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
Corpse Bride (2005)
as Maudeline Everglot (voice)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
as Aunt Emma
Me Before You (2016)
as Mary Rawlinson
Paddington 2 (2017)
as Felicity Fanshaw
EuroTrip (2004)
as Hostel Clerk
Ella Enchanted (2004)
as Dame Olga
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
as The English Girl
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
as Aunt Spiker
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
as Marie Jouvet
Absolutely Anything (2015)
as Fenella
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
as Tiger Lily (voice)
She's Funny That Way (2015)
as Vivian Claremont
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
as Patsy Stone
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
as Jessica Van Helsing
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
as Countess Chandra
Prince Valiant (1997)
as Morgan Le Fey
Boogie Woogie (2010)
as Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold
The Magic Roundabout (2005)
as Ermintrude (voice)
The Cat's Meow (2002)
as Elinor Glyn
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
Actor
Some Girls Do (1969)
as Robot Saboteur (uncredited)
Falling for Figaro (2021)
as Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout (1996)
as Patsy Stone
Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025)
as Self
Finding Your Feet (2017)
as Jackie
Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017)
as Herself (voice)
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000)
as Half Tusk (voice)
Stories of Lost Souls (2004)
as Last in Line
Innocent Lies (1995)
as Lady Helena Graves
Shirley Valentine (1989)
as Marjorie Majors
And the Winner Isn't (2017)
as Self
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ballad of Tam Lin (1970)
as Georgia
A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990)
as Lady Drayton
Twiggy (2025)
as Self
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death (1999)
as The Female Doctor
Coming Home (1998)
as Diana Carey-Lewis
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
The Weather in the Streets (1983)
as Kate
Gangsta Granny (2013)
as The Queen
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out (2024)
as Self / Patricia "Patsy" Stone
Parting Shots (1999)
as Freda
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Miss French (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (2021)
as Lady Narborough
Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
as Mary Smiling
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1973)
as Miss Parkyn
The Breaking of Bumbo (1970)
as Susie
A Rather English Marriage (1998)
as Liz Franks
Maybe Baby (2000)
as Shiela
The Missing Crown Jewels (2017)
as Self
Electric Blue - The Movie (1982)
as (archive footage)
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers (2017)
as Self - Presenter
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett (1995)
as Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)
The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998)
as Mrs. Lovett
Attenborough at 90 (2016)
as Self
Frank and Percy (2026)
Actor
The House of Clemens (2025)
as Self
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life (1998)
as Patsy Stone (archive footage)
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter (2023)
as Self
Standing Room Only (2004)
as Last in line
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous (1995)
as Patsy Stone (archive footage)
Late Bloomers (2011)
as Charlotte
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years (2020)
as Narrator
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1980)
Actor
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive (2022)
as Self - Friend
The Making of a Lady (2012)
as Lady Maria Byrne
Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me (2015)
as Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out (2021)
as Self
7 Up & Me (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Games That Lovers Play (1971)
as Fanny Hill
Mirrorball (2000)
as Jackie Riviera
My Week with Maisy (2024)
as Mrs. Foster
The Genius of Roald Dahl (2012)
as Herself
The Snowman Live Stage Show (2010)
as Narrator
My Favourite Attenborough Moment (2006)
as Self
Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am (2014)
as Presenter
Mad Cows (1999)
as Gillian
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began (2008)
as Herself
The Plank (1979)
as Hitcher
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life (2021)
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
The Forgotten Toys (1995)
as Annie (voice)
Saturday Knight Takeaway (2018)
as Self
Bette Midler: One Night Only (2014)
as Self - Host
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan (2021)
as Presenter
Nancherrow (1999)
as Diana Carey-Lewis
Counting Tigers (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words (2023)
as Self
Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights (2008)
as Herself
Wogan on Wodehouse (2011)
as Self
Girl Friday (1994)
as Presenter
Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark (2012)
as Herself - Presenter
Counting Out Time (2007)
as Herself
In Search of Dracula (2020)
as Herself
Electric Blue 002 (1980)
as (archive footage)