Joanna Lumley
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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
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
as Aunt Emma
Me Before You (2016)
as Mary Rawlinson
Corpse Bride (2005)
as Maudeline Everglot (voice)
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive (2022)
as Self - Friend
EuroTrip (2004)
as Hostel Clerk
Paddington 2 (2017)
as Felicity Fanshaw
Ella Enchanted (2004)
as Dame Olga
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
as The English Girl
Some Girls Do (1969)
as Robot Saboteur (uncredited)
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
as Aunt Spiker
Absolutely Anything (2015)
as Fenella
Prince Valiant (1997)
as Morgan Le Fey
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
as Tiger Lily (voice)
The Magic Roundabout (2005)
as Ermintrude (voice)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
as Marie Jouvet
Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025)
as Self
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
as Countess Chandra
Parting Shots (1999)
as Freda
She's Funny That Way (2015)
as Vivian Claremont
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
as Patsy Stone
Finding Your Feet (2017)
as Jackie
Boogie Woogie (2010)
as Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold
Maybe Baby (2000)
as Shiela
Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
as Mary Smiling
Innocent Lies (1995)
as Lady Helena Graves
The Cat's Meow (2001)
as Elinor Glyn
Shirley Valentine (1989)
as Marjorie Majors
Twiggy (2025)
as Self
Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017)
as Herself (voice)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
And the Winner Isn't (2017)
as Self
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
Actor
Late Bloomers (2011)
as Charlotte
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Miss French (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
as Jessica Van Helsing
Electric Blue - The Movie (1982)
as (archive footage)
Coming Home (1998)
as Diana Carey-Lewis
Gangsta Granny (2013)
as The Queen
The Plank (1979)
as Hitcher
Mad Cows (1999)
as Gillian
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000)
as Half Tusk (voice)
7 Up & Me (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout (1996)
as Patsy Stone
The Picture of Dorian Gray (2021)
as Lady Narborough
Stories of Lost Souls (2004)
as Last in Line
Frank and Percy (—)
Actor
Falling for Figaro (2021)
as Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death (1999)
as The Female Doctor
Attenborough at 90 (2016)
as Self
The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998)
as Mrs. Lovett
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out (2024)
as Self / Patricia "Patsy" Stone
The Breaking of Bumbo (1970)
as Susie
Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights (2008)
as Herself
A Rather English Marriage (1998)
as Liz Franks
The Making of a Lady (2012)
as Lady Maria Byrne
The Ballad of Tam Lin (1970)
as Georgia
A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990)
as Lady Drayton
Nancherrow (1999)
as Diana Carey-Lewis
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out (2021)
as Self
Saturday Knight Takeaway (2018)
as Self
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1973)
as Miss Parkyn
Mirrorball (2000)
as Jackie Riviera
My Week with Maisy (2024)
as Mrs. Foster
Games That Lovers Play (1971)
as Fanny Hill
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter (2023)
as Self
The Forgotten Toys (1995)
as Annie (voice)
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began (2008)
as Herself
The Missing Crown Jewels (2017)
as Self
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous (1995)
as Patsy Stone (archive footage)
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
In Search of Dracula (2020)
as Herself
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1980)
Actor
The Weather in the Streets (1983)
as Kate
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life (2021)
as Self
My Favourite Attenborough Moment (2006)
as Self
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life (1998)
as Patsy Stone (archive footage)
Bette Midler: One Night Only (2014)
as Self - Host
Wogan on Wodehouse (2011)
as Self
Standing Room Only (2004)
as Last in line
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers (2017)
as Self - Presenter
Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me (2015)
as Self
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas (2018)
as Herself - Host
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower (2025)
as Mrs Stone
The Man You're Not (2017)
as Joanna Lumley
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett (1995)
as Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)
Girl Friday (1994)
as Presenter
The Genius of Roald Dahl (2012)
as Herself
Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark (2012)
as Herself - Presenter
Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am (2014)
as Presenter
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years (2020)
as Narrator
The Snowman Live Stage Show (2010)
as Narrator
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan (2021)
as Presenter
Counting Out Time (2007)
as Herself
Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words (2023)
as Self
Counting Tigers (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Electric Blue 002 (1980)
as (archive footage)