Biography
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.
Filmography
All 104
Movies 60
TV Shows 44
Self 29
Voice 7
Writter 3
Narrator 1
Sister Gilpin

Allelujah (2023)
Movie
Self

Fantasy Football League (2022)
TV Show
The Maester of Dubrovnik / The Saester of Dubrovnik

The Pentaverate (2022)
TV Show
Marie Van Schuyler

Death on the Nile (2022)
Movie
7.4
Mother

Best Birthday Ever (2022)
Movie
Nana (voice)

Sing 2 (2021)
Movie
5.77
Herself

French & Saunders: Funny Women (2021)
Movie
Self

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable (2021)
TV Show
Self - Contestant

Richard Osman's House of Games Night (2020)
TV Show
Heidi Doyle

The Stranger (2020)
TV Show
Sally

Completely Bad News (2019)
Movie
Meryl Streep / Cher

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again (2019)
Movie
Self - Team Captain / Self - Panelist

There's Something About Movies (2019)
TV Show
Self - Narrator

Hard to Please OAPs (2019)
TV Show
Natalie's Mother

Isn't It Romantic (2019)
Movie
6.36
Maureen

Patrick (2018)
Movie
Dr. Alex Cular

Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires (2018)
Movie
The Duchess of Berwick

Lady Windermere's Fan (2018)
Movie
Miss Dandy

Grandpa's Great Escape (2018)
Movie
Various characters

300 Years of French & Saunders (2017)
Movie
Self - Presenter

Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers (2017)
Movie
Self - Saw Tommy on Stage

Tommy Cooper Forever (2017)
TV Show
Self

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day (2017)
Movie
Self - Judge

Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief (2017)
TV Show
Nana (voice)

Sing (2016)
Movie
7.43
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
Movie
Edina

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
Movie
Herself - Panelist

Insert Name Here (2016)
TV Show
Narrator

Stick Man (2015)
Movie
Judith

Josh (2015)
TV Show
Reine Elizabeth II (voice)

Minions (2015)
Movie
6.65
Miss Windsor

The Boy in the Dress (2014)
Movie
Self - Panellist

The Guess List (2014)
TV Show
Self

Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast (2014)
TV Show
Herself - Contestant

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (2013)
TV Show
Connie, Lady Keeble

Blandings (2013)
TV Show

The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! (2012)
Movie
Governor Margaret

Dead Boss (2012)
TV Show
Herself - Presenter

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off (2012)
TV Show
Lady Thatcher

The Hunt for Tony Blair (2011)
Movie

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years (2011)
Movie

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders (2011)
Movie
Miss Reason / Voice of Miss Reason

This Is Jinsy (2010)
TV Show
4
Self

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' (2009)
Movie
10
April Spink (voice)

Coraline (2009)
Movie
7.11
Actress

French and Saunders: Still Alive (2008)
Movie
Vivienne Vyle

The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007)
TV Show
Various Characters / Various

A Bucket O' French and Saunders (2007)
TV Show
Self

Would I Lie to You? (2007)
TV Show
Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show (2007)
TV Show
9.5
Caroline Martin

Jam & Jerusalem (2006)
TV Show
Gwendoline McFarlane

Entente Cordiale (2006)
Movie
Herself

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball ? (2004)
Movie
Fairy Godmother (voice)

Shrek 2 (2004)
Movie
6.37
Herself

Top Gear (2002)
TV Show
6.75

Pongwiffy (2002)
TV Show
Writer

Absolutely Fabulous (2001)
Movie
Self

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl (2001)
Movie
Vivienne Keill

Mirrorball (2000)
Movie
Various / Elizabeth Hurley

French & Saunders - Live (2000)
Movie
Roanna

Fanny & Elvis (1999)
Movie
The Rat

The Magician's House (1999)
TV Show
Colombine

Let Them Eat Cake (1999)
TV Show

Comic Relief (1999)
TV Show
Fashionable Woman

Spice World (1997)
Movie
5.19
Edina Monsoon / Writer

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout (1996)
Movie
Mrs. Bluveridge

Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
Movie
5.26
Nancy

In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
Movie
Andrea Waltham

Friends (1994)
TV Show
6.65
Self - Presenter

Dusty (1994)
Movie
Fairy (voice)

Prince Cinders (1993)
Movie
Needle

Space Virgins from Planet Sex (1993)
Movie

French & Saunders: At the Movies (1993)
Movie
Edina

Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
TV Show
6
Self

Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)
Movie
Dorcas

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)
Movie

Rita Rudner (1990)
TV Show

French & Saunders LIVE (1990)
Movie
Brigitte Nielsen as Margaret Thatcher, The Ice Maiden

GLC: The Carnage Continues (1990)
Movie
Phoebe Pratt (voice)

The Simpsons (1989)
TV Show
6.23
Herself

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball (1989)
Movie
Herself

An Audience With Victoria Wood (1988)
Movie

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988)
Movie
Sally

More Bad News (1988)
Movie
Meryl Streep

The Strike (1988)
Movie

Going Live! (1987)
TV Show
Lady Caroline

Eat the Rich (1987)
Movie
Various Characters / Self / Various characters

French & Saunders (1987)
TV Show

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief (1986)
TV Show

Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (1986)
Movie

The Dangerous Brothers (1986)
TV Show
Lesley Reynolds

The Supergrass (1985)
Movie
Jennifer

Girls On Top (1985)
TV Show
Granny Fuddle / Joyce / Madeleine

Happy Families (1985)
TV Show
Shona

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984)
Movie
Sally

Bad News Tour (1983)
Movie
Sue / Helen Mucus

The Young Ones (1982)
TV Show
6
Anne / Cathy / Margaret Thatcher

The Comic Strip Presents (1982)
TV Show
Self

Wogan (1982)
TV Show
Writer

The Comic Strip (1981)
Movie
Self

An Audience with... (1978)
TV Show

The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976)
TV Show
Self - Panellist / Self - Presenter

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV Show
Goose

Man & Witch
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.22
Based on 3.24 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1958-07-06 (64 years old)
Place of birthSleaford, United Kingdom
SpouseAde Edmondson
ChildrenBeattie Edmondson, Ella Edmondson
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also known as제니퍼 손더스
AwardsAcademy Fellowship Award
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