Biography
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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Netflix Tudum 2025
2025
as Self
Celebrate your favorite shows and movies at this star-studded, live global fan event with special performances and exclusive reveals.

Twiggy
2025
as Self
Twiggy takes a comprehensive look at the life story of UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real name Lesley Lawson, whose career kickstarted in the 196...

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
2024
as Self
A star-studded retrospective reunites the lead cast for the first time since 2016 to rampage down memory lane revealing how the show was made, pay tri...

My Week with Maisy
2024
as Mrs. Foster
Mrs Foster, a retired lady whose cup is half empty, is starting chemotherapy and is understandably anxious. The last thing she needs, is to have to sh...

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
as Self
imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders, exploring a brand of comedy based on satire, sillines...

Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words
2023
as Self
Dame Joanna Lumley offers a first-person retrospective of her most memorable screen roles.

Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life
2021
as Self
The illustrator and author paints scenes from a 70-year-long career, including his work with Roald Dahl. With David Walliams, Joanna Lumley, Peter Cap...

Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan
2021
as Presenter
This inspiring film sees Joanna Lumley travel around the UK following adventurer Sacha Dench as she takes to the skies with just her electric paramoto...

Falling for Figaro
2021
as Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
A brilliant young fund manager leaves her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer in the Scot...

The Picture of Dorian Gray
2021
as Lady Narborough
In a profile pic-obsessed, filter-fixated world where online and reality blur, influencer Dorian Gray makes a deal. For his social star never to fade....

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
as Self
Dawn French and Richard Curtis take viewers on a joyful stroll down memory lane as they look back at their favorite Dibley moments, and for the first ...

Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years
2020
as Narrator
Featuring a whole host of Coronation Street stars past and present, this special explores the legacy of the world's longest-running soap opera.

In Search of Dracula
2020
as Herself
Mark Gatiss explores and celebrates Dracula, an icon of popular culture, asking just why we keep coming back to the count.

Counting Tigers
2019
as Narrator (voice)
This special feature showcases the intricacies of monitoring tigers in India and highlighting the positive impact on their global population.

7 Up & Me
2019
as Narrator (voice)
In celebration of the release of 63 Up, the 2019 installment of Michael Apted's groundbreaking documentary series that began in 1964, a number of Brit...

20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas
2018
as Herself - Host
Exclusive performances and behind-the-scenes footage of the band

Finding Your Feet
2017
as Jackie
A lady has her prim and proper life turned upside down after discovering her husband's affair.

Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
2017
as Self - Presenter
Ab Fab stars Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley share 25 years of friendship. The two funny ladies head to the Champagne region of France to find out h...

And the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
A satirical documentary charting Geoffrey Moore and his daughter Ambra’s journey through Hollywood, as the pair track down celebrities and industry in...

Paddington 2
2017
as Felicity Fanshaw
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.

The Man You're Not
2017
as Joanna Lumley
Charlie is unlucky in love. After a string of failed relationships where he is told he is "too nice", his friends decide to take action. They sign him...

Carnage: Swallowing the Past
2017
as Herself (voice)
It's 2067, the UK is vegan, but older generations are suffering the guilt of their carnivorous past. Simon Amstell asks us to forgive them for the hor...

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a tri...

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
as Patsy Stone
Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they're accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing around London's trendi...

Me Before You
2016
as Mary Rawlinson
A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his ...

Attenborough at 90
2016
as Self
In celebration of his ninetieth birthday, Sir David Attenborough shares extraordinary highlights of his life and career with broadcaster Kirsty Young,...

Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me
2015
as Self
Joanna Lumley travels to the USA to follow in the King of Rock 'n' Roll's footsteps.

She's Funny That Way
2015
as Vivian Claremont
On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the productio...

Absolutely Anything
2015
as Fenella
Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.
Bette Midler: One Night Only
2014
as Self - Host
Joanna Lumley hosts Bette Midler: One Night Only to celebrate 50 years of a divine career of The Divine Miss M, talking about her upcoming tour and he...

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.

Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am
2014
as Presenter
Joanna Lumley is on a mission to get to know the elusive, slightly eccentric front man of the Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am. She travels to Los Angeles t...

Gangsta Granny
2013
as The Queen
A young boy is bored spending time with his dull grandma until he discovers she's an international Jewel thief.

The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
as Aunt Emma
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infi...

Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark
2012
as Herself - Presenter
In search of the truth behind the story of Noah's Flood, Joanna Lumley and her team examine the theory that Noah's Ark was preserved on Mount Ararat, ...

The Making of a Lady
2012
as Lady Maria Byrne
Poor but intelligent Emily Fox Seton accepts a marriage proposal from the older Lord James Walderhurst, a widower pushed into providing an heir by his...

The Genius of Roald Dahl
2012
as Herself
David Walliams explores the magic behind the storytelling of Roald Dahl, one of the world's most successful children's authors, to try to understand t...

Wogan on Wodehouse
2011
as Self
Terry Wogan looks at the life and work of the writer P.G. Wodehouse, including interviews from rarely seen archive footage.

Late Bloomers
2011
as Charlotte
Late Bloomers stars Isabella Rossellini and William Hurt as a married couple pulled apart by the threat of old age. Each reacts in a different way: Hu...

The Snowman Live Stage Show
2010
as Narrator
The stage version of Raymond Briggs’ much-loved book has been delighting children everywhere since its premiere at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 199...

Boogie Woogie
2009
as Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold
In London's contemporary art world, everyone has a hustle. Art Spindle runs a high-end gallery: he hopes to flip a Mondrian for millions. One of his a...

Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
2008
as Herself
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began

Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights
2008
as Herself
Comedy icon Joanna Lumley pursues a life-long dream to track down the elusive and beautiful Northern Lights. She travels North across the Arctic Circl...

Corpse Bride
2005
as Maudeline Everglot (voice)
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his ...

Stories of Lost Souls
2004
as Last in Line
Seven (or six - depending on the version) short stories of conquest, desperation and the will to overcome.

The Magic Roundabout
2004
as Ermintrude (voice)
A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the...

Ella Enchanted
2004
as Dame Olga
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called g...

EuroTrip
2004
as Hostel Clerk
When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe.

Standing Room Only
2004
as Last in line
A group of theatre-goers wait in line to see a show by the "Man of a Thousand Faces". Throughout the film they encounter an elderly woman, and a Rasta...

The Cat's Meow
2001
as Elinor Glyn
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.

Mirrorball
2000
as Jackie Riviera
Vivienne Keill and Jackie Riviera are a couple of aging stage actresses who live in vertically adjacent flats. The two are of questionable talent, and...

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale
2000
as Half Tusk (voice)
Whispers, an innocent and adorable baby elephant who's just learning to walk on his own four feet, finds himself separated from his loving mother, Gen...

Maybe Baby
2000
as Shiela
Sam and Lucie Bell are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful careers, matching motorbikes, and an enthusiastic love life. T...

Mad Cows
1999
as Gillian
When her TV star husband Alex decides to divorce her so that he can start a career in politics, newly single mother Maddy goes shoplifting and ends up...

Parting Shots
1999
as Freda
Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only three months to live. After thinking things over, he ...

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
1999
as The Female Doctor
Before the Doctor can settle down to married life, he must face one last confrontation with his deadly enemy of certain death - the Master.

Alice in Wonderland
1999
as Tiger Lily (voice)
Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy W...

Nancherrow
1999
as Diana Carey-Lewis
The basic story involves Loveday's struggle to keep the estate Nancherrow in the family after the death of her father.

A Rather English Marriage
1998
as Liz Franks
A squadron leader and a retired milkman decide to bury their differences and move in together after they are both widowed on the very same night. They...

Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
1998
as Patsy Stone (archive footage)
During the filming of her very own documentary, 'A Day in My Life', Edina drops in on her mother who's working in a Help the Aged charity shop. There,...

The Tale of Sweeney Todd
1998
as Mrs. Lovett
The fictional tale of the murderous 19th century barber (Ben Kinglsey) who sold his kills to a neighboring butcher (Joanna Lumley) for her renowned me...

Coming Home
1998
as Diana Carey-Lewis
Drama about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2.

Prince Valiant
1997
as Morgan Le Fey
An Arthurian legend of young Prince Valiant, son of the King of Scandia. After the King is exiled by an evil leader, the Prince travels to Camelot to ...

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
1996
as Patsy Stone
Eddy and Patsy prepare to go on a skiing holiday to hopefully indulge in the jet-setting lifestyle of the international celebrity elite when Saffy is ...

James and the Giant Peach
1996
as Aunt Spiker
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strang...

Innocent Lies
1995
as Lady Helena Graves
In September 1938 a British detective comes to a small French coastal town in order to investigate the death of a colleague. Prime suspects are the me...

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett
1995
as Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)
A tribute to Kenny Everett broadcast after his death from AIDS in 1995. Comprising of many of his classic sketches from his 1980s BBC TV series, this ...

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
1995
as Patsy Stone (archive footage)
Jennifer Saunders hosts a party of AbFab outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage.

Cold Comfort Farm
1995
as Mary Smiling
In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough rela...

The Forgotten Toys
1995
as Annie (voice)
A festive tale about two lost toys searching for a new home.

Girl Friday
1994
as Presenter
Glamorous actress Joanna Lumley undergoes a week's hardship on an isolated island off the coast of Madagascar. She is given a brief lesson in survival...

A Ghost in Monte Carlo
1990
as Lady Drayton
A chance meeting between British nobleman and lovely young Mistral foils a plot by her manipulating Aunt Emilie to avenge the death of her sister, Mis...

Shirley Valentine
1989
as Marjorie Majors
Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while prepari...

Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special
1984
A compilation of nude celebrity scenes

The Weather in the Streets
1983
as Kate
Passion comes calling when a man suffering through an unhappy marriage in 1920s England runs into first love.

Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Countess Chandra
Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the Su...

Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
as Marie Jouvet
The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears en-ro...

Electric Blue - The Movie
1982
as (archive footage)
A compilation of clips, hosted by Marilyn Chambers, taken from the 'Electric Blue' series of video tapes.

An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1980
Dame Edna Everage takes questions from a celebrity audience about her life and career.

Electric Blue 002
1980
as (archive footage)

The Plank
1979
as Hitcher
Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless d...

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
1973
as Miss Parkyn
Based on the hit play. A British Government Minister puts forward a bill to battle filth in the UK but that doesn't stop him having an affair with bot...

The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973
as Jessica Van Helsing
The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate Satanic ritual which has been occurring in a large count...

The House That Dripped Blood
1971
A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.

Games That Lovers Play
1971
as Fanny Hill
Joanna Lumley and Penny Brahms star as notorious prostitutes Fanny Hill and Lady Chatterley faced with the challenge of seducing the seemingly impossi...

The Ballad of Tam Lin
1970
as Georgia
Based upon the Celtic legend Tam Lin, a young man is bewitched by a beautiful, heartless, aging sorceress to become her lover. When his attention wand...

The Breaking of Bumbo
1970
as Susie
The hilarious adventures of young Bumbo Bailey, who enlists in the Brigade of Guards and is based in the prestigious Wellington Barracks in London in ...

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as The English Girl
James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss alps where he is training an army of beautiful, lethal women. ...

Some Girls Do
1969
as Robot Saboteur (uncredited)
A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing the world's first supersonic airliner. A British agent ...