Joanna Lumley
Acting
Born: May 1, 1946 (age 80) · Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Highest Rated
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
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
Me Before You
2016
Wednesday
2022
Corpse Bride
2005
EuroTrip
2004
Paddington 2
2017
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
Ella Enchanted
2004
Absolutely Anything
2015
James and the Giant Peach
1996
She's Funny That Way
2015
Fool Me Once
2024
Photos (5)
Movies (69)
The Wolf of Wall Street
Aunt Emma
Corpse Bride
Maudeline Everglot (voice)
Me Before You
Mary Rawlinson
EuroTrip
Hostel Clerk
Paddington 2
Felicity Fanshaw
James and the Giant Peach
Aunt Spiker
Ella Enchanted
Dame Olga
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The English Girl
Absolutely Anything
Fenella
Curse of the Pink Panther
Countess Chandra
Trail of the Pink Panther
Marie Jouvet
Alice in Wonderland
Tiger Lily (voice)
She's Funny That Way
Vivian Claremont
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Patsy Stone
The House That Dripped Blood
1971
The Magic Roundabout
Ermintrude (voice)
Shirley Valentine
Marjorie Majors
Some Girls Do
Robot Saboteur (uncredited)
Boogie Woogie
Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold
Coming Home
Diana Carey-Lewis
Finding Your Feet
Jackie
Parting Shots
Freda
Prince Valiant
Morgan Le Fey
Gangsta Granny
The Queen
Innocent Lies
Lady Helena Graves
The Cat's Meow
Elinor Glyn
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Jessica Van Helsing
Falling for Figaro
Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
Cold Comfort Farm
Mary Smiling
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mad Cows
Gillian
Maybe Baby
Shiela
Electric Blue - The Movie
(archive footage)
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Half Tusk (voice)
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
Mrs. Lovett
Late Bloomers
Charlotte
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Female Doctor
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Lady Narborough
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
Miss Parkyn
Stories of Lost Souls
Last in Line
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Georgia
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Patsy Stone
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
Lady Drayton
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1980
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)
The Breaking of Bumbo
Susie
The Forgotten Toys
Annie (voice)
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Narrator (voice)
7 Up & Me
Narrator (voice)
A Rather English Marriage
Liz Franks
Standing Room Only
Last in line
The Making of a Lady
Lady Maria Byrne
The Plank
Hitcher
Games That Lovers Play
Fanny Hill
Nancherrow
Diana Carey-Lewis
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Patsy Stone (archive footage)
Mirrorball
Jackie Riviera
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Patsy Stone (archive footage)
Girl Friday
Presenter
The Weather in the Streets
Kate
Counting Tigers
Narrator (voice)
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years
Narrator
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
Mrs Stone
The Snowman Live Stage Show
Narrator
My Week with Maisy
Mrs. Foster
Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am
Presenter
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan
Presenter
The Man You're Not
Joanna Lumley
Electric Blue 002
(archive footage)
TV Shows (44)
Wednesday
Grandmama Hester Frump · 4 eps
The Avengers
Purdey
Summer Camp Island
Adult Susie (voice) · 2 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
Dolly Bantry · 2 eps
Lewis
Esme Ford · 1 eps
Absolutely Fabulous
Patsy Stone · 34 eps
Fool Me Once
Judith Burkett · 8 eps
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Celebrity Gogglebox
2 eps
The BAFTA Awards
Host · 2 eps
Are You Being Served?
Miss French · 2 eps
Lovejoy
Victoria Cavero · 3 eps
The New Avengers
Purdey · 26 eps
Blankety Blank
1 eps
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1 eps
Motherland
Felicity · 1 eps
Jam and Jerusalem
Delilah Stagg · 5 eps
Steptoe and Son
Bunty · 1 eps
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Various · 1 eps
Roseanne
Patsy Stone · 1 eps
The Foxbusters
Sims / Evita / Voracity (voice) · 26 eps
Mistresses
Vivienne Roden · 4 eps
Amandaland
Felicity · 12 eps
Sapphire & Steel
Sapphire · 34 eps
Cluedo
Mrs. Peacock · 6 eps
The Forgotten Toys
Annie (voice) · 26 eps
Mistral's Daughter
Lally Longbridge · 8 eps
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
Narrator (voice) · 12 eps
Oxbridge Blues
Gigi · 1 eps
Class Act
Kate Swift · 14 eps
Sensitive Skin
Davina Jackson · 12 eps
My Dad's the Prime Minister
1 eps
Coming Home
Diana Carey-Lewis · 2 eps
Finding Alice
Sarah Dillon · 6 eps
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
Narrator · 5 eps
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
1 eps
Nancherrow
2 eps
The Glory Boys
Helen · 3 eps
Posh Nosh
Narrator (voice) · 9 eps
Dr Willoughby
Donna Sinclair · 6 eps
Up in Town
Madison Blakelock · 10 eps
Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures
Cast · 3 eps
Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land
3 eps
Joanna Lumley's Postcards
6 eps
Self / Appearances (65)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 3 eps
Top Gear
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self · 1 eps
Wogan
Self · 5 eps
Wogan
Self - Presenter · 9 eps
The One Show
Self · 3 eps
Eurovision Song Contest
Self - Spokesperson · 1 eps
The Last Leg
Self · 5 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Champs-Elysées
Self · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self · 1 eps
An Audience with...
Self · 3 eps
Going Live!
Self · 1 eps
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self - Guest Announcer · 1 eps
Celebrity Gogglebox
Self · 1 eps
Car S.O.S.
Herself · 1 eps
Children In Need
Self · 4 eps
The Mrs Merton Show
Self · 1 eps
David Frost Vs
self · 6 eps
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Self · 1 eps
Late Night Lycett
Self - Guest · 1 eps
And the Winner Isn't
Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self
Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World
Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
Self · 4 eps
Twiggy
Self
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
Self - Presenter · 3 eps
Jewels of the Med
Self - Narrator (voice) · 10 eps
Final Chance to Save
Herself · 1 eps
Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey
Herself · 4 eps
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self
Joanna Lumley's India
Herself · 3 eps
Joanna Lumley's Japan
Herself · 3 eps
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
Self - Presenter · 4 eps
Attenborough at 90
Self
Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti
Herself - Presenter · 2 eps
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Self / Patricia "Patsy" Stone
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Herself (voice)
Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure
Self - Presenter · 4 eps
Joanna Lumley's Danube
Self - Host · 4 eps
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
Self - Presenter
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive
Self - Friend
Jewel of the Med: Majorca and Menorca
Self - Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
The House of Clemens
Self
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
Self
Live from Studio Five
Self · 1 eps
Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunderdragon
Herself · 1 eps
Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark
Herself - Presenter
Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights
Herself
In Search of Dracula
Herself
Counting Out Time
Herself
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
Herself
Joanna Lumley's Britain
Self - Host · 3 eps
The Genius of Roald Dahl
Herself
Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me
Self
Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words
Self
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
Herself - Host
Wogan on Wodehouse
Self
The Friday Night Project
Self - Host · 1 eps
