Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
01 May, 1946 (78 years old)

Joanna Lumley

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.

Known For

Amandaland
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2025

Amandaland

Comedy
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
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90 min 2024

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

Documentary
Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure
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2023

Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure

Documentary
Falling for Figaro
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104 min 2021

Falling for Figaro

Romance
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
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2021

Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard

Reality
Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land
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2021

Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land

Documentary

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