Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
    Birthday
    May 1946
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
6.6
Corpse Bride
Corpse Bride
7.581
The House That Dripped Blood
The House That Dripped Blood
6.318
Prince Valiant
Prince Valiant
5.2
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm
6.659
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow
5.8
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
5.6
Maybe Baby
Maybe Baby
5.4
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted
6.5
Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther
4.7
Attenborough at 90
Attenborough at 90
8
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan
0
The Magic Roundabout
The Magic Roundabout
5.4
Mad Cows
Mad Cows
3.9
Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words
Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words
0
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
10
A Rather English Marriage
A Rather English Marriage
5.7
Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine
6.3
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
5.455
Innocent Lies
Innocent Lies
4.9
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
5.7
Late Bloomers
Late Bloomers
5.2
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street
8.033
The Ballad of Tam Lin
The Ballad of Tam Lin
5.167
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
8
Counting Tigers
Counting Tigers
0
Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights
Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights
8.4
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
5.7
Nancherrow
Nancherrow
6
Coming Home
Coming Home
5.5
The Making of a Lady
The Making of a Lady
6.143
The Breaking of Bumbo
The Breaking of Bumbo
2
Gangsta Granny
Gangsta Granny
6.1
She's Funny That Way
She's Funny That Way
5.944
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
7.3
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
10
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
6
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie
5.043
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1
My Week with Maisy
My Week with Maisy
0
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6.573
Absolutely Anything
Absolutely Anything
5.9
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
7
Games That Lovers Play
Games That Lovers Play
4.2
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
7.4
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther
5.2
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
5.3
Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special
Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special
0
Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me
Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me
0
Bette Midler: One Night Only
0
Girl Friday
Girl Friday
0
Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark
Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark
0
Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am
Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am
0
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
6.3
Me Before You
Me Before You
7.929
Finding Your Feet
Finding Your Feet
7.1
Stories of Lost Souls
Stories of Lost Souls
5.7
Standing Room Only
Standing Room Only
0
Parting Shots
Parting Shots
6.1
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
6.7
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
5.7
Some Girls Do
Some Girls Do
5.9
Paddington 2
Paddington 2
7.5
And the Winner Isn't
And the Winner Isn't
5.7
Wogan on Wodehouse
Wogan on Wodehouse
0
EuroTrip
EuroTrip
6.6
The Forgotten Toys
The Forgotten Toys
7.9
The Weather in the Streets
The Weather in the Streets
3
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
10
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
5.3
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
7
7 Up & Me
7 Up & Me
7.5
Electric Blue - The Movie
Electric Blue - The Movie
5.3
Electric Blue 002
Electric Blue 002
4.5
The Genius of Roald Dahl
The Genius of Roald Dahl
0
In Search of Dracula
In Search of Dracula
9
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
9
Falling for Figaro
Falling for Figaro
6.7
The Plank
The Plank
7.364
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
0
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
3
Mirrorball
Mirrorball
8
Twiggy
Twiggy
0
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
0
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