About
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...
Known for
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
FriendsSeries • 1994
CoralineMovie • 2009
Absolutely FabulousSeries • 1992
OmnibusSeries • 1967
TFI FridaySeries • 1996
The Comic Strip Presents...Series • 1982
SingMovie • 2016
Shrek 2Movie • 2004
MinionsMovie • 2015
Sing 2Movie • 2021
Death on the NileMovie • 2022
The Young OnesSeries • 1982
RoseanneSeries • 1988
MoominvalleySeries • 2019
The StorytellerSeries • 1988
The StrangerSeries • 2020
French & SaundersSeries • 1987
Too MuchSeries • 2025
The Magic Faraway TreeMovie • 2026
Jam and JerusalemSeries • 2006
The PentaverateSeries • 2022
200% WolfMovie • 2024
Isn't It RomanticMovie • 2019