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:

Absolutely Fabulous: A Life Absolutely Fabulous: A Life

1998

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

2002

We Work for the Dead We Work for the Dead

1970

Sumotherhood Sumotherhood

2023

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

1995

Five Go Mad in Dorset Five Go Mad in Dorset

1982

Five Go Mad on Mescalin Five Go Mad on Mescalin

1983

The Beat Generation The Beat Generation

1983

War War

1983

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

1984

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

2018

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

1991

Allelujah Allelujah

2023

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

2001

Sing 2 Sing 2

2021

French & Saunders LIVE French & Saunders LIVE

1990

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

2019

An Audience With Victoria Wood An Audience With Victoria Wood

1988

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

2017

Dirty Movie Dirty Movie

1984

Susie Susie

1984

Five Go to Rehab Five Go to Rehab

2012

Four Men in a Car Four Men in a Car

1998

Jealousy Jealousy

1993

Summer School Summer School

1983

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

2023

Dawn French Is a Huge Tw*t Dawn French Is a Huge Tw*t

2023

Butterfly Stroke Butterfly Stroke

1970

200% Wolf 200% Wolf

2024

Chinatown: A World in the Heart of the City Chinatown: A World in the Heart of the City

2024

30 Years of Comic Strip 30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

Demonella Demonella

1993

Wild Turkey Wild Turkey

1992

Private Enterprise Private Enterprise

1986

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

1986

Slags Slags

1984

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

1984

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

1990

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

1990

Red Nose of Courage Red Nose of Courage

1992

Spaghetti Hoops Spaghetti Hoops

1990

Oxford Oxford

1990

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

1993

Mirrorball Mirrorball

2000

Minions Minions

2015

Eat the Rich Eat the Rich

1987

The Boy in the Dress The Boy in the Dress

2014

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

1996

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016

Stick Man Stick Man

2015

French & Saunders - Live French & Saunders - Live

2000

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

1988

The Comic Strip The Comic Strip

1981

Sing Sing

2016

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

2012

The Supergrass The Supergrass

1985

Coraline Coraline

2009

In the Bleak Midwinter In the Bleak Midwinter

1995

L'Entente cordiale L'Entente cordiale

2006

Muppet Treasure Island Muppet Treasure Island

1996

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

2004

Absolutely Fabulous Absolutely Fabulous

2001

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

1989

The Hunt for Tony Blair The Hunt for Tony Blair

2011

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

2008

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

2016

Spice World Spice World

1997

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

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

2011

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders

2011

Fanny & Elvis Fanny & Elvis

1999

Dusty Dusty

1994

Grandpa's Great Escape Grandpa's Great Escape

2018

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

2017

Patrick Patrick

2018

The Strike The Strike

1988

Lady Windermere's Fan Lady Windermere's Fan

2018

More Bad News More Bad News

1988

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

2017

Space Virgins from Planet Sex Space Virgins from Planet Sex

1993

Bad News Tour Bad News Tour

1983

Shrek 2 Shrek 2

2004

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