Jennifer Saunders
Born 06/07/1958
(66 years old)
Lincolnshire, Anglie, UK
Biography
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders have been collaborating as writers and performers since the late 1970s. They have appeared together on stage, film, and television.
The comedy duo of French and Saunders met as students at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. They formed an act which they took to London's alternative comedy scene, where they also became original members of the famed U.K. comedy troupe The Comic Strip.
Together, they created, wrote, and starred in the hit television series Girls on Top and French & Saunders. One skit on the latter program led to Ms. Saunders creating and starring in the classic show Absolutely Fabulous; that series brought her BAFTA, International Emmy, Royal Television Society, British Comedy, and Writers Guild of Great Britain Awards.
As with Absolutely Fabulous, Ms. Saunders' series, Clatterford (a.k.a. Jam and Jerusalem) and The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle, which she co-wrote and starred in, aired in both the U.K. and the U.S. Her film credits include Kenneth Branagh's A Midwinter's Tale (a.k.a. In the Bleak Midwinter); Brian Henson's Muppet Treasure Island; Kay Mellor's Fanny and Elvis; Bob Spiers' Spice World; and Peter Richardson's The Supergrass. Prior to Coraline, her most notable voiceover work was as Fairy Godmother in Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon's Shrek 2.
Ms. French and Ms. Saunders have just completed the U.K. tour of their live show French & Saunders – Still Alive.
Actress
Movies | |
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2024 |
Man & Witch |
We Work for the Dead |
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2023 |
Sumotherhood |
2022 |
Allelujah |
Death on the Nile |
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2021 |
Best Birthday Ever |
Sing 2 |
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2019 |
Isn't It Romantic |
2018 |
Grandpa's Great Escape (TV movie) |
Patrick |
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2016 |
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie |
Sing |
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2014 |
The Boy in the Dress (TV movie) |
2009 |
Coraline |
2006 |
L'Entente cordiale |
2004 |
Shrek 2 |
2001 |
Absolutely Fabulous |
2000 |
French & Saunders Live |
1999 |
Fanny and Elvis |
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (TV movie) |
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1998 |
Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not! |
1997 |
One Hour of Girl Power |
Spice World |
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1996 |
Muppet Treasure Island |
1995 |
Comic Relief (TV movie) |
In the Bleak Midwinter |
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Queen of the East (TV movie) |
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1993 |
French and Saunders Live |
1990 |
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (TV movie) |
1989 |
A Night of Comic Relief 2 (TV movie) |
1988 |
An Audience with Victoria Wood (TV movie) |
1987 |
Eat the Rich |
1986 |
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger |
1985 |
The Supergrass |
1983 |
An Evening for Nicaragua (TV movie) |
Documentaries | |
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2017 |
Absolutely Champers (TV movie) |
2011 |
Ben Elton: Laughing at the 80s (TV movie) |
Jennifer Saunders: Laughing at the 90s (TV movie) - moderatress |
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2005 |
The Comedians' Comedian (TV movie) - a.f. |
2004 |
Meet the Cast of Shrek 2 |
The Story of Absolutely Fabulous (TV movie) |
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2003 |
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy (series) |
2001 |
The Sketch Show Story (series) |
2000 |
Night of a Thousand Shows (TV movie) |
1998 |
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life |
1995 |
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous (TV movie) |
1967 |
Omnibus (series) |
Music videos | |
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1997 |
Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are (Comic Relief Version) |
1989 |
Bananarama feat. Lananeeneenoonoo - Help! |
1987 |
Alison Moyet: Love Letters |
Theatrical recording | |
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1991 |
Amnesty International's Big 30 |
1989 |
The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball |
Short | |
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2015 |
Stick Man |
2000 |
Mirrorball (TV movie) |
1999 |
Comic Relief: Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death |
1993 |
Prince Cinders |
1981 |
The Comic Strip (TV movie) |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2016 |
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie |
Series | ||
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2012 |
Absolutely Fabulous |
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Olympics (S06E03) |
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Job (S06E02) |
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2011 |
Absolutely Fabulous |
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Identity (S06E01) |
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2004 |
Absolutely Fabulous |
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White Box (S05E09) |
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2003 |
Absolutely Fabulous |
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Cold Turkey (S05E08) |
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Exploitin' (S05E07) |
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Schmoozin' (S05E06) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
2002 |
Absolutely Fabulous |
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Gay (S04E07) |
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2001 |
Absolutely Fabulous |
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Menopause (S04E06) |
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Small Opening (S04E05) |
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Donkey (S04E04) |
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more episodes (3) | ||
1996 |
Absolutely Fabulous |
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The Last Shout: Part 2 (S03E08) |
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The Last Shout: Part 1 (S03E07) |
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The End (S03E06) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
Roseanne |
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Satan, Darling (S09E07) |
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1994 |
Absolutely Fabulous |
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Birth (S02E06) |
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Poor (S02E05) |
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New Best Friend (S02E04) |
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more episodes (3) | ||
1992 |
Absolutely Fabulous |
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Magazine (S01E06) |
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Birthday (S01E05) |
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Iso Tank (S01E04) |
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more episodes (3) |
Short | |
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1981 |
The Comic Strip (TV movie) |
Performer
Creator
Series | ||
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2004 |
French and Saunders |
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Episode 6 (S06E06) |
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Episode 5 (S06E05) |
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Episode 4 (S06E04) |
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more episodes (3) | ||
1996 |
French and Saunders |
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Dr. Quimn, Mad Woman (S05E07) |
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The Quick and the Dead (S05E06) |
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Pulp Fiction (S05E05) |
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more episodes (4) | ||
1993 |
French and Saunders |
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French and Saunders Christmas Carol (S04E08) |
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The House of Idiot (S04E07) |
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Thelma and Louise (S04E06) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
1990 |
French and Saunders |
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Episode 7 (S03E07) |
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (S03E06) |
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Gone with the Wind (S03E05) |
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more episodes (4) | ||
1988 |
French and Saunders |
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Christmas Special (S02E07) |
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Episode 6 (S02E06) |
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Episode 5 (S02E05) |
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more episodes (4) | ||
1987 |
French and Saunders |
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Episode 6 (S01E06) |
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Episode 5 (S01E05) |
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Episode 4 (S01E04) |
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more episodes (3) |
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