Joanna Lumley is one of Britain's undisputed national
treasures, an English actress, voiceover artist and
author, best known for her roles in the British
television series ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS portraying Edina
Monsoon's best friend, Patsy Stone, as well as parts in
THE NEW AVENGERS and SAPPHIRE & STEEL. A former
model and Bond girl, her distinctive voice has been
supplied for animated characters, film narration and
AOL's ''You've got mail'' notification in the UK. She
has spoken out as a human rights activist for Survival
International and the recent Gurkha Justice Campaign,
and is now considered a 'national treasure' of Nepal as
well as the UK because of her support. She is also an
advocate for a huge number of charities.She has won two
BAFTA awards, but it is the sheer diversity of her life
that has made her so compelling a personality - early
years in Kashmir and Malaya, growing up in Kent, then a
photographic model before becoming an actress, appearing
in a huge range of roles, whether it is the Nimble bread
TV ad, movies like ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE,
dramas like SENSITIVE SKIN and documentaries on the
Northern Lights, Bhutan and the Nile, and of course as
the unforgettable Patsy in ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS or as
Purdy in THE NEW AVENGERS, where her plummy vowels and
upper-class demeanour has made her one of our most
recognisable actors. |
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