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Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley

  • 77 years old
  • English
  • Actor and writer
Absolutely Fabulous. Patsy (Joanna Lumley)

Dame Joanna Lumley OBE is an English actor and model, best known for her role in the iconic 1990s sitcom Absolutely Fabulous as hedonistic, hard-drinking Patsy Stone.

Year Production Role
2024 Conversations From A Long Marriage - Series 5
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  1. E1 - On The Road Again
  2. E2 - I Want To Break Free
  3. E3 - I'm Still Here
  4. E4 - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
  5. E5 - Get The Party Started
  6. E6 - Out Of Time
 Joanna
2023 The Last Leg - Series 29
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2023 Late Night Lycett - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2023 Conversations From A Long Marriage - Series 4
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  1. E1 - She Drives Me Crazy
  2. E2 - Let It Go
  3. E3 - The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
  4. E4 - Every Little Thing
  5. E5 - We Are Family
  6. E6 - This Old Heart Of Mine
 Joanna
2023 Joanna Lumley: My Best Bits - In My Own Words Host / Presenter
2023 Imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter Self
2022 Finding Alice - Series 2 Announced Sarah
2022 Blankety Blank - Series 19
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2022 Motherland - Last Christmas
  1. Last Christmas
 Felicity
2022 Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive Self
2022 The Hauntening - Series 4
  1. E1 - Star Struck
 Self
2022 Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Self
2022 Trip Hazard - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Moray
  2. E2 - Blackpool
  3. E3 - Bradford
  4. E4 - Northamptonshire
  5. E5 - Pembrokeshire
 Narrator
2022 Red Nose Day 2022 - Leaked Audition Tapes Self
2022 Falling For Figaro Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
2021 Conversations From A Long Marriage - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Birthday Blues
  2. E2 - Heroes and Villains
  3. E3 - Travelling Light
  4. E4 - Don't Throw Your Love Away
  5. E5 - Losing The Way
  6. E6 - Please Don't Change Ever
 Joanna
2021 Conversations From A Long Marriage - 2021 Christmas Special Joanna
2021 The Last Leg - Series 23
  1. Special - The Last Leg Of The Year
 Self
2021 The Last Leg - Series 23
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2021 Conversations From A Long Marriage - 2021 Christmas Special Joanna
2021 The Last Leg - The Last Leg Of Tokyo 2020
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2021 Motherland - Series 3
  1. E3 - Mother's Day
 Felicity
2021 The Vicar Of Dibley: Inside Out Self
2021 The Last Leg - Series 21
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2021 The Jonathan Ross Show - Special Guests
  1. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2021 Finding Alice - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Fall
  2. E2 - Funeral
  3. E3 - Inquest
  4. E4 - Money
  5. E5 - Sperm
  6. E6 - What Now?
 Sarah
2020 Conversations From A Long Marriage - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Just The Way You Are
  2. E2 - It's Just Work
  3. E3 - Heartbreak Hotel
  4. E4 - If You Go Away
  5. E5 - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
  6. E6 - I've Been Loving You Too Long To Stop Now
 Joanna
2020 Meltdown Emily Sanders
2020 There's Something About Movies - Series 3
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2020 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 16
  1. E5 - Joanna Lumley, Tom Allen, Paloma Faith, Gbemisola Ikumelo
 Guest
2020 Michael Frayn's Magic Mobile
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
 Various
2020 Conversations From A Long Marriage - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Why Didn't You Ask Me To Dance?
  2. E2 - Sally's Your Friend
  3. E3 - Lean On Me
  4. E4 - Let's Spend The Night Together
 Joanna
2019 Conversations From A Long Marriage Development Wife
2019 The Joanna Lumley Playhouse Development Host / Presenter
2019 The School For Scandal Mrs Candour
2019 The Last Leg - Series 18
  1. Special - The Last Leg Of The Year
 Self
2019 The Goodies - Live In Your Ear Actor
2019 The Rob Rinder Verdict
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2019 The Last Leg - Series 17
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2018 Conversations From A Long Marriage - Christmas Special Joanna
2018 We Are Most Amused & Amazed Self
2018 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 13
  1. E2 - Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Ashley Banjo, Ray Winstone, Paul Whitehouse, Joanna Lumley, John Legend
 Guest
2018 Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse Ensemble Actor
2018 Finding Your Feet Jackie
2018 Conversations From A Long Marriage - Pilot Joanna
2017 French And Saunders - 300 Years Of French And Saunders
  1. 300 Years Of French And Saunders
 Self
2017 Paddington 2 Felicity Fanshawe
2017 The Casebook Of Max And Ivan - Series 2
  1. E1 - Case #96 - Community Disservice
 Lavinia Moncrief
2017 The Last Leg - Series 12
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2017 Carnage - Swallowing The Past Voice of sheep (Voice)
2016 Motherland - Pilot Felicity
2016 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Patsy
2016 The Graham Norton Show - Series 19
  1. E14 - Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Rebel Wilson, Iggy Pop, Josh Homme
  2. Special - Highlights
 Guest
2016 Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  1. Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2016
 Self
2015 Walliams & Friend - Pilot
  1. Joanna Lumley
 Various
2015 June Whitfield: 90 Not Out Host / Presenter
2015 Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre
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  1. E1 - Episode One
 Various
2015 Absolutely Anything Fenella
2015 The Interviews - Series 1
  1. E6 - Spike Milligan
 Self (Archive Material)
2015 The Last Leg - Series 6
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2014 50 Years Of BBC 2 Comedy Narrator
2014 Incredible Women - Series 3
  1. E4 - Tish Watts
 Self
2014 The Michael McIntyre Chat Show
  1. E3 - Joanna Lumley, Tinie Tempah, Richard Madeley
 Guest
2013 Gangsta Granny The Queen
2013 Jonathan Creek - The Clue Of The Savant's Thumb
  1. The Clue Of The Savant's Thumb
 Rosalind Tartikoff
2012 Little Crackers - Little Crackers 2012
  1. E1 - Joanna Lumley's Little Cracker
 Director
2012 Little Crackers - Little Crackers 2012
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  1. E1 - Joanna Lumley's Little Cracker
 Features Commissioner
2012 Absolutely Fabulous - Olympics Special
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  1. Special - Sport Relief Special
  2. Special - Olympics
 Patsy
2011 Absolutely Fabulous - 2011 Christmas Specials
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  1. Special - Identity
  2. Special - Job
 Patsy
2011 The Graham Norton Show - Series 10
  1. E2 - James McAvoy, John Bishop, Joanna Lumley, Nancy Dell'Olio
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2011 Jennifer Saunders: Laughing At The 90s Self
2010 The Graham Norton Show - Series 7
  1. E11 - Joanna Lumley, David Hyde Pierce, Hamish and Andy
 Guest
2010 Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2009 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 16
  1. E17 - Joanna Lumley, The Priests, Brandon Flowers, The Killers
 Guest
2008 The Graham Norton Show - Series 2
  1. Special - Best Bits
 Guest
2008 Jam & Jerusalem - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
 Delilah Stagg
2007 Sensitive Skin - Series 2
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  1. E1 - The Wilderness
  2. E2 - Three Lost Loves
  3. E3 - The Signals
  4. E4 - Forever Jung
  5. E5 - Kiss Of Life
  6. E6 - Here I Am
 Davina Jackson
2007 The Graham Norton Show - Series 1
  1. E16 - Episode Sixteen
 Guest
2006 Living With The Enemy
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Melissa
2006 Jam & Jerusalem - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. Special - Christmas Special
 Delilah Stagg
2005 Sensitive Skin - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
 Davina Jackson
2004 Absolutely Fabulous - White Box
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  1. Special - White Box
  2. Special - Comic Relief Special
 Patsy
2004 The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - The Tertiary Phase
  1. E4 - Fit The Sixteenth
 Woman with the Sydney Opera House Head
2003 Absolutely Fabulous - Series 5
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  1. E1 - Cleanin'
  2. E2 - Book Clubbin'
  3. E3 - Panickin'
  4. E4 - Huntin' Shootin' & Fishin'
  5. E5 - Birthin'
  6. E6 - Schmoozin'
  7. E7 - Exploitin'
  8. Special - Cold Turkey
 Patsy
2002 Absolutely Fabulous - Gay Patsy
2002 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 3
  1. E9 - Joanna Lumley, Avid Merrion, Derren Brown, Eddie Izzard, Doves
 Guest
2001 Absolutely Fabulous - Series 4
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  1. E1 - Parralox
  2. E2 - Fish Farm
  3. E3 - Paris
  4. E4 - Donkey
  5. E5 - Small Opening
  6. E6 - Menopause
 Patsy
2000 Mirrorball Jackie Riviera
2000 Maybe Baby Sheila
1999 Dr. Willoughby
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  1. E1 - Fan Mail
  2. E2 - Young Pretender
  3. E3 - Family Wedding
  4. E4 - Speculation
  5. E5 - Scandal
  6. E6 - Awards
 Donna Sinclair
1999 Parting Shots Freda
1998 French And Saunders - Christmas Special 1998
  1. Christmas Special
 Ensemble Actor
1997 The Mrs Merton Show - Series 3
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
1996 Absolutely Fabulous - The Last Shout
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  1. Special - The Last Shout - Part 1
  2. Special - The Last Shout - Part 2
 Patsy
1995 Absolutely Fabulous - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Door Handle
  2. E2 - Happy New Year
  3. E3 - Sex
  4. E4 - Jealous
  5. E5 - Fear
  6. E6 - The End
 Patsy
1995 Cold Comfort Farm Mrs Mary Smiling
1994 Absolutely Fabulous - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Hospital
  2. E2 - Death
  3. E3 - Morocco
  4. E4 - New Best Friend
  5. E5 - Poor
  6. E6 - Birth
 Patsy
1994 Class Act - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
 Kate Swift
1994 Class Act - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
  5. E5 - Episode Five
  6. E6 - Episode Six
  7. E7 - Episode Seven
 Kate Swift
1992 Absolutely Fabulous - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Fashion
  2. E2 - Fat
  3. E3 - France
  4. E4 - Iso Tank
  5. E5 - Magazine
  6. E6 - Birthday
 Patsy
1992 Lovejoy - Series 3
  1. E1 - Friends In High Places
  2. E2 - Out To Lunch
  3. E3 - No Strings
 Victoria Cavero
1989 Shirley Valentine Marjorie
1988 Comic Relief
  1. E19 - Comic Relief 2021
 Narrator
1988 Comic Relief
  1. E17 - Comic Relief 2019
 Self
1988 Comic Relief
  1. E17 - Comic Relief 2019
 Prime Minister
1986 The Kenny Everett Television Show - Series 4
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Ensemble Actor
1983 The Kenny Everett Television Show - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Ensemble Actor
1982 Trail Of The Pink Panther Marie Jouvet
1982 The Kenny Everett Television Show - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
 Ensemble Actor
1980 An Audience With...
  1. E1 - Dame Edna Everage
 Self
1979 The Plank Hitch-hiker
1976 The Cuckoo Waltz - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Harriet Paulden
1976 Up The Workers - Series 2
  1. E4 - A Concrete Proposal
 Georgina
1975 Are You Being Served? - Series 3
  1. E5 - German Week
 German's Wife
1973 Are You Being Served? - Series 1
  1. E4 - His And Her's
 Miss French
1973 Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! Gisele Parkyn
1972 Steptoe And Son - Series 7
  1. E5 - Loathe Story
 Actor
1971 It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling... - Series 1
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  1. E1 - A New Lease
  2. E2 - Sweet Sunday
  3. E3 - The Flat To Ourselves
  4. E4 - The Man Who Came To Dinner
  5. E5 - Forsaking All Others
  6. E6 - The Making Of Pudding
 Samantha Ryder-Ross
1971 It's Awfully Bad For Your Eyes, Darling... - Comedy Playhouse Samantha Ryder-Ross
1970 Games That Lovers Play Fanny Hill
1970 The Breaking Of Bumbo Susie

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Joanna Lumley on IMDb

Born
Wednesday 1st May 1946 (77 years-old)
Full name
Joanna Lamond Lumley
Title
Dame Joanna Lumley OBE FRGS
Nationality
English
Rose d'Or Awards 2018
Lifetime Achievement (Winner)
BAFTA Television Awards 2017
BAFTA Fellowship (Winner)
BAFTA Television Awards 2002
Best Comedy Performance (Nominee)
British Comedy Awards 2002
Best TV Comedy Actress (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 1999
Best Actress (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 1997
Best Comedy Performance (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 1996
Best Comedy Performance (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 1995
Best Comedy Performance (Winner)
National Television Awards, The 1995
Comedy Performer (Nominee)
BAFTA Television Awards 1993
Best Light Entertainment Performance (Winner)
British Comedy Awards 1993
Best TV Comedy Actress (Winner)
Best Comedy Entertainment Personality (Winner)
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