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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out as Self
- 2024 · Twiggy as
- 2022 · Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World as Self - Presenter
- 2021 · Falling for Figaro as Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
- 2021 · Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard as Narrator
- 2021 · The Picture of Dorian Gray as Lady Narborough
- 2021 · Finding Alice as Sarah
- 2020 · Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime as Self
- 2019 · 7 Up & Me as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure as Self - Presenter
- 2017 · And the Winner Isn't as Self
- 2017 · Joanna Lumley's India as Herself
- 2017 · Carnage: Swallowing the Past as Herself (voice)
- 2016 · Joanna Lumley's Japan as Herself
- 2014 · 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · The Michael McIntyre Chat Show as Self - Guest
- 2013 · Gangsta Granny as The Queen
- 2012 · The Making of a Lady as Lady Maria Byrne
- 2011 · Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey as Herself
- 2011 · Late Bloomers as Charlotte
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2006 · Philip and Elizabeth as
- 2005 · Final Chance to Save as Herself
- 2004 · Stories of Lost Souls as Last in Line
- 2000 · Whispers: An Elephant's Tale as Half Tusk (voice)
- 1999 · Dr Willoughby as Donna Sinclair
- 1999 · Parting Shots as Freda
- 1999 · Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death as The Female Doctor
- 1998 · The Tale of Sweeney Todd as Mrs. Lovett
- 1998 · Coming Home as Diana Carey-Lewis
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunderdragon as Herself
- 1997 · The Forgotten Toys as Annie (voice)
- 1995 · How to Be Absolutely Fabulous as Patsy Stone (archive footage)
- 1995 · Cold Comfort Farm as Mary Smiling
- 1995 · The Forgotten Toys as Annie (voice)
- 1994 · Class Act as Kate Swift
- 1984 · Oxbridge Blues as Gigi
- 1984 · The Glory Boys as Helen
- 1984 · Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special as
- 1982 · Electric Blue - The Movie as (archive footage)
- 1979 · The Plank as Hitcher
- 1969 · Some Girls Do as Robot Saboteur (uncredited)
- Future · Amandaland as Felicity
- 2024 · My Week with Maisy as Mrs. Foster
- 2024 · Fool Me Once as Judith Burkett
- 2023 · imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self
- 2023 · Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure as Self - Presenter
- 2023 · Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words as Self
- 2023 · Late Night Lycett as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
- 2021 · Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life as Self
- 2021 · Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan as Presenter
- 2021 · Blankety Blank as
- 2021 · The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out as Self
- 2021 · Joanna Lumley's Britain as Self - Host
- 2021 · Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land as
- 2020 · The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures as Cast
- 2020 · Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti as Herself - Presenter
- 2020 · In Search of Dracula as Herself
- 2019 · RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Judge
- 2019 · Counting Tigers as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Celebrity Gogglebox as Self
- 2018 · 20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas as Herself - Host
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Adult Susie (voice)
- 2017 · Finding Your Feet as Jackie
- 2017 · Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers as Self - Presenter
- 2017 · Paddington 2 as Felicity Fanshaw
- 2017 · Joanna Lumley's Postcards From My Travels as
- 2016 · British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2016 · Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Patsy Stone
- 2016 · Me Before You as Mary Rawlinson
- 2016 · Attenborough at 90 as Self
- 2015 · Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me as Self
- 2015 · Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure as Self - Presenter
- 2015 · Absolutely Anything as Fenella
- 2015 · Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · She's Funny That Way as Vivian Claremont
- 2014 · Bette Midler: One Night Only as Self - Host
- 2014 · Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am as Presenter
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · The Wolf of Wall Street as Aunt Emma
- 2013 · The Great Comic Relief Bake Off as Self - Contestant
- 2012 · Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark as Herself - Presenter
- 2012 · The Last Leg as self
- 2012 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · The Genius of Roald Dahl as Herself
- 2011 · Wogan on Wodehouse as Self
- 2010 · Justin Lee Collins: Good Times as Self
- 2010 · The National Television Awards Backstage Live as
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Boogie Woogie as Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold
- 2008 · Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began as Herself
- 2008 · Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights as Herself
- 2008 · Mistresses as Vivienne Roden
- 2007 · A Bucket O' French and Saunders as
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Lewis as Esme Ford
- 2006 · Jam & Jerusalem as Delilah Stagg
- 2006 · Jam & Jerusalem as Delilah
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Betjeman and Me as
- 2005 · Sensitive Skin as Davina Jackson
- 2005 · Corpse Bride as Maudeline Everglot (voice)
- 2005 · The Magic Roundabout as Ermintrude (voice)
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Dolly Bantry
- 2004 · Ella Enchanted as Dame Olga
- 2004 · EuroTrip as Hostel Clerk
- 2004 · Standing Room Only as Last in line
- 2003 · My Dad's the Prime Minister as
- 2003 · Posh Nosh as Narrator (voice)
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self - Guest Announcer
- 2002 · Up in Town as Madison Blakelock
- 2001 · The Cat's Meow as Elinor Glyn
- 2000 · Mirrorball as Jackie Riviera
- 2000 · Maybe Baby as Shiela
- 1999 · Mad Cows as Gillian
- 1999 · The Foxbusters as Sims / Evita / Voracity (voice)
- 1999 · Nancherrow as
- 1999 · Alice in Wonderland as Tiger Lily (voice)
- 1999 · Nancherrow as Diana Carey-Lewis
- 1998 · A Rather English Marriage as Liz Franks
- 1998 · Absolutely Fabulous: A Life as Patsy Stone (archive footage)
- 1998 · Coming Home as Diana Carey-Lewis
- 1997 · Prince Valiant as Morgan Le Fey
- 1997 · Jonathan Creek as Rosalind Tartikoff
- 1996 · Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout as Patsy Stone
- 1996 · James and the Giant Peach as Aunt Spiker
- 1995 · Innocent Lies as Lady Helena Graves
- 1995 · The Mrs Merton Show as Self
- 1994 · Girl Friday as Presenter
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Patsy
- 1990 · Cluedo as Mrs. Peacock
- 1990 · A Ghost in Monte Carlo as Lady Drayton
- 1990 · Plunder as
- 1989 · Shirley Valentine as Marjorie Majors
- 1988 · Roseanne as
- 1988 · Comic Relief as
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1987 · French & Saunders as Self
- 1986 · Lovejoy as Victoria Cavero
- 1984 · Mistral's Daughter as Lally Longbridge
- 1983 · The Weather in the Streets as Kate
- 1983 · Curse of the Pink Panther as Countess Chandra
- 1982 · Trail of the Pink Panther as Marie Jouvet
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1982 · Wogan as Self - Presenter
- 1982 · The Kenny Everett Television Show as Various
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1980 · An Audience with Dame Edna Everage as
- 1980 · Electric Blue 002 as (archive footage)
- 1979 · Sapphire & Steel as Sapphire
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1976 · The New Avengers as Purdey
- 1975 · The Cuckoo Waltz as Harriet Paulden
- 1973 · The Satanic Rites of Dracula as Jessica Van Helsing
- 1973 · Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! as Miss Parkyn
- 1972 · Are You Being Served? as Miss French
- 1971 · The House That Dripped Blood as
- 1971 · Games That Lovers Play as Fanny Hill
- 1970 · The Ballad of Tam Lin as Georgia
- 1969 · On Her Majesty's Secret Service as The English Girl
- 1962 · Steptoe and Son as Bunty
- 1961 · Comedy Playhouse as Samantha Ryder-Ross
- 1961 · The Avengers as Purdey
- 1956 · Eurovision Song Contest as Self - UK’s Spokesperson
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1949 · The BAFTA Awards as Host
- Future · Starting Out as Mrs Robertson
- 1970 · The Breaking of Bumbo as Susie
- Future · Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years as Self
- Future · The Snowman Live Stage Show as Narrator