Joanna Lumley
Known For
Acting
Born
1946-05-01 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Wednesday
as Grandmama Hester Frump
Top Gear
as Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dolly Bantry
The One Show
as Self
The Avengers
as Purdey
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Aunt Emma
Wogan
as Self
Wogan
as Self - Presenter
Summer Camp Island
as Adult Susie (voice)
Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - UK’s Spokesperson
Lewis
as Esme Ford
Absolutely Fabulous
as Patsy
The Last Leg
as Self
Me Before You
as Mary Rawlinson
Parkinson
as Self
Champs-Elysées
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
as Self - Guest Judge