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.
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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.
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Tim Ewbank and Stafford Hildred, both well-known show business journalists, are the authors of best-selling biographies of John Thaw, David Jason and Rod Stewart.
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This review is from: Joanna Lumley: The Biography (Paperback)
This book leaves a lot to be desired. The authors are far too enamored and protective of the subject of the book to be subjective and so the book reads like a teen magazine interview. A good biography fleshs out the details but this book just reads like it was someone's school project to write about Joanna Lumley.
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