Cast & creator
Joanna Lumley
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Graham Norton Show
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.
Also known as: Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley, Dame Joanna Lumley
96
film credits
99
television credits
191
1949–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (195)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The One Show
Self
2006
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
The Avengers
Purdey
1961
Wednesday
Grandmama Hester Frump
2022
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Top Gear
Self
2002
Wogan
Self
1982Wogan
Self - Presenter
1982
Eurovision Song Contest
Self - Spokesperson
1956
Lewis
Esme Ford
2007
Summer Camp Island
Adult Susie (voice)
2018
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
2022
The Last Leg
Self
2013
Corpse Bride
Maudeline Everglot (voice)
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
Dolly Bantry
2004
Parkinson
Self
1998
An Audience with...
Self
1978
The Wolf of Wall Street
Aunt Emma
2013
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self - Guest Announcer
2002
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge
2019
Absolutely Fabulous
Patsy Stone
1992
Parkinson
Self - Guest
2004
Going Live!
Self
1987
Celebrity Gogglebox
Self
2019Celebrity Gogglebox
2019
Lovejoy
Victoria Cavero
1986
Me Before You
Mary Rawlinson
2016
The BAFTA Awards
Host
1949
The New Avengers
Purdey
1976
Paddington 2
Felicity Fanshaw
2017
Are You Being Served?
Miss French
1972
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
Narrator (voice)
2020
Blankety Blank
2021
Car S.O.S.
Herself
2013
Fool Me Once
Judith Burkett
2024
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Various
1982
Steptoe and Son
Bunty
1962Challenge Anneka
Self
1989
Sapphire & Steel
Sapphire
1979
Ella Enchanted
Dame Olga
2004
Roseanne
Patsy Stone
1988
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The English Girl
1969
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
Motherland
Felicity
2017
The Foxbusters
Sims / Evita / Voracity (voice)
1999
Jam and Jerusalem
Delilah Stagg
2006
Cluedo
Mrs. Peacock
1990
Children In Need
Self
1980
EuroTrip
Hostel Clerk
2004
James and the Giant Peach
Aunt Spiker
1996
Mistresses
Vivienne Roden
2008
Amandaland
Felicity
2025
Trail of the Pink Panther
Marie Jouvet
1982
Absolutely Anything
Fenella
2015Comic Relief
1988
Mistral's Daughter
Lally Longbridge
1984
The Mrs Merton Show
Self
1995
Alice in Wonderland
Tiger Lily (voice)
1999
Oxbridge Blues
Gigi
1984
She's Funny That Way
Vivian Claremont
2015
Sensitive Skin
Davina Jackson
2005
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Self - Contestant
2013
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Patsy Stone
2016
The Cazalets
Producer
2001
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Jessica Van Helsing
1973
Finding Alice
Sarah Dillon
2021
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
Narrator (voice)
2015Plunder
1990
Curse of the Pink Panther
Countess Chandra
1983
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Self
2010
The Forgotten Toys
Annie (voice)
1997
Class Act
Kate Swift
1994
Standing Room Only
Last in line
2004
Boogie Woogie
Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold
2010
Coming Home
Diana Carey-Lewis
1998
My Dad's the Prime Minister
2003
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
Self - Guest
2014It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling
Samantha Ryder-Ross
1971
The Glory Boys
Helen
1984
Prince Valiant
Morgan Le Fey
1997
The Magic Roundabout
Ermintrude (voice)
2005
Some Girls Do
Robot Saboteur (uncredited)
1969
David Frost Vs
self
2025
Rosie Jones' Trip Hazard
Narrator
2021
Falling for Figaro
Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
2021
Finding Your Feet
Jackie
2017
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
The Cat's Meow
Elinor Glyn
2002
Innocent Lies
Lady Helena Graves
1995
Stories of Lost Souls
Last in Line
2004
The House That Dripped Blood
1971
Late Night Lycett
Self - Guest
2023
Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
Self
2020
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Herself (voice)
2017
Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World
Self - Presenter
2022Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World
Executive Producer
2022The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010
And the Winner Isn't
Self
2017
Shirley Valentine
Marjorie Majors
1989
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Georgia
1970
Jewels of the Med
Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Patsy Stone
1996
Final Chance to Save
Herself
2005
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Narrator (voice)
2014
Nancherrow
1999
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
2025
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
Half Tusk (voice)
2000
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
The Female Doctor
1999
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
Lady Drayton
1990
Cold Comfort Farm
Mary Smiling
1995
Coming Home
Diana Carey-Lewis
1998
Maybe Baby
Shiela
2000
Parting Shots
Freda
1999The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Miss French (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
Miss Parkyn
1973
A Rather English Marriage
Liz Franks
1998
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
Self - Presenter
2018Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
Executive Producer
2018
Gangsta Granny
The Queen
2013
Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
Self - Presenter
2015
Electric Blue - The Movie
(archive footage)
1982
Dr Willoughby
Donna Sinclair
1999
Twiggy
Self
2025The Missing Crown Jewels
Self
2017
Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure
Self - Presenter
2023
Up in Town
Madison Blakelock
2002
The Weather in the Streets
Kate
1983
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive
Self - Friend
2022
Attenborough at 90
Self
2016
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
Mrs. Lovett
1998
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Patsy Stone (archive footage)
1995
Posh Nosh
Narrator (voice)
2003
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Lady Narborough
2021
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Self / Patricia "Patsy" Stone
2024
The Breaking of Bumbo
Susie
1970
Frank and Percy
2026
Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me
Self
2015
Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures
Cast
2020Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures
Executive Producer
2020
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Patsy Stone (archive footage)
1998
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self
2023
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
Self - Presenter
2017
Late Bloomers
Charlotte
2011
Joanna Lumley's Britain
Self - Host
2021
Joanna Lumley's Japan
Herself
2016
7 Up & Me
Narrator (voice)
2019
The House of Clemens
Self
2025
Mad Cows
Gillian
1999
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years
Narrator
2020
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1980
The Genius of Roald Dahl
Herself
2012
The Making of a Lady
Lady Maria Byrne
2012
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)
1995
My Week with Maisy
Mrs. Foster
2024
Games That Lovers Play
Fanny Hill
1971Betjeman and Me
2006
Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in My Own Land
2021
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self
2021
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower
Mrs Stone
2025
Joanna Lumley's Danube
Self - Host
2025Philip and Elizabeth
2006
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
Self
2021
Joanna Lumley's India
Herself
2017
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
Herself - Host
2018
The Forgotten Toys
Annie (voice)
1995
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
Herself
2008
The Man You're Not
Joanna Lumley
2017
The Snowman Live Stage Show
Narrator
2010
Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am
Presenter
2014
The Plank
Hitcher
1979Saturday Knight Takeaway
Self
2018My Favourite Attenborough Moment
Self
2006
Mirrorball
Jackie Riviera
2000
Jewel of the Med: Majorca and Menorca
Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey
Herself
2011
Joanna Lumley in the Kingdom of the Thunderdragon
Herself
1997
Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti
Herself - Presenter
2020
Nancherrow
Diana Carey-Lewis
1999
Joanna Lumley's Postcards
2017
Girl Friday
Presenter
1994
Wogan on Wodehouse
Self
2011Bette Midler: One Night Only
Self - Host
2014
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan
Presenter
2021
Counting Tigers
Narrator (voice)
2019
The Friday Night Project
Self - Host
2005
Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights
Herself
2008
Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words
Self
2023
Counting Out Time
Herself
2007
Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark
Herself - Presenter
2012
In Search of Dracula
Herself
2020