Joanna Lumley
Currently on mostly returning shows.
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.Read full biography
TV Shows
32 Tracked Shows
Other Credits
Jewels of the Med (2025), Jewel of the Med: Majorca and Menorca (2025), Joanna Lumley's Danube (2025), David Frost Vs (2025), Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure (2023), Late Night Lycett (2023), Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World (2022), Finding Alice (2021), Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land (2021), Joanna Lumley's Britain (2021), Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard (2021), Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime (2020), Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti (2020), Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures (2020), Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure (2018), Joanna Lumley's India (2017), Joanna Lumley's Postcards (2017), Joanna Lumley's Japan (2016), Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure (2015), Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow (2015), The Michael McIntyre Chat Show (2014), The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (2013), Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey (2011), Justin Lee Collins: Good Times (2010), The National Television Awards Backstage Live (2010), Live from Studio Five (2009), Mistresses (2008), Lewis (2007), A Bucket O' French and Saunders (2007), Jam and Jerusalem (2006), Philip and Elizabeth (2006), Betjeman and Me (2006), Sensitive Skin (2005), Final Chance to Save (2005), The Friday Night Project (2005), My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003), Posh Nosh (2003), Up in Town (2002), Dr Willoughby (1999), The Foxbusters (1999), Nancherrow (1999), Coming Home (1998), Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunderdragon (1997), The Forgotten Toys (1997), The Mrs Merton Show (1995), Class Act (1994), Plunder (1990), Cluedo (1990), Roseanne (1988), Comic Relief (1988), Mistral's Daughter (1984), Oxbridge Blues (1984), The Glory Boys (1984), The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982), Wogan (1982), Sapphire & Steel (1979), Steptoe and Son (1962)