After Dinner SpeakersDame Joanna Lumley OBE is an award-winning actress, presenter, charity campaigner and guest speaker.
For over 4 decades, Joanna has had numerous television roles and has starred in over 25 major movies including:
- On Her Majesty’s Service
- Shirley Valentine
- The Pink Panther
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Absolutely Fabulous
Lumley’s television breakthrough came in 1976, when she played super-agent ‘Purdey’ in the sitcom ‘The New Avengers’.
Other roles followed, most notably the sci-fi adventure series ‘Sapphire & Steel’ in which Joanna starred between 1979 and 1982.
In 1992, Joanna’s role of the outrageous, champagne-swigging, bee-hived hedonist ‘Patsy Stone’ was introduced to the UK public and later to an international audience in the award-winning BBC television comedy series ‘Absolutely Fabulous’.
Beyond acting and presenting documentaries across genres including travel and wildlife, Lumley is a dedicated campaigner for human rights and animal welfare.
Joanna is also known for her successful campaign supporting Gurkha veterans’ right to live in the UK.
In the 1995 Queen’s New Year Honours, Joanna was awarded an OBE for services to drama and charity.
Dame Joanna Lumley OBE is available for Q&A-led speeches and to host awards ceremonies.
