Acting · Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India · Born May 1, 1946
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.
MovieA Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
2025
as Mrs Stone
MovieNetflix Tudum 2025
2025
as Self
TVJoanna Lumley's Danube
2025
as Self - Host
MovieTwiggy
2025
as Self
TVDavid Frost Vs
2025
as self
TVAmandaland
2025
as Felicity
TVJewel of the Med: Majorca and Menorca
2025
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVJewels of the Med
2025
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieAbsolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
2024
as Self / Patricia "Patsy" Stone
MovieMy Week with Maisy
2024
as Mrs. Foster
TVFool Me Once
2024
as Judith Burkett
Movieimagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
as Self
TVJoanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure
2023
as Self - Presenter
MovieJoanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words
2023
as Self
TVLate Night Lycett
2023
as Self - Guest
MovieSpike Milligan: The Unseen Archive
2022
as Self - Friend
TVWednesday
2022
as Grandmama Hester Frump
TVSunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
as Self
TVJoanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World
2022
as Self - Presenter
MovieQuentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
2021
as Self
MovieJoanna Lumley and the Human Swan
2021
as Presenter
TVBlankety Blank
2021
MovieFalling for Figaro
2021
as Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
TVRosie Jones' Trip Hazard
2021
as Narrator
MovieThe Picture of Dorian Gray
2021
as Lady Narborough
MovieThe Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
as Self
TVJoanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land
2021
TVJoanna Lumley's Britain
2021
as Self - Host
TVFinding Alice
2021
as Sarah
MovieCoronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years
2020
as Narrator
TVThe Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
2020
as Narrator (voice)
TVMichael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
2020
as Self
TVJoanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures
2020
as Cast
TVJoanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti
2020
as Herself - Presenter
MovieIn Search of Dracula
2020
as Herself
TVRuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
as Self - Guest Judge
MovieCounting Tigers
2019
as Narrator (voice)
TVCelebrity Gogglebox
2019
as Self
Movie7 Up & Me
2019
as Narrator (voice)
Movie20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
2018
as Herself - Host
TVJoanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
2018
as Self - Presenter
TVSummer Camp Island
2018
as Adult Susie (voice)
Saturday Knight Takeaway
2018
as Self
MovieFinding Your Feet
2017
as Jackie
The Missing Crown Jewels
2017
as Self
MovieJoanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
2017
as Self - Presenter
MovieAnd the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
MoviePaddington 2
2017
as Felicity Fanshaw
TVMotherland
2017
as Felicity
TVJoanna Lumley's India
2017
as Herself
MovieThe Man You're Not
2017
as Joanna Lumley
TVJoanna Lumley's Postcards
2017
MovieCarnage: Swallowing the Past
2017
as Herself (voice)
MovieBritish Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVJoanna Lumley's Japan
2016
as Herself
MovieAbsolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
as Patsy Stone
MovieMe Before You
2016
as Mary Rawlinson
MovieAttenborough at 90
2016
as Self
MovieJoanna Lumley: Elvis and Me
2015
as Self
TVJoanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
2015
as Self - Presenter
TVBritain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
2015
as Narrator (voice)
MovieShe's Funny That Way
2015
as Vivian Claremont
MovieAbsolutely Anything
2015
as Fenella
Bette Midler: One Night Only
2014
as Self - Host
Movie50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
as Narrator (voice)
MovieJoanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am
2014
as Presenter
TVThe Michael McIntyre Chat Show
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieGangsta Granny
2013
as The Queen
MovieThe Wolf of Wall Street
2013
as Aunt Emma
TVCar S.O.S.
2013
as Herself
TVThe Last Leg
2013
as Self
TVThe Great Comic Relief Bake Off
2013
as Self - Contestant
MovieJoanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark
2012
as Herself - Presenter
MovieThe Making of a Lady
2012
as Lady Maria Byrne
MovieThe Genius of Roald Dahl
2012
as Herself
TVJoanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey
2011
as Herself
MovieWogan on Wodehouse
2011
as Self
MovieLate Bloomers
2011
as Charlotte
MovieThe Snowman Live Stage Show
2010
as Narrator
MovieBoogie Woogie
2010
as Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold
TVJustin Lee Collins: Good Times
2010
as Self
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010
TVLive from Studio Five
2009
as Self
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieIan Fleming: Where Bond Began
2008
as Herself
MovieJoanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights
2008
as Herself
TVMistresses
2008
as Vivienne Roden
TVA Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TVLewis
2007
as Esme Ford
MovieCounting Out Time
2007
as Herself
TVJam and Jerusalem
2006
as Delilah Stagg
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self
Betjeman and Me
2006
Philip and Elizabeth
2006
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
2006
as Self
TVSensitive Skin
2005
as Davina Jackson
MovieCorpse Bride
2005
as Maudeline Everglot (voice)
TVFinal Chance to Save
2005
as Herself
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Miss French (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVThe Friday Night Project
2005
as Self - Host
MovieThe Magic Roundabout
2005
as Ermintrude (voice)
TVAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Dolly Bantry
MovieStories of Lost Souls
2004
as Last in Line
MovieElla Enchanted
2004
as Dame Olga
MovieEuroTrip
2004
as Hostel Clerk
MovieStanding Room Only
2004
as Last in line
TVMy Dad's the Prime Minister
2003
TVPosh Nosh
2003
as Narrator (voice)
TVTop Gear
2002
as Self
TVAnt & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self - Guest Announcer
TVUp in Town
2002
as Madison Blakelock
MovieThe Cat's Meow
2001
as Elinor Glyn
MovieMirrorball
2000
as Jackie Riviera
MovieWhispers: An Elephant's Tale
2000
as Half Tusk (voice)
MovieMaybe Baby
2000
as Shiela
TVDr Willoughby
1999
as Donna Sinclair
MovieMad Cows
1999
as Gillian
TVThe Foxbusters
1999
as Sims / Evita / Voracity (voice)
MovieParting Shots
1999
as Freda
TVNancherrow
1999
MovieDoctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999
as The Female Doctor
MovieAlice in Wonderland
1999
as Tiger Lily (voice)
MovieNancherrow
1999
as Diana Carey-Lewis
MovieA Rather English Marriage
1998
as Liz Franks
MovieAbsolutely Fabulous: A Life
1998
as Patsy Stone (archive footage)
MovieThe Tale of Sweeney Todd
1998
as Mrs. Lovett
TVComing Home
1998
as Diana Carey-Lewis
MovieComing Home
1998
as Diana Carey-Lewis
TVParkinson
1998
as Self
TVJoanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunderdragon
1997
as Herself
MoviePrince Valiant
1997
as Morgan Le Fey
TVThe Forgotten Toys
1997
as Annie (voice)
MovieAbsolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
1996
as Patsy Stone
MovieJames and the Giant Peach
1996
as Aunt Spiker
MovieInnocent Lies
1995
as Lady Helena Graves
MovieIn the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
1995
as Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)
TVThe Mrs Merton Show
1995
as Self
MovieHow to Be Absolutely Fabulous
1995
as Patsy Stone (archive footage)
MovieCold Comfort Farm
1995
as Mary Smiling
MovieThe Forgotten Toys
1995
as Annie (voice)
MovieGirl Friday
1994
as Presenter
TVClass Act
1994
as Kate Swift
TVAbsolutely Fabulous
1992
as Patsy Stone
TVCluedo
1990
as Mrs. Peacock
MovieA Ghost in Monte Carlo
1990
as Lady Drayton
Plunder
1990
Challenge Anneka
1989
as Self
MovieShirley Valentine
1989
as Marjorie Majors
TVRoseanne
1988
as Patsy Stone
Comic Relief
1988
TVGoing Live!
1987
as Self
TVLovejoy
1986
as Victoria Cavero
TVOxbridge Blues
1984
as Gigi
TVThe Glory Boys
1984
as Helen
TVMistral's Daughter
1984
as Lally Longbridge
MovieThe Weather in the Streets
1983
as Kate
MovieCurse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Countess Chandra
MovieTrail of the Pink Panther
1982
as Marie Jouvet
TVWogan
1982
as Self
MovieElectric Blue - The Movie
1982
as (archive footage)
TVThe Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
as Various
TVChamps-Elysées
1982
as Self
MovieAn Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1980
TVChildren In Need
1980
as Self
MovieElectric Blue 002
1980
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Plank
1979
as Hitcher
TVSapphire & Steel
1979
as Sapphire
TVAn Audience with...
1978
as Self
TVThe New Avengers
1976
as Purdey
MovieDon't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973
as Miss Parkyn
MovieThe Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
as Jessica Van Helsing
TVAre You Being Served?
1972
as Miss French
TVA Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
MovieThe House That Dripped Blood
1971
MovieGames That Lovers Play
1971
as Fanny Hill
MovieThe Ballad of Tam Lin
1970
as Georgia
MovieThe Breaking of Bumbo
1970
as Susie
MovieOn Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as The English Girl
MovieSome Girls Do
1969
as Robot Saboteur (uncredited)
TVSteptoe and Son
1962
as Bunty
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Purdey
TVEurovision Song Contest
1956
as Self - UK’s Spokesperson
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TVThe BAFTA Awards
1949
as Host
Frank and Percy
