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Jennifer Saunders

Acting
Known For

67 Years Old

Jennifer Jane Saunders is an English comedienne, screenwriter, singer and actress. She has won two BAFTAs, an International Emmy Award, a British Comedy Award, a Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival Award, two Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards, and a Peoples Choice Award. She first came into widespread attention in the 1980s and early 1990s when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Central School of Speech and Drama. Along with her comedy partner Dawn French, she writes and stars in their eponymous sketch show, French & Saunders, and has received international acclaim for writing and playing the lead role of Edina Monsoon in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. In her other work, she has guest starred in the American sitcoms Roseanne and Friends, and won the American People's Choice Award for voicing the wicked Fairy Godmother in DreamWorks' animated Shrek 2. More recently, she wrote and starred in Jam & Jerusalem and The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle.

Born

Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, UK on 6th July 1958

All Credits

The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
Phoebe Pratt (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Image
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Would I Lie to You? Image
Would I Lie to You?
Self
Friends Image
Friends
Andrea Waltham
The Graham Norton Show Image
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Top Gear Image
Top Gear
Self
Top Gear Image
Top Gear
Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
The Last Leg Image
The Last Leg
Self
Have I Got a Bit More News for You Image
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Panellist
Have I Got a Bit More News for You Image
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Presenter
An Audience with... Image
An Audience with...
Self
Parkinson Image
Parkinson
Self
The Young Ones Image
The Young Ones
Helen Mucus
The Young Ones Image
The Young Ones
Sue
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Image
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Helen
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Devil
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Jane/Margory
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Margaret Thatcher
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Hannah
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Needle
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Neighbour
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Maria
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Ice Maiden
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Cathy
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Monica
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Meryl Streep
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Angie
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Debbie
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Lorna
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Doreen
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Shona/Second Nun/Horse Rider
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
June
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Jessica
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Little Sister
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Sally
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Liz
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Anne
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Chas/Marilyn/Captain/Drunk
Absolutely Fabulous Image
Absolutely Fabulous
Edina
Coraline Image
Coraline
Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
The Secret Policeman's Ball Image
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
Celebrity Gogglebox Image
Celebrity Gogglebox
No Image
Comic Relief
Moominvalley Image
Moominvalley
Mymble
Wogan Image
Wogan
Self
Insert Name Here Image
Insert Name Here
Self - Panelist
The Pentaverate Image
The Pentaverate
Maester of Dubrovnik / Saester of Dubrovnik
Jam and Jerusalem Image
Jam and Jerusalem
Caroline Martin
The Storyteller Image
The Storyteller
Badsister 1
Let Them Eat Cake Image
Let Them Eat Cake
The Stranger Image
The Stranger
Heidi Doyle
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off Image
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Self - Contestant
Shrek 2 Image
Shrek 2
Fairy Godmother (voice)
Sing 2 Image
Sing 2
Nana (voice)
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle Image
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
Going Live! Image
Going Live!
Self
French & Saunders Image
French & Saunders
Various Characters
There's Something About Movies Image
There's Something About Movies
Self - Team Captain
Fantasy Football League Image
Fantasy Football League
Themselves
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable Image
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
Self
This Is Jinsy Image
This Is Jinsy
Sing Image
Sing
Nana (voice)
Girls On Top Image
Girls On Top
Jennifer
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief Image
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief
Self - Judge
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off Image
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
Self - Host
A Bucket O' French and Saunders Image
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
Rita Rudner Image
Rita Rudner
Gogglebox Image
Gogglebox
Self
Dead Boss Image
Dead Boss
Governor Margaret
Richard Osman's House of Games Night Image
Richard Osman's House of Games Night
Self - Contestant
Blandings Image
Blandings
Lady Constance Keeble
Death on the Nile Image
Death on the Nile
Marie Van Schuyler
The Magician's House Image
The Magician's House
The Rat (voice)
Minions Image
Minions
Reine Elizabeth II (voice)
Happy Families Image
Happy Families
Granny Fuddle
Isn't It Romantic Image
Isn't It Romantic
Natalie's Mother
No Image
Pongwiffy
Muppet Treasure Island Image
Muppet Treasure Island
Mrs. Bluveridge
Patrick Image
Patrick
Maureen
Josh Image
Josh
Judith
Spice World Image
Spice World
Fashionable Woman
200% Wolf Image
200% Wolf
Max (voice)
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' Image
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
Self
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Image
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Edina Monsoon
The Dangerous Brothers Image
The Dangerous Brothers
Stick Man Image
Stick Man
Narrator (voice)
In the Bleak Midwinter Image
In the Bleak Midwinter
Nancy
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief Image
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Sumotherhood Image
Sumotherhood
DI Brookes
Eat the Rich Image
Eat the Rich
Lady Caroline
Allelujah Image
Allelujah
Sister Gilpin
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again Image
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
Meryl Streep / Cher
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger Image
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves Image
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bad News Image
Bad News
Sally
Grandpa's Great Escape Image
Grandpa's Great Escape
Miss Dandy
The Magic Faraway Tree Image
The Magic Faraway Tree
30 Years of Comic Strip Image
30 Years of Comic Strip
The Boy in the Dress Image
The Boy in the Dress
Miss Windsor
The Hunt for Tony Blair Image
The Hunt for Tony Blair
Lady Thatcher
L'Entente cordiale Image
L'Entente cordiale
Gwendoline McFarlane
Absolutely Fabulous Image
Absolutely Fabulous
Une spectatrice du défilé
Only Child Image
Only Child
Sally
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out Image
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Self
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps Image
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
The Goose (voice)
We Work for the Dead Image
We Work for the Dead
The Mother (voice)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout Image
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Edina Monsoon
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball Image
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
Summer School Image
Summer School
Liz
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day Image
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Self
Eddie Monsoon - a Life? Image
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
Doreen
Four Men in a Car Image
Four Men in a Car
Helen
The Beat Generation Image
The Beat Generation
Anne
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? Image
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
The Supergrass Image
The Supergrass
Lesley Reynolds
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter Image
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self - featured artist
No Image
We Love Sitcom
Amnesty International's Big 30 Image
Amnesty International's Big 30
Self
Slags Image
Slags
Little Sister
The Strike Image
The Strike
Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door Image
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Monica
Fanny & Elvis Image
Fanny & Elvis
Roanna
The Comic Strip Image
The Comic Strip
Completely Bad News Image
Completely Bad News
Sally
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous Image
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Self / Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (archive footage)
Lady Windermere's Fan Image
Lady Windermere's Fan
The Duchess of Berwick
Mirrorball Image
Mirrorball
Vivienne Keill
No Image
Night and Day
Mrs Hilbery
Jealousy Image
Jealousy
Jane/Margory
War Image
War
Various Roles
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) Image
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Jessica
More Bad News Image
More Bad News
Sally
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques Image
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Shona
Private Enterprise Image
Private Enterprise
Debbie
Oxford Image
Oxford
Hannah
Gino: Full Story and Pics Image
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Angie
An Audience With Victoria Wood Image
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl Image
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
Self
Demonella Image
Demonella
The Devil
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires Image
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
Dr. Alex Cular
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! Image
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!
Self
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC Image
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Communicators From Hell Image
Communicators From Hell
Dusty Image
Dusty
Self - Presenter
Red Nose of Courage Image
Red Nose of Courage
Margaret Thatcher
300 Years of French & Saunders Image
300 Years of French & Saunders
Dirty Movie Image
Dirty Movie
June
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 Image
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Cathy
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers Image
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
Self - Presenter
South Atlantic Raiders:  Part 2 Argie Bargie! Image
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Cathy
Five Go to Rehab Image
Five Go to Rehab
Anne
No Image
Prince Cinders
Fairy (voice)
Wild Turkey Image
Wild Turkey
Neighbour
Employees From Hell Image
Employees From Hell
Space Virgins from Planet Sex Image
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Needle
Susie Image
Susie
Lorna
French & Saunders LIVE Image
French & Saunders LIVE
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life Image
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Edina "Eddy" Monsoon
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat Image
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
Self (uncredited)
The Best of French & Saunders Image
The Best of French & Saunders
Various
Spaghetti Hoops Image
Spaghetti Hoops
Maria
Five Go Mad in Dorset Image
Five Go Mad in Dorset
Anne
Comedians Do It On Stage Image
Comedians Do It On Stage
Self
No Image
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Brigitte Nielsen as Margaret Thatcher, The Ice Maiden
French & Saunders: Funny Women Image
French & Saunders: Funny Women
Self
French and Saunders: Still Alive Image
French and Saunders: Still Alive
Self
Five Go Mad on Mescalin Image
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
Anne
French & Saunders: At the Movies Image
French & Saunders: At the Movies
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson Image
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Dorcas
French & Saunders - Live Image
French & Saunders - Live
Various roles
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years Image
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
No Image
The Silurian Disruption
Silurian #2
No Image
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders