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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0766837
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235415
Facebook: https://facebook.com/jennifersaundersofficial
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Filmography (Movies)
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
Character:Mrs Hilbery
Release Date:14/05/2026
The Magic Faraway Tree
Character:Grandma Thompson
Release Date:26/03/2026
Becoming Victoria Wood
Character:Self
Release Date:08/01/2026
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Character:Self
Release Date:17/10/2024
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/10/2024
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
Character:The Goose (voice)
Release Date:28/07/2024
200% Wolf
Character:Max (voice)
Release Date:04/07/2024
We Work for the Dead
Character:The Mother (voice)
Release Date:21/05/2024
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:28/12/2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Character:Self - Featured Artist
Release Date:27/12/2023
Sumotherhood
Character:DI Brookes
Release Date:13/10/2023
Allelujah
Character:Sister Gilpin
Release Date:17/03/2023
Design on the Nile
Character:Self
Release Date:13/04/2022
Branagh/Poirot
Character:Self
Release Date:13/04/2022
Death on the Nile
Character:Marie Van Schuyler
Release Date:09/02/2022
The Best Birthday Ever
Character:Mother (voice)
Release Date:26/01/2022
Sing 2
Character:Nana (voice)
Release Date:01/12/2021
French & Saunders: Funny Women
Character:Self
Release Date:17/07/2021
Completely Bad News
Character:Sally
Release Date:29/11/2019
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
Character:Meryl Streep / Cher
Release Date:09/08/2019
Isn't It Romantic
Character:Natalie's Mother
Release Date:13/02/2019
Patrick
Character:Maureen
Release Date:29/06/2018
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
Character:Dr. Alex Cular
Release Date:12/06/2018
Lady Windermere's Fan
Character:The Duchess of Berwick
Release Date:20/03/2018
Grandpa's Great Escape
Character:Miss Dandy
Release Date:01/01/2018
300 Years of French & Saunders
Character:
Release Date:25/12/2017
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:21/12/2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Character:Self
Release Date:24/03/2017
Sing
Character:Nana (voice)
Release Date:23/11/2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Character:Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:12/09/2016
We Love Sitcom
Character:
Release Date:09/09/2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Character:Edina Monsoon
Release Date:01/07/2016
Stick Man
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:07/12/2015
Minions
Character:Reine Elizabeth II (voice)
Release Date:17/06/2015
The Boy in the Dress
Character:Miss Windsor
Release Date:26/12/2014
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!
Character:Self
Release Date:24/12/2012
Five Go to Rehab
Character:Anne
Release Date:07/11/2012
30 Years of Comic Strip
Character:
Release Date:03/11/2012
The Hunt for Tony Blair
Character:Lady Thatcher
Release Date:15/10/2011
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
Character:
Release Date:04/01/2011
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
Character:
Release Date:04/01/2011
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
Character:Self
Release Date:21/07/2009
Coraline
Character:Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
Release Date:05/02/2009
French and Saunders: Still Alive
Character:Self
Release Date:17/11/2008
L'Entente cordiale
Character:Gwendoline McFarlane
Release Date:21/06/2006
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/2004
Bottom Mindless Violence
Character:Helen Mucus / Anita Harris (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:22/11/2004
Shrek 2
Character:Fairy Godmother (voice)
Release Date:19/05/2004
The Best of French & Saunders
Character:Various
Release Date:05/08/2002
Absolutely Fabulous
Character:Une spectatrice du défilé
Release Date:29/08/2001
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
Character:Self
Release Date:03/03/2001
Mirrorball
Character:Vivienne Keill
Release Date:22/12/2000
French & Saunders - Live
Character:Various roles
Release Date:20/11/2000
Fanny & Elvis
Character:Roanna
Release Date:19/11/1999
It’s Lulu
Character:Self
Release Date:12/11/1999
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Character:Edina "Eddy" Monsoon
Release Date:28/10/1998
Four Men in a Car
Character:Helen
Release Date:12/04/1998
Spice World
Character:Fashionable Woman
Release Date:18/12/1997
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Character:Edina Monsoon
Release Date:06/11/1996
Muppet Treasure Island
Character:Mrs. Bluveridge
Release Date:16/02/1996
In the Bleak Midwinter
Character:Nancy
Release Date:29/09/1995
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Character:Self / Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (archive footage)
Release Date:06/01/1995
Dusty
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:02/05/1994
Prince Cinders
Character:Fairy (voice)
Release Date:27/12/1993
Jealousy
Character:Jane/Margory
Release Date:27/05/1993
Demonella
Character:The Devil
Release Date:20/05/1993
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Character:Needle
Release Date:29/04/1993
French & Saunders: At the Movies
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1993
Wild Turkey
Character:Neighbour
Release Date:24/12/1992
Red Nose of Courage
Character:Margaret Thatcher
Release Date:09/04/1992
Amnesty International's Big 30
Character:Self
Release Date:28/12/1991
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Character:Dorcas
Release Date:26/12/1990
French & Saunders LIVE
Character:
Release Date:12/03/1990
Spaghetti Hoops
Character:Maria
Release Date:01/03/1990
Oxford
Character:Hannah
Release Date:22/02/1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Character:Cathy
Release Date:08/02/1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Character:Cathy
Release Date:08/02/1990
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Character:Brigitte Nielsen as Margaret Thatcher, The Ice Maiden
Release Date:05/02/1990
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1989
Employees From Hell
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1989
Communicators From Hell
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1989
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/1988
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Character:Monica
Release Date:05/03/1988
More Bad News
Character:Sally
Release Date:27/02/1988
The Strike
Character:Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill
Release Date:20/02/1988
Eat the Rich
Character:Lady Caroline
Release Date:23/10/1987
The Silurian Disruption
Character:Silurian #2
Release Date:25/01/1987
Comedians Do It On Stage
Character:Self
Release Date:01/02/1986
Private Enterprise
Character:Debbie
Release Date:02/01/1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Character:Jessica
Release Date:01/01/1986
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1986
The Supergrass
Character:Lesley Reynolds
Release Date:08/11/1985
Happy Families
Character:Granny / Cassie / Madeleine / Joyce / Roxanne Fuddle
Release Date:17/10/1985
Slags
Character:Little Sister
Release Date:11/02/1984
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
Character:Doreen
Release Date:04/02/1984
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Character:Angie
Release Date:28/01/1984
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Character:Shona
Release Date:21/01/1984
Susie
Character:Lorna
Release Date:14/01/1984
Dirty Movie
Character:June
Release Date:07/01/1984
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
Character:Anne
Release Date:02/11/1983
Summer School
Character:Liz
Release Date:31/01/1983
Bad News
Character:Sally
Release Date:24/01/1983
The Beat Generation
Character:Anne
Release Date:17/01/1983
War
Character:Various Roles
Release Date:03/01/1983
Five Go Mad in Dorset
Character:Anne
Release Date:02/11/1982
The Comic Strip
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1981
Television Appearances
Too Much
Character:Fiona
Only Child
Character:Sally
Fantasy Football League
Character:Themselves
The Pentaverate
Character:Maester of Dubrovnik / Saester of Dubrovnik
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
Character:Self
Richard Osman's House of Games Night
Character:Self
The Stranger
Character:Heidi Doyle
Celebrity Gogglebox
Character:
There's Something About Movies
Character:Self - Team Captain
Moominvalley
Character:Mymble
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief
Character:Self - Judge
Insert Name Here
Character:Self - Panelist
Josh
Character:Judith
Gogglebox
Character:Self
The Last Leg
Character:Self
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Character:Self - Contestant
Blandings
Character:Lady Constance Keeble
Dead Boss
Character:Governor Margaret
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
Character:Self - Host
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Character:Self - Participant
This Is Jinsy
Character:
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
Character:
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
Character:
Would I Lie to You?
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Jam and Jerusalem
Character:Caroline Martin
Top Gear
Character:Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
Top Gear
Character:Self
Pongwiffy
Character:
The Magician's House
Character:The Rat (voice)
Let Them Eat Cake
Character:
Parkinson
Character:Self
Friends
Character:Andrea Waltham
Absolutely Fabulous
Character:Edina
Have I Got News for You
Character:Self
Have I Got News for You
Character:Self - Hostess
Rita Rudner
Character:
The Simpsons
Character:Phoebe Pratt (voice)
Roseanne
Character:Edina Monsoon
The Storyteller
Character:Badsister 1
Comic Relief
Character:
Going Live!
Character:Self
French & Saunders
Character:Various Characters
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Character:
The Dangerous Brothers
Character:
Girls On Top
Character:Jennifer
Happy Families
Character:Granny Fuddle
The Young Ones
Character:Sue
The Young Ones
Character:Helen Mucus
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Chas/Marilyn/Captain/Drunk
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Anne
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Liz
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Sally
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Little Sister
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Jessica
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:June
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Shona/Second Nun/Horse Rider
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Doreen
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Lorna
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Debbie
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Angie
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Meryl Streep
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Monica
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Cathy
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Ice Maiden
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Maria
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Hannah
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:
Wogan
Character:Self
An Audience with...
Character:Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Character:Self
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