Jennifer Saunders
Acting
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.
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Edina Monsoon
Age 57 (now 67)
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
as Self / Edina "Eddie" Monsoon
Age 66 (now 67) Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Executive Producer
Age 66 (now 67)
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Age 66 (now 67)
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
as The Goose (voice)
Age 66 (now 67)
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Self - Featured Artist
Age 65 (now 67)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
as Meryl Streep / Cher
Age 61 (now 67)
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
as Dr. Alex Cular
Age 59 (now 67)
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
as Self - Presenter
Age 59 (now 67)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 58 (now 67) Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Edina Monsoon
Age 57 (now 67)
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!
as Self
Age 54 (now 67)
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
as Self
Age 51 (now 67)
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self
Age 46 (now 67)
Bottom Mindless Violence
as Helen Mucus / Anita Harris (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 46 (now 67)
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
as Self
Age 42 (now 67)
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
as Edina "Eddy" Monsoon
Age 40 (now 67)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Writer
Age 38 (now 67) Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
as Edina Monsoon
Age 38 (now 67)
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
as Self / Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (archive footage)
Age 36 (now 67)
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
as Various Roles
Age 36 (now 67) French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
Writer
Age 36 (now 67)
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
as Cathy
Age 31 (now 67)
GLC: The Carnage Continues
as Brigitte Nielsen as Margaret Thatcher, The Ice Maiden
Age 31 (now 67)
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
as Self
Age 30 (now 67)
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
as Various Characters
Age 30 (now 67) French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
Writer
Age 30 (now 67)
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
as Jessica
Age 27 (now 67)
Happy Families
as Granny / Cassie / Madeleine / Joyce / Roxanne Fuddle
Age 27 (now 67)
The Pentaverate
as Maester of Dubrovnik / Saester of Dubrovnik
Age 63 (now 67)
Richard Osman's House of Games Night
as Self
Age 62 (now 67)
There's Something About Movies
as Self - Team Captain
Age 60 (now 67)
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief
as Self - Judge
Age 58 (now 67)
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as Self - Contestant
Age 54 (now 67)
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
as Self - Host
Age 53 (now 67)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
Age 53 (now 67)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Age 51 (now 67)
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
Creator
Age 49 (now 67)
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Shona/Second Nun/Horse Rider
Age 24 (now 67) The Comic Strip Presents...
as Meryl Streep
Age 24 (now 67) The Comic Strip Presents...
as Little Sister
Age 24 (now 67) The Comic Strip Presents...
as Chas/Marilyn/Captain/Drunk
Age 24 (now 67)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Jennifer Jane Saunders
IMDB
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