Joanna Lumley (Actress) – Husband, Age, Net Worth, Son

Joanna Lumley is a British actress and former model who is best known for her starring role in the television drama ‘Absolutely Fabulous’. Throughout her career, she has specialized in playing high-society ladies, and her distinctive voice has reinforced this in an effective manner. Joanna was born in Srinagar, British India, to a military officer who served in the British army’s 6th Gurkha Rifles in World War II. Later the family returned to Britain where she received education from private schools. After schooling, she started her career as a model but her lifelong ambition was to be an actress. Gradually, she appeared in a series of small roles, including the one in the Bond film ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ (1969) and later enjoyed a stint in the television drama ‘Coronation Street’. She rose to prominence when she was cast as Purdey in the popular British TV show ‘The New Avengers’. Subsequently, with her cult popularity, she landed the role of the female lead in the science-fiction series ‘Sapphire and Steel’. But the most crucial role of her career came in the early 1990s when she played Patsy Stone in the television sitcom‘Absolutely Fabulous’ which earned her several BAFTA Awards. She has made appearances on the big screen in many films including ‘Ella Enchanted’ and ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’, and has also lent her voice to various projects such as ‘The Foxbusters’

Joanna Lumley Biography

Joanna Lamond Lumley was born on May 1, 1946, in Srinagar, Kashmir and Jammu, British India, to Major James Rutherford-Lumley, who served in the 6th Gurkha Rifles, a regiment of the British Indian Army, and his wife, Thya Rose. After India achieved independence in 1947, her family moved to Kent, England, where she attended Mickledene School as a boarder. Afterwards, she went to St Mary’s Convent School in Sussex, and then studied at the Lucie Clayton Finishing School, after being turned down by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the age of 16.

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Career: During the first three years of her career, Joanna Lumley worked as a photographic model, notably for Brian Duffy. Alongside, she also worked as a house model for Jean Muir. In 1966, she appeared in an early episode of the ‘Bruce Forsyth Show’. Three years later, her acting career started with a small role in the movie ‘Some Girls Do’, which was followed by her appearanceas a Bond girl in the 1969 film ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’. In 1973, she starred in a short but memorable role in the television sitcom ‘Coronation Street’. She portrayed the character of Elaine Perkins who turns down Ken Barlow’s offer of marriage. The following year, she appeared on the big screen in ‘The Satanic Rites of Dracula’, starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.

In 1976–77, she achieved mainstream stardom when she was roped in for the role of a super-agent in the sitcom ‘The New Avengers’. She charmed as the all-powerful Purdey, a former ballerina-turned-martial arts and weapons expert. Between 1979 and 1982, she starred in the sci-fi adventure series ‘Sapphire & Steel’ in which she played the role of a mysterious inter-dimensional agent who is not quite human.