Joanna Lumley OBE, FRGS (born 1 May 1946) is an English actress and
former model, who is best known for her roles in The New Avengers and
Absolutely Fabulous.
Joanna Lumley was born in Srinagar, India in 1946. She was educated at
St Mary's School in Sussex. Tall, leggy, thin and blonde, Lumley spent
three years as a photographic model, and is said to have made her TV
debut in a well-known UK advert for Nimble bread first screened in
1969 [1]. She also worked as a house model for the late Jean Muir.
Lumley's acting career began with her playing the role of a Bond girl
in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). She went on to have a
brief, but memorable, role in Coronation Street in which she turned
down Ken Barlow's offer of marriage. In the Are You Being Served?
episode entitled "His and Hers" broadcast on BBC1 on 11 April 1973
(season 1; episode 4), she guested as perfume representative Miss
French. In the 3 April 1975 episode entitled "German Week" (season 3;
episode 6), she guested once again, that time as "German Lady."
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