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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Netflix Tudum 2025 | Self | 2025-05-30 |
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Twiggy | Self | 2025-03-07 |
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My Week with Maisy | Mrs. Foster | 2024-01-24 |
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Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out | Self | 2024-10-17 |
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Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words | Self | 2023-04-16 |
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imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter | Self | 2023-12-27 |
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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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Falling for Figaro | Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop | 2021-10-01 |
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Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life | Self | 2021-12-25 |
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The Picture of Dorian Gray | Lady Narborough | 2021-03-16 |
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In Search of Dracula | Herself | 2020-01-03 |
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Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years | Narrator | 2020-12-07 |
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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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Carnage: Swallowing the Past | Herself (voice) | 2017-03-19 |
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The Man You're Not | Joanna Lumley | 2017-04-28 |
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And the Winner Isn't | Self | 2017-12-08 |
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Finding Your Feet | Jackie | 2017-12-26 |
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Paddington 2 | Felicity Fanshaw | 2017-11-09 |
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Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers | Self - Presenter | 2017-12-21 |
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Me Before You | Mary Rawlinson | 2016-06-01 |
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Attenborough at 90 | Self | 2016-05-08 |
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Patsy Stone | 2016-07-01 |
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves | Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2016-09-12 |
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Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me | Self | 2015-11-04 |
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She's Funny That Way | Vivian Claremont | 2015-04-22 |
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Absolutely Anything | Fenella | 2015-02-13 |
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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy | Narrator (voice) | 2014-05-24 |
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Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am | Presenter | 2014-03-28 |
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Bette Midler: One Night Only | Self - Host | 2014-12-15 |
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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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Late Bloomers | Charlotte | 2011-07-13 |
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Wogan on Wodehouse | Self | 2011-09-02 |
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The Snowman Live Stage Show | Narrator | 2010-06-01 |
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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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Corpse Bride | Maudeline Everglot (voice) | 2005-09-12 |
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Stories of Lost Souls | Last in Line | 2004-11-12 |
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Ella Enchanted | Dame Olga | 2004-04-09 |
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EuroTrip | Hostel Clerk | 2004-02-20 |
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The Magic Roundabout | Ermintrude (voice) | 2004-10-24 |
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Standing Room Only | Last in line | 2004-01-12 |
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The Cat's Meow | Elinor Glyn | 2001-10-08 |
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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale | Half Tusk (voice) | 2000-10-03 |
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Maybe Baby | Shiela | 2000-06-02 |
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Mirrorball | Jackie Riviera | 2000-12-22 |
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Parting Shots | Freda | 1999-05-14 |
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Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death | The Female Doctor | 1999-03-26 |
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Mad Cows | Gillian | 1999-10-29 |
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Alice in Wonderland | Tiger Lily (voice) | 1999-02-28 |
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Nancherrow | Diana Carey-Lewis | 1999-01-01 |
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A Rather English Marriage | Liz Franks | 1998-12-30 |
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Coming Home | Diana Carey-Lewis | 1998-04-11 |
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The Tale of Sweeney Todd | Mrs. Lovett | 1998-08-30 |
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Absolutely Fabulous: A Life | Patsy Stone (archive footage) | 1998-10-28 |
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Prince Valiant | Morgan Le Fey | 1997-07-24 |
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James and the Giant Peach | Aunt Spiker | 1996-04-12 |
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout | Patsy Stone | 1996-11-06 |
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In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett | Sketch Performer (Archive Footage) | 1995-05-26 |
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How to Be Absolutely Fabulous | Patsy Stone (archive footage) | 1995-01-06 |
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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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Cold Comfort Farm | Mary Smiling | 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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Trail of the Pink Panther | Marie Jouvet | 1982-12-03 |
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Electric Blue - The Movie | (archive footage) | 1982-03-01 |
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Electric Blue 002 | (archive footage) | 1980-01-01 |
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An Audience with Dame Edna Everage | 1980-12-26 | |
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The Plank | Hitcher | 1979-12-17 |
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Jessica Van Helsing | 1973-04-17 |
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Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! | Miss Parkyn | 1973-10-17 |
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Games That Lovers Play | Fanny Hill | 1971-01-25 |
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The House That Dripped Blood | 1971-02-22 | |
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The Ballad of Tam Lin | Georgia | 1970-12-01 |
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The Breaking of Bumbo | Susie | 1970-09-28 |
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Some Girls Do | Robot Saboteur (uncredited) | 1969-01-23 |
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service | The English Girl | 1969-12-18 |
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A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower |
