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Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley

Birthday: 1946-05-01 | Place of Birth: Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Amandaland

as    Felicity

2025
Twiggy

as    Self

2025
Joanna Lumley's Danube

as    Self - Host

2025
Jewels of the Med

as    Self - Narrator (voice)

2025
Jewel of the Med: Majorca and Menorca

as    Self - Narrator (voice)

2024
Fool Me Once

as    Judith Burkett

2024
My Week with Maisy

as    Mrs. Foster

2024
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

as    Self / Patricia "Patsy" Stone

2023
Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure

as    Self - Presenter

2022
Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World

as    Self - Presenter

2021
The Picture of Dorian Gray

as    Lady Narborough

2021
Falling for Figaro

as    Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop

2021
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard

as    Narrator

2021
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan

as    Presenter

2021
Finding Alice

as    Sarah

2021
Joanna Lumley's Britain

as    Self - Host

2020
2020
In Search of Dracula

as    Herself

2020
2020
The Sandman

as    Lady Johanna Constantine

2020
The Brave Little Squire

as    Narrator (voice)

2019
7 Up & Me

as    Narrator (voice)