Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley

CountryIndia India
GenderFemale
BirthdayMay 1, 1946
BiographyDame Joanna Lamond Lumley (born 1 May 1946) is a British actress, presenter, author, television producer, activist and former model. 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). She also as played Elaine Perkins in Coronation Street in 1973. Her film appearances include On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), Curse of the Pink Panther (1983), 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.

Biography from the Wikipedia article Joanna Lumley. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Amandaland
Running
BBC Children in Need
Running
Jewels of the Mediterranean
Running
Joanna Lumley's Home Sweet Home: Travels in My Own Land
Running
Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure
Running
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
Running
The British Academy Film Awards
Running
Absolutely Fabulous
Ended
Britain's Busiest Airport - Heathrow
Ended
Call My Bluff
Ended
Class Act
Ended
Cluedo
Ended
Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death
Ended
Dr. Willoughby
Ended
Finding Alice
Ended
Gangsta Granny
Ended
Harlan Coben's Fool Me Once
Ended
Jam and Jerusalem
Ended
Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World
Ended
Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey
Ended
Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti
Ended
Joanna Lumley's India
Ended
Joanna Lumley's Japan
Ended
Joanna Lumley's Nile
Ended
Joanna Lumley's Postcards
Ended
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
Ended
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
Ended
Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures
Ended
Joanna Lumley: Catwoman
Ended
Mistral's Daughter
Ended
Posh Nosh
Ended
Sapphire and Steel
Ended
Sensitive Skin
Ended
Summer Camp Island
Ended
The Foxbusters
Ended
The Glory Boys
Ended
The New Avengers
Ended

Recently Updated Shows

Recently updated shows that might be of your interest.
The Last of Us
Running

The Last of Us

After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.

MobLand
Running

MobLand

With the most powerful clients in Europe, MobLand will see family fortunes and reputations at risk, odd alliances unfold, and betrayal around every corner; and while the family might be London's most elite fixers today, the nature of their business means there is no guarantee what's in store tomorrow.

MobLand follows two generations of gangsters, the businesses they run, the complex relationships they weave and the man they call upon to fix their problem.

GenreDrama, Crime
The White Lotus
Running

The White Lotus

A social satire set at an exclusive tropical resort, The White Lotus follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.

Daredevil: Born Again
Running

Daredevil: Born Again

Matt Murdock finds himself on a collision course with Wilson Fisk when their past identities begin to emerge.

 

The Studio
Running

The Studio

As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their own insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. With their power suits masking their never-ending sense of panic, every party, set visit, casting decision, marketing meeting, and award show presents them with an opportunity for glittering success or career-ending catastrophe. As someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes movies, it's the job Matt's been pursuing his whole life, and it may very well destroy him.

GenreComedy