Jennifer Saunders
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · Sing 2 as Nana (voice)
- 2019 · Ghosts as Lavinia
- 2016 · Sing as Nana (voice)
- 2011 · Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Coraline as Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2004 · Shrek 2 as Fairy Godmother (voice)
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 1994 · Friends as Andrea Waltham
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Edina
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Phoebe Pratt (voice)
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1987 · French & Saunders as Various Characters
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Chas/Marilyn/Captain/Drunk
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Anne
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Sally
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Little Sister
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Jessica
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Shona/Second Nun/Horse Rider
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Doreen
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Lorna
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Angie
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Meryl Streep
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Monica
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Ice Maiden
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Maria
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Neighbour
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Hannah
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Margaret Thatcher
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Jane/Margory
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Helen
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Panellist
- 2024 · Only Child as Sally
- 2024 · Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out as Self
- 2024 · Kirsty MacColl at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps as The Goose (voice)
- 2024 · 200% Wolf as Max (voice)
- 2024 · We Work for the Dead as The Mother (voice)
- 2023 · imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self - featured artist
- 2020 · Richard Osman's House of Games Night as Self - Contestant
- 2019 · Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again as Meryl Streep / Cher
- 2018 · Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires as Dr. Alex Cular
- 2018 · Grandpa's Great Escape as Miss Dandy
- 2017 · Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers as Self - Presenter
- 2017 · Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Self
- 2016 · British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014 · The Boy in the Dress as Miss Windsor
- 2012 · 30 Years of Comic Strip as
- 2007 · The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle as
- 2007 · A Bucket O' French and Saunders as
- 2006 · L'Entente cordiale as Gwendoline McFarlane
- 2001 · Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl as Self
- 2000 · Mirrorball as Vivienne Keill
- 1999 · Fanny & Elvis as Roanna
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 1996 · Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout as Edina Monsoon
- 1995 · How to Be Absolutely Fabulous as Self / Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (archive footage)
- 1993 · Prince Cinders as Fairy (voice)
- 1993 · Jealousy as Jane/Margory
- 1993 · Demonella as The Devil
- 1993 · Space Virgins from Planet Sex as Needle
- 1991 · Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self
- 1990 · Rita Rudner as
- 1990 · South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Cathy
- 1989 · Communicators From Hell as
- 1989 · The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
- 1988 · An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self
- 1988 · More Bad News as Sally
- 1988 · The Strike as Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill
- 1987 · Eat the Rich as Lady Caroline
- 1986 · Omnibus Presents Comic Relief as
- 1986 · Private Enterprise as Debbie
- 1986 · The Dangerous Brothers as
- 1985 · The Supergrass as Lesley Reynolds
- Future · The Magic Faraway Tree as
- 1984 · A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques as Shona
- 1983 · Bad News as Sally
- 1983 · War as Various Roles
- Future · Night and Day as Mrs Hilbery
- 2023 · Dawn French Is a Huge Twat as Self (uncredited)
- 2023 · Sumotherhood as DI Brookes
- 2023 · Allelujah as Sister Gilpin
- 2022 · Fantasy Football League as Themselves
- 2022 · The Pentaverate as Maester of Dubrovnik / Saester of Dubrovnik
- 2022 · Death on the Nile as Marie Van Schuyler
- 2021 · French & Saunders: Funny Women as Self
- 2021 · Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable as Self
- 2020 · The Stranger as Heidi Doyle
- 2019 · Completely Bad News as Sally
- 2019 · Celebrity Gogglebox as
- 2019 · Moominvalley as Mymble
- 2019 · Isn't It Romantic as Natalie's Mother
- 2018 · Patrick as Maureen
- 2018 · Lady Windermere's Fan as The Duchess of Berwick
- 2017 · 300 Years of French & Saunders as
- 2017 · Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief as Self - Judge
- 2016 · We Love Sitcom as
- 2016 · Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Edina Monsoon
- 2016 · Insert Name Here as Self - Panelist
- 2015 · Stick Man as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Josh as Judith
- 2015 · Minions as Reine Elizabeth II (voice)
- 2013 · Gogglebox as Self
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2013 · The Great Comic Relief Bake Off as Self - Contestant
- 2013 · Blandings as Lady Constance Keeble
- 2012 · The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! as Self
- 2012 · Five Go to Rehab as Anne
- 2012 · Dead Boss as Governor Margaret
- 2012 · The Great Sport Relief Bake Off as Self - Host
- 2011 · The Hunt for Tony Blair as Lady Thatcher
- 2011 · French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years as
- 2011 · Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders as
- 2010 · This Is Jinsy as
- 2009 · Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' as Self
- 2008 · French and Saunders: Still Alive as Self
- 2006 · Jam and Jerusalem as Caroline Martin
- 2004 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
- 2002 · The Best of French & Saunders as Various
- 2002 · Pongwiffy as
- 2001 · Absolutely Fabulous as Une spectatrice du défilé
- 2000 · French & Saunders - Live as Various roles
- 1999 · The Magician's House as The Rat (voice)
- 1998 · Absolutely Fabulous: A Life as Edina "Eddy" Monsoon
- 1998 · Four Men in a Car as Helen
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Spice World as Fashionable Woman
- 1996 · Muppet Treasure Island as Mrs. Bluveridge
- 1995 · In the Bleak Midwinter as Nancy
- 1994 · The Vicar of Dibley as Reverend Jen
- 1994 · Dusty as Self - Presenter
- 1993 · French & Saunders: At the Movies as
- 1992 · Wild Turkey as Neighbour
- 1992 · Red Nose of Courage as Margaret Thatcher
- 1990 · The Tale of Little Pig Robinson as Dorcas
- 1990 · French & Saunders LIVE as
- 1990 · Spaghetti Hoops as Maria
- 1990 · Oxford as Hannah
- 1990 · South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! as Cathy
- 1990 · GLC: The Carnage Continues as Brigitte Nielsen as Margaret Thatcher, The Ice Maiden
- 1989 · Employees From Hell as
- 1988 · The Storyteller as Badsister 1
- 1988 · Mr Jolly Lives Next Door as Monica
- 1988 · Comic Relief as
- 1986 · Comedians Do It On Stage as Self
- 1986 · Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger as
- 1986 · Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) as Jessica
- 1985 · Girls On Top as Jennifer
- 1985 · Happy Families as Granny Fuddle
- 1984 · Slags as Little Sister
- 1984 · Eddie Monsoon - a Life? as Doreen
- 1984 · Gino: Full Story and Pics as Angie
- 1984 · Susie as Lorna
- 1984 · Dirty Movie as June
- 1983 · Five Go Mad on Mescalin as Anne
- 1983 · Summer School as Liz
- 1983 · The Beat Generation as Anne
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Sue
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Helen Mucus
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Lesley
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Liz
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as June
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Debbie
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Cathy
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Needle
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as The Devil
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Jennifer
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as
- 1982 · Five Go Mad in Dorset as Anne
- 1981 · The Comic Strip as
- 1976 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- Future · Butterfly Stroke as Ruth