Jennifer Saunders
An internationally renowned comedian, writer and actress, Jennifer Saunders started her career alongside Dawn French as the two female cast members of The Comic Strip troupe. She rose to fame on "The Comic Strip Presents " (Channel 4, 1982-2005) as well as a string of their movies, and together with French starred in the moderately successful "Girls On Top" (ITV, 1985-86) before writing and starring in their own smash sketch comedy series, "French and Saunders" (BBC Two, 1987-2007). Parodying pop culture as well as creating original skits, the series became an instant classic and elevated the two to superstardom in Great Britain as well as placing them both on the international stage. Saunders reached even greater heights of popularity in the spin-off "Absolutely Fabulous" (BBC, 1992-2012) which she created, wrote and starred in as the boozy, "sweetie darling" fashion publicist from hell, Edina Monsoon. She and co-star Joanna Lumley, playing the outrageously debauched Patsy, became an iconic duo and the series became an international cult favorite, winning Saunders a BAFTA. Saunders went on to revisit the characters again in "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie" (2016), but maintained a solid career aside from her most famous creation, appearing regularly on film and television. One of the most successful British comediennes of all time, Jennifer Saunders earned an international reputation as a much-loved force-of-nature and, even more impressively, displayed writing skills as acclaimed as her acting chops.
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Jennifer Saunders
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 200% Wolf | Max (Voice) | - | 2024 |
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Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps | The Goose (Voice) | - | 2024 |
42% | No Score Yet | Sumotherhood | Di Brookes (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | We Work for the Dead | The Mother (Voice) | - | 2023 |
62% |
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Death on the Nile | Marie Van Schuyler (Character) | $45.6M | 2022 |
36% |
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Allelujah | Sister Gilpin (Character) | - | 2022 |
72% |
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Sing 2 | Nana (Voice) | $162.7M | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Best Birthday Ever | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2021 |
70% |
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Isn't It Romantic | Natalie's Mom (Character) | $48.8M | 2019 |
38% |
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Patrick the Pug | Maureen (Character) | - | 2018 |
88% |
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Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires | Dr. Alex Cular (Voice) | - | 2018 |
71% |
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Sing | Nana (Voice) | $270.4M | 2016 |
57% |
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie |
Edina Monsoon (Character), Screenwriter, Executive Producer |
$4.8M | 2016 |
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Stick Man | Narrator | - | 2015 |
55% |
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Minions | Queen Elizabeth II (Voice) | $336.0M | 2015 |
91% |
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Coraline | Miss Spink (Voice) | $94.2M | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | L'entente cordiale | Gwendoline McFarlane (Character) | - | 2006 |
89% |
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Shrek 2 | The Fairy Godmother (Voice) | $444.8M | 2004 |
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Absolument fabuleux | Writer | - | 2001 |
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Fanny and Elvis | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Magician's House | The Rat (Voice) | - | 1999 |
71% |
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Muppet Treasure Island | Mrs. Bluberidge (Character) | $34.3M | 1996 |
81% |
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A Midwinter's Tale | Nancy Crawford (Character) | $466.8K | 1995 |
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The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball | Unknown (Character) | - | 1989 |
36% |
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Eat the Rich | Lady Caroline (Character) | $194.9K | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | More Bad News | Sally (Character) | - | 1987 |
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The Supergrass | Lesley Reynolds (Character) | $1.8K | 1985 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Only Child | Sally (Character) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moominvalley |
Mymble (Character), Unknown (Voice) |
2019-2022 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Masked Singer | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show |
Unknown (Guest Star), Guest |
2008 2011-2013 2016 2018 2020 2023 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Intelligence | Joanna Telfer-Fotheringham (Character) | 2023 |
27% | 61% | The Pentaverate | The Maester of Dubrovnik, The Saester of Dubrovnik (Character) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Would I Lie to You? |
Guest, Contestant |
2020 |
87% | 70% | The Stranger | Unknown (Character) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Josh | Judith (Character) | 2017 |
85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Phoebe (Guest Voice) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 66% | Top Gear | Guest | 2007 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Guest | 2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blandings |
Constance/ |
2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Absolutely Fabulous |
Edina (Character), Writer |
1992 1994-1996 2001-2003 2011-2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dead Boss | Unknown (Character) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Clatterford |
Caroline Martin (Character), Writer |
2006 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | French and Saunders |
Unknown (Character), Writer |
1987-1988 1990 1993 1996 2004 |
78% | 93% | Friends | Andrea Waltham (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Comic Strip Presents |
Unknown (Character), Writer |
1982-1984 1986 1988 1990 1992-1993 1998 |
76% | 78% | Roseanne |
Edina (Guest Star), Writer |
1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girls on Top |
Jennifer Marsh (Character), Writer |
1985-1986 |
No Score Yet | 94% | The Young Ones | Sue (Guest Star) | 1982 1984 |