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