Joanna Lumley
A comedic powerhouse, Joanna Lumley went from modeling to small roles in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969) and "The Satanic Rites of Dracula" (1973) before recurring on "Coronation Street" (ITV, 1960) and multiple theatrical productions, usually farces or light comedies like "Blithe Spirit" and "Private Lives." She became a cult star when she followed in the high-kicking footsteps of Honor Blackman and Diana Rigg to become the female lead of "The New Avengers" (ITV, 1976-77) as the martial arts and weapons expert Purdey, which helped her land her own sci-fi series, "Sapphire & Steel" (ITV, 1979-1982). After small film roles including "Curse of the Pink Panther" (1983) and "Shirley Valentine" (1989), she became a worldwide star as the hard-living fashion editor Patsy Stone opposite Jennifer Saunders's neurotic Edina Monsoon on "Absolutely Fabulous" (BBC One, 1992-96; 2001-04; 2011-12). A fearlessly grotesque and endlessly hilarious character in Lumley's hands, Patsy became the show's most powerful comic weapon, and "Fabulous" a national smash and global cult classic, earning her a British Comedy Award and two BAFTAs. Her profile raised accordingly, Lumley booked international roles in "James and the Giant Peach" (1996), "The Cat's Meow" (2001), "EuroTrip" (2004), "Ella Enchanted" (2004) and "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013) before returning to her most famous character for "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie" (2016). Although she was much loved in the U.K. for her lengthy body of work and activist politics, Lumley was best known around the world for her iconic "fabulous" work that kept fans in stitches for years.
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Joanna Lumley
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maverick | Self | - | 2021 |
73% |
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Falling for Figaro | Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop (Character) | $35.8K | 2020 |
70% |
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Finding Your Feet | Jackie (Character) | $1.4M | 2017 |
99% |
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Paddington 2 | Felicity Fanshawe (Character) | $38.4M | 2017 |
57% |
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Patsy Stone (Character) | $4.8M | 2016 |
20% |
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Absolutely Anything | Fenella (Character) | - | 2015 |
46% |
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She's Funny That Way | Vivian Claremont (Character) | $106.4K | 2014 |
79% |
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The Wolf of Wall Street | Aunt Emma (Character) | $116.9M | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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The Making of a Lady | Lady Maria Byrne (Character) | - | 2012 |
40% |
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Late Bloomers | Charlotte (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Animals United | Giselle (Voice) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marple: The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side | Dolly Bantry (Character) | - | 2010 |
32% |
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Boogie Woogie | Alfreda Rhinegold (Character) | $1.8K | 2009 |
84% |
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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride | Maudeline Everglot (Voice) | $53.4M | 2005 |
50% |
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The Magic Roundabout | Ermintrude (Voice) | - | 2005 |
51% |
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Ella Enchanted | Dame Olga (Character) | $22.9M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marple: The Body in the Library | Dolly Bantry (Character) | - | 2004 |
76% |
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The Cat's Meow | Elinor Glyn (Character) | $3.2M | 2001 |
50% |
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Maybe Baby | Sheila (Character) | $19.1K | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Whispers: An Elephant's Tale | Half Tusk (Voice) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Mad Cows | Gillian (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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Parting Shots | Freda (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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The Tale of Sweeney Todd | Mrs. Lovett (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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A Rather English Marriage | Liz Franks (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Coming Home | Diana Carey-Lewis (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Prince Valiant | Morgana Le Fey (Character) | - | 1997 |
91% |
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James and the Giant Peach | Aunt Spiker (Voice) | $28.9M | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Innocent Lies | Lady Helena Graves (Character) | - | 1995 |
83% |
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Cold Comfort Farm | Mrs. Mary Smiling (Character) | $5.6M | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girl Friday | Self | - | 1994 |
72% |
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Shirley Valentine | Marjorie Majors (Character) | $4.7M | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Glory Boys | Helen (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | That Was Tory | Gigi (Character) | - | 1984 |
29% |
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Curse of the Pink Panther | Countess Chandra (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Weather in the Streets | Kate (Character) | - | 1983 |
23% |
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Trail of the Pink Panther | Marie Jouvet (Character) | - | 1982 |
33% |
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Jessica Van Helsing (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Games That Lovers Play | Fanny Hill (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Breaking of Bumbo | Susie (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lady Chatterly vs. Fanny Hill | Fanny Hill (Character) | - | 1971 |
TV
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71% | 45% | Fool Me Once | Unknown (Character) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blankety Blank | Contestant | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Gogglebox | Self | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 61% | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Judge | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure | Narrator | 2022 |
69% | 80% | Finding Alice | Sarah (Character) | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures |
Executive Producer, Host |
2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti |
Executive Producer, Host |
2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure |
Executive Producer, Host |
2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joanna Lumley's India |
Executive Producer, Host |
2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show |
Unknown (Guest Star), Guest |
2007 2010-2011 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Absolutely Fabulous | Patsy (Character) | 1992 1994-1996 2001-2003 2011-2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Masterpiece Mystery! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Clatterford | Delilah Stagg (Character) | 2006 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sensitive Skin | Davina Jackson (Character) | 2005 2007 |
No Score Yet | 66% | Top Gear | Guest | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Born to Be Wild | Host | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Cazalets | Co-Producer | 2001 |
76% | 78% | Roseanne | Patsy (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lovejoy | Unknown (Character) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The New Avengers | Unknown (Character) | 1976-1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Are You Being Served? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Steptoe and Son | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | 87% | The Avengers | Unknown (Character) | 1961 |