Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders

Date of Birth:

Jul 06, 1958

Place of Birth:

Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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.

filmography:

Patrick Patrick

2018

Grandpa's Great Escape Grandpa's Great Escape

2018

The Strike The Strike

1988

Spice World Spice World

1997

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

300 Years of French & Saunders 300 Years of French & Saunders

2017

Lady Windermere's Fan Lady Windermere's Fan

2018

Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers

2017

Space Virgins from Planet Sex Space Virgins from Planet Sex

1993

More Bad News More Bad News

1988

Bad News Bad News

1983

Comedians Do It On Stage Comedians Do It On Stage

1986

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

1988

Eat the Rich Eat the Rich

1987

Sing Sing

2016

Minions Minions

2015

Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires

2018

Amnesty International's Big 30 Amnesty International's Big 30

1991

200% Wolf 200% Wolf

2024

Butterfly Stroke Butterfly Stroke

1970

French & Saunders - Live French & Saunders - Live

2000

The Comic Strip The Comic Strip

1981

Stick Man Stick Man

2015

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016

Dusty Dusty

1994

Fanny & Elvis Fanny & Elvis

1999

The Magic Faraway Tree The Magic Faraway Tree

1970

The Boy in the Dress The Boy in the Dress

2014

French & Saunders: Funny Women French & Saunders: Funny Women

2021

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

2024

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

1984

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

2024

Employees From Hell Employees From Hell

1989

MORT THEORY 2: The Many Mysteries of Dreamworks MORT THEORY 2: The Many Mysteries of Dreamworks

2023

We Love Sitcom We Love Sitcom

2016

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

2024

Communicators From Hell Communicators From Hell

1989

French & Saunders: At the Movies French & Saunders: At the Movies

1993

Mirrorball Mirrorball

2000

GLC: The Carnage Continues GLC: The Carnage Continues

1990

Death on the Nile Death on the Nile

2022

Isn't It Romantic Isn't It Romantic

2019

Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger

1986

Completely Bad News Completely Bad News

2019

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990

Prince Cinders Prince Cinders

1993

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'

2009

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders

2011

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years

2011

The Boy in the Dress The Boy in the Dress

2014

30 Years of Comic Strip 30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

An Audience With Victoria Wood An Audience With Victoria Wood

1988

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

2017

The Supergrass The Supergrass

1985

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

1989

French and Saunders: Still Alive French and Saunders: Still Alive

2008

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again

2019

The Best of French & Saunders The Best of French & Saunders

2002

Absolutely Fabulous: A Life Absolutely Fabulous: A Life

1998

The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!

2012

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

1996

French & Saunders LIVE French & Saunders LIVE

1990

The Hunt for Tony Blair The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011

This is the Night Mail This is the Night Mail

2024

Sumotherhood Sumotherhood

2023

Allelujah Allelujah

2023

L'Entente cordiale L'Entente cordiale

2006

Muppet Treasure Island Muppet Treasure Island

1996

In the Bleak Midwinter In the Bleak Midwinter

1995

Coraline Coraline

2009

Absolutely Fabulous Absolutely Fabulous

2001

Sing 2 Sing 2

2021

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

2001

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

2004

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

1995

Demonella Demonella

1993

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

1990

Oxford Oxford

1990

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

1990

Private Enterprise Private Enterprise

1986

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

1986

Spaghetti Hoops Spaghetti Hoops

1990

Red Nose of Courage Red Nose of Courage

1992

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

2023

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

2023

Five Go to Rehab Five Go to Rehab

2012

Wild Turkey Wild Turkey

1992

Slags Slags

1984

Gino: Full Story and Pics Gino: Full Story and Pics

1984

Four Men in a Car Four Men in a Car

1998

Five Go Mad in Dorset Five Go Mad in Dorset

1982

Jealousy Jealousy

1993

Summer School Summer School

1983

Eddie Monsoon - a Life? Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

1984

War War

1983

Susie Susie

1984

Dirty Movie Dirty Movie

1984

Five Go Mad on Mescalin Five Go Mad on Mescalin

1983

The Beat Generation The Beat Generation

1983

Shrek 2 Shrek 2

2004

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