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Jennifer Saunders

Acting

3.4 Popularity Jul 06, 1958 (67 years old) Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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...

Biography

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.

Filmography 203

2025
Too Much TV

as Fiona

2024
Only Child TV

as Sally

2024
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out Movie

Executive Producer

2024
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2024
2024
200% Wolf Movie

as Max (voice)

2024
We Work for the Dead Movie

as The Mother (voice)

2023
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat Movie

as Self (uncredited)

2023
2023
Sumotherhood Movie

as DI Brookes

2023
Allelujah Movie

as Sister Gilpin

2022
Fantasy Football League TV

as Themselves

2022
The Pentaverate TV

as Maester of Dubrovnik / Saester of Dubrovnik

2022
Death on the Nile Movie

as Marie Van Schuyler

2021
Sing 2 Movie

as Nana (voice)

2020

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday July 06, 1958 (67 years old)
Place of Birth Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also Known As 제니퍼 손더스, Jennifer Jane Saunders, جنیفر ساندرز
Years Active 1976 - 2025
Popularity 3.4
Career Stats
203 Total Credits
99 Movie Roles
78 TV Roles
2 Photos