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She was born Patsy Jude Kensit in Hounslow, London, with Reggie Kray as her godfather. It soon became clear that Patsy was to become an actress. Aged only four, she appeared in a television advert for Birds Eye Peas. In 1974 she had her first role in a movie; The Great Gatsby starring Mia Farrow.

In 1985 Kensit was the lead singer of band Eighth Wonder . The band had three Top 40 singles ("Stay with me", "I'm not scared" and "Cross My Heart") but television appearances on programmes like Top of the Pops gave much needed exposure to Kensit.

Her big break came in 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa when she was selected to play Crepe Suzette, the female lead in the movie Absolute Beginners , with David BowieDavid Robert Jones (born January 8, 1947), better known as David Bowie is a profoundly influential British rock and roll musician, actor and artist, from the 1960s to the present. Early Years Bowie was born in Brixton, an area of London, but grew up in th as her co-star. Although the film was critically panned, it was a big box office success. Another notable film role was in Lethal Weapon 2Lethal Weapon 2 is the second movie in the Lethal Weapon series, released in 1989. The film stars Danny Glover and Mel Gibson as two Los Angeles cops fighting against South African drug barons. It also stars: Patsy Kensit, Joss Ackland and Joe Pesci. (1989), in which she played Rika van den Haas, the South African consulate secretary that cop Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) falls in love with.

Patsy has been married three times. All her husbands have been musicians. In 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day. she married Dan Donovan of band Big Audio DynamiteBig Audio Dynamite is the primary musical outlet of Mick Jones, formerly of punk pioneers The Clash. Big Audio Dynamite BAD for short) was founded in 1984 with movie director Don Letts ( The Punk Rock Movie, Clash videos and later the Clash documentary We. In 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi she married Jim Kerr , lead singer of Simple MindsSimple Minds is a Scottish New Wave pop band, known mostly for their output in the 1980s. In spite of great commercial success in Europe, they were never able to break into mainstream United States, where they are known primarily for one song, "Don't You. During her second marriage she gave birth to her first child, James. In 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t she married Liam Gallagher from Oasis. Kensit and Gallagher had a son, Lennon, named after John Lennon. They divorced in 2000.

In 2004 Kensit joined the cast of British soap opera Emmerdale, playing the role of Sadie King, and also regularly featured in the third series of Channel 4's Bo Selecta.