Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley DBE FRGS 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 Actr ... ess 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.
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Organization | Category | Movie |
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Absolutely Fabulous
as Patsy
Episodes: 39
First Aired: Nov 12, 1992
Sapphire & Steel
as Sapphire
Episodes: 34
First Aired: Jul 10, 1979
The Cuckoo Waltz
as Harriet Paulden
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Oct 27, 1975
The New Avengers
as Purdey
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Oct 22, 1976
The Foxbusters
as Sims / Evita / Voracity (voice)
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Sep 09, 1999
The Forgotten Toys
as Annie (voice)
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Jan 01, 1997
Class Act
as Kate Swift
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Apr 07, 1994
Sensitive Skin
as Davina Jackson
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Nov 10, 2005
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jun 04, 2015
Up in Town
as Madison Blakelock
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Mar 06, 2002
Posh Nosh
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Feb 04, 2003
Mistral's Daughter
as Lally Longbridge
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Sep 24, 1984
Fool Me Once
as Judith Burkett
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jan 01, 2024
Finding Alice
as Sarah
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 17, 2021
Dr Willoughby
as Donna Sinclair
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Nov 14, 1999
Jam and Jerusalem
as Delilah
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Nov 24, 2006
Amandaland
as Felicity
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Feb 05, 2025
Cluedo
as Mrs. Peacock
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jul 25, 1990
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
as Narrator
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Apr 09, 2021
Jewel of the Med: Majorca and Menorca
as Narrator
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jan 09, 2025
Mistresses
as Vivienne Roden
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jan 08, 2008
Lovejoy
as Victoria Cavero
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 10, 1986
The Glory Boys
as Helen
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 01, 1984
Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures
as Cast
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 28, 2020
Jewels of the Med
as Narrator
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 02, 2025
Are You Being Served?
as Miss French
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 08, 1972
Starting Out
as Mrs Robertson
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Unknown
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Dolly Bantry
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 12, 2004
Summer Camp Island
as Adult Susie (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 07, 2018
Coming Home
as Diana Carey-Lewis
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 12, 1998
Lewis
as Esme Ford
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 18, 2007
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 18, 2020
The Kenny Everett Television Show
as Various
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 1982
Oxbridge Blues
as Gigi
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 14, 1984
Jonathan Creek
as Rosalind Tartikoff
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 09, 1997
Steptoe and Son
as Bunty
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 05, 1962
Jam and Jerusalem
as Delilah Stagg
Episodes: 0
First Aired: Nov 24, 2006
The Avengers
as Purdey
Episodes: 0
First Aired: Jan 07, 1961
Wogan
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 9
First Aired: May 04, 1982
Wogan
as Self
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 04, 1982
Joanna Lumley's Postcards From My Travels
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Apr 20, 2017
The Last Leg
as Self
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jan 25, 2013
Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jul 05, 2023
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 12, 2018
Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey
as Herself
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 13, 2011
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 04, 2020
Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 02, 2021
Joanna Lumley's Britain
as Self - Host
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 02, 2021
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 12, 2015
Joanna Lumley's Japan
as Herself
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 09, 2016
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
An Audience with...
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 08, 1978
Joanna Lumley's India
as Herself
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 05, 2017
Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Mar 17, 2022
The One Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 14, 2006
The BAFTA Awards
as Host
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 29, 1949
Nancherrow
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 04, 1999
Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti
as Herself - Presenter
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 10, 2020
Top Gear
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 20, 2002
Roseanne
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 18, 1988
Plunder
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 05, 1990
Philip and Elizabeth
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 12, 2006
Comic Relief
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 05, 1988
Live from Studio Five
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 2009
Betjeman and Me
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 14, 2006
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 29, 2010
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 20, 2010
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
French & Saunders
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 09, 1987
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 07, 2007
My Dad's the Prime Minister
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 2003
Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunderdragon
as Herself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 25, 1997
The Mrs Merton Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 10, 1995
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Celebrity Gogglebox
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 14, 2019
Late Night Lycett
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 31, 2023
Going Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1987
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as Self - Contestant
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 21, 2013
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 10, 2014
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
as Self - Guest Judge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
Champs-Elysées
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 16, 1982
Blankety Blank
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 2021
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 04, 2022
Final Chance to Save
as Herself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 03, 2005
Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - UK’s Spokesperson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 24, 1956
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
as Self - Guest Announcer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 08, 2002
Parkinson
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1998
Popularity History
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2024 | 6 | 27 | 39 | 17 |
2024 | 7 | 35 | 55 | 15 |
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2025 | 1 | 29 | 54 | 11 |
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2025 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 1 |
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