Joanna Lumley
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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Frank and Percy
as Unknown
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
as Mrs Stone
Netflix Tudum 2025
as Self
Joanna Lumley's Danube
as Self - Host
Twiggy
as Self
David Frost Vs
as self
Amandaland
as Felicity
The House of Clemens
as Self
Jewel of the Med: Majorca and Menorca
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Jewels of the Med
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
as Self / Patricia "Patsy" Stone
My Week with Maisy
as Mrs. Foster
Fool Me Once
as Judith Burkett
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Self
Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure
as Self - Presenter
Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words
as Self
Late Night Lycett
as Self - Guest
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive
as Self - Friend
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self
Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World
as Self - Presenter
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
as Self
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan
as Presenter
Blankety Blank
as Unknown
Falling for Figaro
as Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
as Narrator
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Lady Narborough
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
as Self
Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land
as Unknown
Joanna Lumley's Britain
as Self - Host
Finding Alice
as Sarah Dillon
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years
as Narrator
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
as Narrator (voice)
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
as Self
Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures
as Cast
Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti
as Herself - Presenter
In Search of Dracula
as Herself
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
as Self - Guest Judge
Counting Tigers
as Narrator (voice)
Celebrity Gogglebox
as Self
Celebrity Gogglebox
as Unknown
7 Up & Me
as Narrator (voice)
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
as Herself - Host
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
as Self - Presenter
Summer Camp Island
as Adult Susie (voice)
Finding Your Feet
as Jackie
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
as Self - Presenter
And the Winner Isn't
as Self
Motherland
as Felicity
Paddington 2
as Felicity Fanshaw
Joanna Lumley's India
as Herself
The Man You're Not
as Joanna Lumley
Joanna Lumley's Postcards
as Unknown
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
as Herself (voice)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joanna Lumley's Japan
as Herself
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Patsy Stone
Attenborough at 90
as Self
Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me
as Self
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
as Self - Presenter
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
as Narrator (voice)
She's Funny That Way
as Vivian Claremont
Absolutely Anything
as Fenella
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Narrator (voice)
Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am
as Presenter
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Gangsta Granny
as The Queen
Car S.O.S.
as Herself
The Last Leg
as Self
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as Self - Contestant
Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark
as Herself - Presenter
The Making of a Lady
as Lady Maria Byrne
The Genius of Roald Dahl
as Herself
Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey
as Herself
Wogan on Wodehouse
as Self
Late Bloomers
as Charlotte
The Snowman Live Stage Show
as Narrator
Boogie Woogie
as Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
as Self
Live from Studio Five
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
as Herself
Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights
as Herself
Mistresses
as Vivienne Roden
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
as Unknown
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Lewis
as Esme Ford
Counting Out Time
as Herself
Jam and Jerusalem
as Delilah Stagg
The One Show
as Self
Sensitive Skin
as Davina Jackson
Corpse Bride
as Maudeline Everglot (voice)
Final Chance to Save
as Herself
The Friday Night Project
as Self - Host
The Magic Roundabout
as Ermintrude (voice)
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dolly Bantry
Stories of Lost Souls
as Last in Line
Parkinson
as Self - Guest
Ella Enchanted
as Dame Olga
Standing Room Only
as Last in line
My Dad's the Prime Minister
as Unknown
Posh Nosh
as Narrator (voice)
Top Gear
as Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self - Guest Announcer
The Cat's Meow
as Elinor Glyn
Up in Town
as Madison Blakelock
Mirrorball
as Jackie Riviera
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
as Half Tusk (voice)
Maybe Baby
as Shiela
Dr Willoughby
as Donna Sinclair
Mad Cows
as Gillian
The Foxbusters
as Sims / Evita / Voracity (voice)
Parting Shots
as Freda
Nancherrow
as Unknown
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
as The Female Doctor
Alice in Wonderland
as Tiger Lily (voice)
Nancherrow
as Diana Carey-Lewis
A Rather English Marriage
as Liz Franks
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
as Patsy Stone (archive footage)
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
as Mrs. Lovett
Coming Home
as Diana Carey-Lewis
Coming Home
as Diana Carey-Lewis
Parkinson
as Self
Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunderdragon
as Herself
Prince Valiant
as Morgan Le Fey
The Forgotten Toys
as Annie (voice)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
as Patsy Stone
James and the Giant Peach
as Aunt Spiker
Innocent Lies
as Lady Helena Graves
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
as Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)
The Mrs Merton Show
as Self
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
as Patsy Stone (archive footage)
Cold Comfort Farm
as Mary Smiling
The Forgotten Toys
as Annie (voice)
Girl Friday
as Presenter
Class Act
as Kate Swift
Absolutely Fabulous
as Patsy Stone
Cluedo
as Mrs. Peacock
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
as Lady Drayton
Shirley Valentine
as Marjorie Majors
Roseanne
as Patsy Stone
Going Live!
as Self
Lovejoy
as Victoria Cavero
Oxbridge Blues
as Gigi
The Glory Boys
as Helen
Mistral's Daughter
as Lally Longbridge
The Weather in the Streets
as Kate
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Countess Chandra
Trail of the Pink Panther
as Marie Jouvet
Wogan
as Self
Wogan
as Self - Presenter
Electric Blue - The Movie
as (archive footage)
The Kenny Everett Television Show
as Various
Champs-Elysées
as Self
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
as Unknown
Children In Need
as Self
Electric Blue 002
as (archive footage)
The Plank
as Hitcher
Sapphire & Steel
as Sapphire
An Audience with...
as Self
The New Avengers
as Purdey
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
as Miss Parkyn
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
as Jessica Van Helsing
Are You Being Served?
as Miss French
A Ghost Story for Christmas
as Unknown
The House That Dripped Blood
as Unknown
Games That Lovers Play
as Fanny Hill
The Ballad of Tam Lin
as Georgia
The Breaking of Bumbo
as Susie
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as The English Girl
Some Girls Do
as Robot Saboteur (uncredited)
Steptoe and Son
as Bunty
Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - Spokesperson
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
The BAFTA Awards
as Host