Joanna Lumley Overview

Joanna Lumley was born in Kahmir, India and spent most of her childhood in the Far East due to her parents’ circumstances. Her father was Major James Rutherford Lumley, who was serving in the 6th Gurkha Rifles, and her mother was Thya Rose Weir, the daughter of a diplomat in Kashmir. Around the time of World War ll, her father brought his family back to Britain to settle down. There, Joanna entered the entertainment industry as a model in London’s swinging ’60s, where she was photographed by... See All