Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley (born May 1, 1947 in India) is an 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.

She has also starred in the television show Mirrorball[?], and appeared in various films including James and the Giant Peach[?] and Cold Comfort Farm. Tall, leggy, thin and blonde, she began her acting career as a Bond girl[?].

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

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[?]