Joanna Lumley

Birthday:

05/01/1946

Place of birth:

Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, British India:

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE, FRGS (born 1 May 1946) is an English actress, voice-over artist and author, best known for her roles in British television series Absolutely Fabulous portraying Edina Monsoon's best friend, Patsy Stone, as well as parts in The New Avengers, Sapphire & Steel, and Sensitive Skin. She is a former model and Bond girl. Her distinctive voice has been supplied for animated characters, film narration, and AOL's "You have email" notification in the UK. She has spoken out as a human rights activist for Survival International and the Gurkha Justice Campaign, and is now considered a "national treasure" of Nepal because of her support. She is an advocate for a number of charities and animal welfare groups such as CIWF and Viva!. She has won three BAFTA awards and a British comedy award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joanna Lumley, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.