Joanna Lumley

Acting

Born May 01, 1946

From 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.

Joanna Lumley

Known For

The Wolf of Wall Street

Me Before You

Corpse Bride

Paddington 2

EuroTrip

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Ella Enchanted

Curse of the Pink Panther

James and the Giant Peach

Absolutely Anything

Filmography — Acting

The Wolf of Wall Street

Me Before You

Corpse Bride

Paddington 2

EuroTrip

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Ella Enchanted

Curse of the Pink Panther

James and the Giant Peach

Absolutely Anything

Alice in Wonderland

She's Funny That Way

The Magic Roundabout

Twiggy

Netflix Tudum 2025

Prince Valiant

Trail of the Pink Panther

Boogie Woogie

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

And the Winner Isn't

Finding Your Feet

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

Maybe Baby

Shirley Valentine

Parting Shots

Mad Cows

Falling for Figaro

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

Stories of Lost Souls

Cold Comfort Farm

The House That Dripped Blood

The Cat's Meow

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

Mirrorball

Some Girls Do

A Rather English Marriage

The Tale of Sweeney Todd

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

The Ballad of Tam Lin

Late Bloomers

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

Innocent Lies

The Making of a Lady

Attenborough at 90

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

Nancherrow

The Picture of Dorian Gray

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

Gangsta Granny

Electric Blue - The Movie

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

The Plank

The Breaking of Bumbo

Frank and Percy

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Coming Home

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

7 Up & Me

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

Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life

Absolutely Fabulous: A Life

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Girl Friday

Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years

The Weather in the Streets