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Joanna Lumley

1946-05-01

The 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.

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Movies

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The Wolf of Wall Street

8 average rating
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Corpse Bride

7.581 average rating
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Me Before You

7.9 average rating
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Paddington 2

7.5 average rating
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service

6.574 average rating
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EuroTrip

6.6 average rating
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James and the Giant Peach

6.6 average rating
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Ella Enchanted

6.5 average rating
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The Magic Roundabout

5.4 average rating
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Absolutely Anything

5.9 average rating
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Alice in Wonderland

6.3 average rating
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Curse of the Pink Panther

4.7 average rating
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

5.3 average rating
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Boogie Woogie

5.043 average rating
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She's Funny That Way

5.944 average rating
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Shirley Valentine

6.3 average rating
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula

5.6 average rating
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Finding Your Feet

7.1 average rating
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The House That Dripped Blood

6.318 average rating
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Trail of the Pink Panther

5.2 average rating