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Biography

Born in 1958 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, into an RAF family, Jennifer Saunders originally trained to be a teacher at London's Central School of Speech…more

Born

7/6/1958, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Birth Name

Jennifer Jane Saunders

Gender

Female

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Star (12)

Role
- Jam and Jerusalem
  Caroline Martin
  - S 3: Ep 3 New Beginnings/Ladies in Lavender
    8/23/09
  - S 3: Ep 2 Dinner Party/Missing Persons
    8/16/09
  - S 3: Ep 1 Easter/Working From Home
    8/9/09
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 11
    2/1/08
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode 10
    1/25/08
  - + 12 More Credits
- French & Saunders
  Herself / Various
  - S 7: Ep 14 A Christmas Bucket o' French & Saunders
    12/24/07
  - S 7: Ep 3 A Bucket o' French & Saunders (3)
    9/21/07
  - S 7: Ep 2 A Bucket o' French & Saunders (2)
    9/14/07
  - S 7: Ep 1 A Bucket o' French & Saunders (1)
    9/7/07
  - S 6: Ep 9 French and Saunders: Christmas Celebrity Special
    12/27/05
  - + 50 More Credits
- The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
  Vivienne Vyle
  - S 1: Ep 6 1.6
    11/8/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 1.5
    11/1/07
  - S 1: Ep 4 1.4
    10/25/07
  - S 1: Ep 3 1.3
    10/18/07
  - S 1: Ep 2 1.2
    10/11/07
  - + 1 More Credits
- Absolutely Fabulous
  Edina "Eddy" Monsoon
  - S 5: Ep 10 White Box
    12/25/04
  - S 5: Ep 9 The Story Of Absolutely Fabulous
    1/2/04
  - S 5: Ep 8 Cold Turkey
    12/24/03
  - S 5: Ep 7 Exploitin'
    12/5/03
  - S 5: Ep 6 Schmoozin'
    11/28/03
  - + 34 More Credits
- Pongwiffy
  Voice of Sharkadder
  - S 1: Ep 13 -
    9/4/02
  - S 1: Ep 12 Any Witch Way But Lose
    8/28/02
  - S 1: Ep 11 Lucky 7
    8/21/02
  - S 1: Ep 10 Low Flying Pong
    8/14/02
  - S 1: Ep 9 Troublesome Spell
    8/7/02
  - + 9 More Credits
- Mirrorball
  Vivienne Keill
- The Magician's House
  voice of the Rat
  - S 2: Ep 6 206
    12/17/00
  - S 2: Ep 5 205
    12/10/00
  - S 2: Ep 4 204
    12/3/00
  - S 2: Ep 3 203
    11/26/00
  - S 2: Ep 2 202
    11/19/00
  - + 7 More Credits
- Let Them Eat Cake
  Colombine
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Royal Command Performance
    10/14/99
  - S 1: Ep 5 A Marriage of Convenience
    10/7/99
  - S 1: Ep 4 Making Voopee
    9/30/99
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Portrait
    9/23/99
  - S 1: Ep 2 Murder
    9/16/99
  - + 1 More Credits
- Comic Relief
  Presenter
- Girls on Top
  Jennifer Marsh
  - S 2: Ep 6 Lower the Donkey
    12/11/86
  - S 2: Ep 5 Mr. Yummy Brownie
    12/4/86
  - S 2: Ep 4 Bring Me More Flamingoes
    11/27/86
  - S 2: Ep 3 Who's Ya Uncle Shelley?
    11/20/86
  - S 2: Ep 2 Big Snogs
    11/6/86
  - + 8 More Credits
- Saturday Live
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Peter Cook
    3/22/86
- Happy Families (1985)
  The Fuddle family
  - S 1: Ep 6 Reunion
    11/21/85
  - S 1: Ep 5 Roxanne
    11/14/85
  - S 1: Ep 4 Joyce
    11/7/85
  - S 1: Ep 3 Madeleine
    10/31/85
  - S 1: Ep 2 Cassie
    10/24/85
  - + 1 More Credits
Recurring Role (29)

Role
- Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
  Mrs Adrian Edmondson
  - S 3: Ep 1 Live Launch - Rowland Expelled
    3/3/07
  - S 2: Ep 8 Tuesday Dawn Expelled
    3/8/05
  - S 2: Ep 7 Monday Nick Expelled
    3/7/05
  - S 2: Ep 6 Sunday Gina Expelled
    3/6/05
  - S 2: Ep 5 Saturday Chris Expelled
    3/5/05
  - + 4 More Credits
- Comic Relief
  Herself and Edina (Ab Fab)
  - S 6: Ep 3 RND 2005 - Big Hair & Beyond
    3/11/05
- Comic Relief
  Host
  - S 3: Ep 6 RND 1999 - The Record Breaker
    3/12/99
  - S 1: Ep 10 RND 1995 - Behind the Nose
    3/17/95
- The Comic Strip
  Helen
  - S 7: Ep 7 Four Men in a Car
    4/12/98
- The Comic Strip
  Jane Margory
  - S 7: Ep 6 Jealousy
    5/27/93
- The Comic Strip
  The Devil
  - S 7: Ep 5 Demonella
    5/20/93
- The Comic Strip
  Needle
  - S 7: Ep 2 Space Virgins from Planet Sex
    4/29/93
- Comic Relief
  Recurring Role
  - S 1: Ep 8 RND 1993 - Total Relief
    3/12/93
  - S 1: Ep 4 RND 1991 - The Stonker
    3/15/91
  - S 1: Ep 2 Comic Relief's Nose At Ten
    12/31/88
- The Comic Strip
  Neighbour
  - S 6: Ep 3 Wild Turkey
    12/24/92
- The Comic Strip
  Margaret Thatcher
  - S 6: Ep 1 Red Nose of Courage
    4/9/92
- The Comic Strip
  Maria
  - S 5: Ep 5 Spaghetti Hoops
    3/1/90
- The Comic Strip
  Hannah
  - S 5: Ep 4 Oxford
    2/22/90
- The Comic Strip
  Ice Maiden
  - S 5: Ep 3 GLC: the Carnage Continues ...
    2/15/90
- The Comic Strip
  Cathy
  - S 5: Ep 2 South Atlantic Raiders (2): Argie Bargie!
    2/8/90
  - S 5: Ep 1 South Atlantic Raiders (1)
    2/1/90
- The Comic Strip
  Monica
  - S 4: Ep 3 Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door
    3/5/88
- The Comic Strip
  Sally
  - S 4: Ep 2 More Bad News
    2/27/88
  - S 1: Ep 4 Bad News Tour
    1/24/83
- The Comic Strip
  Meryl
  - S 4: Ep 1 The Strike
    2/20/88
- The Comic Strip
  Debbie
  - S 3: Ep 2 Private Enterprise
    1/2/86
- The Comic Strip
  Jessica
  - S 3: Ep 1 Consuela, or, The New Mrs Saunders
    1/1/86
- The Comic Strip
  Little Sister
  - S 2: Ep 7 Slags
    2/11/84
- The Comic Strip
  Doreen
  - S 2: Ep 6 Eddie Monsoon - A Life?
    2/4/84
- The Comic Strip
  Angie
  - S 2: Ep 5 Gino: Full Story and Pics
    1/28/84
- The Comic Strip
  Shona
  - S 2: Ep 4 A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
    1/21/84
- The Comic Strip
  Lorna
  - S 2: Ep 3 Susie
    1/14/84
- The Comic Strip
  June
  - S 2: Ep 2 Dirty Movie
    1/7/84
- The Comic Strip
  Anne
  - S 2: Ep 1 Five Go Mad on Mescalin
    11/2/83
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Beat Generation
    1/17/83
  - S 1: Ep 1 Five Go Mad in Dorset
    11/2/82
- The Comic Strip
  Liz
  - S 1: Ep 5 Summer School
    1/31/83
- The Comic Strip
  Chas/Marilyn/Captain/Drunk
  - S 1: Ep 2 War
    1/3/83
- The Comic Strip
  Recurring Role
  - S 1: Ep 6 Back to Normal with Eddie Monsoon
Guest Star (26)

Role
- Comic Relief
  Meryl Streep [French & Saunders 'Mamma Mia!']
  - S 8: Ep 12 RND 2009 - Funny For Money
    3/13/09
- Let's Dance for Sport Relief
  Meryl Streep 'Good Luck Message'
  - S 1: Ep 2 Comic Relief 2009 - Week Two
    2/28/09
- The Graham Norton Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 2 Episode 44
    10/9/08
- Loose Women
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 27 Tuesday 7th October
    10/7/08
- Top Gear
  Herself
  - S 10: Ep 7 Series 10 Episode 7
    11/25/07
- Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
  Herself[Comic Relief Footage]
  - S 3: Ep 4 Friday- Tim Expelled.
    3/9/07
- Comic Relief
  Contestant
  - S 7: Ep 3 Comic Relief Does Car Booty
    3/4/07
- The Late Late Show (Ireland)
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 0 August 2004
    8/7/04
- Parkinson (1998)
  Herself
  - S 10: Ep 4 Clint Eastwood, Jennifer Saunders, Ben Elton, Sheryl Crow
    10/11/03
  - S 4: Ep 1 French & Saunders, Mike Reid, Tom Jones
    9/8/00
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 56 Jennifer Saunders
    11/8/01
- Omnibus (UK)
  Herself
  - S 33: Ep 18 Jennifer Saunders at the Barre
    12/13/99
  - S 20: Ep 3 Comic Relief
    4/25/86
- Late Lunch
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode 22
    11/11/98
- Friends
  Andrea Waltham
  - S 5: Ep 1 The One After Ross Says Rachel
    9/24/98
- Light Lunch
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 36 It's a Bolly Good Show
    11/24/97
  - S 1: Ep 31 Double Trouble
    5/5/97
- Roseanne
  Edina
  - S 9: Ep 7 Satan, Darling
    10/29/96
- The Muppet Show
  Mrs. Bluberidge
  - S 5: Ep 6 Muppet Treasure Island
    2/16/96
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 162 Show #0381
    5/16/95
- Heroes and Villains
  Lady Hester Stanhope
  - S 1: Ep 1 Queen of the East
    1/26/95
- Live and Kicking
  Herself
- The Full Wax
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Teri Garr, Jennifer Saunders, Esther Rantzen
    3/26/92
  - S 2: Ep 1 Lauren Bacall, Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Saunders
    3/12/92
  - S 1: Ep 1 Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jennifer Saunders
    1/19/91
- The Full Wax
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 Katherine Helmond, Jennifer Saunders, Kathy Burke
    1/26/91
- Good Morning Britain
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 2 March 14th 1990
    3/14/90
- Jim Henson's the Storyteller
  Badsister 1
  - S 1: Ep 7 Sapsorrow
    6/26/88
- The Lenny Henry Show (1984)
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    9/18/84
- The Young Ones
  Helen Mucus
  - S 2: Ep 5 Time
    6/12/84
- The Young Ones
  Sue (First Woman at Party)
  - S 1: Ep 5 Interesting
    12/7/82
Cameo (2)

Role
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Herself
  - S 43: Ep 40 Comic Relief Does Top of the Pops
    3/13/09
- An Audience With...
  Audience Member
  - S 2: Ep 9 An Audience With Victoria Wood
    12/10/88
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Friends
  Andrea Waltham
  - S 4: Ep 24 The One with Ross's Wedding (2)
    5/7/98
Writer (7)

Role
- Jam and Jerusalem
  Writer
  - S 3: Ep 3 New Beginnings/Ladies in Lavender
    8/23/09
  - S 3: Ep 2 Dinner Party/Missing Persons
    8/16/09
  - S 3: Ep 1 Easter/Working From Home
    8/9/09
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 11
    2/1/08
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode 10
    1/25/08
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 6 1.6
    11/8/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 1.5
    11/1/07
  - S 1: Ep 4 1.4
    10/25/07
  - S 1: Ep 3 1.3
    10/18/07
  - S 1: Ep 2 1.2
    10/11/07
  - + 1 More Credits
- French & Saunders
  Writer
  - S 6: Ep 9 French and Saunders: Christmas Celebrity Special
    12/27/05
  - S 6: Ep 6 Series 6 Episode 6
    11/26/04
  - S 6: Ep 5 Series 6 Episode 5
    11/12/04
  - S 6: Ep 4 Series 6 Episode 4
    11/5/04
  - S 6: Ep 3 Series 6 Episode 3
    10/29/04
  - + 13 More Credits
- Absolutely Fabulous
  Writer
  - S 5: Ep 10 White Box
    12/25/04
  - S 5: Ep 8 Cold Turkey
    12/24/03
  - S 5: Ep 7 Exploitin'
    12/5/03
  - S 5: Ep 6 Schmoozin'
    11/28/03
  - S 5: Ep 5 Birthin'
    11/14/03
  - + 32 More Credits
- Roseanne
  Writer
  - S 9: Ep 7 Satan, Darling
    10/29/96
- Girls on Top
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 5 Mr. Yummy Brownie
    12/4/86
  - S 1: Ep 2 Staying Alive
    10/30/85
  - S 1: Ep 1 Four Play
    10/23/85
- The Comic Strip
  Writer
Creator (1)

Role
- Jam and Jerusalem
  Creator
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 11
    2/1/08
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode 10
    1/25/08
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode 9
    1/18/08
  - S 2: Ep 3 Episode 8
    1/11/08
  - S 2: Ep 2 Episode 7
    1/4/08
  - + 8 More Credits

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AbFab's Revival: Still Fabulous After All These Years

By Seth Abramovitch, Jan 09, 2012

It’s remarkable, really, how Edina and Patsy -- caricatures meant to lampoon the gaudy and clueless nouveau riche who sprung out of Margaret Thatcher’s England -- still seem so timely in a post-Occupy Wall Street world. read more
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The Office Adds Jim Carrey to Its Finale

By Tim Surette, Apr 23, 2011

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- Jennifer is represented professionally by the firm United Agents.
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- Jennifer Saunders, and her husband Adrian Edmondson received an Honorary Degree from Exeter University in 2007.
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- Jennifer attended the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England.
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- Jennifer: You see, what I really like is being an observer. I just like a good old look.
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- Jennifer: I grew up with a mother who, every time she saw something, would say, "I'm going to look that up". And I've become that person - I've become the reference-book person.
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- Jennifer: I'd much rather have sat there and just been a fly on the wall, instead of having to smile at people. I'd rather have been a waitress. Just gone round and stared at people.
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