Joanna Lumley

Birth Name:

Joanna Lamond Lumley

Birth Place:

Srinagar, Kashmir, India

Profession

Actress, Producer, Soundtrack, Director

Sponsors the Joanna Lumley Fellowship in Environmental Science at the University of Oxford
The government of Nepal declared her a "national treasure" because of her support for the Gurkha Justice Campaign
Quote: "Giraffes are fairytale animals, almost heraldic-as if from the land of fables․ They have extremely beautiful faces, huge eyes, very sensitive nostrils and Oh, blue tongues!"
Quote: "I like to keep up the image of smoking, only because it's getting such a bad press!"
Is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Is a vegetarian and a crusader for animal rights
Provided the "Welcome to AOL" and "You Have Email" voice for UK customers of AOL

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