Joanna Lumley (born 1 May 1946) is a British actress, voice-over artist, former model, author, and activist. She starred in the British television series Absolutely Fabulous as Patsy Stone, as well as in The New Avengers, Sapphire & Steel, Jam & Jerusalem, and Sensitive Skin. Her film appearances include On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Maybe Baby (2000), Ella Enchanted (2004), Corpse Bride (2005), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). In 2011, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for La Bête.
Lumley is a human rights advocate supporting Survival International and the Gurkha Justice Campaign. She also supports charities and animal welfare groups such as Compassion in World Farming and Vegetarians' International Voice for Animals, and is patron of the Farm Animal Sanctuary. She received the Special Recognition Award at The National Television Awards in 2013. As of July 2012, she was planning a pedestrian "Garden Bridge" across the Thames in London with designer Thomas Heatherwick.
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