Known for Acting
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 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. 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 Twenty-One (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 Lying-In Hospital, Lambeth, to James and Margaret Rose (née Doohan). Kensit's 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 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. He served time in prison before Kensit was born and used a cover as an antiques dealer. Kensit's 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 Catherine's School, Twickenham, and Corona Theatre School.
Born
March 4, 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Lambeth, London, England
Filmography
66 films, 53 shows


Jackie the Stripper
2026
country: United Kingdom
A female empowerment grind house comedy action thriller. Jackie and her band of female vigilante assassins hatch a plan to kill six members of the evil male dominated court. With deadly and hilarious consequences


Borley Rectory: The Awakening
2026 · 1h 28m
country: United Kingdom
In 1900, young Reverend Henry Bull and his sister, Kitty, are tasked with taking over the duties of their family home in Essex, a majestic Victorian mansion built on the site of an old monastery. Unaware of the sinister forces that lurk within, the pair are soon confronted by terrifying paranormal activities that threaten their loved ones. Desperate to protect themselves from the demonic intrusion, they call upon the services of a trusted family friend to investigate the origins of the vengeful ghosts which haunt their property. But these are spirits who will not rest, and Borley Rectory is doomed to gain a chilling reputation, as the most haunted house in all of Britain.


A Scottish Christmas Secret
2025 · 1h 25m
country: United Kingdom
A publisher goes to Scotland to convince an author to finish his series. While posing as a ski student, she uncovers that he's the heir to a dukedom.


A Gangster's Kiss
2024 · 1h 21m
country: United Kingdom
For as long as Jack can remember, he and Danny have been friends, and Danny has always gotten Jack into trouble. He's had a few brushes with the law and blows up half a high street before deciding to turn to acting. Everything is going well until Jack lands his first feature film role and Danny agrees to shadow 'the family'. Jack soon realizes he is way over his head with deadly and hilarious consequences.


Renegades
2022 · 1h 31m
country: United Kingdom
When a retired Green Beret soldier is murdered by an Albanian drug gang in London, four of his veteran SAS comrades set out to avenge him, dispensing their own brand of justice on the streets of London.


The Pebble and the Boy
2021 · 1h 41m
country: United Kingdom
John Parker, a 19 year old from Manchester, embarks on a journey to Brighton, the spiritual home of the Mods, on an old Lambretta scooter left to him by his father.


The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015 · 1h 35m
country: Unknown
Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world.


The Magic Door
2007 · 1h 30m
country: United Kingdom
A magic Troll aims to defeat the Black Witch and find the magic door that will lead him home with the help of the Elf Flip, and the Boy Liam.


The Children's Party at the Palace
2006 · 1h 20m
country: United Kingdom
To celebrate her 80th birthday, the Queen is holding a children's party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. She has invited many classic characters from British children's literature. But when the baddies, led by Cruella de Vil, discover that they have not been invited, they steal the Queen's handbag containing her spectacles and the text of her speech; without it, the Queen will not be able to make a speech at the party. Can the goodies find the handbag in time?


Played
2006 · 1h 27m
country: United Kingdom
An examination of the malevolent London underworld with it's despicable criminal underground. Ray (Mick Rossi) just finished an eight year prison sentence after getting set up. Now he is back on the streets to settle the score.


A Bear's Christmas Tail
2004 · 45m
country: United Kingdom
The Bear is accidentally hit by Helen Hennerson's (Patsy Kensit) car, and soon she lets him stay at her house with her family.


Who's Your Daddy?
2004 · 1h 45m
country: United States
An adopted Ohio high school senior discovers he is the inherited heir to a porn empire. Dropped into a bitter power struggle, his new flock of beautiful co-workers come to his aid.


Ho Ho Ho Selecta!
2003 · 30m
country: United Kingdom
Christmas special of Bo Selecta!


Dark Side
2003 · 1h 25m
country: Canada
After her twin sister mysteriously commits suicide, a lawyer begins to investigate and stumbles upon her sister's dark secrets.


Strange Frequency²
2003 · 1h 25m
country: United States
The second installment of Strange Frequency, a Rock 'n Roll version of the Twilight Zone, with four segments: "Soul Man," a guitar tech sells his soul; "Cold Turkey," a recovering addict relapses; "Instant Karma," a groupie gets revenge; "Don't Stop Believin'," a senatorial candidate is losing.


Shelter Island
2003 · 1h 25m
country: United States
Lou, a former professional golfer, turned motivational speaker, seems to have it all: fame, money, and a beautiful live-in girlfriend, Alex. Her seemingly perfect life is turned upside down when she is attacked near her home in Manhattan.


The One and Only
2002 · 1h 31m
country: United Kingdom
When Stevie meets Neil on the day he comes to deliver her brand new kitchen, it's already too late for love at first sight. Too late for both of them. Stevie is already five minutes pregnant by her Italian footballer husband. And too late for Neil too - his wife Jenny has already applied to adopt an African girl. But too late or otherwise, love at first sight is exactly what happens. How can Neil and Stevie get out of their mistaken marriages and into each others arms?


Bad Karma
2002 · 1h 32m
country: Ireland
Mental Patient terrorizes her Psychiatrist who she believes is the reincarnation of Jack the Ripper.


Loves Music, Loves To Dance
2001 · 1h 35m
country: Canada
In order to solve the mystery of her best friend's murder, Darcy decides to date each one of her friend's on-line pals to see which one of them might have something to do with it.


Things Behind the Sun
2001 · 2h
country: United States
A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secrets from their pasts.


Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
2000 · 1h 13m
country: United Kingdom
A televised pantomime of Aladdin with characters played by well-known celebrities.


Best
2000 · 1h 42m
country: United Kingdom
Pulling no punches in its depiction of soccer legend George Best's slow descent from the heights of his Manchester United career, the man once dubbed the fifth Beatle for his glamorous lifestyle and good looks.


The Pavilion
2000 · 1h 34m
country: United States
The story of Frank Cassilis and Northmour as both seemingly try to protect the Huddlestone family against mexican separatists while each has their own purposes and agenda.


Janice Beard 45 WPM
1999 · 1h 21m
country: United Kingdom
Janice Beard is a dreamer who can't seem to quite make it big. She is working in an auto design company and falls for the mailboy, but he is hiding secrets.


Speedway Junky
1999 · 1h 44m
country: United States
A naive drifter runs away from his army father in hopes of making it on the car racing circuit. In Las Vegas, he meets a young scam artist, who develops a crush on him. He is then introduced to a whole gang led by a young hustler. The racer-to-be then gets a lesson in the wild side, getting involved in one situation after another.


Human Bomb
1998 · 1h 32m
country: United Kingdom
An unhappy male takes a classroom of children and their teacher (Patsy Kensit) hostage with a set of explosives strapped to his body.


Grace of My Heart
1996 · 1h 56m
country: United States
Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York City to make it big. Though she flops as a recording artist, fast-talking record producer Joel Millner recognizes her songwriting talent and teams her with struggling songsmith Howard Caszatt.


Tunnel Vision
1995 · 1h 40m
country: Australia
A pair of cops investigate a series of art-gallery related murders.


At the Midnight Hour
1995 · 1h 27m
country: Canada
Wealthy widower Richard Keaton engages young widow Elizabeth 'Liz' Guinness as the 4th consecutive nanny for his pre-teen, equally science-devoted son Andrew, with instructions to disturb neither. She learns of mother Alycia's fatal fall, an official suicide but was probably murder. Dad keeps Andy at a distance, so he draws towards Liz. Real danger starts when Richard's brother, novelist Blain, arrives with his friend Jillian, to sell the ancestral estate against Richard's will.


Angels and Insects
1995 · 1h 58m
country: United Kingdom
In Victorian England, wealthy patriarch Sir Harald Alabaster invites an impoverished biologist, William Adamson, into his home. There, William tries to continue his work, but is distracted by Alabaster's seductive daughter, Eugenia. William and Eugenia begin a torrid romance, but as the couple become closer, the young scientist begins to realize that dark, disturbing things are happening behind the closed doors of the Alabaster manor.


Dream Man
1995 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Kris is a homicide cop with psychic abilities. She works to prove that the prime suspect in her latest case (the much younger husband of the millionaire victim) is innocent. But are her visions true, or planned by someone who knows what she can see?


Kleptomania
1995 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Diana is a troubled, bulimic socialite who lives with her loving husband and shoplifts to get herself off. Julie is an unstable, homeless rape victim who lives with a corrupt priest and steals to survive. They form an uneasy friendship.


Fall from Grace
1994 · 3h 2m
country: Unknown
Fall from Grace describes the war of the young English-French Catherine, her mother is killed in 1940 during the German campaign against France, Catherine escapes to England where she eventually volunteers to become a spy. The Movie is based on a book by Larry Collins.


Full Eclipse
1993 · 1h 37m
country: United States
The LA police department have a special team of officers with a talent for reducing big-time crime. The team leader has an excellent track record for crime reduction in other big cities, but his methods are unconventional, and so is he - he's a werewolf.


Bitter Harvest
1993 · 1h 38m
country: United States
Travis has just buried his father, when Kelly, an attractive hitchhiker walks into his life. At the same time, another attractive blonde, Jolene, starts taking an interest in Travis. Both women are secretly after something.


Adam Bede
1992 · 1h 42m
country: United Kingdom
Rich and languorous, this adaptation of George Eliot's classic tale perfectly evokes rural England in the 18th Century. But beneath the tranquil surface of this pastoral idyll run deep passions and the bitter gall of betrayal.


Does This Mean We're Married?
1992 · 1h 34m
country: United States
It's a green-card marriage romance. Deena, an American standup comic living in Paris, has an expired visa. So, she marries Nick Foulliet, a struggling musician with a different woman for every day of the week. First the immigration investigation, and then a series of financial disasters push Deena and Nick into spending time together, and they fall in love. But can their in-name-only marriage become real?


Blame It on the Bellboy
1992 · 1h 18m
country: United Kingdom
Mike Lawton, Maurice Horton, and Melvin Orton are three men who come to Venice. One of them is a hit man sent to take out a mobster. Another is a lech looking for a little action with a woman he never met, whom he was set up with. And one of them was sent by his employer to inspect a property his boss wants to buy. All three men stay at the same hotel. But when the bellboy gets their names mixed up and gives info meant for someone else. So one of them meets a Realtor who will whatever she has to, to close the sale. And another follows a woman looking for romance. And another goes to the home of the mobster who thinks he's sent there to kill him.


The Turn of the Screw
1992 · 1h 35m
country: France
In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.


Prince of Shadows
1991 · 1h 49m
country: Netherlands
Madrid, 1962. More than twenty years after the civil war has finished, a communist comes back to Spain to kill a traitor.


Twenty-One
1991 · 1h 32m
country: United Kingdom
Katie is a free spirited independently minded 21-year-old. The film follows her as she reflects on the men in her life. Along the way we meet her drug addict boyfriend Bobby, her lover Jack, close friend Baldy, and her father.


Blue Tornado
1991 · 1h 36m
country: Italy
Hot aerial sequences accelerate the excitement in "Blue Tornado." Air Force fighter pilots on a test mission are blinded by a dazzling light on a mountainside: Philip (Ted McGinley) crashes and disappears. Flight leader Alex (Dirk Benedict) is debriefed but his inquiry is shelved. More jets mysteriously disappear in the sequestered area. Alex's covert investigation, with the assistance of the beautiful NATO researcher Isabella (Patsy Kensit) is officially subverted by a Committee of Inquiry. So on his own reconnaissance, the defiant Alex hazards a final desperate search for his missing friend, discovering the secrets shrouded on the forbidden mountain!


Timebomb
1991 · 1h 36m
country: United States
When someone tries to murder watchmaker Eddy Kay, the incident triggers a barrage of nightmares and flashbacks into a past that isn't his own. Fearing for his sanity, Eddy contacts psychiatrist Dr. Anna Nolmar for help. Anna thinks he's hallucinating until another attack proves the dangers are all too real. The two of them go on the run, trying to discover the truth about Eddie's past and true identity before it kills them.


Bullseye!
1990 · 1h 35m
country: United Kingdom
Spies force two British con men to pose as look-alike scientists peddling cheap-energy fusion.


Kill Cruise
1990 · 1h 38m
country: Germany
Two British beauties go to Barbados with a yacht captain who does not know what he's in for.


Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
1990 · 1h 43m
country: United Kingdom
During World War II, an American serviceman in London decides to impress his English girlfriend by acting as an American gangster, which soon turns deadly.


A Chorus of Disapproval
1989 · 1h 35m
country: United Kingdom
Guy Jones (Irons) moves to a small British town and joins the local amateur dramatics society as a way to meet people. However he soon finds the drama offstage far outweighs those onstage.


Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · 1h 54m
country: United States
Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.


Arms and the Man
1989 · 1h 45m
country: United Kingdom
First produced on the London stage in 1894, "Arms and the Man" immediately established Shaw's reputation as one of the greatest wits in London drama. This beautifully remastered BBC production brings to life an uproarious comedy that still resonates in its critique of warfare and romance.


Don Bosco
1988 · 1h 48m
country: Italy
This film depicts the life of Saint John Bosco, who dedicated his life to rescuing abandoned and exploited street children in Turin.


Absolute Beginners
1986 · 1h 48m
country: United Kingdom
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...


Silas Marner
1985 · 1h 30m
country: United Kingdom
Adaption of George Eliot's novel. When a respectable weaver is wrongfully accused of theft, he becomes a virtual hermit until his own fortune is stolen and an orphaned child is found on his doorstep.


The Corsican Brothers
1985 · 1h 40m
country: France
In the 18th century were born two siamese brothers on Corsica who paradoxically carry different feelings of hate and reconciliation in their blood.


The Tragedy of Richard III
1983 · 3h 50m
country: Unknown
Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to get the crown. He first convinces the ailing King that the Duke of Clarence, his elder brother, is a threat to the lives of Edward's two young sons. Edward has him imprisoned in the Tower of London; killers in Richard's pay then drown Clarence in a barrel of wine. When news of Clarence's death reaches the King, the subsequent grief and remorse bring about his death. Richard is made Lord Protector, with power to rule England while his nephew (now King Edward V) is still a minor. Before the young king's coronation he has his two nephews conveyed to the Tower, ostensibly for their safekeeping. Richard's accomplice, the Duke of Buckingham, then declares the two boys illegitimate and offers Richard the crown, which after a show of reticence he accepts. After Richard's coronation, he and Buckingham have a falling-out over whether or not to assassinate the two children.


Schoolgirl Chums
1982 · 1h 5m
country: United Kingdom
In the 1930s, Alison starts a new boarding school and becomes embroiled in a sinister plot to dethrone the royal family of Bosnovia.


The Adventures of Pollyanna
1982 · 49m
country: United States
Pollyanna’s Aunt Polly wants the girl to spend her time studying, but Pollyanna has other ideas. She joins a secret club with a group of orphans, and they spy on a mysterious new resident in town, only to learn that her standoffishness is because of her desire to shield a retarded son. Pollyanna helps the town accept the boy and his mother.
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls
1980 · 1h 10m
country: United Kingdom
The reputation of the Academy for the Daughters of Respectable Monarchs has, of course, always been of the highest order... then suddenly Signor Doloro de Lara— a Professor of Magic—puts in an unwelcome appearance, and the enchanting little world is turned upside down.


Quincy's Quest
1979 · 1h 20m
country: United Kingdom
It's the night before Christmas, and all the toy store rejects are due to be tossed into the furnace. This includes Quincy, a most lifelike doll. In a last ditch effort to save himself and his "unwanted" chums from incineration, he goes on a long and perilous journey in search of the only one who can save them: Santa Claus.


Hanover Street
1979 · 1h 49m
country: United Kingdom
Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot.


Lady Oscar
1979 · 2h 4m
country: France
Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had no sons. She becomes the captain of the guards at Versailles under King Louis XVI and Marie Antonette. Her privileged, noble life comes under fire as she discovers the hard life of the poor people of France. She is caught up in the French Revolution, and must choose between her loyalty and love.


Quiet as a Nun
1978 · 2h 33m
country: United Kingdom
A reporter is asked to look into the mysterious death of a nun who died in a locked room at a convent. She had recently inherited a fortune. The reporter next leans off an apparition that haunts the hallways at night and seems to portend death. Flashlight in hand, she goes off in search of the "Black Nun."


The Blue Bird
1976 · 1h 35m
country: Soviet Union
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.


Hennessy
1975 · 1h 43m
country: United Kingdom
Former Irish Republican Army member Niall Hennessy lives in Belfast, Ireland, with his wife and daughter amid the ongoing Irish-British conflict. Though he still knows people in the IRA, including fugitive leader Tobin, Niall has given up his violent ways. One day his family is caught in a chaotic street shootout and killed by British forces. Overwhelmed with rage and hunted by a Scotland Yard inspector, Niall heads to London to exact his deadly revenge.


Alfie Darling
1975 · 1h 42m
country: United Kingdom
Alfie meets his romantic match when the modern-day Casanova falls in love with a career woman. Alfie soon realises that Abby, a magazine editor, is just as romantically ruthless as he is.
A Man in the Zoo
A Man in the Zoo
1975 · 55m
country: United Kingdom
A man who feels trapped by his life volunteers to become an exhibit in a zoo.


The Great Gatsby
1974 · 2h 24m
country: United States
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.