Jennifer Saunders
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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.
Known for
Credits
Coraline (2009)
as Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
Shrek 2 (2004)
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
Sing (2016)
as Nana (voice)
Death on the Nile (2022)
as Marie Van Schuyler
Minions (2015)
as The Queen (voice)
Sing 2 (2021)
as Nana (voice)
The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
as Grandma
Stick Man (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Isn't It Romantic (2019)
as Natalie's Mother
Fanny & Elvis (1999)
as Roanna
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
as Mrs. Bluveridge
200% Wolf (2024)
as Max (voice)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
as Edina Monsoon
Spice World (1997)
as Fashionable Woman
Summer School (1983)
as Liz
Coraline e o Mundo Secreto (—)
as Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
Dusty (1994)
as Self - Presenter
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day (2026)
as Bess Hilbery
Eat the Rich (1987)
as Lady Caroline
Spaghetti Hoops (1990)
as Maria
Patrick (2018)
as Maureen
Prince Cinders (1993)
as Fairy (voice)
Jealousy (1993)
as Jane/Margory
Becoming Victoria Wood (2026)
as Self
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow (1988)
as Badsister 1
The Best Birthday Ever (2022)
as Mother (voice)
Space Virgins from Planet Sex (1993)
as Needle
Demonella (1993)
as The Devil
Allelujah (2023)
as Sister Gilpin
People's Emergency Briefing (2026)
as Herself
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024)
as The Goose (voice)
Customer Service From Hell (1989)
Actor
The Making of Shrek 2 (—)
as Self
Gino: Full Story and Pics (1984)
as Angie
Lady Windermere's Fan (2018)
as The Duchess of Berwick
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88 (1988)
as Various Characters
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 (1990)
as Cathy
The Comic Strip (1981)
Actor
L'Entente cordiale (2006)
as Gwendoline McFarlane
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires (2018)
as Dr. Alex Cular
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol (1994)
as Various Roles
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout (1996)
as Edina Monsoon
Grandpa's Great Escape (2018)
as Miss Dandy
The Hunt for Tony Blair (2011)
as Lady Thatcher
In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
as Nancy
Eddie Monsoon - a Life? (1984)
as Doreen
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Absolutely Fabulous (2001)
as Une spectatrice du défilé
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger (1986)
Actor
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers (2017)
as Self - Presenter
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)
as Self
The Boy in the Dress (2014)
as Miss Windsor
Five Go to Rehab (2012)
as Anne
Colleagues From Hell (1989)
Actor
We Work for the Dead (2024)
as The Mother (voice)
Employees From Hell (1989)
Actor
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' (2009)
as Self
Sumotherhood (2023)
as DI Brookes
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out (2024)
as Self / Edina "Eddie" Monsoon
Five Go Mad in Dorset (1982)
as Anne
Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)
as Self
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! (2012)
as Self
Red Nose of Courage (1992)
as Margaret Thatcher
It’s Lulu (1999)
as Self
300 Years of French & Saunders (2017)
Actor
Susie (1984)
as Lorna
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again (2019)
as Meryl Streep / Cher
GLC: The Carnage Continues (1990)
as Brigitte Nielsen as Margaret Thatcher, The Ice Maiden
30 Years of Comic Strip (2012)
Actor
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball (1989)
as Self
French & Saunders: Still Alive (2008)
as Self
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl (2001)
as Self
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! (1990)
as Cathy
Oxford (1990)
as Hannah
An Audience With Victoria Wood (1988)
as Self
Bad News (1983)
as Sally
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988)
as Monica
Dirty Movie (1984)
as June
Four Men in a Car (1998)
as Helen
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day (2017)
as Self
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986)
as Jessica
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984)
as Shona
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter (2023)
as Self - Featured Artist
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous (1995)
as Self / Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (archive footage)
Five Go Mad on Mescalin (1983)
as Anne
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Bottom Mindless Violence (2004)
as Helen Mucus / Anita Harris (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)
as Dorcas
Mirrorball (2000)
as Vivienne Keill
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat (2023)
as Self (uncredited)
The Strike (1988)
as Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill
More Bad News (1988)
as Sally
The Supergrass (1985)
as Lesley Reynolds
Private Enterprise (1986)
as Debbie
Slags (1984)
as Little Sister
The Best of French & Saunders (2002)
as Various
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life (1998)
as Edina "Eddy" Monsoon
The Beat Generation (1983)
as Anne
Wild Turkey (1992)
as Neighbour
Comedians Do It On Stage (1986)
as Self
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders (2011)
Actor
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years (2011)
Actor
We Love Sitcom (2016)
Actor
French & Saunders LIVE (1990)
Actor
War (1983)
as Various Roles
Completely Bad News (2019)
as Sally
French & Saunders: At the Movies (1993)
Actor
Communicators From Hell (1989)
Actor
French & Saunders: Funny Women (2021)
as Self
French & Saunders - Live (2000)
as Various roles
The Silurian Disruption (1987)
as Silurian #2
More Great Comedy Moments (2003)
as Jodie Foster / Eddie Monsoon (archive footage)