Patsy Kensit Quotes

Patricia Jude Kensit is an English actress and was the lead singer of the pop band Eighth Wonder in the 1980s.

Beginning her career as a child actor, including the Rod Steiger film Hennessy , Kensit gained attention when she acted in a string of commercials for Birds Eye frozen peas. She then went on to appear in the films The Great Gatsby , Gold , Alfie Darling , The Blue Bird and Hanover Street . 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 produced several successful singles including "I'm Not Scared" and "Cross My Heart" before their split in 1989.

Kensit achieved further success in her breakthrough role as Suzette in the musical film Absolute Beginners and as Rika van den Haas in Lethal Weapon 2 before starring in the films Blue Tornado , Timebomb , Twenty-One , Blame It on the Bellboy , Bitter Harvest , Full Eclipse , Angels & Insects , Love and Betrayal and Grace of My Heart .

Following a return to television, between 2004 and 2006, Kensit played the role of Sadie King in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale and following that, she played Faye Morton in the BBC One medical drama Holby City from 2007 until 2010, and for an episode in 2019. Since 2023, she has 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 . In 1991, she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in Twenty-One , and later had several nominations for her role in Emmerdale. Wikipedia

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