Known For
Acting
Born
May 01, 1946
Place of Birth
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Credits
188 titles
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
Filmography
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
Mrs Stone
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
Joanna Lumley's Danube
Self - Host
Twiggy
Self
David Frost Vs
self
Amandaland
Felicity
Jewel of the Med: Majorca and Menorca
Self - Narrator (voice)
Jewels of the Med
Self - Narrator (voice)
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Self / Patricia "Patsy" Stone
My Week with Maisy
Mrs. Foster
Fool Me Once
Judith Burkett
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self
Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure
Self - Presenter
Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words
Self
Late Night Lycett
Self - Guest
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive
Self - Friend
Wednesday
Grandmama Hester Frump
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World
Self - Presenter
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
Self
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan
Presenter
Blankety Blank
Falling for Figaro
Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
Narrator
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Lady Narborough
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self
Joanna Lumley's Britain
Self - Host
Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land
Finding Alice
Sarah
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years
Narrator
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
Narrator (voice)
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
Self
Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures
Cast
Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti
Herself - Presenter
In Search of Dracula
Herself
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge
Counting Tigers
Narrator (voice)
Celebrity Gogglebox
Self
7 Up & Me
Narrator (voice)
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
Herself - Host
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
Self - Presenter
Summer Camp Island
Adult Susie (voice)
Saturday Knight Takeaway
Self
Finding Your Feet
Jackie
The Missing Crown Jewels
Self
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
Self - Presenter
And the Winner Isn't
Self
Paddington 2
Felicity Fanshaw
Motherland
Felicity
Joanna Lumley's India
Herself