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 19922012 and was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of La Bête In 2013 she received the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards and in 2017 she was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship award Lumleys other television credits include The New Avengers 19761977 Sapphire Steel 19791982 Sensitive Skin 20052007 Jam Jerusalem 20062008 and Finding Alice 2021present as well as playing Elaine Perkins in Coronation Street in 1973 Her film appearances include On Her Majestys Secret Service 1969 Trail of the Pink Panther 1982 Shirley Valentine 1989 James and the Giant Peach 1996 Ella Enchanted 2004 Corpse Bride 2005 The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 and Absolutely Fabulous The Movie 2016 She had roles in two episodes of Are You Being Served 19731975 written by Jeremy Lloyd whom she had married and divorced three years prior to her first appearance on the show Lumley is an advocate and human rights activist for Survival International and the Gurkha Justice Campaign She supports charities and animal welfare groups such as Compassion in World Farming and Vegetarians International Voice for Animals Lumley was made a Dame DBE in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to drama entertainment and charity
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