
Joanna Lumley
Highest Rated: 100% Paddington 2 (2017)
Lowest Rated: 18% Absolutely Anything (2015)
Birthday: May 01, 1946
Birthplace: Srinagar, India
A comedic powerhouse, Joanna Lumley went from modeling to small roles in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969) and "The Satanic Rites of Dracula" (1973) before recurring on "Coronation Street" (ITV, 1960) and multiple theatrical productions, usually farces or light comedies like "Blithe Spirit" and "Private Lives." She became a cult star when she followed in the high-kicking footsteps of Honor Blackman and Diana Rigg to become the female lead of "The New Avengers" (ITV, 1976-77) as the martial arts and weapons expert Purdey, which helped her land her own sci-fi series, "Sapphire & Steel" (ITV, 1979-1982). After small film roles including "Curse of the Pink Panther" (1983) and "Shirley Valentine" (1989), she became a worldwide star as the hard-living fashion editor Patsy Stone opposite Jennifer Saunders's neurotic Edina Monsoon on "Absolutely Fabulous" (BBC One, 1992-96; 2001-04; 2011-12). A fearlessly grotesque and endlessly hilarious character in Lumley's hands, Patsy became the show's most powerful comic weapon, and "Fabulous" a national smash and global cult classic, earning her a British Comedy Award and two BAFTAs. Her profile raised accordingly, Lumley booked international roles in "James and the Giant Peach" (1996), "The Cat's Meow" (2001), "EuroTrip" (2004), "Ella Enchanted" (2004) and "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013) before returning to her most famous character for "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie" (2016). Although she was much loved in the U.K. for her lengthy body of work and activist politics, Lumley was best known around the world for her iconic "fabulous" work that kept fans in stitches for years.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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100% | 88% | Paddington 2 | Felicity Fanshawe (Character) | $38.4M | 2017 |
70% | 55% | Finding Your Feet | Jackie (Character) | $1.4M | 2017 |
58% | 41% | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Patsy Stone (Character) | $4.8M | 2016 |
18% | 31% | Absolutely Anything | Fenella (Character) | - | 2015 |
44% | 35% | She's Funny That Way | Vivian Claremont (Character) | $106.4K | 2014 |
79% | 83% | The Wolf of Wall Street | Aunt Emma (Character) | $116.9M | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 48% | The Making of a Lady | Lady Maria Byrne (Character) | - | 2012 |
44% | 35% | Late Bloomers | Charlotte (Character) | - | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Animals United | Giselle (Voice) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marple: The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side | Dolly Bantry (Character) | - | 2010 |
33% | 22% | Boogie Woogie | Alfreda Rhinegold (Character) | $1.8K | 2009 |
84% | 77% | Tim Burton's Corpse Bride | Maudeline Everglot (Voice) | $53.4M | 2005 |
60% | 50% | The Magic Roundabout | Ermintrude (Voice) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marple: The Body in the Library | Dolly Bantry (Character) | - | 2004 |
50% | 57% | Ella Enchanted | Dame Olga (Character) | $22.9M | 2004 |
75% | 51% | The Cat's Meow | Elinor Glyn (Character) | $3.2M | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 36% | Whispers: An Elephant's Tale | Half Tusk (Voice) | - | 2000 |
50% | 48% | Maybe Baby | Sheila (Character) | $19.1K | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 43% | Mad Cows | Gillian (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 22% | Parting Shots | Freda (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 36% | The Tale of Sweeney Todd | Mrs. Lovett (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 38% | Coming Home | Diana Carey-Lewis (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 58% | A Rather English Marriage | Liz Franks (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 23% | Prince Valiant | Morgana Le Fey (Character) | - | 1997 |
91% | 66% | James and the Giant Peach | Aunt Spiker (Voice) | $28.9M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 12% | Innocent Lies | Lady Helena Graves (Character) | - | 1995 |
83% | 82% | Cold Comfort Farm | Mrs. Mary Smiling (Character) | $5.6M | 1995 |
73% | 86% | Shirley Valentine | Marjorie Majors (Character) | $4.7M | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Glory Boys | Helen (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | That Was Tory | Gigi (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Weather in the Streets | Kate (Character) | - | 1983 |
31% | 24% | Curse of the Pink Panther | Countess Chandra (Character) | - | 1983 |
25% | 33% | Trail of the Pink Panther | Marie Jouvet (Character) | - | 1982 |
20% | 30% | The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Jessica Van Helsing (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Games That Lovers Play | Fanny Hill (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Breaking of Bumbo | Susie (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lady Chatterly vs. Fanny Hill | Fanny Hill (Character) | - | 1971 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures |
Executive Producer, Host |
2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure |
Unknown (Character), Executive Producer, Host |
2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jonathan Ross Show | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Giving Tales | Narrator | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joanna Lumley's Japan | Host | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Morning America | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The View | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show |
Unknown (Guest Star), Guest |
2016 2010-2011 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure | Host | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Making of a Lady | Unknown (Character) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey | Host | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Agatha Christie's Marple | Unknown (Character) | 2011 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Masterpiece Mystery! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Clatterford | Delilah Stagg (Character) | 2008 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sensitive Skin | Unknown (Character) | 2007 2005 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Top Gear | Guest | 2004 |
96% | 94% | Absolutely Fabulous | Patsy (Character) | 2001-2003 1994-1996 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Willoughby | Donna Sinclair (Character) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mrs. Merton Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
76% | 68% | Roseanne | Patsy (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lovejoy | Unknown (Character) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The New Avengers | Unknown (Character) | 1976-1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Are You Being Served? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Steptoe and Son | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Avengers | Unknown (Character) | 1961 |
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