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An affectionate look at the life and career of AbFab's Joanna Lumley, drawing on numerous interviews A former model, Bond girl, acclaimed actress, and human rights and animal rights activistthis biography charts the remarkable life of Joanna Lumley, who has been a fascinating figure for more than four decades, since her days as a top model in the Swinging Sixties. Today, she is best known for her role as Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous and, most recently, her championing of the Nepalese Gurkhas' cause. Joanna is revered as much for her tireless campaigning for animal rights and other causes, as for her repertory of characters on stage, screen, and TV. Drawing on interviews with Joanna herself as well as her relatives, friends, and costars, this is a meticulously researched and revealing portrait of a beloved star.
Synopsis
A fascinating look at the life and career of Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley. Joanna Lumley is one of Britain's best-loved and most accomplished actresses, whose champagne-swilling, beehived hedonist Patsy on Absolutely Fabulous is considered one of the great TV creations of the 1990s. Born in Kashmir, India, the daughter of a military officer, and educated in an English convent school, Lumley has progressed from Bond Girl and fashion model to an award-winning actress widely acclaimed for her repertory of characters on stage, screen, and TV. Although her professional success appears to have been effortless, there have been bitter disappointments, hardships, and family friction along the way, all of which are covered in this affectionate biography. Drawing on interviews with Lumley as well as her family, friends, and co-stars, this is a candid and revealing portrait.
Synopsis
This is the first biography of Joanna Lumley, one of Britain's best-loved and most accomplished actresses, whose outrageous, champagne-swigging, bee-hived hedonist Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous is acknowledged as one of the great TV characters of the 90s. For over four decades, since she became a top model in the 60s, Joanna has remained an endlessly fascinating figure and is now regarded as somewhat of a national treasure. Meticulously researched, the book draws on interviews with relatives, friends, and co-stars to produce an astonishingly revealing portrait of one of Britain's most likeable stars.
Synopsis
This is the first biography of Joanna Lumley, one of Britain's best-loved and most accomplished actresses, whose outrageous, champagne-swigging, bee-hived hedonist Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous is acknowledged as one of the great TV characters of the 90s. For over four decades, since she became a top model in the 60s, Joanna has remained an endlessly fascinating figure and is now regarded as somewhat of a national treasure. Meticulously researched, the book draws on interviews with relatives, friends, and co-stars to produce an astonishingly revealing portrait of one of Britain's most likeable stars.
About the Author
Tim Ewbank is an entertainment writer and former TV correspondent for the Daily Mail. Stafford Hildred is a television critic and entertainment writer. They are the coauthors of Jamie Oliver, Rod Stewart: The New Biography, and Russell Crowe: The Biography.