Joanna Lumley

Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley (born 1 May 1946) is an Indian-born British actress, presenter, author, television producer, activist and former model. She has won two <a href="/facts/BAFTA_TV_Awards/bgSylq5h">BAFTA TV Awards</a> for her role as <a href="/facts/Patsy_Stone/yUrjpKUD">Patsy Stone</a> in the <a href="/facts/BBC/qFateIz8">BBC</a> sitcom <a href="/facts/Absolutely_Fabulous/UJJmlXfT">Absolutely Fabulous</a> (1992–2012) and was nominated for the 2011 <a href="/facts/Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_Actress_in_a_Play/zJdNuC0I">Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play</a> for the <a href="/facts/Broadway_theatre/6USkK8x9">Broadway</a> revival of <a href="/facts/La_B%25C3%25AAte_(play)/byL5uEng">La Bête</a>. In 2013, she received the Special Recognition Award at the <a href="/facts/National_Television_Awards/VFSXnM9p">National Television Awards</a> and in 2017 she was honoured with the <a href="/facts/BAFTA_Fellowship/S4ctjkPK">BAFTA Fellowship</a> award.
Lumley's other television credits include <a href="/facts/The_New_Avengers_(TV_series)/S2d9RWBF">The New Avengers</a> (1976–1977), <a href="/facts/Sapphire_%2526_Steel/fIbHGv6S">Sapphire & Steel</a> (1979–1982), <a href="/facts/Sensitive_Skin_(British_TV_series)/TwMcG2J3">Sensitive Skin</a> (2005–2007), <a href="/facts/Jam_%2526_Jerusalem/C31XmvKW">Jam & Jerusalem</a> (2006–2008) and <a href="/facts/Finding_Alice/JGMVAMg0">Finding Alice</a> (2021–present). She also as played <a href="/facts/Elaine_Perkins/qJwVtqTN">Elaine Perkins</a> in <a href="/facts/Coronation_Street/dmnQfBy2">Coronation Street</a> in 1973. Her film appearances include <a href="/facts/On_Her_Majesty%2527s_Secret_Service_(film)/QBneJTEc">On Her Majesty's Secret Service</a> (1969), <a href="/facts/Trail_of_the_Pink_Panther/TvlSBh5y">Trail of the Pink Panther</a> (1982), <a href="/facts/Curse_of_the_Pink_Panther/PTa1zbNs">Curse of the Pink Panther</a> (1983), <a href="/facts/Shirley_Valentine_(film)/pRNo1Foa">Shirley Valentine</a> (1989), <a href="/facts/James_and_the_Giant_Peach_(film)/vpXU5mtA">James and the Giant Peach</a> (1996), <a href="/facts/Ella_Enchanted_(film)/NVgkkMv3">Ella Enchanted</a> (2004), <a href="/facts/Corpse_Bride/B93tDmvP">Corpse Bride</a> (2005), <a href="/facts/The_Wolf_of_Wall_Street_(2013_film)/wyS36GTE">The Wolf of Wall Street</a> (2013) and <a href="/facts/Absolutely_Fabulous%3a_The_Movie/mTRVvsFF">Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie</a> (2016). She had roles in two episodes of <a href="/facts/Are_You_Being_Served%253F/uAuteEG2">Are You Being Served?</a> (1973–1975) written by <a href="/facts/Jeremy_Lloyd/MCV4RmeI">Jeremy Lloyd</a>, whom she had married and <a href="/facts/Divorce/tENy6fK3">divorced</a> three years prior to her first appearance on the show.
Lumley is an advocate and <a href="/facts/Human_rights_activist/tXfjFn2v">human rights activist</a> for <a href="/facts/Survival_International/br90kMlH">Survival International</a> and the <a href="/facts/Gurkha_Justice_Campaign/jBINXed1">Gurkha Justice Campaign</a>. She supports charities and <a href="/facts/Animal_welfare/R22EA5vT">animal welfare</a> groups, such as <a href="/facts/Compassion_in_World_Farming/nDC7TL7x">Compassion in World Farming</a> and <a href="/facts/Vegetarians%2527_International_Voice_for_Animals/09uszghe">Vegetarians' International Voice for Animals</a>. Lumley was made a <a href="/facts/Order_of_the_British_Empire/HlY9buuN">Dame</a> (DBE) in the <a href="/facts/2022_New_Year_Honours/9cGME5cE">2022 New Year Honours</a> for services to drama, entertainment and charity.

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Joanna Lumley