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
- 2024 · 200% Wolf as Max (voice)
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 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 · Only Child as Sally
- 2024 · Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps as The Goose (voice)
- 2024 · We Work for the Dead as The Mother (voice)
- 2023 · Sumotherhood as DI Brookes
- 2023 · Allelujah as Sister Gilpin
- 2019 · Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again as Meryl Streep / Cher
- 2018 · Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires as Dr. Alex Cular
- 2018 · Lady Windermere's Fan as The Duchess of Berwick
- 2018 · Grandpa's Great Escape as Miss Dandy
- 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
- 2011 · The Hunt for Tony Blair as Lady Thatcher
- 2009 · Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' as Self
- 2006 · L'Entente cordiale as Gwendoline McFarlane
- 2002 · The Best of French & Saunders as Various
- 2002 · Pongwiffy as
- 1995 · In the Bleak Midwinter as Nancy
- Future · The Magic Faraway Tree as
- 2001 · Absolutely Fabulous as Une spectatrice du défilé
- 2000 · Mirrorball as Vivienne Keill
- 1998 · Four Men in a Car as Helen
- 1996 · Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout as Edina Monsoon
- 1994 · Dusty as Self - Presenter
- 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 · The Tale of Little Pig Robinson as Dorcas
- 1990 · South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Cathy
- 1989 · The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
- 1988 · More Bad News as Sally
- 1988 · The Strike as Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill
- 1986 · Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger as
- 1986 · Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) as Jessica
- 1985 · The Supergrass as Lesley Reynolds
- 1984 · Gino: Full Story and Pics as Angie
- 1984 · Dirty Movie as June
- 1983 · Five Go Mad on Mescalin as Anne
- 1983 · Bad News as Sally
- Future · Night and Day as Mrs Hilbery
- 2024 · Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out as Self
- 2024 · Kirsty MacColl at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Dawn French Is a Huge Twat as Self (uncredited)
- 2023 · imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self - featured artist
- 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 · Sing 2 as Nana (voice)
- 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 · Celebrity Gogglebox as
- 2019 · There's Something About Movies as Self - Team Captain
- 2019 · Moominvalley as Mymble
- 2019 · Isn't It Romantic as Natalie's Mother
- 2018 · Patrick as Maureen
- 2017 · 300 Years of French & Saunders as
- 2017 · Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers as Self - Presenter
- 2017 · Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief as Self - Judge
- 2016 · Sing as Nana (voice)
- 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 · Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- 2011 · French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years as
- 2011 · Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders as
- 2010 · This Is Jinsy as
- 2009 · Coraline as Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
- 2008 · French and Saunders: Still Alive as Self
- 2007 · The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle as
- 2007 · A Bucket O' French and Saunders as
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2006 · Jam and Jerusalem as Caroline Martin
- 2004 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? 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
- 2001 · Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl as Self
- 2000 · French & Saunders - Live as Various roles
- 1999 · Fanny & Elvis as Roanna
- 1999 · The Magician's House as The Rat (voice)
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 1998 · Absolutely Fabulous: A Life as Edina "Eddy" Monsoon
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Spice World as Fashionable Woman
- 1996 · Muppet Treasure Island as Mrs. Bluveridge
- 1995 · How to Be Absolutely Fabulous as Self / Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (archive footage)
- 1994 · Friends as Andrea Waltham
- 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
- 1990 · Rita Rudner as
- 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
- 1989 · Communicators From Hell as
- 1988 · An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self
- 1988 · The Storyteller as Badsister 1
- 1988 · Mr Jolly Lives Next Door as Monica
- 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 · Comedians Do It On Stage as Self
- 1986 · Private Enterprise as Debbie
- 1986 · The Dangerous Brothers as
- 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 · A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques as Shona
- 1984 · Susie as Lorna
- 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 Anne
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Chas/Marilyn/Captain/Drunk
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Sally
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Liz
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as June
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Lorna
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Shona/Second Nun/Horse Rider
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Angie
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Doreen
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Little Sister
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Jessica
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Debbie
- 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 Hannah
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Maria
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Margaret Thatcher
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Neighbour
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Needle
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as The Devil
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Jane/Margory
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Helen
- 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