Joanna Lumley
1946-05-01 ( 78 years old ) in 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.

Movies

Twiggy 2025-03-07
7 Up & Me 2019-06-03
Paddington 2 2017-11-09
Me Before You 2016-06-01
Gangsta Granny 2013-12-26
Late Bloomers 2011-07-13
Boogie Woogie 2009-06-26
Corpse Bride 2005-09-12
Ella Enchanted 2004-04-09
EuroTrip 2004-02-20
The Cat's Meow 2001-10-08
Mirrorball 2000-12-22
Maybe Baby 2000-06-02
Mad Cows 1999-10-29
Parting Shots 1999-05-14
Nancherrow 1999-01-01
Coming Home 1998-04-11
Prince Valiant 1997-07-24
Innocent Lies 1995-06-30
Girl Friday 1994-12-28
The Plank 1979-12-17
Some Girls Do 1969-01-23