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'''Joanna Lumley''' is a [[Britain|British]] actress, born [[1 May (people)|1 May]] [[1946]] in [[India]]. She played [[Thirteenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|the Thirteenth Doctor]] in the [[Comic Relief]] sketch ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' in 1999; although unofficial, this makes Lumley one of only two women to date who have played the Doctor in a BBC-licensed production. The other is [[Arabella Weir]], who played an "alternate universe" Doctor for a [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama. | '''Joanna Lumley''' is a [[Britain|British]] actress, born [[1 May (people)|1 May]] [[1946 (people)|1946]] in [[India]]. She played [[Thirteenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|the Thirteenth Doctor]] in the [[Comic Relief]] sketch ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' in 1999; although unofficial, this makes Lumley one of only two women to date who have played the Doctor in a BBC-licensed production. The other is [[Arabella Weir]], who played an "alternate universe" Doctor for a [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama. | ||
Outside of ''Doctor Who'', she is perhaps best known for playing Patsy Stone in ''Absolutely Fabulous'', Sapphire in the sci-fi series ''Sapphire & Steel'' and Purdey in ''The New Avengers'' (a continuation of the series created by [[Sydney Newman]]). She also had a small role in the [[James Bond]] film ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' alongside [[Catherine Schell]] and also had a role in the two ''Pink Panther'' movies produced following the death of Peter Sellers. | Outside of ''Doctor Who'', she is perhaps best known for playing Patsy Stone in ''Absolutely Fabulous'', Sapphire in the sci-fi series ''Sapphire & Steel'' and Purdey in ''The New Avengers'' (a continuation of the series created by [[Sydney Newman]]). She also had a small role in the [[James Bond]] film ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' alongside [[Catherine Schell]] and also had a role in the two ''Pink Panther'' movies produced following the death of Peter Sellers. | ||
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Revision as of 15:54, 9 December 2013
Joanna Lumley is a British actress, born 1 May 1946 in India. She played the Thirteenth Doctor in the Comic Relief sketch The Curse of Fatal Death in 1999; although unofficial, this makes Lumley one of only two women to date who have played the Doctor in a BBC-licensed production. The other is Arabella Weir, who played an "alternate universe" Doctor for a Big Finish Productions audio drama.
Outside of Doctor Who, she is perhaps best known for playing Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous, Sapphire in the sci-fi series Sapphire & Steel and Purdey in The New Avengers (a continuation of the series created by Sydney Newman). She also had a small role in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service alongside Catherine Schell and also had a role in the two Pink Panther movies produced following the death of Peter Sellers.
