How tall is Joanna Lumley?

Joanna Lumley's listed height is 173 cm (5'8"). She is taller than about 96% of women in the United Kingdom.

Where 173 cm sits among women in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 96% of women in the United Kingdom born in 1946 (average 162.1 cm).

Lumley next to her co-stars

Christopher Lee is 21 cm taller than Joanna Lumley (194 cm), The Satanic Rites of Dracula co-star.

Gwendoline Christie is 18 cm taller than Joanna Lumley (191 cm), Wednesday co-star.

David Niven is 8 cm taller than Joanna Lumley (181 cm), The Pink Panther co-star.

About Joanna Lumley

Dame Joanna Lumley is a British actress, presenter, author, television producer, activist and former model, born on 1 May 1946 in Srinagar. She has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, which ran from 1992 to 2012.

Her other television credits include The New Avengers, Sapphire & Steel, Jam & Jerusalem and Finding Alice. Her film appearances include On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Shirley Valentine, James and the Giant Peach, The Wolf of Wall Street and Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie. She was nominated for a Tony Award in 2011 for the Broadway revival of La Bête, and in 2017 she was honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship.

At a listed 173 cm (5'8"), Lumley is 21 cm shorter than Christopher Lee, who is listed at 194 cm (6'4") and appeared with her in The Satanic Rites of Dracula. She is 18 cm shorter than Gwendoline Christie, listed at 191 cm (6'3"), from Wednesday. David Niven, listed at 181 cm (5'11"), appeared with her in The Pink Panther and is 8 cm taller than Lumley.

Frequently asked

How tall is Joanna Lumley in feet and inches? Joanna Lumley is 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

How tall is Joanna Lumley compared to Christopher Lee? Christopher Lee is 21 cm taller than Joanna Lumley: 194 cm (6'4") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Joanna Lumley compared to Gwendoline Christie? Gwendoline Christie is 18 cm taller than Joanna Lumley: 191 cm (6'3") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Joanna Lumley compared to David Niven? David Niven is 8 cm taller than Joanna Lumley: 181 cm (5'11") vs 173 cm (5'8").

Is Joanna Lumley tall for women in the United Kingdom? At 173 cm she is taller than about 96% of women in the United Kingdom born in 1946, whose average height is 162.1 cm.

Sources

• Joanna Lumley on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Joanna Lumley on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 173 cm.
• Joanna Lumley on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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