05/01/1946
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India:
Lumley begon als fotomodel en maakte haar filmdebuut als een vrouwelijke robot in de James Bondparodie Some Girls Do (1969). Vervolgens was ze bondgirl in de James Bondfilm On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). Haar eerste grote rol was als Purdey in de televisieserie The New Avengers (1976-1977), een vervolgserie van De Wrekers. Daarna had ze een hoofdrol in de sciencefictiontelevisieserie Sapphire & Steel (1979-1982). In de jaren 80 speelde ze in twee Pink Pantherfilms en een filmversie van het toneelstuk Shirley Valentine. Van 1992 tot 2004 speelde Lumley de rol van de hedonistische Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous. Daarnaast speelde ze onder meer in A Rather English Marriage (waarvoor ze een BAFTA-nominatie voor beste actrice kreeg) en de BBC-series Jam & Jerusalem (2006) en Sensitive Skin (2005-2007). In 1999 speelde ze een vrouwelijke Doctor Who. Lumley leende haar stem aan AOL, waarvoor ze onder meer "Welcome to AOL" en "You have mail" insprak. Ook leende ze haar stem aan de Tim Burtonfilms James and the Giant Peach (1996) en Corpse Bride (2005). In 2008-2009 zond de BBC een documentairereeks uit, Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights, waarin Lumley naar Noord-Noorwegen afreist om het poollicht persoonlijk te ervaren. Ze heeft ook meerdere boeken geschreven, waaronder twee autobiografieën, Stare Back and Smile: Memoirs (1989) en No Room for Secrets (2005). De biografie Joanna Lumley - The Biography verscheen in 1999. Joanna Lumley heeft drie keer een BAFTA-prijs gewonnen, in 1993 en 1995 voor Absolutely Fabulous en in 2000 een speciale prijs voor The New Avengers. Ook won ze een British Comedy Award in 1993 voor Absolutely Fabulous. Daarnaast is ze vier keer genomineerd voor een BAFTA-prijs en één keer voor een British Comedy Award. Naast haar werk als actrice is Lumley zeer actief als dierenrechten-, milieu- en mensenrechtenactiviste. Ze steunt de Gurkha Justice Campaign, die gelijke rechten voor zowel Gurkha's als andere Britse militaire veteranen als doelstelling heeft. Verder sponsort ze de Joanna Lumley Fellowship in Environmental Science aan de Universiteit van Oxford. Lumley is benoemd tot Officier in de Orde van het Britse Rijk en fellow van de Royal Geographical Society. Op de Chelsea Flower Show werd in 2007 een fuchsia naar haar vernoemd.[2] Ze heeft een zoon, Jamie (geboren in 1967), twee kleindochters, Alice (geboren in 2003) en Emily (geboren in 2004) en is getrouwd met de componist Stephen Barlow sinds 1985.
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Amandaland - Christmas special (2025) as Felicity |
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A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower (2025) as Mrs Stone |
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Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025) as Self |
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Twiggy (2025) as Self |
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Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out (2024) as Self / Patricia "Patsy" Stone |
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My Week with Maisy (2024) as Mrs. Foster |
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imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter (2023) as Self |
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Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words (2023) as Self |
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Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life (2021) as Self |
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Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan (2021) as Presenter |
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Falling for Figaro (2021) as Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop |
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (2021) as Lady Narborough |
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The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out (2021) as Self |
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Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years (2020) as Narrator |
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In Search of Dracula (2020) as Herself |
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Counting Tigers (2019) as Narrator (voice) |
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7 Up & Me (2019) as Narrator (voice) |
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20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas (2018) as Herself - Host |
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Finding Your Feet (2017) as Jackie |
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Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers (2017) as Self - Presenter |
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And the Winner Isn't (2017) as Self |
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Paddington 2 (2017) as Felicity Fanshaw |
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The Man You're Not (2017) as Joanna Lumley |
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Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017) as Herself (voice) |
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016) as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016) as Patsy Stone |
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Me Before You (2016) as Mary Rawlinson |
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Attenborough at 90 (2016) as Self |
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Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me (2015) as Self |
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She's Funny That Way (2015) as Vivian Claremont |
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Absolutely Anything (2015) as Fenella |
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Bette Midler: One Night Only (2014) as Self - Host |
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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014) as Narrator (voice) |
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Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am (2014) as Presenter |
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Gangsta Granny (2013) as The Queen |
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) as Aunt Emma |
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Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark (2012) as Herself - Presenter |
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The Making of a Lady (2012) as Lady Maria Byrne |
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The Genius of Roald Dahl (2012) as Herself |
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Wogan on Wodehouse (2011) as Self |
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Late Bloomers (2011) as Charlotte |
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The Snowman Live Stage Show (2010) as Narrator |
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Boogie Woogie (2010) as Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold |
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Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began (2008) as Herself |
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Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights (2008) as Herself |
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My Favourite Attenborough Moment (2006) as Self |
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Corpse Bride (2005) as Maudeline Everglot (voice) |
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) as Miss French (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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The Magic Roundabout (2005) as Ermintrude (voice) |
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Stories of Lost Souls (2004) as Last in Line |
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Ella Enchanted (2004) as Dame Olga |
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EuroTrip (2004) as Hostel Clerk |
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Standing Room Only (2004) as Last in line |
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The Cat's Meow (2001) as Elinor Glyn |
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Mirrorball (2000) as Jackie Riviera |
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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000) as Half Tusk (voice) |
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Maybe Baby (2000) as Shiela |
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Mad Cows (1999) as Gillian |
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Parting Shots (1999) as Freda |
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Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death (1999) as The Female Doctor |
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Alice in Wonderland (1999) as Tiger Lily (voice) |
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Nancherrow (1999) as Diana Carey-Lewis |
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A Rather English Marriage (1998) as Liz Franks |
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Absolutely Fabulous: A Life (1998) as Patsy Stone (archive footage) |
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The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1998) as Mrs. Lovett |
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Coming Home (1998) as Diana Carey-Lewis |
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Prince Valiant (1997) as Morgan Le Fey |
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout (1996) as Patsy Stone |
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James and the Giant Peach (1996) as Aunt Spiker |
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Innocent Lies (1995) as Lady Helena Graves |
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In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett (1995) as Sketch Performer (Archive Footage) |
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How to Be Absolutely Fabulous (1995) as Patsy Stone (archive footage) |
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Cold Comfort Farm (1995) as Mary Smiling |
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The Forgotten Toys (1995) as Annie (voice) |
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Girl Friday (1994) as Presenter |
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A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990) as Lady Drayton |
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Shirley Valentine (1989) as Marjorie Majors |
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The Weather in the Streets (1983) as Kate |
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Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) as Countess Chandra |
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Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) as Marie Jouvet |
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Electric Blue - The Movie (1982) as (archive footage) |
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An Audience with Dame Edna Everage (1980) as |
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Electric Blue 002 (1980) as (archive footage) |
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The Plank (1979) as Hitcher |
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Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1973) as Miss Parkyn |
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) as Jessica Van Helsing |
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The House That Dripped Blood (1971) as |
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Games That Lovers Play (1971) as Fanny Hill |
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The Ballad of Tam Lin (1970) as Georgia |
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The Breaking of Bumbo (1970) as Susie |
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) as The English Girl |
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Some Girls Do (1969) as Robot Saboteur (uncredited) |
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Frank and Percy () as |