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
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Coraline as April Spink (voice)
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2004 · Shrek 2 as Fairy Godmother (voice)
- 2002 · Top Gear as Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
- 1994 · Friends as Andrea Waltham
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Phoebe Pratt (voice)
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Panellist
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter
- 2024 · Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps as The Goose (voice)
- 2024 · 200% Wolf as (voice)
- 2023 · imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self - featured artist
- 2023 · Allelujah as Sister Gilpin
- 2019 · Completely Bad News as Sally
- 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 · Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers as Herself - Presenter
- 2017 · Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Self
- 2016 · British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2013 · The Great Comic Relief Bake Off as Herself - Contestant
- 2012 · The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! as Self
- 2012 · Five Go to Rehab as Anne
- 2012 · Dead Boss as Governor Margaret
- 2011 · The Hunt for Tony Blair as Lady Thatcher
- 2006 · L'Entente cordiale as Gwendoline McFarlane
- 2002 · Pongwiffy as
- 2001 · Absolutely Fabulous as Une spectatrice du défilé
- 2001 · Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl as Self
- 2000 · Mirrorball as Vivienne Keill
- 1999 · Fanny & Elvis as Roanna
- 1999 · The Magician's House as The Rat (voice)
- 1998 · Absolutely Fabulous: A Life as Edina "Eddy" Monsoon
- 1996 · Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout as Edina Monsoon
- 1995 · In the Bleak Midwinter as Nancy
- 1995 · How to Be Absolutely Fabulous as Self / Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (archive footage)
- 1994 · Dusty as Self - Presenter
- 1993 · Jealousy as Jane/Margory
- 1990 · The Tale of Little Pig Robinson as Dorcas
- 1990 · Rita Rudner as
- 1990 · Oxford as Hannah
- 1990 · GLC: The Carnage Continues as Brigitte Nielsen as Margaret Thatcher, The Ice Maiden
- 1989 · The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Herself
- 1988 · An Audience With Victoria Wood as Herself
- 1988 · The Strike as Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill
- 1987 · Eat the Rich as Lady Caroline
- 1986 · Private Enterprise as Debbie
- 1986 · Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger as
- 1985 · Happy Families as
- 1983 · Bad News as Sally
- 1982 · Five Go Mad in Dorset as Anne
- Future · We Work for the Dead as The Mother (voice)
- 2023 · Dawn French Is a Huge Tw*t as Self (uncredited)
- 2023 · Sumotherhood as DI Brookes
- 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 Herself
- 2021 · Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable as Self
- 2020 · Richard Osman's House of Games Night as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · The Stranger as Heidi
- 2019 · Isn't It Romantic as Natalie's Mother
- 2018 · Patrick as Maureen
- 2017 · 300 Years of French & Saunders as
- 2017 · Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief as Self - Judge
- 2016 · Sing as Nana (voice)
- 2016 · Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Edina Monsoon
- 2016 · Insert Name Here as Herself - Panelist
- 2015 · Stick Man as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Minions as Reine Elizabeth II (voice)
- 2014 · The Boy in the Dress as Miss Windsor
- 2013 · Gogglebox as Self
- 2013 · Blandings as Lady Constance Keeble
- 2012 · 30 Years of Comic Strip as
- 2012 · The Great Sport Relief Bake Off as Self - Host
- 2011 · Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- 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 Herself
- 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 & Jerusalem as Caroline Martin
- 2004 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
- 2002 · The Best of French & Saunders as Various
- 2000 · French & Saunders - Live as Various roles
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 1998 · Four Men in a Car as Helen
- 1997 · Spice World as Fashionable Woman
- 1996 · Muppet Treasure Island as Mrs. Bluveridge
- 1994 · The Vicar of Dibley as Reverend Jen
- 1993 · Prince Cinders as Fairy (voice)
- 1993 · Demonella as The Devil
- 1993 · Space Virgins from Planet Sex as Needle
- 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 · French & Saunders LIVE as
- 1990 · Spaghetti Hoops as Maria
- 1990 · South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Cathy
- 1990 · South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! as Cathy
- 1988 · The Storyteller as Badsister 1
- 1988 · Mr Jolly Lives Next Door as Monica
- 1988 · More Bad News as Sally
- 1988 · Comic Relief as
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1987 · French & Saunders as Various Characters
- 1986 · Omnibus Presents Comic Relief as
- 1986 · The Dangerous Brothers as
- 1986 · Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) as Jessica
- 1985 · The Supergrass as Lesley Reynolds
- 1985 · Girls On Top as Jennifer
- 1984 · Slags as Little Sister
- 1984 · Eddie Monsoon - a Life? as Doreen
- 1984 · Gino: Full Story and Pics as Angie
- 1984 · A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques as Shona
- 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
- 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 Sally
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Shona/Second Nun/Horse Rider
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Monica
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Liz
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Doreen
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Meryl Streep
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Jessica
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Ice Maiden
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Chas/Marilyn/Captain/Drunk
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as June
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Angie
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Little Sister
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Debbie
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Lorna
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Cathy
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as The Devil
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Neighbour
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Margaret Thatcher
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Hannah
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Jane/Margory
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Maria
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Helen
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Needle
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Jennifer
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Lesley
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1981 · The Comic Strip as
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1976 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- Future · Butterfly Stroke as Ruth