Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley

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Birthday: 
1 May 1946, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Birth Name: 
Joanna Lamond Lumley
Height: 
173 cm
Joanna Lumley was born in Kashmir, India, on 1st May 1946. Her father was a major in the Gurkha Rifles, and she spent most of her early childhood in the Far East where her father was posted.An aspiring actress, she first came to fame as a model in London's swinging 1960s, where she was photographed by the greats, including her friend, the late... Show more »
Joanna Lumley was born in Kashmir, India, on 1st May 1946. Her father was a major in the Gurkha Rifles, and she spent most of her early childhood in the Far East where her father was posted.An aspiring actress, she first came to fame as a model in London's swinging 1960s, where she was photographed by the greats, including her friend, the late Patrick Lichfield. She was designer Jean Muir's muse and house model for several years before carving a career as a freelance model where she became one of the top ten most-booked models of the 1960s.Lumley's breakthrough role was as Purdey in The New Avengers (1976), a role for which over 800 girls auditioned. Purdey propelled Lumley to instant fame and created one of the "must-have" hairstyles of the 1970s -- the Purdey bob. Lumley became a pin-up figure for a generation of British males who grew up watching her as the high-kicking action girl.Other roles followed, most notably as Sapphire in Sapphire & Steel (1979) opposite David McCallum -- a sci-fi precursor to The X Files (1993) and an under-rated gem of a series which has gained a cult following in recent years, despite the fact it has only ever been shown ONCE on terrestrial TV.During the 1980s, Lumley returned to the theater, making notable appearances as "Hedda Gabler" and as "Elvira" in "Blithe Spirit" -- a role that seems tailor-made for her. Lumley also made appearances in several films, including Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), Curse of the Pink Panther (1983), and a screen-stealing role in Shirley Valentine (1989).It was her reinvention as a comic actress in Absolutely Fabulous (1992) that shot Lumley to wider international acclaim. Her role as Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous (1992) is regarded as one of the greatest female comic performances ever, earning Lumley a stream of awards, including several BAFTAs. Since Absolutely Fabulous (1992), Lumley has cemented her role as one of the UK's most-loved & respected actresses. She is rarely off UK TV screens and has also built a successful film career as a character/voice-over actress.She recently teamed up with the writer/director Hugo Blick for the series of acclaimed monologues Up in Town (2002) which were critically regarded as the performance of a lifetime, and the recent Sensitive Skin (2005).It has been announced that she will be making a return to the stage for the first time in over a decade in 2007 in a new production of Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" directed by Sir Jonathan Miller. Show less «

Joanna Lumley's FILMOGRAPHY

Top Gear (UK) - Season 27

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RuPauls Drag Race UK - Season 1

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 26

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 25

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Motherland - Season 2

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Britains Busiest Airport: Heathrow - Season 5

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Summer Camp Island - Season 2

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The Last Leg - Season 16

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The Last Leg - Season 18

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The Tonight Show Fallon - Season 7

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The Last Leg - Season 17

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Celebrity Gogglebox - Season 1

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The Jonathan Ross Show - Season 14

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The Jonathan Ross Show - Season 15

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Top Gear (UK) - Season 25

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 24

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 23

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Joanna Lumleys Silk Road Adventure - Season 1

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Love Your Garden - Season 8

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Britains Busiest Airport: Heathrow - Season 4

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Paddington 2

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Summer Camp Island - Season 1

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The Last Leg - Season 14

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Joanna Lumley'S roles

Aunt Emma
Aunt Emma
Dame Olga
Dame Olga
Patsy Stone
Patsy Stone
Tiger Lily
Tiger Lily
Aunt Spiker
Aunt Spiker
Elinor Glyn
Elinor Glyn
Fenella
Fenella
Maudeline Everglot
Maudeline Everglot
The English Girl
The English Girl
Patsy Stone
Patsy Stone
Jackie
Jackie