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Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders

Acting

Biography

Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958) 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 Movies

Acting

Poster for Shrek 2
MOVIE

Shrek 2

7.3(13.4K)
Shrek 2
Fairy Godmother (voice)
Poster for Muppet Treasure Island
MOVIE

Muppet Treasure Island

6.7(0.5K)
Muppet Treasure Island
Mrs. Bluveridge
Poster for L'Entente cordiale
MOVIE

L'Entente cordiale

4.8(0.1K)
L'Entente cordiale
Gwendoline McFarlane
Poster for Allelujah
MOVIE

Allelujah

5.2(0.0K)
Allelujah
Sister Gilpin
Poster for Sumotherhood
MOVIE

Sumotherhood

5.1(0.0K)
Sumotherhood
DI Brookes
Poster for In the Bleak Midwinter
MOVIE

In the Bleak Midwinter

7.1(0.0K)
In the Bleak Midwinter
Nancy
Poster for Coraline
MOVIE

Coraline

7.9(8.9K)
Coraline
Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
Poster for Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
MOVIE

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

4.8(0.0K)
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
Poster for Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
MOVIE

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

10.0(0.0K)
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
Self
Poster for Sing 2
MOVIE

Sing 2

7.8(4.8K)
Sing 2
Nana (voice)

Production

Poster for Mirrorball
MOVIE

Mirrorball

8.0(0.0K)
Mirrorball
Writer
Poster for Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
MOVIE

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again

7.6(0.0K)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
Writer
Poster for French and Saunders: Still Alive
MOVIE

French and Saunders: Still Alive

5.2(0.0K)
French and Saunders: Still Alive
Writer
Poster for The Best of French & Saunders
MOVIE

The Best of French & Saunders

The Best of French & Saunders
Writer
Poster for Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
MOVIE

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

7.3(0.0K)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Writer
Poster for Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
MOVIE

Absolutely Fabulous: A Life

8.5(0.0K)
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Writer
Poster for How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
MOVIE

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

7.5(0.0K)
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Writer
Poster for Mirrorball
MOVIE

Mirrorball

8.0(0.0K)
Mirrorball
Creator
Poster for Slags
MOVIE

Slags

2.0(0.0K)
Slags
Writer
Poster for Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
MOVIE

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Writer

Gallery

Jennifer Saunders portrait
Jennifer Saunders portrait