Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley DBE (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 ...

She was designer Jean Muir 's muse and house model for several years before carving a career as a freelance model where she became one of the top ten most-booked models of the 1960s. Lumley's breakthrough role was as Purdey in The New Avengers (1976), a role for which over 800 girls auditioned.

Dec 20, 2024 · Joanna Lumley is a British actress best known for her outrageous show-stealing performance as aging fashionista Patsy in the television sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. She also acted in movies and onstage and was a noted activist, in particular on behalf of Gurkhas who fought for the British.

Joanna Lumley. Actress: Absolutely Fabulous. Joanna Lumley was born on 1 May, 1946 in Kashmir, India, to British parents, Thya Beatrice Rose (Weir) and James Rutherford Lumley.

May 11, 2024 · Joanna Lumley was born on May 1, 1946 in Kashmir, India. She celebrated her 78th birthday in 2024. What are Joanna Lumley's most famous roles? Joanna Lumley has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the sitcom Absolutely Fabulous opposite creator Jennifer Saunders.

16 hours ago · Joanna was born on 1 May 1946 in Kashmir, India, to British parents Thyra Beatrice Rose and James Rutherford Lumley, who had been brought up in the South Asian country. She received her education in the UK, first boarding at Mickledene in Rolvenden, Kent, before spending six years at Hastings-based Holmhurst St Mary's Convent School, the Ridge.

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 ...