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Jennifer Saunders
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English comedian, screenwriter, actress and teacher
OverviewAI-generated
Jennifer Saunders is a British television and film actor, comedian, and film producer. Born on 6 July 1958 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, she is a citizen of the United Kingdom. Saunders received her education at St Paul's Girls' School and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She began her professional work period in 1981 and speaks English.
Her notable works include the television series *Absolutely Fabulous* and the film *Shrek 2*, in which she played the role of the Fairy Godmother. She has also authored books such as *Adventurous Sticky Note*, *Stained*, *Dick Names and Other Poetry*, *Through the Age*, and *Methuen Book of Comic Monologues for Women*. Saunders is married to Adrian Edmondson, and they have a child named Beattie Edmondson. She has received a BAFTA Fellowship for her contributions to the industry.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Adventurous Sticky Note
- Stained
- Dick Names and Other Poetry
- Through the Age
- Methuen Book of Comic Monologues for Women
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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…
Known for
- The Magic Faraway Tree — Grandma2026
- Virginia Woolf's Night & Day — Mrs Hilbery2026
- Becoming Victoria Wood — Self2026
- People's Emergency Briefing2026
- The Claudia Winkleman Show — Self2026
- Amandaland - Christmas special — Aunt Joan2025
- Too Much — Fiona2025
- We Work for the Dead — The Mother (voice)2024
- 200% Wolf — Max (voice)2024
- Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps — The Goose (voice)2024
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1958
Member of
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 70,109
- Total plays
- 500,584
Tags
Jennifer Saunders is a British comedienne - one half of the legendary partnership of French and Saunders (with Dawn French). A long stream of music parodies can be found throughout their long-running BBC series. The comedy stars - together with fellow comedienne Kathy Burke - had a 1989 UK hit with the Stock Aitken Waterman produced Comic Relief single 'Help!' - credited to Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo. Saunders further enhanced her iconic comedy <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jennifer+Saun
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 85,169x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,756x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 23,428x
- Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities
· 2000 · cited 23,030x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,903x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Jennifer Jane Saunders , ( 1958-07-06 ) 6 July 1958 (age 67) , Sleaford , Lincolnshire , England
- Education
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama ( BA )
- Occupations
- Actress comedian singer screenwriter
- Years active
- 1981–present
- Notable work
- The Comic Strip Presents... , French and Saunders , Absolutely Fabulous
- Spouse
- Adrian Edmondson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 11 May 1985</span>"}]]}'>1985 )
- Children
- 3, including Ella Edmondson and Beattie Edmondson
- Awards
- BAFTA Fellowship (2009, with Dawn French )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958) is an English comedian, actress, singer, impressionist, satirist and screenwriter. Saunders originally found attention in the 1980s, when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama with her best friend and comedy partner, Dawn French. With French, Saunders co-wrote and starred in their eponymous sketch show, French and Saunders and later received acclaim in the 1990s for writing and playing her character Edina Monsoon in her sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. She received a BAFTA Fellowship in 2009 with French.
Early life
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