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Jennifer Saunders

Acting
1958-07-06
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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 181 titles
Prince Cinders (1993) subtitle poster
Prince Cinders
1993 Movie
as Fairy (voice)
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L'Entente cordiale (2006) subtitle poster
L'Entente cordiale
2006 Movie
as Gwendoline McFarlane
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30 Years of Comic Strip (2012) subtitle poster
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012 Movie
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Slags (1984) subtitle poster
Slags
1984 Movie
as Little Sister
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The Dangerous Brothers (1986) subtitle poster
The Dangerous Brothers
1986 TV
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Night & Day (2026) subtitle poster
Night & Day
2026 Movie
as Mrs Hilbery
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An Audience With Victoria Wood (1988) subtitle poster
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988 Movie
as Self
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In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) subtitle poster
In the Bleak Midwinter
1995 Movie
as Nancy
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Sumotherhood (2023) subtitle poster
Sumotherhood
2023 Movie
as DI Brookes
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Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again (2019) subtitle poster
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
2019 Movie
as Meryl Streep / Cher
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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball (1989) subtitle poster
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989 Movie
as Self
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Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988) subtitle poster
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988 Movie
as Monica
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Comic Relief: Red Nose Day (2017) subtitle poster
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017 Movie
as Self
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Bad News (1983) subtitle poster
Bad News
1983 Movie
as Sally
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The Supergrass (1985) subtitle poster
The Supergrass
1985 Movie
as Lesley Reynolds
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Gino: Full Story and Pics (1984) subtitle poster
Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984 Movie
as Angie
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The Boy in the Dress (2014) subtitle poster
The Boy in the Dress
2014 Movie
as Miss Windsor
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout (1996) subtitle poster
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
1996 Movie
as Edina Monsoon
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The Hunt for Tony Blair (2011) subtitle poster
The Hunt for Tony Blair
2011 Movie
as Lady Thatcher
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016) subtitle poster
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016 Movie
as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
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GLC: The Carnage Continues (1990) subtitle poster
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990 Movie
as Brigitte Nielsen as Margaret Thatcher, The Ice Maiden
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Communicators From Hell (1989) subtitle poster
Communicators From Hell
1989 Movie
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imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter (2023) subtitle poster
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023 Movie
as Self - Featured Artist
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Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out (2024) subtitle poster
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
2024 Movie
as Self / Edina "Eddie" Monsoon
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