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Jennifer Saunders

Television Actress / Film Actress / Actress / Comedian / Screenwriter / Teacher | * 07/12/1958 (65) | Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958) is an English actress, comedian, Singer, and screenwriter. Saunders originally found attention in the 1980s, when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with her best friend and comedy partner, Dawn French. With French, she co-wrote and starred in their eponymous sketch show, French and Saunders, for which they jointly received a BAFTA Fellowship in 2009. Saunders later received acclaim in the 1990s for writing and playing her character Edina Monsoon in her sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Kids & Family | Animation

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Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world. ...

Minions

PG

2015 | 3.2/5 | 1h 31min
Kids & Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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Shrek, Fiona and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father. But not everyone is happy. Shrek and the King find it hard to get along, and there's tension in the marriage. The fa ...

Shrek 2

PG

2004 | 3.7/5 | 1h 33min
Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
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Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot-spots. Blamed for a major incide ...

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

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2016 | 2.7/5 | 1h 31min
Comedy
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Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageo ...

Absolutely Fabulous

TV-PG

1992 | 3.7/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Jennifer Saunders

BAFTA Fellowship
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Movies with Jennifer Saunders as Actress(47)

2023 Sumotherhood
as Sister Gilpin2023 Allelujah
as Goose (voice)2023 Man & Witch
as Marie Van Schuyler2022 Death on the Nile
as Nana (voice)2021 Sing 2
as Meryl Streep / Cher2019 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
as Natalie's Mother2019 Isn't It Romantic
as Maureen2018 Patrick
as Dr. Alex Cular2018 Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
as Miss Dandy2018 Grandpa's Great Escape
2017 300 Years of French & Saunders
as Herself - Presenter2017 Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
as herself2017 Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)2016 British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Nana (voice)2016 Sing
as Edina Monsoon2016 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Narrator (voice)2015 Stick Man
as Reine Elizabeth II (voice)2015 Minions
as Miss Windsor2014 The Boy in the Dress
2012 The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!
as Lady Thatcher2011 The Hunt for Tony Blair
as April Spink (voice)2009 Coraline
as herself2009 Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
as herself2008 French and Saunders: Still Alive
as Gwendoline McFarlane2006 Entente Cordiale
as herself2004 Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Fairy Godmother (voice)2004 Shrek 2
as Une spectatrice du défilé2001 Absolutely Fabulous
as Various roles2000 French & Saunders - Live
as Roanna1999 Fanny & Elvis
as Fashionable Woman1997 Spice World
as Mrs. Bluveridge1996 Muppet Treasure Island
as Nancy1995 A Midwinter's Tale
as Needle1993 Space Virgins from Planet Sex
as Fairy (voice)1993 Prince Cinders
as herself1991 Amnesty International's Big 30
as herself1989 The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1988 Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
as Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill1988 The Strike
as herself1988 An Audience With Victoria Wood
as Sally1988 More Bad News
as Lady Caroline1987 Eat the Rich
1986 Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
as Lesley Reynolds1985 The Supergrass
as Shona1984 A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
as Sally1983 Bad News Tour
1981 The Comic Strip

TV Shows/Series with Jennifer Saunders as Actress(60)

as Themselves2022 Fantasy Football League
as Maester of Dubrovnik / Saester of Dubrovnik2022 The Pentaverate
as herself2021 Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
as Heidi2020 The Stranger
as Self - Contestant2020 Richard Osman's House of Games Night
as Lavinia2019 Ghosts
as Self - Judge2017 Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief
as Herself - Panelist2016 Insert Name Here
as Lady Constance Keeble2013 Blandings
as Herself - Contestant2013 The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as Governor Margaret2012 Dead Boss
as Herself - Presenter2012 The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2010 This Is Jinsy
2007 A Bucket O' French and Saunders
as Self - Guest2007 The Graham Norton Show
2007 The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
as herself2007 Would I Lie to You?
as Caroline Martin2006 Jam & Jerusalem
as herself2002 Top Gear
1999 Let Them Eat Cake
1999 Comic Relief
as The Rat (voice)1999 The Magician's House
as Andrea Waltham1994 Friends
as Edina1992 Absolutely Fabulous
as Phoebe Pratt (voice)1989 The Simpsons
1987 Going Live!
1987 French & Saunders
1986 Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1985 Girls On Top
1985 Happy Families
as herself1982 Wogan
as Sue1982 The Young Ones
as Helen Mucus1982 The Young Ones
as Debbie1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Chas/Marilyn/Captain/Drunk1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Monica1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Cathy1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Sally1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Lorna1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Jessica1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Ice Maiden1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Anne1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Shona/Second Nun/Horse Rider1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as June1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Angie1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Little Sister1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Doreen1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Meryl Streep1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Liz1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Helen1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Jane/Margory1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Maria1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Hannah1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Margaret Thatcher1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as The Devil1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Needle1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Neighbour1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as Jennifer1982 The Comic Strip Presents
1982 The Comic Strip Presents
as herself1978 An Audience with...

Movies with Jennifer Saunders as Crew(6)

Writing/Writer2019 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
Writing/Screenplay2016 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Writing/Writer2008 French and Saunders: Still Alive
Writing/Writer2001 Absolutely Fabulous
Writing/Writer2000 French & Saunders - Live
Writing/Writer1981 The Comic Strip

TV Shows/Series with Jennifer Saunders as Crew(10)

Creator/Creator2007 A Bucket O' French and Saunders
Creator/Creator2007 The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
Creator/Creator2006 Jam & Jerusalem
Writing/Writer1992 Absolutely Fabulous
Creator/Creator1992 Absolutely Fabulous
Writing/Writer1987 French & Saunders
Creator/Creator1987 French & Saunders
Writing/Writer1985 Girls On Top
Creator/Creator1985 Girls On Top
Writing/Writer1982 The Comic Strip Presents

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Full Name: Jennifer Saunders
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 07/12 1958 (July) in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 65 years + 290 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Central School of Speech and Drama, St Paul's Girls' School
Spouses (current/former): Ade Edmondson
Children: Ella Edmondson, Beattie Edmondson
Other names for Jennifer Saunders (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"제니퍼 손더스"
Jennifer Saunders frequently works together with these people:
Dawn French (75x, Actress)
Peter Richardson (60x, Actor)
Adrian Edmondson (53x, Actor)
Rik Mayall (38x, Actor)
Nigel Planer (37x, Actor)
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Robbie Coltrane (32x, Actor)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Keith Allen (21x, Actor)
Kevin Michael Richardson (17x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Garth Jennings (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3727, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/20/2024