Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley (born May 1, 1946 in Srinagar, Kashmir, India) is a British actress and former model who is best known for her portrayal of the boozing, drug-taking sexpot Patsy Stone on the British comedy television show Absolutely Fabulous.

Tall, leggy, thin and blonde, she began her acting career as a Bond girl in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. She got her first major role as Purdey in The New Avengers revival of the secret agent series.

She has specialised in playing upper-class parts, and her distinctive plummy voice has reinforced this.

Joanna was awarded an OBE in 1995.

Television includes:

• Coronation Street
• The New Avengers
• Sapphire and Steel

Films include:

• A Rather English Marriage
• The Breaking of Bumbo
• Curse of the Pink Panther
• Don't Just Lie There, Say Something
• Funny Bones
• Games That Lovers Play
• Innocent Lies
• James and the Giant Peach
• Mad Cows
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service
• Parting Shots
• Prince Valiant
• The Satanic Rites of Dracula
• Shirley Valentine
• Some Girls Do
• Sweeney Todd
• Tam Lin
• Trail of the Pink Panther

External Links

• IMDB entry
• BBC biography