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Joanna Lumley (born May 1, 1946 in Srinagar, Kashmir, India) is a British actress and former model who is best known for her portrayal of the chain smoking, boozing, cocaine-sniffing and other drug-taking sexpot Patsy Stone on the British comedy television show Absolutely Fabulous.

Tall, leggy, thin and blonde, she began her acting career as a Bond girlBond girl is slang for any actress taking a lead role in a James Bond movie or video game, or the character they play. Bond movies are known for the appearance of extremely attractive women in major roles (although secondary to Bond). Bond Girls are not r in On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceOn Her Majesty's Secret Service is a novel by Ian Fleming released in 1963. It is the sixth film (released in 1969) in the James Bond franchise and the first and last film to star George Lazenby as British secret service agent Commander James Bond. Lazenb. Her first major role was as Purdey in The New Avengers: a revival of the secret agent series The Avengers.

She has specialised in playing upper-class parts, and her distinctive plummy voice has reinforced this. However, following her rise to fame, she revealed that she had been an unmarried mother during the 1960sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around when it was socially unacceptable. The first of her two subsequent marriages was to comedy writer, Jeremy LloydJeremy Lloyd (born 1932) is an English actor and scriptwriter, best known as the co-author of several successful British sitcoms. The gangly Lloyd made his film debut in 1960, and appeared in numerous film and television comedies during the 1960s and 1970.

Lumley was awarded an OBEThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross (G. Knight or Dame Commander in 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja.

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