Jennifer Saunders

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

7/6/1958

Place of Birth

Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Also Known As

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Jennifer Saunders

Biography

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 r...

Career Timeline

2026

The Magic Faraway Tree

as Grandma Thompson

Virginia Woolf's Night & Day

as Mrs Hilbery

Becoming Victoria Wood

as Self

2025

Too Much

as Fiona

2024

Only Child

as Sally

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

as Self

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

as The Goose (voice)

200% Wolf

as Max (voice)

We Work for the Dead

as The Mother (voice)

2023

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

as Self (uncredited)

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

as Self - Featured Artist

Sumotherhood

as DI Brookes

Allelujah

as Sister Gilpin

2022

Fantasy Football League

as Themselves

The Pentaverate

as Maester of Dubrovnik / Saester of Dubrovnik

Death on the Nile

as Marie Van Schuyler

The Best Birthday Ever

as Mother (voice)

2021

Sing 2

as Nana (voice)

French & Saunders: Funny Women

as Self

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable

as Self

2020

Richard Osman's House of Games Night

as Self

The Stranger

as Heidi Doyle

2019

Completely Bad News

as Sally

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again

as Meryl Streep / Cher

Celebrity Gogglebox

Role unknown

There's Something About Movies

as Self - Team Captain

Moominvalley

as Mymble

Isn't It Romantic

as Natalie's Mother

2018

Patrick

as Maureen

Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires

as Dr. Alex Cular

Lady Windermere's Fan

as The Duchess of Berwick

Grandpa's Great Escape

as Miss Dandy

2017

300 Years of French & Saunders

Role unknown

Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers

as Self - Presenter

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

as Self

Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief

as Self - Judge

2016

Sing

as Nana (voice)

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)

We Love Sitcom

Role unknown

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

as Edina Monsoon

Insert Name Here

as Self - Panelist

2015

Stick Man

as Narrator (voice)

Josh

as Judith

Minions

as Reine Elizabeth II (voice)

2014

The Boy in the Dress

as Miss Windsor

2013

Gogglebox

as Self

The Last Leg

as Self

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

as Self - Contestant

Blandings

as Lady Constance Keeble

2012

The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!

as Self

Five Go to Rehab

as Anne

30 Years of Comic Strip

Role unknown

Dead Boss

as Governor Margaret

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

as Self - Host

2011

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

The Hunt for Tony Blair

as Lady Thatcher

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders

Role unknown

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years

Role unknown

2010

This Is Jinsy

Role unknown

2009

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'

as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Coraline

as Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)

2008

French and Saunders: Still Alive

as Self

2007

The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle

Role unknown

A Bucket O' French and Saunders

Role unknown

Would I Lie to You?

as Self

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2006

Jam and Jerusalem

as Caroline Martin

L'Entente cordiale

as Gwendoline McFarlane

2004

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

as Self

Bottom Mindless Violence

as Helen Mucus / Anita Harris (archive footage) (uncredited)

Shrek 2

as Fairy Godmother (voice)

2002

Top Gear

as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car

Top Gear

as Self

The Best of French & Saunders

as Various

Pongwiffy

Role unknown

2001

Absolutely Fabulous

as Une spectatrice du défilé

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

as Self

2000

Mirrorball

as Vivienne Keill

French & Saunders - Live

as Various roles

1999

Fanny & Elvis

as Roanna

It’s Lulu

as Self

The Magician's House

as The Rat (voice)

Let Them Eat Cake

Role unknown

1998

Absolutely Fabulous: A Life

as Edina "Eddy" Monsoon

Four Men in a Car

as Helen

Parkinson

as Self

1997

Spice World

as Fashionable Woman

1996

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

as Edina Monsoon

Muppet Treasure Island

as Mrs. Bluveridge

1995

In the Bleak Midwinter

as Nancy

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

as Self / Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (archive footage)

1994

Friends

as Andrea Waltham

Dusty

as Self - Presenter

1993

Prince Cinders

as Fairy (voice)

Jealousy

as Jane/Margory

Demonella

as The Devil

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

as Needle

French & Saunders: At the Movies

Role unknown

1992

Wild Turkey

as Neighbour

Absolutely Fabulous

as Edina

Red Nose of Courage

as Margaret Thatcher

1991

Amnesty International's Big 30

as Self

1990

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

as Dorcas

Have I Got News for You

as Self

Have I Got News for You

as Self - Hostess

Rita Rudner

Role unknown

French & Saunders LIVE

Role unknown

Spaghetti Hoops

as Maria

Oxford

as Hannah

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

as Cathy

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

as Cathy

GLC: The Carnage Continues

as Brigitte Nielsen as Margaret Thatcher, The Ice Maiden

1989

The Simpsons

as Phoebe Pratt (voice)

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

as Self

Employees From Hell

Role unknown

Communicators From Hell

Role unknown

1988

An Audience With Victoria Wood

as Self

Roseanne

as Edina Monsoon

The Storyteller

as Badsister 1

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

as Monica

More Bad News

as Sally

The Strike

as Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill

Comic Relief

Role unknown

1987

Eat the Rich

as Lady Caroline

Going Live!

as Self

French & Saunders

as Various Characters

The Silurian Disruption

as Silurian #2

1986

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

Role unknown

Comedians Do It On Stage

as Self

Private Enterprise

as Debbie

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

as Jessica

Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger

Role unknown

The Dangerous Brothers

Role unknown

1985

The Supergrass

as Lesley Reynolds

Girls On Top

as Jennifer

Happy Families

as Granny Fuddle

1984

Slags

as Little Sister

Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

as Doreen

Gino: Full Story and Pics

as Angie

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

as Shona

Susie

as Lorna

Dirty Movie

as June

1983

Five Go Mad on Mescalin

as Anne

Summer School

as Liz

Bad News

as Sally

The Beat Generation

as Anne

War

as Various Roles

1982

The Young Ones

as Sue

The Young Ones

as Helen Mucus

Five Go Mad in Dorset

as Anne

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Anne

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Chas/Marilyn/Captain/Drunk

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Sally

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Liz

The Comic Strip Presents...

as June

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Lorna

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Shona/Second Nun/Horse Rider

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Angie

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Doreen

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Little Sister

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Jessica

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Debbie

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Meryl Streep

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Monica

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Cathy

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Ice Maiden

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Hannah

The Comic Strip Presents...

as Maria

The Comic Strip Presents...

Role unknown

Wogan

as Self

1981

The Comic Strip

Role unknown

1978

An Audience with...

as Self

1976

The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Self