1946-05-01 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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imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter | Self | 2023-12-27 |
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Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words | Self | 2023-04-16 |
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The Picture of Dorian Gray | Lady Narborough | 2021-03-16 |
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Falling for Figaro | Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop | 2021-10-01 |
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Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan | Presenter | 2021-11-01 |
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The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out | Self | 2021-03-06 |
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Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life | Self | 2021-12-25 |
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In Search of Dracula | Herself | 2020-01-03 |
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Counting Tigers | Narrator (voice) | 2019-07-30 |
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7 Up & Me | Narrator (voice) | 2019-06-03 |
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20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas | Herself - Host | 2018-12-22 |
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Paddington 2 | Felicity Fanshaw | 2017-11-09 |
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And the Winner Isn't | Self | 2017-12-08 |
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Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers | Herself - Presenter | 2017-12-21 |
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Carnage: Swallowing the Past | Herself (voice) | 2017-03-19 |
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Finding Your Feet | Jackie | 2017-12-26 |
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Patsy Stone | 2016-07-01 |
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Attenborough at 90 | Self | 2016-05-08 |
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Me Before You | Mary Rawlinson | 2016-06-01 |
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves | Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2016-09-12 |
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Absolutely Anything | Fenella | 2015-06-26 |
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Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me | Presenter | 2015-11-04 |
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Bette Midler: One Night Only | Self - Host | 2014-12-15 |
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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy | Narrator (voice) | 2014-05-24 |
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She's Funny That Way | Vivian Claremont | 2014-08-29 |
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Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am | Presenter | 2014-03-28 |
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The Wolf of Wall Street | Aunt Emma | 2013-12-25 |
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Gangsta Granny | The Queen | 2013-12-26 |
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The Genius of Roald Dahl | Herself | 2012-04-22 |
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Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark | Herself - Presenter | 2012-12-23 |
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The Making of a Lady | Lady Maria Byrne | 2012-12-19 |
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Wogan on Wodehouse | Self | 2011-09-02 |
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Late Bloomers | Charlotte | 2011-07-13 |
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Boogie Woogie | Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold | 2009-06-26 |
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Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights | Herself | 2008-09-07 |
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Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began | Herself | 2008-10-19 |
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Inside the Two Worlds of 'The Corpse Bride' | Maudeline Everglot (voice) (uncredited) | 2006-05-02 |
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Corpse Bride | Maudeline Everglot (voice) | 2005-09-12 |
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The Magic Roundabout | Ermintrude (voice) | 2005-02-02 |
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EuroTrip | Hostel Clerk | 2004-02-20 |
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Ella Enchanted | Dame Olga | 2004-04-09 |
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Stories of Lost Souls | Last in Line | 2004-11-12 |
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The Cat's Meow | Elinor Glyn | 2001-10-08 |
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Maybe Baby | Shiela | 2000-06-02 |
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Mirrorball | Jackie Riviera | 2000-12-22 |
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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale | Half Tusk (voice) | 2000-10-03 |
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Nancherrow | Diana Carey-Lewis | 1999-01-01 |
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Mad Cows | Gillian | 1999-10-29 |
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Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death | The Female Doctor | 1999-03-26 |
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Parting Shots | Freda | 1999-05-14 |
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Alice in Wonderland | Tiger Lily (voice) | 1999-02-28 |
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Coming Home | Diana Carey-Lewis | 1998-04-11 |
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A Rather English Marriage | Liz Franks | 1998-12-30 |
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Absolutely Fabulous: A Life | Patsy Stone (archive footage) | 1998-10-28 |
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The Tale of Sweeney Todd | Mrs. Lovett | 1998-08-30 |
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Prince Valiant | Morgan Le Fey | 1997-07-24 |
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout | Patsy Stone | 1996-11-06 |
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James and the Giant Peach | Aunt Spiker | 1996-04-12 |
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How to Be Absolutely Fabulous | Patsy Stone (archive footage) | 1995-01-06 |
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Cold Comfort Farm | Mary Smiling | 1995-01-01 |
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Innocent Lies | Lady Helena Graves | 1995-06-30 |
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The Forgotten Toys | Annie (voice) | 1995-01-01 |
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Girl Friday | Presenter | 1994-12-28 |
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A Ghost in Monte Carlo | Lady Drayton | 1990-04-02 |
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Shirley Valentine | Marjorie Majors | 1989-08-30 |
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The Weather in the Streets | Kate | 1983-11-30 |
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Curse of the Pink Panther | Countess Chandra | 1983-08-12 |
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Electric Blue - The Movie | (archive footage) | 1982-03-01 |
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Trail of the Pink Panther | Marie Jouvet | 1982-12-03 |
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An Audience with Dame Edna Everage | 1980-12-26 | |
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Electric Blue 002 | (archive footage) | 1980-01-01 |
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The Plank | Hitcher | 1979-12-17 |
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Jessica Van Helsing | 1973-11-03 |
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Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! | Miss Parkyn | 1973-10-17 |
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The House That Dripped Blood | 1971-02-22 | |
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Games That Lovers Play | Fanny Hill | 1971-01-25 |
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Tam Lin | Georgia | 1970-12-01 |
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The Breaking of Bumbo | Susie | 1970-09-28 |
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service | The English Girl | 1969-12-18 |
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Some Girls Do | Robot Saboteur (uncredited) | 1969-01-23 |
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Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years | Narrator | |
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The Snowman Live Stage Show | Narrator |
