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Jennifer Saunders
Jennifer Jane Saunders is an acclaimed English actress, comedian, singer, and screenwriter. Born on 6 July 1958 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, Saunders' career began gaining traction in the 1980s when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. One of her most notable works is her sketch show, French and Saunders, which she co-wrote and starred in with her best friend and comedy partner, Dawn French. Simultaneously, she also gained recognition for writing and playing her character Edina Monsoon in her sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. Apart from her comedic genius, Saunders' life and career also encompass an extensive stint in drama school, a close association with Dawn French that evolved over the years, and numerous memorable performances in an array of comedy circuit arenas. Her film appearances include voicing characters in Shrek 2, Coraline, Minions, and the Sing series, among others. She has also displayed her writing flair by writing the script for the Spice Girls-based jukebox musical Viva Forever! and sharing a part of her life through her autobiography, Bonkers: My Life in Laughs.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Jennifer Jane Saunders
Born: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Birthday: July 6, 1958
Occupations: Actress, Comedian, Singer, Screenwriter
Years Active: 1981–present
Children: 3
Spouses: Ade Edmondson
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Movies Featuring Jennifer Saunders
Isn't It Romantic
Sing
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Death on the Nile
Sing 2
Patrick
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
200% Wolf
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
The Hunt for Tony Blair
30 Years of Comic Strip
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!
Five Go to Rehab
Stick Man
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
300 Years of French & Saunders
Lady Windermere’s Fan
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Grandpa’s Great Escape
The Boy in the Dress
Absolutely Fabulous
The Best of French & Saunders
French & Saunders - Live
Remember the Secret Policeman’s Ball?
Mirrorball
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Spaghetti Hoops
L’Entente cordiale
Oxford
Amnesty International’s Big 30
The Comic Strip
Five Go Mad in Dorset
The Beat Generation
Susie
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
The Supergrass
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Bad News
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
A Fistful of Travellers’ Cheques
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Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Eat the Rich
More Bad News
An Audience With Victoria Wood
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Dirty Movie
Private Enterprise
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
The Strike
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
The Pentaverate
Sumotherhood
imagine… French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
War
Prince Cinders
French & Saunders: At the Movies
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
French and Saunders: Still Alive
Wild Turkey
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Demonella
We Work for the Dead
Four Men in a Car
Fanny & Elvis
Red Nose of Courage
In the Bleak Midwinter
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
Career Timeline
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2024
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
200% Wolf
Max
We Work for the Dead
The Mother (voice)
2023
Sumotherhood
DI Brookes
imagine… French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self - featured artist
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
Self (uncredited)
2018
Lady Windermere’s Fan
The Duchess of Berwick
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
Dr. Alex Cular
Grandpa’s Great Escape
Miss Dandy
2017
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
Self - Presenter
300 Years of French & Saunders
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Self
2016
Sing
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
1995
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Self / Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (archive footage)
In the Bleak Midwinter
Nancy
1993
Prince Cinders
Fairy (voice)
French & Saunders: At the Movies
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Needle
Demonella
The Devil
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Cathy
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Cathy
Spaghetti Hoops
Maria
Oxford
Hannah
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Brigitte Nielsen as Margaret Thatcher, The Ice Maiden
1988
More Bad News
Sally
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
The Strike
Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Monica
1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Jessica
Private Enterprise
Debbie
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
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