A tall, blonde British player who especially shines in sharp-tongued comedy, Joanna Lumley gained mid-life fame in the wildly successful Britcom "Absolutely Fabulous". This statuesque actress was a model and has appeared in such stage productions as "Othello", "Private Lives", "Hedda Gabler", "An Ideal Husband" and "The Letter". She made an inauspicious film debut in 1969 with ornamental roles in "Some Girls Do" and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (as the English girl). Larger roles followed but they tended to showcase her attributes more than her talents. The mild English sex romp "The
