Jennifer Saunders

Where to watch Jennifer Saunders

• CoralineMovie · 2009

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 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

1. 2026Virginia Woolf's Night & Dayas Bess Hilbery
2. 2026The Magic Faraway Treeas Grandma
3. 2025Too Muchas Fiona · 1 episode
4. 2024Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Stepsas The Goose (voice)
5. 2024200% Wolfas Max (voice)
6. 2023Sumotherhoodas DI Brookes
7. 2023Allelujahas Sister Gilpin
8. 2022The Pentaverateas Maester of Dubrovnik / Saester of Dubrovnik · 6 episodes
9. 2022Death on the Nileas Marie Van Schuyler
10. 2022The Best Birthday Everas Mother (voice)
11. 2021Sing 2as Nana (voice)
12. 2021Only Murders in the Building1 episode
13. 2020The Strangeras Heidi Doyle · 8 episodes
14. 2019Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Againas Meryl Streep / Cher · Writer
15. 2019Celebrity Goggleboxas Self · 1 episode
16. 2019There's Something About Moviesas Self - Team Captain · 24 episodes
17. 2019Moominvalleyas Mymble · 1 episode
18. 2019Isn't It Romanticas Natalie's Mother
19. 2018Patrickas Maureen
20. 2018Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampiresas Dr. Alex Cular
21. 2018Grandpa's Great Escapeas Miss Dandy
22. 2016Singas Nana (voice)
23. 2016Absolutely Fabulous: The Movieas Edina Monsoon · Screenplay
24. 2015Stick Manas Narrator (voice)
25. 2015Joshas Judith · 3 episodes
26. 2015Minionsas The Queen (voice)
27. 2014The Boy in the Dressas Miss Windsor
28. 2013Goggleboxas Self · 1 episode
29. 2013Blandingsas Lady Constance Keeble · 13 episodes
30. 2012Dead Bossas Governor Margaret · 6 episodes
31. 2010This Is Jinsy8 episodes
32. 2009Coralineas Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)
33. 2007Would I Lie to You?as Self · 1 episode
34. 2006Jam and Jerusalemas Caroline Martin · 19 episodes · Writer · Creator
35. 2006L'Entente cordialeas Gwendoline McFarlane
36. 2004Shrek 2as Fairy Godmother (voice)
37. 2001Absolutely Fabulousas Une spectatrice du défilé · Writer
38. 1999Fanny & Elvisas Roanna
39. 1999Let Them Eat Cake6 episodes
40. 1997Spice Worldas Fashionable Woman
41. 1996Muppet Treasure Islandas Mrs. Bluveridge
42. 1996TFI Friday1 episode
43. 1995In the Bleak Midwinteras Nancy
44. 1994Friendsas Andrea Waltham · 2 episodes
45. 1992Absolutely Fabulousas Edina Monsoon · 34 episodes · Writer · Creator
46. 1989The Simpsonsas Phoebe Pratt (voice) · 1 episode
47. 1988Roseanneas Edina Monsoon · 1 episode
48. 1988The Storytelleras Badsister 1 · 1 episode
49. 1988Mr Jolly Lives Next Dooras Monica
50. 1987Eat the Richas Lady Caroline
51. 1987French & Saundersas Various Characters · 39 episodes · Writer · Creator
52. 1986Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
53. 1985The Supergrassas Lesley Reynolds
54. 1985Girls On Topas Jennifer · 13 episodes · Writer · Creator
55. 1985Happy Familiesas Granny Fuddle · 6 episodes
56. 1983Bad Newsas Sally
57. 1982The Young Onesas Sue · 1 episode
58. 1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Anne · 30 episodes · Writer
59. 1971Film '72as Self · 1 episode
60. 1967Omnibus1 episode