Joanna Lumley
Born 1946
Known for The Wolf of Wall Street, Corpse Bride, Me Before You.
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.
Movie Credits
My Week with Maisy (2024)
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan (2021)
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years (2020)
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers (2017)
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began (2008)
Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights (2008)
Coming Home (1998)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
Mad Cows (1999)
Nancherrow (1999)
The Breaking of Bumbo (1970)
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out (2024)
Falling for Figaro (2020)
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000)
The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1997)
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
Innocent Lies (1995)
Finding Your Feet (2017)
The Magic Roundabout (2004)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1974)
The Making of a Lady (2012)
Ella Enchanted (2004)
The Cat's Meow (2001)
Shirley Valentine (1989)
Absolutely Anything (2015)
She's Funny That Way (2014)
Gangsta Granny (2013)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Maybe Baby (2000)
Prince Valiant (1997)
Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
Boogie Woogie (2010)
A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990)
Tam Lin (1970)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Late Bloomers (2011)
Stories of Lost Souls (2005)
Me Before You (2016)
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out (2021)
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
Paddington 2 (2017)
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
The Plank (1979)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Some Girls Do (1969)
Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
EuroTrip (2004)
