Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Jennifer Saunders

  • Birthday:

    1958-07-06

  • Place of Birth: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, UK
  • Gender:

    Female

  • Know For:

    Acting

  • Popularity: 1.0761
  • Also Known As

    제니퍼 손더스

    Jennifer Jane Saunders

    جنیفر ساندرز

Jennifer Saunders

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.

Top Movie Cast

Shrek 2
Shrek 2true- Fairy Godmother (voice)

2004-05-19

7.3
Muppet Treasure Island
Muppet Treasure Islandtrue- Mrs. Bluveridge

1996-02-16

6.7
L'Entente cordiale
L'Entente cordialetrue- Gwendoline McFarlane

2006-06-21

4.6
Allelujah
Allelujahtrue- Sister Gilpin

2023-03-17

5.2
Sumotherhood
Sumotherhoodtrue- DI Brookes

2023-10-13

5.1
In the Bleak Midwinter
In the Bleak Midwintertrue- Nancy

1995-09-29

7.1
Coraline
Coralinetrue- Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)

2009-02-05

7.9
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?true- Self

2004-12-09

4.8
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColltrue- Self

2001-03-03

0.0
Sing 2
Sing 2true- Nana (voice)

2021-12-01

7.8
Absolutely Fabulous
Absolutely Fabuloustrue- Une spectatrice du défilé

2001-08-29

5.0
We Work for the Dead
We Work for the Deadtrue- The Mother (voice)

2024-05-21

0.0
The Hunt for Tony Blair
The Hunt for Tony Blairtrue- Lady Thatcher

2011-10-15

7.8
French and Saunders: Still Alive
French and Saunders: Still Alivetrue- Self

2008-11-17

5.2
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Balltrue- Self

1989-01-01

7.5
The Supergrass
The Supergrasstrue- Lesley Reynolds

1985-11-08

6.2
An Audience With Victoria Wood
An Audience With Victoria Woodtrue- Self

1988-12-10

5.2
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Comic Relief: Red Nose Daytrue- Self

2017-03-24

9.0
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Againtrue- Meryl Streep / Cher

2019-08-09

7.6
The Best of French & Saunders
The Best of French & Saunderstrue- Various

2002-08-05

0.0
French & Saunders LIVE
French & Saunders LIVEtrue

1990-03-12

0.0
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shouttrue- Edina Monsoon

1996-11-06

7.3
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!true- Self

2012-12-24

8.7
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
How to Be Absolutely Fabuloustrue- Self / Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (archive footage)

1995-01-06

6.0
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Absolutely Fabulous: A Lifetrue- Edina "Eddy" Monsoon

1998-10-28

10.0
Demonella
Demonellatrue- The Devil

1993-05-20

0.0
Summer School
Summer Schooltrue- Liz

1983-01-31

0.0
Jealousy
Jealousytrue- Jane/Margory

1993-05-27

0.0
Five Go Mad in Dorset
Five Go Mad in Dorsettrue- Anne

1982-11-02

0.0
Four Men in a Car
Four Men in a Cartrue- Helen

1998-04-12

0.0
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?true- Doreen

1984-02-04

0.0
War
Wartrue- Various Roles

1983-01-03

10.0
The Beat Generation
The Beat Generationtrue- Anne

1983-01-17

0.0
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
Five Go Mad on Mescalintrue- Anne

1983-11-02

0.0
Dirty Movie
Dirty Movietrue- June

1984-01-07

0.0
Susie
Susietrue- Lorna

1984-01-14

0.0
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Gino: Full Story and Picstrue- Angie

1984-01-28

0.0
Slags
Slagstrue- Little Sister

1984-02-11

0.0
Private Enterprise
Private Enterprisetrue- Debbie

1986-01-02

0.0
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)true- Jessica

1986-01-01

0.0
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1true- Cathy

1990-02-08

0.0
Oxford
Oxfordtrue- Hannah

1990-02-22

0.0
Spaghetti Hoops
Spaghetti Hoopstrue- Maria

1990-03-01

0.0
South Atlantic Raiders:  Part 2 Argie Bargie!
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!true- Cathy

1990-02-08

0.0
Red Nose of Courage
Red Nose of Couragetrue- Margaret Thatcher

1992-04-09

0.0
Wild Turkey
Wild Turkeytrue- Neighbour

1992-12-24

0.0
Five Go to Rehab
Five Go to Rehabtrue- Anne

2012-11-07

0.0
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
Dawn French Is a Huge Twattrue- Self (uncredited)

2023-12-28

8.5
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bittertrue- Self - featured artist

2023-12-27

7.0
30 Years of Comic Strip
30 Years of Comic Striptrue

2012-11-03

0.0
The Boy in the Dress
The Boy in the Dresstrue- Miss Windsor

2014-12-26

6.4
Amnesty International's Big 30
Amnesty International's Big 30true- Self

1991-12-28

4.0
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampirestrue- Dr. Alex Cular

2018-06-12

7.1
Minions
Minionstrue- Reine Elizabeth II (voice)

2015-06-17

6.4
Eat the Rich
Eat the Richtrue- Lady Caroline

1987-10-23

6.1
Sing
Singtrue- Nana (voice)

2016-11-23

7.1
200% Wolf
200% Wolftrue- Max (voice)

2024-07-04

5.4
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movietrue- Edina Monsoon

2016-07-01

5.3
Stick Man
Stick Mantrue- Narrator (voice)

2015-12-07

6.8
The Comic Strip
The Comic Striptrue

1981-01-01

0.0
French & Saunders - Live
French & Saunders - Livetrue- Various roles

2000-11-20

8.5
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Mr Jolly Lives Next Doortrue- Monica

1988-03-05

8.2
Comedians Do It On Stage
Comedians Do It On Stagetrue- Self

1986-02-01

0.0
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselvestrue- Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016-09-12

5.7
Spice World
Spice Worldtrue- Fashionable Woman

1997-12-18

4.9
The Strike
The Striketrue- Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill

1988-02-20

7.0
Patrick
Patricktrue- Maureen

2018-06-29

6.7
Grandpa's Great Escape
Grandpa's Great Escapetrue- Miss Dandy

2018-01-01

6.1
300 Years of French & Saunders
300 Years of French & Saunderstrue

2017-12-25

0.0
Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fantrue- The Duchess of Berwick

2018-03-20

10.0
Bad News
Bad Newstrue- Sally

1983-01-24

8.7
More Bad News
More Bad Newstrue- Sally

1988-02-27

9.8
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Space Virgins from Planet Sextrue- Needle

1993-04-29

0.0
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champerstrue- Self - Presenter

2017-12-21

10.0
Dusty
Dustytrue- Self - Presenter

1994-05-02

8.0
Fanny & Elvis
Fanny & Elvistrue- Roanna

1999-11-19

6.5
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Dangertrue

1986-01-01

6.6
Isn't It Romantic
Isn't It Romantictrue- Natalie's Mother

2019-02-13

6.2
Death on the Nile
Death on the Niletrue- Marie Van Schuyler

2022-02-09

6.4
Completely Bad News
Completely Bad Newstrue- Sally

2019-11-29

0.0
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
The Tale of Little Pig Robinsontrue- Dorcas

1990-12-26

0.0
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Yearstrue

2011-01-04

0.0
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'true- Self

2009-07-21

5.0
Mirrorball
Mirrorballtrue- Vivienne Keill

2000-12-22

8.0
French & Saunders: At the Movies
French & Saunders: At the Moviestrue

1993-01-01

7.5
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
A Fistful of Travellers' Chequestrue- Shona

1984-01-21

7.0
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Stepstrue- The Goose (voice)

2024-07-28

6.2
French & Saunders: Funny Women
French & Saunders: Funny Womentrue- Self

2021-07-17

8.0
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
Kirsty MacColl at the BBCtrue- Self (archive footage)

2024-10-05

5.0
Employees From Hell
Employees From Helltrue

1989-01-01

0.0
Communicators From Hell
Communicators From Helltrue

1989-01-01

0.0
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Outtrue- Self

2024-10-17

0.0

Top Movie Crew

Mirrorball
Mirrorballtrue

Writing

2000-12-22

8.0
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Againtrue

Writing

2019-08-09

7.6
French and Saunders: Still Alive
French and Saunders: Still Alivetrue

Writing

2008-11-17

5.2
The Best of French & Saunders
The Best of French & Saunderstrue

Writing

2002-08-05

0.0
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shouttrue

Writing

1996-11-06

7.3
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
How to Be Absolutely Fabuloustrue

Writing

1995-01-06

6.0
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Absolutely Fabulous: A Lifetrue

Writing

1998-10-28

10.0
Mirrorball
Mirrorballtrue

Crew

2000-12-22

8.0
Slags
Slagstrue

Writing

1984-02-11

0.0
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)true

Writing

1986-01-01

0.0
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movietrue

Writing

2016-07-01

5.3
French & Saunders - Live
French & Saunders - Livetrue

Writing

2000-11-20

8.5
The Comic Strip
The Comic Striptrue

Writing

1981-01-01

0.0
Absolutely Fabulous
Absolutely Fabuloustrue

Writing

2001-08-29

5.0
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Outtrue

Production

2024-10-17

0.0

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