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Patsy Kensit Profile |
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Birth Date: March 4, 1968
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Birth Place: Hounslow, London, England, UK
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Birth Name: Patricia Jude Francis Kensit
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Height: 5'6"
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Biography |
Patsy Kensit is an
English actress and singer, and is also well-known for her
three celebrity marriages.
She was born in Hounslow, Middlesex, England.
Aged only four, Kensit appeared in a television advert for
Birds Eye frozen 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).
A pupil at the Italia Conti Academy stage school, Kensit's
first starring roles were in British children's television
programmes such as The Adventures of Pollyanna (1982) and
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. She also
appeared as Estella in a BBC adaptation of Great
Expectations (1981), and as Eppie in an adaptation of Silas
Marner, with Ben Kingsley, in 1985.
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 a box office flop. By 1989 she was taking on
more "adult" roles in films such as Lethal Weapon 2 (1989),
in which she played Rika van den Haas, the South African
consulate secretary whom 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. [citation needed]
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 character 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.
In September and October 2005 she appeared as a celebrity
contestant in Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon, progressing
through to Play Your Cards Right before getting knocked out
by Carol Vorderman, the eventual winner of the series.
Kensit is due to leave Emmerdale in 2006, and is heading for
Holby City where she will play nurse Eliza Clark. She is due
to begin filming on Holby City in August and will be seen on
screen from the Winter.
She was a special guest host on The Friday Night Project on
23rd June 2006 with band Placebo. She appeared as The Grand
High Witch of all the World at the Children's Party at the
Palace in celebration of the Queen's 80th birthday in 2006.
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.
She duetted with Eros Ramazzotti on La luce buona delle
stelle (in translation, The beautiful light of the stars).
Patsy has most recently starred on the Charlotte Church show
on Channel 4 in the UK.
Kensit 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 despite being pregnant with the child of Ray
Davies (of the Kinks). 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.
She recently split from Matt Holbrook and is now dating rap
artist and beatboxer Killa Kela. She was spotted enjoying
Kela's performance at the Sprite Urban Games sports festival
at London's Clapham Common in early July 2006. |
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Other
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In her first film in 1974, Patsy Kensit plays Mia Farrow's
daughter. Years later, all grown up, she plays Mia Farrow in
the biopic about her.
Son, with Liam Gallagher, Lennon Francis Gallagher, was
born. [13 September 1999]
Sang with Eros Ramazzotti the duet 'La luce buona delle
stelle'
Was singer in pop band Eighth Wonder (only top 40 hit: I'm
not scared), produced by the 'Pet Shop Boys' .
Sang in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) and Absolute Beginners (1986)
First husband, Donovan, was with the band "Big Audio
Dynamite".
Second husband, Jim Kerr, was with the band Simple Minds.
Third husband, Liam Gallagher, is lead singer of UK band
Oasis.
Young Patsy appeared in a promotional film clip by Haircut
100.
Reggie Kray (of gangster brothers 'The Krays') is her
Godfather.
Her son Lennon's godmother is Elizabeth Hurley.
Eighth Wonder song "Cross My Heart" peaked at #13 in the UK
singles chart.
Has a son, James (b.1993), together with second husband Jim
Kerr.
Her ex-husband Liam Gallagher wrote the song "Little James"
about her son, James Kerr.
Measurements: 32B-24-35 (1997), 35C-25-37 (implants after
marriage to Liam Gallagher), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth
magazine).
Was offered the role of Emily on "Friends" (1994) but turned
it down.
Attended St. Catherine's School for Girls, in Twickenham,
England
Won a Glammy Award at the British Glamour magazine's Women
of the Year Awards held in Berkeley Square Gardens, London,
England on June 7, 2005. She won for UK Actress of the Year
for her performance as "Sadie King" on the television
series, "Emmerdale Farm" (1972).
Auditioned for the role of Captain Janeway on "Star Trek:
Voyager" (1995).
Was a contestant on Ant and Dec's Gameshow Marathon, a part
of ITV's 50th birthday celebrations. |
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