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Joanna Lumley is a Actor British born on 1 may 1946 at Srinagar (Inde)

Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley
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Birth name Joanna Lamond Lumley
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 1 may 1946 (77 years) at Srinagar (Inde)
Awards Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE FRGS (born 1 May 1946) is an English actress, voice-over artist, former model, author and activist, who starred in the British television series Absolutely Fabulous as Edina Monsoon's best friend, Patsy Stone, as well as in The New Avengers, Sapphire & Steel, Jam & Jerusalem and Sensitive Skin. In film she has appeared in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) and James and the Giant Peach (1996).

She later appeared in Maybe Baby (2000), Ella Enchanted (2004) and Corpse Bride (2005). She appeared alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the Martin Scorsese crime drama, The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). She has also appeared in several stage roles and in 2011 was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in La Bête.

She has spoken out as a human rights activist for Survival International and the Gurkha Justice Campaign and is now considered a "national treasure" of Nepal because of her support. She is an advocate for a number of charities and animal welfare groups such as Compassion in World Farming and Vegetarians' International Voice for Animals. She is patron of the Farm Animal Sanctuary. She also won the Special Recognition Award at The National Television Awards in 2013.

As of July 2012, she is planning, in collaboration with the designer Thomas Heatherwick, a pedestrian bridge across the Thames in London, "Garden Bridge". This is planned to feature trees and gardens.

Biography

Following her rise to fame, Lumley revealed that she had been an unmarried mother during the 1960s when it was socially unacceptable; her son, James, was born in 1967. James Lumley's father is the photographer Michael Claydon. The first of her two subsequent marriages was to comedy writer Jeremy Lloyd. In 1986, she married conductor Stephen Barlow; they live in London. They also have a house near the village of Penpont in southern Scotland. Lumley is a grandmother to her son's two daughters, Alice and Emily.

Lumley was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1995. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS). She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters (Hon. D.Litt.) by the University of Kent in July 1994. In 2002, she was awarded an honorary degree from Oxford Brookes University. In 2006, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters (Hon. D.Litt.) from the University of St. Andrews. and in July 2008, she was also awarded an honorary Doctor of the University (Hon DUniv) from Queen's University Belfast.

Alongside her work for the Gurkhas, Lumley is a supporter of many charities, including Suffolk Family Carers and Kids for Kids. She has been a vegetarian for forty years, and a keen supporter of animal rights charities, including CIWF and Viva!. She has donated signed books for the literacy and international development charity Book Aid International. She is patron of the Born Free Foundation and passionate about the Free Tibet campaign.

Other charities supported include Mind, ActionAid, SANE, Kidasha (formerly CWS) which works on behalf of children in Nepal, and the Spike Milligan statue memorial fund.

Lumley was one of several celebrities who endorsed the parliamentary candidacy of the Green Party's Caroline Lucas at the 2015 general election.

Best films

Corpse Bride (2005)
(Actress)
Animals United (2010)
(Actress)

Usually with

Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards
(2 films)
Tim Burton
Tim Burton
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Joanna Lumley (41 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2017Paddington 2ActressFelicity Fanshaw
2016Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieActressPatsy Stone
2016Me Before YouActressMary Rawlinson
2015Absolutely AnythingActressFenella
2014She's Funny That WayActressVivian Claremont
2013The Wolf of Wall StreetActressAunt Emma
2013Gangsta GrannyActressThe Queen
2011Late BloomersActressCharlotte
2010Animals UnitedActressGiselle
2010Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to SideActress
2009Boogie WoogieActressMrs. Alfreda Rhinegold
2005Corpse BrideActressMaudeline Everglot (voice)
2005The Magic RoundaboutActressErmintrude (voice)
2004EuroTripActressHostel Clerk
2004Ella EnchantedActressDame Olga
2004Stories of Lost SoulsActressLast in Line
2002Standing Room OnlyActress
2001The Cat's MeowActressElinor Glyn
2000Maybe BabyActressShiela
1999Parting ShotsActressFreda
1999Alice in WonderlandActressTiger Lily (voice)
1999NancherrowActressDiana Carey-Lewis
1998The Tale of Sweeney ToddActressMrs. Lovett
1998Coming HomeActressDiana Carey-Lewis
1997Prince ValiantActressMorgan Le Fey
1996James and the Giant PeachActressAunt Spiker
1995Cold Comfort FarmActressMary Smiling
1995Innocent LiesActressLady Helena Graves
1989Shirley ValentineActressMarjorie Majors
1983Curse of the Pink PantherActressCountess Chandra
1982Trail of the Pink PantherActressMarie Jouvet
1979The PlankActressHitcher
1973The Satanic Rites of DraculaActressJessica Van Helsing
1973Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!ActressMiss Parkyn
1971The Abominable Dr. PhibesActressLaboratory Assistant
1971The House That Dripped BloodActress
1971Games That Lovers PlayActressFanny Hill
1970Tam LinActressGeorgia
1970The Breaking of BumboActressSusie
1969On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceActressThe English Girl
1969Some Girls DoActressRobot Saboteur (uncredited)