Joanna Lumley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 1, 1946 (age 80)
- Birthplace
- Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
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
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Filmography
Frank and Percy
Movie
Twiggy
Movie · as Self
Netflix Tudum 2025
Movie · as Self
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
Movie · as Mrs Stone
The House of Clemens
Movie · as Self
Amandaland
TV · as Felicity · 12 eps
Jewels of the Med
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 10 eps
Jewel of the Med: Majorca and Menorca
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
Joanna Lumley's Danube
TV · as Self - Host · 4 eps
David Frost Vs
TV · as self · 6 eps
My Week with Maisy
Movie · as Mrs. Foster
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Movie · as Self / Patricia "Patsy" Stone
Fool Me Once
TV · as Judith Burkett · 8 eps
Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words
Movie · as Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Movie · as Self
Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure
TV · as Self - Presenter · 4 eps
Late Night Lycett
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive
Movie · as Self - Friend
Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World
TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wednesday
TV · as Grandmama Hester Frump · 4 eps
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan
Movie · as Presenter
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
Movie · as Self
Falling for Figaro
Movie · as Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Movie · as Self
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie · as Lady Narborough
Finding Alice
TV · as Sarah Dillon · 6 eps
Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land
TV · 3 eps
Joanna Lumley's Britain
TV · as Self - Host · 3 eps
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
TV · as Narrator · 5 eps
Blankety Blank
TV · 1 ep
In Search of Dracula
Movie · as Herself
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years
Movie · as Narrator
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti
TV · as Herself - Presenter · 2 eps
Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures
TV · as Cast · 3 eps
Counting Tigers
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
7 Up & Me
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Celebrity Gogglebox
TV · as Self · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
Movie · as Herself - Host
Saturday Knight Takeaway
Movie · as Self
Summer Camp Island
TV · as Adult Susie (voice) · 2 eps
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
TV · as Self - Presenter · 4 eps
Finding Your Feet
Movie · as Jackie
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Movie · as Herself (voice)
Paddington 2
Movie · as Felicity Fanshaw
And the Winner Isn't
Movie · as Self
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
Movie · as Self - Presenter
The Man You're Not
Movie · as Joanna Lumley
The Missing Crown Jewels
Movie · as Self
Joanna Lumley's India
TV · as Herself · 3 eps
Joanna Lumley's Postcards
TV · 6 eps
Motherland
TV · as Felicity · 1 ep
Attenborough at 90
Movie · as Self
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Movie · as Patsy Stone
Me Before You
Movie · as Mary Rawlinson
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Movie · as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joanna Lumley's Japan
TV · as Herself · 3 eps
She's Funny That Way
Movie · as Vivian Claremont
Absolutely Anything
Movie · as Fenella
Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me
Movie · as Self
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
TV · as Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 12 eps
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am
Movie · as Presenter
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Wolf of Wall Street
Movie · as Aunt Emma
Gangsta Granny
Movie · as The Queen
The Last Leg
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Car S.O.S.
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
The Making of a Lady
Movie · as Lady Maria Byrne
Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark
Movie · as Herself - Presenter
The Genius of Roald Dahl
Movie · as Self
Late Bloomers
Movie · as Charlotte
Wogan on Wodehouse
Movie · as Self
Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey
TV · as Herself · 4 eps
Boogie Woogie
Movie · as Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold
The Snowman Live Stage Show
Movie · as Narrator
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
TV · 1 ep
Little Crackers
TV · as Features Commissioner · 1 ep
Live from Studio Five
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights
Movie · as Herself
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
Movie · as Herself
Mistresses
TV · as Vivienne Roden · 4 eps
Counting Out Time
Movie · as Herself
Lewis
TV · as Esme Ford · 1 ep
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
TV · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
Movie · as Self
Jam and Jerusalem
TV · as Delilah Stagg · 5 eps
The One Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Philip and Elizabeth
TV · 1 ep
Betjeman and Me
TV · 1 ep
Corpse Bride
Movie · as Maudeline Everglot (voice)
The Magic Roundabout
Movie · as Ermintrude (voice)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie · as Miss French (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sensitive Skin
TV · as Davina Jackson · 12 eps
Final Chance to Save
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
The Friday Night Project
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Ella Enchanted
Movie · as Dame Olga
Stories of Lost Souls
Movie · as Last in Line
Standing Room Only
Movie · as Last in line
EuroTrip
Movie · as Hostel Clerk
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Dolly Bantry · 2 eps
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
My Dad's the Prime Minister
TV · 1 ep
Posh Nosh
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 9 eps
The Cat's Meow
Movie · as Elinor Glyn
Top Gear
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Up in Town
TV · as Madison Blakelock · 10 eps
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self - Guest Announcer · 1 ep
Maybe Baby
Movie · as Shiela
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Movie · as Half Tusk (voice)
Mirrorball
Movie · as Jackie Riviera
Mad Cows
Movie · as Gillian
Nancherrow
Movie · as Diana Carey-Lewis
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Movie · as The Female Doctor
Alice in Wonderland
Movie · as Tiger Lily (voice)
Parting Shots
Movie · as Freda
Dr Willoughby
TV · as Donna Sinclair · 6 eps
The Foxbusters
TV · as Sims / Evita / Voracity (voice) · 26 eps
Nancherrow
TV · 2 eps
A Rather English Marriage
Movie · as Liz Franks
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
Movie · as Mrs. Lovett
Coming Home
Movie · as Diana Carey-Lewis
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Movie · as Patsy Stone (archive footage)
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Coming Home
TV · as Diana Carey-Lewis · 2 eps
Prince Valiant
Movie · as Morgan Le Fey
Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunderdragon
TV · as Herself · 1 ep
The Forgotten Toys
TV · as Annie (voice) · 26 eps
James and the Giant Peach
Movie · as Aunt Spiker
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Movie · as Patsy Stone
Cold Comfort Farm
Movie · as Mary Smiling
Innocent Lies
Movie · as Lady Helena Graves
The Forgotten Toys
Movie · as Annie (voice)
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
Movie · as Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)
The Mrs Merton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Girl Friday
Movie · as Presenter
Class Act
TV · as Kate Swift · 14 eps
Absolutely Fabulous
TV · as Patsy Stone · 34 eps
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
Movie · as Lady Drayton
Plunder
TV · 1 ep
Cluedo
TV · as Mrs. Peacock · 6 eps
Shirley Valentine
Movie · as Marjorie Majors
Challenge Anneka
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Roseanne
TV · as Patsy Stone · 1 ep
Comic Relief
TV · 2 eps
Going Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lovejoy
TV · as Victoria Cavero · 3 eps
Mistral's Daughter
TV · as Lally Longbridge · 8 eps
Oxbridge Blues
TV · as Gigi · 1 ep
The Glory Boys
TV · as Helen · 3 eps
Curse of the Pink Panther
Movie · as Countess Chandra
The Weather in the Streets
Movie · as Kate
Trail of the Pink Panther
Movie · as Marie Jouvet
Electric Blue - The Movie
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Kenny Everett Television Show
TV · as Various · 1 ep
Wogan
TV · as Self, Self - Presenter · 5 eps
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Movie
Electric Blue 002
Movie · as (archive footage)
Children In Need
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Plank
Movie · as Hitcher
Sapphire & Steel
TV · as Sapphire · 34 eps
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The New Avengers
TV · as Purdey · 26 eps
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Movie · as Jessica Van Helsing
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
Movie · as Miss Parkyn
Are You Being Served?
TV · as Miss French · 2 eps
The House That Dripped Blood
Movie
Games That Lovers Play
Movie · as Fanny Hill
A Ghost Story for Christmas
TV · 1 ep
It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling
TV · as Samantha Ryder-Ross · 7 eps
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Movie · as Georgia
The Breaking of Bumbo
Movie · as Susie
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Movie · as The English Girl
Some Girls Do
Movie · as Robot Saboteur (uncredited)
Steptoe and Son
TV · as Bunty · 1 ep
The Avengers
TV · as Purdey
Eurovision Song Contest
TV · as Self - Spokesperson · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep
The BAFTA Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps