Joanna Lumley
Joanna Lumley
Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE FRGSis 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. In film she has appeared in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Trail of the Pink Panther, and James and the Giant Peach...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth1 May 1946
thinking growing miles
I've looked forward to being older because you will have that many more miles covered. We mustn't be led into thinking getting old is bad. Growing old is good.
thinking lips giraffe
I was once kissed on the lips by a giraffe, and I don't think I've ever got over it.
jobs thinking effort
I would do anything to keep looking the job. I think you make an extra effort if you're on show.
fun thinking giving
If you're an enthusiast and you love the world like I do, it comes naturally. But I think charity must become more fun to give, more interactive and imaginative.
thinking mind bending
I never mind scrubbing floors, vacuuming or bending and carrying stuff. Each time I do it I think, this is instead of going to the gym.
thinking men glamour
I dont think men are that attracted by glamour. I think women are attracted by glamour. I think men are attracted by a sense of friendship.
fashion thinking clothes
I think handbags, not so much clothes anymore, but I think you can tell a fashion victim by their handbag.
quarters sound
I'm three quarters Scottish, but I sound English. I don't really see British as a race.
food gives ordering plate recognize vegetable vegetarian
It's nice when you happen into a vegetarian restaurant, but really, you can find veggie food everywhere. Pastas, salads, a vegetable plate - I actually like ordering vegetarian in a meaty place because it gives them a jolt to come up with something and recognize the demand.
crack good life morning sets spent start
I'm very good at getting up in the morning - so much of my life has been spent on film sets where we start at the crack of dawn.
children expected fields might
In Ethiopia... you might find a seven-year-old expected to take 15 goats out into the fields for the whole day with only a chapati to eat and his whistle. Why are we so afraid to give our children responsibilities like this?
bit broad clothes favourite high looks swagger tall wear
I'm tall with broad shoulders, and therefore, I like clothes with a bit of a swagger - mannish clothes that you can wear with a lot of feminine, sweet tops. I put my own looks together - a favourite coat, a bit of vintage, a bit of high street.
bits good involves skip tend terribly
I'm not terribly good at three-page recipes - I tend to skip bits - or anything that involves marinating things in juniper berries.
appalling department excuse fur stopped
I've had my run-ins with department stores, like Harrods, which stopped selling fur coats, but I found some there with fur trim, which is just as disgusting. Foie gras production is appalling - there's no excuse for selling it.