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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.

Personal information

Birthday

1946-05-01

Birth Place

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India

Movies and TV shows :

20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas

20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas

2018

9.0

Movie
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014

8.0

Movie
7 Up & Me

7 Up & Me

2019

7.5

Movie
poster

A Bucket O' French and Saunders

2007

6.3

TV
A Ghost in Monte Carlo

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

1990

5.7

Movie
A Rather English Marriage

A Rather English Marriage

1998

5.7

Movie
Absolutely Anything

Absolutely Anything

2015

5.9

Movie
poster

Absolutely Fabulous

1992

7.5

TV
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life

Absolutely Fabulous: A Life

1998

10.0

Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

2024

0.0

Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

1996

7.3

Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016

5.3

Movie
poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

7.6

TV
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1999

6.3

Movie
poster

Amandaland

0.0

TV
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage

An Audience with Dame Edna Everage

1980

1.0

Movie
poster

An Audience with...

1978

5.3

TV
And the Winner Isn't

And the Winner Isn't

2017

5.7

Movie
poster

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

2002

5.9

TV
poster

Are You Being Served?

1972

7.2

TV
Attenborough at 90

Attenborough at 90

2016

8.0

Movie
poster

Betjeman and Me

2006

0.0

TV
Bette Midler: One Night Only

Bette Midler: One Night Only

2014

0.0

Movie
poster

Blankety Blank

2021

7.0

TV
Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie

2009

5.0

Movie
poster

Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow

2015

5.3

TV
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

5.7

Movie
Carnage: Swallowing the Past

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

2017

6.7

Movie
poster

Celebrity Gogglebox

2019

6.6

TV
poster

Champs-Elysées

1982

6.2

TV
poster

Class Act

1994

0.0

TV
poster

Cluedo

1990

6.4

TV
Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm

1995

6.7

Movie
poster

Comic Relief

1988

6.0

TV
Coming Home

Coming Home

1998

5.5

Movie
poster

Coming Home

1998

0.0

TV
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years

Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years

7.0

Movie
Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride

2005

7.6

Movie
Counting Tigers

Counting Tigers

2019

0.0

Movie
Curse of the Pink Panther

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983

4.7

Movie
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

1999

7.4

Movie
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

1973

5.3

Movie
poster

Dr Willoughby

1999

0.0

TV
Electric Blue - The Movie

Electric Blue - The Movie

1982

5.3

Movie
Electric Blue 002

Electric Blue 002

1980

4.5

Movie
Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special

Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special

1984

0.0

Movie
Ella Enchanted

Ella Enchanted

2004

6.5

Movie
EuroTrip

EuroTrip

2004

6.6

Movie
poster

Eurovision Song Contest

1956

6.9

TV
Falling for Figaro

Falling for Figaro

2021

6.7

Movie
poster

Final Chance to Save

2005

0.0

TV
poster

Finding Alice

2021

5.5

TV
Finding Your Feet

Finding Your Feet

2017

7.1

Movie
poster

Fool Me Once

2024

7.2

TV
poster

French & Saunders

1987

7.5

TV
Games That Lovers Play

Games That Lovers Play

1971

4.2

Movie
Gangsta Granny

Gangsta Granny

2013

6.1

Movie
Girl Friday

Girl Friday

1994

0.0

Movie
poster

Going Live!

1987

6.0

TV
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

1995

6.0

Movie
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began

Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began

2008

7.0

Movie
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

2023

7.0

Movie
In Search of Dracula

In Search of Dracula

2020

9.0

Movie
Innocent Lies

Innocent Lies

1995

4.9

Movie
poster

Jam and Jerusalem

2006

7.0

TV
James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

1996

6.6

Movie
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers

Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers

2017

10.0

Movie
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan

Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan

2021

0.0

Movie
poster

Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunderdragon

1997

1.0

TV
Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights

Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights

2008

8.4

Movie
Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am

Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am

2014

0.0

Movie
Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me

Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me

2015

0.0

Movie
Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words

Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words

2023

0.0

Movie
Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark

Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark

2012

0.0

Movie
poster

Joanna Lumley's Britain

2021

1.0

TV
poster

Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World

2022

1.0

TV
poster

Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey

2011

5.7

TV
poster

Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti

2020

5.8

TV
poster

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

2021

5.7

TV
poster

Joanna Lumley's India

2017

4.0

TV
poster

Joanna Lumley's Japan

2016

5.7

TV
poster

Joanna Lumley's Postcards From My Travels

2017

4.0

TV
poster

Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure

2018

4.0

TV
poster

Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure

2023

5.0

TV
poster

Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure

2015

4.0

TV
poster

Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures

2020

1.0

TV
poster

Jonathan Creek

1997

7.5

TV
poster

Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

2010

0.0

TV
Late Bloomers

Late Bloomers

2011

5.2

Movie
poster

Late Night Lycett

2023

5.0

TV
poster

Lewis

2007

7.6

TV
poster

Live from Studio Five

2009

3.3

TV
poster

Lovejoy

1986

7.3

TV
Mad Cows

Mad Cows

1999

3.9

Movie
Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby

2000

5.4

Movie
Me Before You

Me Before You

2016

7.9

Movie
poster

Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

2020

7.3

TV
Mirrorball

Mirrorball

2000

8.0

Movie
poster

Mistral's Daughter

1984

6.3

TV
poster

Mistresses

2008

5.9

TV
poster

My Dad's the Prime Minister

2003

5.5

TV
My Week with Maisy

My Week with Maisy

2024

0.0

Movie
Nancherrow

Nancherrow

1999

6.0

Movie
poster

Nancherrow

1999

7.5

TV
On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969

6.6

Movie
poster

Oxbridge Blues

1984

5.0

TV
Paddington 2

Paddington 2

2017

7.5

Movie
poster

Parkinson

1998

0.0

TV
Parting Shots

Parting Shots

1999

6.1

Movie
poster

Philip and Elizabeth

2006

0.0

TV
poster

Plunder

1990

0.0

TV
poster

Posh Nosh

2003

6.7

TV
Prince Valiant

Prince Valiant

1997

5.2

Movie
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life

Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life

2021

10.0

Movie
poster

Roseanne

1988

6.8

TV
poster

Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard

2021

4.7

TV
poster

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

2019

7.1

TV
poster

Sapphire & Steel

1979

7.4

TV
poster

Sensitive Skin

2005

7.0

TV
She's Funny That Way

She's Funny That Way

2015

5.9

Movie
Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine

1989

6.3

Movie
Some Girls Do

Some Girls Do

1969

5.9

Movie
Standing Room Only

Standing Room Only

2004

0.0

Movie
poster

Starting Out

0.0

TV
poster

Steptoe and Son

1962

7.8

TV
Stories of Lost Souls

Stories of Lost Souls

2004

5.7

Movie
poster

Summer Camp Island

2018

7.2

TV
poster

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2022

2.7

TV
poster

The Avengers

1961

7.7

TV
poster

The BAFTA Awards

1949

10.0

TV
The Ballad of Tam Lin

The Ballad of Tam Lin

1970

5.2

Movie
The Breaking of Bumbo

The Breaking of Bumbo

1970

2.0

Movie
The Cat's Meow

The Cat's Meow

2001

5.8

Movie
poster

The Cuckoo Waltz

1975

7.5

TV
The Forgotten Toys

The Forgotten Toys

1995

7.9

Movie
poster

The Forgotten Toys

1997

0.0

TV
poster

The Foxbusters

1999

0.0

TV
The Genius of Roald Dahl

The Genius of Roald Dahl

2012

0.0

Movie
poster

The Glory Boys

1984

5.5

TV
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
poster

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

2013

0.0

TV
The House That Dripped Blood

The House That Dripped Blood

1971

6.3

Movie
poster

The Kenny Everett Television Show

1982

7.0

TV
poster

The Last Leg

2013

5.3

TV
The Magic Roundabout

The Magic Roundabout

2005

5.4

Movie
The Making of a Lady

The Making of a Lady

2012

6.1

Movie
poster

The Michael McIntyre Chat Show

2014

4.0

TV
poster

The Mrs Merton Show

1995

6.3

TV
poster

The National Television Awards Backstage Live

2010

0.0

TV
poster

The New Avengers

1976

6.9

TV
poster

The One Show

2006

4.6

TV
The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

2021

3.0

Movie
The Plank

The Plank

1979

7.4

Movie
The Satanic Rites of Dracula

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

1973

5.6

Movie
The Snowman Live Stage Show

The Snowman Live Stage Show

0.0

Movie
The Tale of Sweeney Todd

The Tale of Sweeney Todd

1998

5.7

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

2021

0.0

Movie
The Weather in the Streets

The Weather in the Streets

1983

3.0

Movie
The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013

8.0

Movie
poster

The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse

2020

7.3

TV
poster

Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
poster

Top Gear

2002

7.5

TV
Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982

5.2

Movie
Twiggy

Twiggy

2025

0.0

Movie
poster

Up in Town

2002

7.0

TV
poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

2000

5.5

Movie
poster

Wogan

1982

4.5

TV
Wogan on Wodehouse

Wogan on Wodehouse

2011

0.0

Movie