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'''Joanna Lumley''' is a [[Britain|British]] actress, born in [[India]]. She played [[Thirteenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|the Thirteenth Doctor]] in the [[Comic Relief]] | {{Infobox Person | ||
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|birth date = [[1 May (people)|1 May]] [[1946 (people)|1946]] | |||
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|role = [[Thirteenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Thirteenth Doctor]] | |||
|job title = Actor | |||
|story = ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' | |||
|time =1999 | |||
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|imdb = 0525921 | |||
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|twitter = joannalumley | |||
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'''Dame Joanna Lumley, OBE, FRGS''' (born [[1 May (people)|1 May]] [[1946 (people)|1946]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/joanna-lumley.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) is a [[Britain|British]] actress, born in [[India]]. She played [[Thirteenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|an alternative version of the Thirteenth Doctor]] in the [[Comic Relief]] episode ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' in 1999. | |||
Outside of ''Doctor Who'', she is perhaps best known for playing Patsy Stone in ''Absolutely Fabulous ''(alongside [[Jennifer Saunders]], [[Julia Sawalha]] and [[June Whitfield]]), [[Sapphire and Steel|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. | Joanna was the first woman to portray the Doctor in any medium, followed by [[Arabella Weir]] (who played [[The Doctor (Exile)|an alternate universe Doctor]] in the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama ''[[Exile (audio story)|Exile]]''), [[Jodie Whittaker]] (who plays the mainstream [[Thirteenth Doctor]]) and [[Jo Martin]] (who portrays the [[Fugitive Doctor]]). | ||
Earlier, she was considered for the role of [[Kassia]] in ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]''. ([[TCH 33]]) | |||
== Career == | |||
Outside of ''Doctor Who'', she is perhaps best known for playing Patsy Stone in ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (alongside [[Jennifer Saunders]], [[Julia Sawalha]] and [[June Whitfield]]), [[Sapphire and Steel|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. | |||
She was made a Dame in the New Year Honours list 2022.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59780013 BBC Entertainment]</ref> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0525921}} | {{imdb name|id=0525921}} | ||
{{twitter|joannalumley}} | {{twitter|joannalumley}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:07, 19 March 2024
- You may be looking for her DWU counterpart.
Dame Joanna Lumley, OBE, FRGS (born 1 May 1946[1]) is a British actress, born in India. She played an alternative version of the Thirteenth Doctor in the Comic Relief episode The Curse of Fatal Death in 1999.
Joanna was the first woman to portray the Doctor in any medium, followed by Arabella Weir (who played an alternate universe Doctor in the Big Finish Productions audio drama Exile), Jodie Whittaker (who plays the mainstream Thirteenth Doctor) and Jo Martin (who portrays the Fugitive Doctor).
Earlier, she was considered for the role of Kassia in The Keeper of Traken. (TCH 33)
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Outside of Doctor Who, she is perhaps best known for playing Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous (alongside Jennifer Saunders, Julia Sawalha and June Whitfield), 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.
She was made a Dame in the New Year Honours list 2022.[2]
