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Patsy Kensit
Sign in to saveAlso known as Patricia Jude Frances Kensit, Patricia Jude Kensit
British actress and pop singer
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Patsy Kensit
- Off Limits
- Absolute Beginner
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Film & TV
Acting · Lambeth, London, England
Patricia Jude Francis "Patsy" Kensit (born 4 March 1968) is an English actress and singer. 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). Balancing a…
Known for
- Borley Rectory: The Awakening — Constance Bull2026
- Jackie the Stripper — Carlita2026
- A Scottish Christmas Secret2025
- A Gangster's Kiss — Crassus2024
- Renegades — Judy Carver2022
- The Pebble and the Boy — Sonia2021
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self - Panellist2021
- The Weakest Link — Self - Contestant2021
- McDonald & Dodds — Barbara Graham2020
- Pilgrimage — Self - Participant2018
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1968
Member of
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 471
- Total plays
- 1,792
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The 2011 Report on Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D from the Institute of Medicine: What Clinicians Need to Know
· 2011 · cited 3,123x
- Collaborative Planning
· 1997 · cited 2,048x
- A molecular evolutionary framework for the phylum Nematoda
· 1998 · cited 1,517x
- The environmental price of fast fashion
· 2020 · cited 1,495x
- Transmission Dynamics of the Etiological Agent of SARS in Hong Kong: Impact of Public Health Interventions
· 2003 · cited 895x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “All I want is to be more famous than anything or anyone.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Patricia Jude Francis Kensit , ( 1968-03-04 ) 4 March 1968 (age 58) , Lambeth , London , England
- Alma mater
- Corona Theatre School , Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
- Occupations
- Actress singer
- Years active
- 1972–present
- Television
- Emmerdale Holby City EastEnders
- Genres
- Pop
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Label
- Sony Music
- Formerly of
- Eighth Wonder
- Height
- 5 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1.69 m)
- Hair colour
- Blonde
- Eye colour
- Blue
- Agency
- Models 1
- Website
- www .patsykensit .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.patsykensit.com
- Image
- Patsy Kensit BAFTA.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Patsy Kensit
- date of birth
- 1968-03-04
- Commons gallery
- Patsy Kensit
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- social media followers
- 49217
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Article
Patricia Jude Francis Kensit (born 4 March 1968) is an English actress, singer, and model. Beginning her career as a child actor, Kensit first 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), 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 top-20 hits "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 Twenty-One (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 big-budget and independent films.