Joanna Lumley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

177

Gender

Female

Birthday

1946-05-01 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India

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

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Corpse Bride

    Corpse Bride

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • The Wolf of Wall Street

    The Wolf of Wall Street

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • Eurovision Song Contest

    Eurovision Song Contest

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Lewis

    Lewis

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Me Before You

    Me Before You

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Absolutely Fabulous

    Absolutely Fabulous

  • The New Avengers

    The New Avengers

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

  • RuPaul's Drag Race UK

    RuPaul's Drag Race UK

  • Fool Me Once

    Fool Me Once

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

  • Ella Enchanted

    Ella Enchanted

  • On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

  • The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse

    The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse

  • The Satanic Rites of Dracula

    The Satanic Rites of Dracula

  • Are You Being Served?

    Are You Being Served?

  • Curse of the Pink Panther

    Curse of the Pink Panther

  • Celebrity Gogglebox

    Celebrity Gogglebox

  • Cluedo

    Cluedo

  • Paddington 2

    Paddington 2

  • EuroTrip

    EuroTrip

  • The BAFTA Awards

    The BAFTA Awards

  • Finding Your Feet

    Finding Your Feet

  • Mistresses

    Mistresses

  • James and the Giant Peach

    James and the Giant Peach

  • British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

    British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

  • Netflix Tudum 2025

    Netflix Tudum 2025

  • Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

    Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

  • Absolutely Anything

    Absolutely Anything

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • Blankety Blank

    Blankety Blank

  • Amandaland

    Amandaland

  • The Tale of Sweeney Todd

    The Tale of Sweeney Todd

  • The House That Dripped Blood

    The House That Dripped Blood

  • The Kenny Everett Television Show

    The Kenny Everett Television Show

  • Prince Valiant

    Prince Valiant

  • Mistral's Daughter

    Mistral's Daughter

  • My Week with Maisy

    My Week with Maisy

  • Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years

    Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years

  • And the Winner Isn't

    And the Winner Isn't

  • The Magic Roundabout

    The Magic Roundabout

  • Mad Cows

    Mad Cows

  • Shirley Valentine

    Shirley Valentine

  • Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

    Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • The Genius of Roald Dahl

    The Genius of Roald Dahl

  • The Weather in the Streets

    The Weather in the Streets

  • Plunder

    Plunder

  • Steptoe and Son

    Steptoe and Son

  • Coming Home

    Coming Home

  • The Forgotten Toys

    The Forgotten Toys

  • The Cat's Meow

    The Cat's Meow

  • Jam and Jerusalem

    Jam and Jerusalem

  • Twiggy

    Twiggy

  • Bette Midler: One Night Only

    Bette Midler: One Night Only

  • Mirrorball

    Mirrorball

  • Class Act

    Class Act

  • She's Funny That Way

    She's Funny That Way

  • Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

    Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

  • An Audience with Dame Edna Everage

    An Audience with Dame Edna Everage

  • Sapphire & Steel

    Sapphire & Steel

  • Falling for Figaro

    Falling for Figaro

  • Nancherrow

    Nancherrow

  • The Mrs Merton Show

    The Mrs Merton Show

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

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

  • Trail of the Pink Panther

    Trail of the Pink Panther

  • Stories of Lost Souls

    Stories of Lost Souls

  • Parting Shots

    Parting Shots

  • Children In Need

    Children In Need

  • Attenborough at 90

    Attenborough at 90

  • Electric Blue - The Movie

    Electric Blue - The Movie

  • The Forgotten Toys

    The Forgotten Toys

  • A Ghost in Monte Carlo

    A Ghost in Monte Carlo

  • Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

    Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

  • Cold Comfort Farm

    Cold Comfort Farm

  • The Ballad of Tam Lin

    The Ballad of Tam Lin

  • How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

    How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

  • Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow

    Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow

  • Comic Relief

    Comic Relief

  • Finding Alice

    Finding Alice

  • The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

    The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

  • Maybe Baby

    Maybe Baby

  • Carnage: Swallowing the Past

    Carnage: Swallowing the Past

  • Standing Room Only

    Standing Room Only

  • Sensitive Skin

    Sensitive Skin

  • The Plank

    The Plank

  • Some Girls Do

    Some Girls Do

  • The Cuckoo Waltz

    The Cuckoo Waltz

  • Oxbridge Blues

    Oxbridge Blues

  • Final Chance to Save

    Final Chance to Save

  • Coming Home

    Coming Home

  • A Bucket O' French and Saunders

    A Bucket O' French and Saunders

  • The Foxbusters

    The Foxbusters

  • Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life

    Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life

  • Late Night Lycett

    Late Night Lycett

  • My Dad's the Prime Minister

    My Dad's the Prime Minister

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

  • 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

    50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

  • The Michael McIntyre Chat Show

    The Michael McIntyre Chat Show

  • In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

    In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

  • Nancherrow

    Nancherrow

  • The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

    The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

  • Boogie Woogie

    Boogie Woogie

  • The National Television Awards Backstage Live

    The National Television Awards Backstage Live

  • Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure

    Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure

  • 7 Up & Me

    7 Up & Me

  • Joanna Lumley's Postcards

    Joanna Lumley's Postcards

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower

    A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower

  • Joanna Lumley's Danube

    Joanna Lumley's Danube

  • Joanna Lumley's Japan

    Joanna Lumley's Japan

  • Posh Nosh

    Posh Nosh

  • Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

    Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

  • Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

    Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

  • Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World

    Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World

  • Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure

    Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • The Glory Boys

    The Glory Boys

  • Gangsta Granny

    Gangsta Granny

  • Absolutely Fabulous: A Life

    Absolutely Fabulous: A Life

  • Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures

    Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures

  • Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure

    Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure

  • Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti

    Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti

  • Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard

    Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard

  • Joanna Lumley's Britain

    Joanna Lumley's Britain

  • 20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas

    20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas

  • Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

    Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

  • Betjeman and Me

    Betjeman and Me

  • Joanna Lumley's India

    Joanna Lumley's India

  • Jewels of the Med

    Jewels of the Med

  • Philip and Elizabeth

    Philip and Elizabeth

  • Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey

    Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey

  • Dr Willoughby

    Dr Willoughby

  • Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunderdragon

    Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunderdragon

  • Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land

    Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land

  • Up in Town

    Up in Town

  • Innocent Lies

    Innocent Lies

  • Late Bloomers

    Late Bloomers

  • Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights

    Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights

  • Games That Lovers Play

    Games That Lovers Play

  • Jewel of the Med: Majorca and Menorca

    Jewel of the Med: Majorca and Menorca

  • The Making of a Lady

    The Making of a Lady

  • Wogan on Wodehouse

    Wogan on Wodehouse

  • Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers

    Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers

  • A Rather English Marriage

    A Rather English Marriage

  • Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me

    Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me

  • The Man You're Not

    The Man You're Not

  • The Friday Night Project

    The Friday Night Project

  • Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark

    Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark

  • Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

    Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

  • Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan

    Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan

  • Counting Tigers

    Counting Tigers

  • Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began

    Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began

  • The Breaking of Bumbo

    The Breaking of Bumbo

  • Girl Friday

    Girl Friday

  • Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am

    Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am

  • The Snowman Live Stage Show

    The Snowman Live Stage Show

  • In Search of Dracula

    In Search of Dracula

  • Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words

    Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words

  • Electric Blue 002

    Electric Blue 002