Patsy Kensit - Fact Sheet

Profession: Actress

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 television appearances on programmes like Top of the Pops gave much needed exposure to Kensit. Her big break came in 1986 when she was selected to play Crepe Suzette, the female lead in the movie Absolute Beginners, with David Bowie as her co-star. The film was critically panned and was also box office flop. Another notable film role was in Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), in which she played Rika van den Haas, the South African consulate secretary that cop Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) falls in love with. Another movie starring Patsy, Angels & Insects (with Kristin Scott Thomas and Mark Rylance, 1995), nominated for an Academy Award for Costume Design, was controversial because of its sex scenes. 

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