The Wolf of Wall Street2013
As Aunt Emma
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Joanna Lumley
Born
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.
Filmography (97)
Corpse Bride2005
As Maudeline Everglot (voice)
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Me Before You2016
As Mary Rawlinson
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Paddington 22017
As Felicity Fanshaw
TMDb 7.5 / 10
EuroTrip2004
As Hostel Clerk
TMDb 6.6 / 10
On Her Majesty's Secret Service1969
As The English Girl
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Ella Enchanted2004
As Dame Olga
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Absolutely Anything2015
As Fenella
TMDb 5.9 / 10
James and the Giant Peach1996
As Aunt Spiker
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Curse of the Pink Panther1983
As Countess Chandra
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Trail of the Pink Panther1982
As Marie Jouvet
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Alice in Wonderland1999
As Tiger Lily (voice)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
She's Funny That Way2015
As Vivian Claremont
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Coming Home1998
As Diana Carey-Lewis
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie2016
As Patsy Stone
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Prince Valiant1997
As Morgan Le Fey
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Some Girls Do1969
As Robot Saboteur (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The House That Dripped Blood1971
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Cat's Meow2002
As Elinor Glyn
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Finding Your Feet2017
As Jackie
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Magic Roundabout2005
As Ermintrude (voice)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Boogie Woogie2010
As Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Innocent Lies1995
As Lady Helena Graves
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Satanic Rites of Dracula1973
As Jessica Van Helsing
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Gangsta Granny2013
As The Queen
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Falling for Figaro2021
As Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Parting Shots1999
As Freda
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Twiggy2025
As Self
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Netflix Tudum 20252025
As Self
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Shirley Valentine1989
As Marjorie Majors
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Whispers: An Elephant's Tale2000
As Half Tusk (voice)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Maybe Baby2000
As Shiela
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005
As Miss French (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Electric Blue - The Movie1982
As (archive footage)
TMDb 4.5 / 10
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy2014
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
7 Up & Me2019
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death1999
As The Female Doctor
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Cold Comfort Farm1995
As Mary Smiling
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Carnage: Swallowing the Past2017
As Herself (voice)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout1996
As Patsy Stone
TMDb 7.3 / 10
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves2016
As Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Plank1979
As Hitcher
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!1973
As Miss Parkyn
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Standing Room Only2004
As Last in line
The Ballad of Tam Lin1970
As Georgia
TMDb 5.1 / 10
A Rather English Marriage1998
As Liz Franks
TMDb 5.5 / 10
A Ghost in Monte Carlo1990
As Lady Drayton
TMDb 5.3 / 10
In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett1995
As Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Late Bloomers2011
As Charlotte
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Stories of Lost Souls2004
As Last in Line
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Frank and Percy2026
The Picture of Dorian Gray2021
As Lady Narborough
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Attenborough at 902016
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Missing Crown Jewels
The Missing Crown Jewels2017
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Forgotten Toys1995
As Annie (voice)
TMDb 8.1 / 10
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out2021
As Self
And the Winner Isn't2017
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Saturday Knight Takeaway
Saturday Knight Takeaway2018
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Tale of Sweeney Todd1998
As Mrs. Lovett
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Making of a Lady2012
As Lady Maria Byrne
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Mad Cows1999
As Gillian
TMDb 4.4 / 10
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter2023
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Nancherrow1999
As Diana Carey-Lewis
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers2017
As Self - Presenter
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive2022
As Self - Friend
Games That Lovers Play1971
As Fanny Hill
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Wogan on Wodehouse2011
As Self
Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me2015
As Self
Counting Tigers2019
As Narrator (voice)
Girl Friday1994
As Presenter
The Breaking of Bumbo1970
As Susie
TMDb 4.7 / 10
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous1995
As Patsy Stone (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas2018
As Herself - Host
TMDb 9.0 / 10
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
My Favourite Attenborough Moment2006
As Self
Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights2008
As Herself
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out2024
As Self / Patricia "Patsy" Stone
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Weather in the Streets1983
As Kate
TMDb 4.3 / 10
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage1980
TMDb 3.8 / 10
The Genius of Roald Dahl2012
As Herself
The House of Clemens2025
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Snowman Live Stage Show2010
As Narrator
Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan2021
As Presenter
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life1998
As Patsy Stone (archive footage)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Counting Out Time2007
As Herself
Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words2023
As Self
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Room in the Tower2025
As Mrs Stone
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began2008
As Herself
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life2021
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Man You're Not2017
As Joanna Lumley
Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years2020
As Narrator
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Bette Midler: One Night Only
Bette Midler: One Night Only2014
As Self - Host
Mirrorball2000
As Jackie Riviera
TMDb 8.0 / 10
In Search of Dracula2020
As Herself
TMDb 8.0 / 10
My Week with Maisy2024
As Mrs. Foster
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark2012
As Herself - Presenter
Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am2014
As Presenter
Electric Blue 0021980
As (archive footage)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
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