Joanna Lumley

Personal context

Summary

Joanna Lumley is a British actor and presenter known for The New Avengers, Sapphire & Steel, and Absolutely Fabulous. Her best-known roles include the action hero Purdey and the comic character Patsy Stone. Outside acting, she fronted the successful Gurkha Justice Campaign for Gurkha veterans’ right to settle in Britain, is Born Free’s Founder Patron, and has spoken against the gender pay gap and in support of Time’s Up’s campaign against abuse of women. She has also argued that gender-neutral acting awards could reduce women’s chances of winning.