Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley

1946-05-01 Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India 89 Credits

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 ...

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Netflix Tudum 2025

Netflix Tudum 2025

2025

as Self

4.8
Acting

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

Twiggy

Twiggy

2025

as Self

7.2
Acting

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

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

2024

as Self

Acting

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

My Week with Maisy

2024

as Mrs. Foster

Acting

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

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

2023

as Self

7.0
Acting

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

Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words

2023

as Self

Acting

Dame Joanna Lumley offers a first-person retrospective of her most memorable screen roles.

Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life

Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life

2021

as Self

10.0
Acting

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

Joanna Lumley and the Human Swan

2021

as Presenter

Acting

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

Falling for Figaro

2021

as Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop

6.6
Acting

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

The Picture of Dorian Gray

2021

as Lady Narborough

3.0
Acting

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

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

2021

as Self

Acting

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

Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years

2020

as Narrator

6.5
Acting

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

In Search of Dracula

2020

as Herself

9.0
Acting

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

Counting Tigers

Counting Tigers

2019

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

This special feature showcases the intricacies of monitoring tigers in India and highlighting the positive impact on their global population.

7 Up & Me

7 Up & Me

2019

as Narrator (voice)

7.5
Acting

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

20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas

2018

as Herself - Host

9.0
Acting

Exclusive performances and behind-the-scenes footage of the band

Finding Your Feet

Finding Your Feet

2017

as Jackie

7.1
Acting

A lady has her prim and proper life turned upside down after discovering her husband's affair.

Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers

Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers

2017

as Self - Presenter

10.0
Acting

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

And the Winner Isn't

2017

as Self

5.7
Acting

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

Paddington 2

2017

as Felicity Fanshaw

7.5
Acting

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

The Man You're Not

2017

as Joanna Lumley

Acting

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

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

2017

as Herself (voice)

6.5
Acting

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

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

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

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016

as Patsy Stone

5.3
Acting

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

Me Before You

2016

as Mary Rawlinson

7.9
Acting

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

Attenborough at 90

2016

as Self

8.0
Acting

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

Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me

2015

as Self

Acting

Joanna Lumley travels to the USA to follow in the King of Rock 'n' Roll's footsteps.

She's Funny That Way

She's Funny That Way

2015

as Vivian Claremont

6.0
Acting

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

Absolutely Anything

2015

as Fenella

5.9
Acting

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

Acting

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

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014

as Narrator (voice)

8.0
Acting

Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.

Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am

Joanna Lumley Meets Will.I.Am

2014

as Presenter

Acting

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

Gangsta Granny

2013

as The Queen

6.1
Acting

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

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013

as Aunt Emma

8.0
Acting

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

Joanna Lumley: The Search for Noah's Ark

2012

as Herself - Presenter

Acting

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

The Making of a Lady

2012

as Lady Maria Byrne

6.1
Acting

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

The Genius of Roald Dahl

2012

as Herself

Acting

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

Wogan on Wodehouse

2011

as Self

Acting

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

Late Bloomers

Late Bloomers

2011

as Charlotte

5.2
Acting

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

The Snowman Live Stage Show

2010

as Narrator

Acting

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

Boogie Woogie

2009

as Mrs. Alfreda Rhinegold

5.0
Acting

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

Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began

2008

as Herself

7.0
Acting

Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began

Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights

Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights

2008

as Herself

8.4
Acting

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

Corpse Bride

2005

as Maudeline Everglot (voice)

7.6
Acting

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

Stories of Lost Souls

2004

as Last in Line

5.6
Acting

Seven (or six - depending on the version) short stories of conquest, desperation and the will to overcome.

The Magic Roundabout

The Magic Roundabout

2004

as Ermintrude (voice)

5.4
Acting

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

Ella Enchanted

2004

as Dame Olga

6.5
Acting

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

EuroTrip

2004

as Hostel Clerk

6.6
Acting

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

Standing Room Only

2004

as Last in line

Acting

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

The Cat's Meow

2001

as Elinor Glyn

5.8
Acting

Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.

Mirrorball

Mirrorball

2000

as Jackie Riviera

8.0
Acting

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

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

2000

as Half Tusk (voice)

5.8
Acting

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

Maybe Baby

2000

as Shiela

5.4
Acting

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

Mad Cows

1999

as Gillian

3.6
Acting

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

Parting Shots

1999

as Freda

5.6
Acting

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

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

1999

as The Female Doctor

7.4
Acting

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

Alice in Wonderland

1999

as Tiger Lily (voice)

6.2
Acting

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

Nancherrow

1999

as Diana Carey-Lewis

6.0
Acting

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

A Rather English Marriage

1998

as Liz Franks

5.7
Acting

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

Absolutely Fabulous: A Life

1998

as Patsy Stone (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

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

The Tale of Sweeney Todd

1998

as Mrs. Lovett

5.7
Acting

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

Coming Home

1998

as Diana Carey-Lewis

5.5
Acting

Drama about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2.

Prince Valiant

Prince Valiant

1997

as Morgan Le Fey

5.2
Acting

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

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

1996

as Patsy Stone

7.3
Acting

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

James and the Giant Peach

1996

as Aunt Spiker

6.6
Acting

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

Innocent Lies

1995

as Lady Helena Graves

4.8
Acting

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

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

1995

as Sketch Performer (Archive Footage)

7.0
Acting

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

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

1995

as Patsy Stone (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

Jennifer Saunders hosts a party of AbFab outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage.

Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm

1995

as Mary Smiling

6.8
Acting

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

The Forgotten Toys

1995

as Annie (voice)

7.9
Acting

A festive tale about two lost toys searching for a new home.

Girl Friday

Girl Friday

1994

as Presenter

Acting

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

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

1990

as Lady Drayton

5.7
Acting

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

Shirley Valentine

1989

as Marjorie Majors

6.3
Acting

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

Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special

1984

Acting

A compilation of nude celebrity scenes

The Weather in the Streets

The Weather in the Streets

1983

as Kate

3.0
Acting

Passion comes calling when a man suffering through an unhappy marriage in 1920s England runs into first love.

Curse of the Pink Panther

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983

as Countess Chandra

4.6
Acting

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

Trail of the Pink Panther

1982

as Marie Jouvet

5.2
Acting

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

Electric Blue - The Movie

1982

as (archive footage)

4.7
Acting

A compilation of clips, hosted by Marilyn Chambers, taken from the 'Electric Blue' series of video tapes.

An Audience with Dame Edna Everage

An Audience with Dame Edna Everage

1980

1.0
Acting

Dame Edna Everage takes questions from a celebrity audience about her life and career.

Electric Blue 002

Electric Blue 002

1980

as (archive footage)

4.5
Acting
The Plank

The Plank

1979

as Hitcher

7.4
Acting

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!

Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!

1973

as Miss Parkyn

4.2
Acting

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

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

1973

as Jessica Van Helsing

5.6
Acting

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

The House That Dripped Blood

1971

6.3
Acting

A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.

Games That Lovers Play

Games That Lovers Play

1971

as Fanny Hill

3.7
Acting

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

The Ballad of Tam Lin

1970

as Georgia

5.1
Acting

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

The Breaking of Bumbo

1970

as Susie

2.0
Acting

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

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969

as The English Girl

6.6
Acting

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

Some Girls Do

1969

as Robot Saboteur (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing the world's first supersonic airliner. A British agent ...