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Jennifer Saunders

Highest Rated: 91% Coraline (2009)

Lowest Rated: 36% Eat the Rich (1987)

Birthday: Jul 6, 1958

Birthplace: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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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Highest rated movies

91% 74% Coraline Watchlist 89% 69% Shrek 2 Watchlist
88% 80% Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
Watchlist
81% 87% A Midwinter's Tale
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72% 98% Sing 2 Watchlist 71% 73% Sing Watchlist
71% 77% Muppet Treasure Island
Watchlist
70% 51% Isn't It Romantic Watchlist 62% 82% Death on the Nile Watchlist 57% 41% Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet 200% Wolf Max (Voice) - 2024
No Score Yet 93% Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps The Goose (Voice) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet We Work for the Dead The Mother (Voice) - 2023
42% No Score Yet Sumotherhood Di Brookes (Character) - 2023
62% 82% Death on the Nile Marie Van Schuyler (Character) $45.6M 2022
36% 47% Allelujah Sister Gilpin (Character) - 2022
72% 98% Sing 2 Nana (Voice) $162.7M 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Best Birthday Ever Unknown (Voice) - 2021
70% 51% Isn't It Romantic Natalie's Mom (Character) $48.8M 2019
38% 61% Patrick the Pug Maureen (Character) - 2018
88% 80% Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires Dr. Alex Cular (Voice) - 2018
71% 73% Sing Nana (Voice) $270.4M 2016
57% 41% Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Edina Monsoon (Character),
Screenwriter,
Executive Producer
$4.8M 2016
No Score Yet 67% Stick Man Narrator - 2015
55% 49% Minions Queen Elizabeth II (Voice) $336.0M 2015
91% 74% Coraline Miss Spink (Voice) $94.2M 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet L'entente cordiale Gwendoline McFarlane (Character) - 2006
89% 69% Shrek 2 The Fairy Godmother (Voice) $444.8M 2004
No Score Yet 56% Absolument fabuleux Writer - 2001
No Score Yet 87% Fanny and Elvis Unknown (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Magician's House The Rat (Voice) - 1999
71% 77% Muppet Treasure Island Mrs. Bluberidge (Character) $34.3M 1996
81% 87% A Midwinter's Tale Nancy Crawford (Character) $466.8K 1995
No Score Yet 67% The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball Unknown (Character) - 1989
36% 81% Eat the Rich Lady Caroline (Character) $194.9K 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet More Bad News Sally (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 50% The Supergrass Lesley Reynolds (Character) $1.8K 1985

TV

Credit
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 48% 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 11% 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/Lady Keeble (Character) 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