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  • BIRTH 01/05/1946
  • Country India
  • SHOWS 29
  • MOVIES 39

Joanna Lumley

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Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley DBE FRGS (born 1 May 1946) is a British actress, presenter, former model, author, television producer, and activist. She has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (1992–2012), and was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of La Bête. In 2013, she received the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards, and in 2017 she was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship award.

Lumley's other television credits include The New Avengers (1976–1977), Sapphire & Steel (1979–1982), Sensitive Skin (2005–2007), Jam & Jerusalem (2006–2008) and Finding Alice (2021–present) as well as playing Elaine Perkins in Coronation Street in 1973. Her film appearances include On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), Shirley Valentine (1989), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Ella Enchanted (2004), Corpse Bride (2005), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016). She had roles in two episodes of Are You Being Served? (1973–1975) written by Jeremy Lloyd, whom she had married and divorced three years prior to her first appearance on the show.

Lumley is an advocate and human rights activist for Survival International and the Gurkha Justice Campaign. She supports charities and animal welfare groups, such as Compassion in World Farming and Vegetarians' International Voice for Animals. Lumley was made a Dame (DBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to drama, entertainment and charity.

Joanna Lumley

Shows (29)

Fool Me Once
Fool Me Once
Judith Burkett
Amandaland
Amandaland
Felicity
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
Dolly Bantry
Mistresses
Mistresses
Vivienne Roden
Top Gear
Top Gear
Self
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
Narrator (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge
Absolutely Fabulous
Absolutely Fabulous
Patsy
The New Avengers
The New Avengers
Purdey
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The BAFTA Film Awards
The BAFTA Film Awards
Host
Mistral's Daughter
Mistral's Daughter
Lally Longbridge
Finding Alice
Finding Alice
Sarah
Lewis
Lewis
Esme Ford
Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served?
Miss French
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
Victoria Cavero
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
Self - UK’s Spokesperson
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
Self - Presenter
Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport
Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport
Narrator
Comedy Playhouse
Comedy Playhouse
Samantha Ryder-Ross
Celebrity Gogglebox
Celebrity Gogglebox
Self
Cluedo
Cluedo
Mrs. Peacock
Jam & Jerusalem
Jam & Jerusalem
Delilah Stagg
Sensitive Skin
Sensitive Skin
Davina Jackson
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
The Last Leg
The Last Leg
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Sapphire and Steel
Sapphire and Steel
Sapphire

Movies (39)

The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street
Aunt Emma
Paddington 2
Paddington 2
Felicity Fanshaw
Me Before You
Me Before You
Mary Rawlinson
Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride
Maudeline Everglot (voice)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The English Girl
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted
Dame Olga
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
Aunt Spiker
Maybe Baby
Maybe Baby
Shiela
Absolutely Anything
Absolutely Anything
Fenella
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Patsy Stone
She's Funny That Way
She's Funny That Way
Vivian Claremont
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
Marie Jouvet
Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine
Marjorie Majors
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm
Mary Smiling
The Magic Roundabout
The Magic Roundabout
Ermintrude (voice)
Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther
Countess Chandra
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Female Doctor
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Half Tusk (voice)
The House That Dripped Blood
The House That Dripped Blood
Finding Your Feet
Finding Your Feet
Jackie
Coming Home
Coming Home
Diana Carey-Lewis
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Jessica Van Helsing
Prince Valiant
Prince Valiant
Morgan Le Fey
Gangsta Granny
Gangsta Granny
The Queen
The Making of a Lady
The Making of a Lady
Lady Maria Byrne
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie
Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Herself (voice)
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
Mrs. Lovett
The Making of a Lady
The Making of a Lady
Lady Maria Byrne
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
Herself - Host
Stories of Lost Souls
Stories of Lost Souls
Last in Line
The Forgotten Toys
The Forgotten Toys
Annie (voice)
Nancherrow
Nancherrow
Diana Carey-Lewis
Innocent Lies
Innocent Lies
Lady Helena Graves
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow
Elinor Glyn
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Tiger Lily (voice)
Mad Cows
Mad Cows
Gillian
Falling for Figaro
Falling for Figaro
Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
Late Bloomers
Late Bloomers
Charlotte