a housemate in the fifteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother.
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Patsy Kensit was the third celebrity to be evicted from the House, after spending 21 days.
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In 2018, Patsy Kensit started her Conscious Puberty campaign, which came about after she experienced significant challenges during the menopause.
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Patsy Kensit now uses the campaign across social media channels to converse with other women of every age.
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In March 2021, Patsy Kensit appeared on BBC Two's Richard Osman's House of Games.
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In November 2022, it was announced that Patsy Kensit would join the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Emma Harding, the biological mother of Lola Pearce.
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Patsy Kensit made her first on-screen appearance as Emma on 25 January 2023.
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Patsy Kensit later became involved with the DJ Jeremy Healy and announced that she was marrying for a fourth time on 29 November 2007.
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Patsy Kensit is a Roman Catholic, although she identifies as an a la carte member of the faith.
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Patsy Kensit had her children baptised and confirmed in the Catholic tradition.