Editing Jennifer Saunders

{{Short description|English comedian (born 1958)}}
{{about|the comedienne|the racquetball player|Jennifer Saunders (racquetball)|the poet|Jen Saunders}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Jennifer Saunders
| image         = Jennifer Saunders 2014.jpg
| caption       = Saunders in 2014
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1958|7|6|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Sleaford]], [[Lincolnshire]], England
| birth_name    = Jennifer Jane Saunders
| education     = [[Royal Central School of Speech and Drama]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation    = {{hlist|Actress|comedian|singer|screenwriter}}
| notable_works = ''[[French and Saunders]]''<br />''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]''
| years_active  = 1981–present
| spouse        = {{marriage|[[Adrian Edmondson]]|11 May 1985}}
| children      = 3, including [[Ella Edmondson]] and [[Beattie Edmondson]]
| awards        = [[BAFTA Fellowship]] (2009)
}}
'''Jennifer Jane Saunders''' (born 6 July 1958) is an English actress, comedian, singer, 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, she co-wrote and starred in their eponymous sketch show, ''[[French and Saunders]]'', for which they jointly received a [[BAFTA Fellowship]] in 2009. Saunders later received acclaim in the 1990s for writing and playing her character [[Edina Monsoon]] in her sitcom ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]''.

==Early life==
Jennifer Jane Saunders was born on 6 July 1958 in [[Sleaford]], [[Lincolnshire]], England.<ref name="screenonline">Hannah Hamad. ''[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/499531/index.html Jennifer Saunders]'' — screenonline.org. Retrieved 4 October 2007.</ref><ref>Editors at The Times. ''[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article2032228.ece Birthdays]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}'' The Times. Retrieved 5 October 2007.</ref> Her mother, Barbara Jane (née Duminy), was a biology teacher, and her father, Robert Thomas Saunders, served as a pilot in the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF). He reached the rank of [[group captain]], and later worked for [[British Aerospace]]. Six months after her birth, Saunders' parents moved to [[Cyprus]]. Her family moved to Camberley, and then to Melksham at the age of ten. She has three brothers: Tim, Peter, and Simon.<ref name="looking">Decca Aitkenhead. ''[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/jun/19/comedy.television What are you looking at?]'' The Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2021.</ref><ref name="farewell">Chrissy Iley. [https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/farewell-french-and-saunders-cz570qfcbxx "Farewell French and Saunders"], ''The Times'', 12 August 2007; retrieved 15 November 2021.</ref> As her father was in the armed forces during her childhood years, Saunders changed schools several times.<ref name="farewell"/> She was educated from the age of five to 18 in [[boarding school]]s and then at [[St Paul's Girls' School]], an independent school in west London.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sian |last=Griffiths |title=Forget university. It's jobs for the top girls|url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/forget-university-its-jobs-for-the-top-girls-rp895x5j93n|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=12 July 2015|access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> Her first year of secondary school was at a [[The George Ward Technology College|comprehensive school]] in Wiltshire. Her parents had wanted her to board at [[Stonar School]]. Her family moved to Cheshire in 1971 when her father left the RAF for Hawker Siddeley. Her headmistress at [[The County High School, Leftwich|Northwich Grammar School For Girls]] was Janet Dines, where she played in goal for the school hockey team. After school, she worked for a year in Italy as an [[au pair]].<ref>Editors at Teletronic. ''[http://www.teletronic.co.uk/dawnfrench.htm Dawn French]'' — teletronic.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120203848/http://www.teletronic.co.uk/dawnfrench.htm |date=20 January 2012 }}</ref>

In 1977, Saunders received a place at the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]] in London on a drama teachers' course,<ref name="farewell"/> where she met her future comedy partner, [[Dawn French]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/12/31/do3109.xml]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> French and Saunders came from RAF backgrounds, and had grown up on the same base, even having had the same best friend, without ever meeting.<ref name="looking"/> The comic duo originally did not get on well, and as far as Saunders was concerned, French was a "cocky little upstart". The distrust was mutual: French considered Saunders snooty and uptight.<ref name="looking"/> French wanted to become a drama teacher,<ref name="screenonline"/> whereas Saunders loathed the idea and had not fully understood what the course was about; thus, she disliked French for being enthusiastic and confident about the course.<ref name="farewell"/> Saunders was shocked to find that she was taking a course to become a teacher, as her mother had filled in the application form. Her mother was saddened when Saunders chose not to apply for an [[Oxbridge]] university education.<ref name="farewell"/>

After the initial friction experienced during drama school, French and Saunders shared a flat together. French has remarked on Saunders' messy habits when sharing the house saying: "When we lived together in [[Chalk Farm]], she had a room at the top of the house. We got broken into and the police said, 'Well, it is quite bad, but the worst is that room at the top.' And, of course, nobody had been in there."<ref name="farewell"/> The two performed together after graduation, working the festival, cabaret,<ref name="farewell"/> and stand-up circuits. They formed a double-act called The Menopause Sisters. Saunders described the act, which involved wearing [[tampons]] in their ears, as "cringeworthy".<ref name="looking"/> The manager of the club where they performed recalled, "They didn't seem to give a damn. There was no star quality about them at all."<ref name="looking"/>

==Career==
===Early career===
French and Saunders would eventually come to public attention as members of the informal comedy collective [[The Comic Strip]], part of the [[alternative comedy]] scene in the early 1980s. They answered a 1980 advert in ''[[The Stage]]'' newspaper looking for female comedians to perform at The Comic Strip, which had, until that point, only had male performers.<ref name="screenonline"/><ref name="looking"/> When they walked into the audition, they were immediately told, "You're booked. When can you start?"<ref name="farewell"/> They became continuing members of The Comic Strip, which included [[Adrian Edmondson]], [[Rik Mayall]], [[Peter Richardson (British director)|Peter Richardson]], [[Nigel Planer]], [[Pete Richens]], [[Alexei Sayle]] and [[Robbie Coltrane]].<ref name="screenonline"/><ref name="looking"/>

The group performed at the Boulevard Theatre, above Soho's [[Raymond Revuebar]], and gained a cult following, with visiting audience members including [[Dustin Hoffman]], [[Jack Nicholson]], and [[Robin Williams]], who once joined in the performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=56997|title=Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix – The Comic Strip Presents – The Complete Collection in July|work=Film @ The Digital Fix |publisher=DVD times.co.uk|date=4 July 2005|access-date=7 October 2010}}</ref> By the time French and Saunders became members of The Comic Strip, French was already working as a drama teacher, while Saunders was on [[Jobseeker's Allowance|the dole]] and spending much of her time in bed.<ref name="looking"/>

====1980s and 1990s====
The comedy group appeared on [[Channel 4]]'s first night on air, in the first episode of ''[[The Comic Strip Presents...|The Comic Strip Presents]]: Five Go Mad In Dorset'', broadcast on 2 November 1982.<ref name="screenonline"/><ref>Neil Wilkes. [https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a25747/comic-strip-returns-to-channel-4/ "'Comic Strip' returns to Channel 4"], Digital Spy; retrieved 15 November 2021.</ref> In the episodes "[[Bad News (band)|Bad News]]" and "More Bad News", Saunders plays a trashy rock journalist touring with the fictional [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band, Bad News.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b74769a5d|title=More Bad News (1988)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109082623/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b74769a5d |access-date=29 December 2023|archive-date=9 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0544862/|title="The Comic Strip Presents" Bad News Tour (TV Episode 1983) ⭐ 8.1 &#124; Comedy|access-date=29 December 2023|website=IMDb.com}}</ref>

In 1985, Saunders starred in and co-wrote ''[[Girls on Top (British TV series)|Girls on Top]]'' with French, [[Tracey Ullman]], and [[Ruby Wax]], which portrayed four eccentric women sharing a flat in London.<ref name="screenonline"/> Saunders also appeared in [[Ben Elton]]'s ''[[Happy Families (1985 TV series)|Happy Families]]'' where she played various members of the same family, including all four Fuddle sisters in the six-episode BBC [[situation comedy]]. Saunders starred in a Comic Strip film called ''The Supergrass'', a parody of slick 1980s police dramas, directed by Peter Richardson. Saunders played [[Meryl Streep]] playing [[Arthur Scargill]]'s wife in ''Strike'', a Comic Strip spoof on the [[1984 miners' strike]]. She appeared twice as a guest on ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]''.<ref name="screenonline"/>

In 1987, she and French created ''[[French and Saunders]]'', a popular [[sketch comedy]] series for the [[BBC]] which sporadically aired until 2007, often with long gaps between series.<ref name="Dawnscreenonline">Editors at Screen Online. [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/499480/index.html Dawn French"], screenonline.org.uk; retrieved 10 May 2007.</ref> Saunders also appeared in [[Amnesty International]]'s ''[[The Secret Policeman's Ball|The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball]]'' live benefit in 1989, along with Dawn French and others.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

Saunders and French followed separate careers as well as irregularly maintaining their comedy sketch show. Saunders' biggest solo success has been ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'', based largely on a 14-minute ''French & Saunders'' sketch called "Modern Mother and Daughter". Saunders and French were going to star together, but, just as the studio had been booked, French received a long-awaited phone call confirming an adoption agency had a baby for her to adopt.<ref name="farewell"/>

Saunders proceeded to star in the comedy. The series, which she wrote and starred in as the irresponsible fashion [[Public relations|PR]] agent [[Edina Monsoon]] alongside [[Joanna Lumley]], who played [[Patsy Stone]], brought her international acclaim and attention.<ref name="screenonline"/> The show ran for five full series, two telemovies, three special episodes, and a feature film over the course of 24 years from 1992 to 2016.<ref name="screenonline"/> The series is also known as ''Ab Fab''<ref name="looking"/> and was broadcast in the United States on [[Comedy Central]] and [[BBC America]], becoming cult viewing.<ref>James Welsh.[https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a7694/ab-fab-stars-receive-glbt-pride-award/ "'Ab Fab' stars receive GLBT Pride award"], Digital Spy; retrieved 15 November 2021.</ref>

Saunders has appeared on the American [[sitcom]]s ''[[Roseanne]]'', playing Edina Monsoon in the episode "[[List of Roseanne episodes|Satan, Darling]]", and ''[[Friends]]'' as Andrea Waltham, the step-mother of [[Emily Waltham|Emily]], [[Ross Geller]]'s fiancée, in the episodes "[[The One After Ross Says Rachel]]" and "[[The One with Ross's Wedding]]". Although they share no scenes, Jennifer's Absolutely Fabulous co-star [[June Whitfield]] also appeared in ''The One With Ross's Wedding Part Two'' as the Walthams' housekeeper. In 1999, she appeared alongside French in ''[[Let Them Eat Cake (TV series)|Let Them Eat Cake]]''.<ref name="screenonline"/>

====2000s====
{{Rquote|right|I wanted to write something about the sort of community I was living in, why it works and how different it was. How life in the country didn't have to be sinister.|Saunders on her motivations for creating ''Jam & Jerusalem''<ref>[[Rosie Millard]]. [https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/france/paris/absolutely-no-more-tv-sketch-shows-darlings-jvgwxd6xmw8 "Absolutely no more TV sketch shows, darlings"], ''The Times ''; retrieved 15 November 2021.</ref>}}
Saunders wrote and starred in a [[comedy drama]] about a [[Women's Institute]] entitled ''[[Jam & Jerusalem]]'', also known as ''Clatterford'' in the [[United States]]. The first series aired in 2006, the second in 2008, and the third in 2009 on [[BBC One]].<ref>Press Release. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2006/12_december/jennifer_saunders.shtml BBC America to co-produce new comedies with Jennifer Saunders], bbc.co.uk; retrieved 5 October 2007.</ref> The show starred [[David Mitchell (comedian)|David Mitchell]], [[Sally Phillips]], and [[Sue Johnston]], as well as [[Dawn French]] and [[Joanna Lumley]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Chater|first=David|date=18 November 2006|title=TV Choice|work=Times|via=Factiva}}</ref>

In 2007, Saunders and psychologist [[Tanya Byron]]<ref name="farewell"/> wrote [[BBC Two]]'s ''[[The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle]]'' about a neurotic [[daytime television|daytime]] [[talk show]] host. The show ran for one series. Saunders played the eponymous character whose programme features crude headlines such as "Wife a slapper? Lie detector reveals all".<ref>Carol Midgley. [https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/jennifer-saunders-and-dr-tanya-byron-take-on-the-chat-shows-b9dwcxhgbr3 "Jennifer Saunders and Dr Tanya Byron take on the chat shows"], The Times; retrieved 15 November 2021.</ref>

Also in 2007, the final series of ''French & Saunders'' aired. ''A Bucket o' French & Saunders'' featured a compilation of old and new sketches and aired on BBC One in September 2007. It was the third show she had written in a year.<ref name="farewell"/> In 2008 and 2009, French & Saunders completed their final live tour, ''French & Saunders: Still Alive''.<ref>Ed Stafford. [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/oct/11/french.saunders.still.alive "Comedy preview: French & Saunders: Still Alive"], theguardian.com, 11 October 2008; accessed 18 December 2017.</ref>

Saunders appeared on the "[[Top Gear test track|Star in a Reasonably Priced Car]]" segment of BBC Two's motoring show ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', posting a lap time of 1:46.1s, making her the fifth-fastest guest ever in the car that was used at that time. A self-confessed petrolhead, she has a passion for [[Alfa Romeo]]s and has so far owned four.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/celebritylaps.shtml |title=Top Gear – Celebrity Laps |publisher=bbc.co.uk |access-date=11 April 2014 |archive-date=14 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214063902/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mj59/features/celeblaps8-14 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

====2010s====
In 2011, Saunders wrote and appeared in "[[Red Nose Day 2011|Uptown Downstairs Abbey]]", the [[Comic Relief]] parody of the critically acclaimed historical television dramas ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' and ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)|Upstairs Downstairs]]''. Playing the [[Violet Crawley|Dowager Countess]], she starred alongside Lumley, [[Kim Cattrall]], [[Victoria Wood]], [[Harry Enfield]], [[Patrick Barlow]], [[Dale Winton]], [[Olivia Colman]], [[Tim Vine]], [[Simon Callow]], [[Michael Gambon]], and [[Harry Hill]].{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

In 2012, Saunders guest-starred in ''[[Dead Boss]]'', a BBC Three comedy set in the fictional Broadmarsh prison where she plays the cruel and work-shy governor, Margaret.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00t3m16/characters/margaret|title=BBC Three – Dead Boss – Margaret|publisher=bbc.co.uk|access-date=11 April 2014|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029100002/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00t3m16/characters/margaret|url-status=dead}}</ref> The show's creator, [[Sharon Horgan]], stated that she 'begged' Saunders to take the role, having been a fan of Saunders' previous comedy work.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tarley |first=Rachel |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/902101-dead-boss-producers-we-begged-jennifer-saunders-to-be-on-the-show|title=Dead Boss producers: We begged Jennifer Saunders to be on the show|publisher=Metro.co.uk|date=14 June 2012|access-date=11 April 2014}}</ref>

She also wrote the script for the [[Spice Girls]]-based [[jukebox musical]] ''[[Viva Forever!]]''

In 2013, Saunders starred as [[Lady Constance Keeble]] in the [[BBC]] adaptation of ''[[Blandings (TV series)|Blandings]]'' by [[P. G. Wodehouse]]. In 2017, Saunders appeared on the ''[[Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Looking for Mr. Goodbart]]" as an elderly woman accompanied around by [[Bart Simpson|Bart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766837/|title=Jennifer Saunders|website=IMDb|access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref>

===Film===
Saunders has also appeared in several films, such as ''[[In the Bleak Midwinter (film)|In the Bleak Midwinter]]'' (1995), ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'' (1996), ''Fanny & Elvis'' (1999), and also made [[cameo appearance]]s in the [[Spice Girls]]' film ''[[Spice World (film)|Spice World]]'' (1997) and ''[[Absolument fabuleux]]'' (2001), a [[French film]] based on ''Absolutely Fabulous.''<ref name="screenonline"/><ref>Kimberley Dadds [https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a63018/spice-girls-timeline/ Spice Girls: Timeline], Digital Spy; accessed 15 November 2021.</ref>

In the animated film, ''[[Shrek 2]]'' (2004), she provided the voice of the [[Fairy Godmother (Shrek)|Fairy Godmother]] and sang the songs "The Fairy Godmother Song" and "[[Holding Out for a Hero]]". Her part took only four days to record.<ref name="looking"/> The sequel broke the first ''[[Shrek]]''{{'}}s own box office record in the U.S in just a fortnight,<ref name="looking"/> and it proceeded to make $353 million in just three weeks in the U.S.<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article450064.ece] {{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Her role won the [[People's Choice Award]] for the best movie villain in 2005.<ref>Daniel Saney. ''[https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a18231/peoples-choice-awards-presented/ People's Choice Awards presented]'' Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 November 2021.</ref> 

She voiced Miss Spink in the animated film ''[[Coraline (film)|Coraline]]'', in which her comedy partner Dawn French voiced a character called Miss Forcible. In 2015, she voiced [[Queen Elizabeth II]] in the animated film ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]],''<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=White|first1=James|title=New Minions Promo Drops Online|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/new-minions-promo-drops-online/|magazine=Empire Online|access-date=15 November 2021|date=15 May 2015}}</ref><ref name=YNTrailer>{{cite web|title=Trailer: 'Minions' spin-off from 'Despicable Me' series|url=https://news.yahoo.com/trailer-minions-spin-off-despicable-series-111858775.html|publisher=Yahoo! News|access-date=26 May 2015|date=4 November 2014}}</ref> and in 2016, she voiced Miss Nana Noodleman in the animated film ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'', reprising the role again in ''[[Sing 2]]''.

In 2022, she starred in ''[[Death on the Nile (2022 film)|Death on the Nile]]'' as Marie Van Schuyler alongside [[Dawn French]], [[Gal Gadot]] and [[Kenneth Branagh]] who also directed the film.

===Theatre===
In 2018, Saunders appeared at the Vaudeville Theatre in the production of ''[[Lady Windermere's Fan]]'' as The Duchess of Berwick.

In June 2019, she appeared on stage in the production of Noël Coward's play, ''[[Blithe Spirit (play)|Blithe Spirit]]'', as eccentric clairvoyant Madam Arcati. The show first opened at Theatre Royal Bath, and after a short tour of England it later transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre, London in March 2020. Two weeks into its run performances were cancelled due to the pandemic.

She reprised the role in autumn 2021 for eight weeks in the West End at The [[Harold Pinter Theatre]].

In 2022, Saunders played the role of Mother Superior in ''[[Sister Act the Musical]]'' for six weeks at the [[Eventim Apollo Hammersmith]], alongside [[Beverley Knight]] as Deloris Van Cartier.

In December 2023, Saunders made her pantomime debut as [[Captain Hook]] in ''[[Peter Pan]]'' at the [[London Palladium]] alongside [[Julian Clary]], [[Paul Zerdin]], [[Nigel Havers]], [[Gary Wilmot]], [[Rob Madge]], [[Frances Mayli McCann|Francis Mayli McCann]] and Louis Gaunt.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Robert Dex |date=2023-09-26 |title=Jennifer Saunders to make her Panto debut opposite Julian Clary in Peter Pan |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/jennifer-saunders-panto-debut-julian-clary-peter-pan-london-palladium-b1109481.html |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Saunders, who grew up in nearby [[Acton Bridge]], married [[Adrian Edmondson]] at [[Christ Church, Crowton]], Cheshire on 11 May 1985.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/gallery/cheshire-church-celebrates-150th-anniversary-19281871|title=Cheshire church celebrates 150th anniversary with pictures past and present|website=Cheshire-live.co.uk|date=24 November 2020}}</ref> At the wedding were fellow Comic Strip members Rik Mayall (Edmonson's longtime comedy partner) and [[Robbie Coltrane]], whom the vicar, Rev Austin Oates, much to his surprise, described as 'delightful and charming'. The reception was held at Jennifer's parents' home.<ref>''Chester Chronicle'' Friday 17 May 1985</ref> Afterwards the couple visited [[Saint Lucia]].

They have three daughters: singer-songwriter [[Ella Edmondson]] (b. 1986), actress [[Beattie Edmondson]] (b. 1987), and actress Freya Edmondson (b. 1990). They together have five grandchildren.

In July 2010, Saunders announced that she had been diagnosed with [[breast cancer]] the previous October,<ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Saunders's secret cancer battle |url=http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/people/jennifer-saunders-secret-cancer-battle-20100709-102x1.html?autostart=1 |newspaper=The Age |location=Melbourne |date=9 July 2010 |access-date=9 July 2010}}</ref> and was in remission following a [[lumpectomy]], [[chemotherapy]], and [[radiotherapy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jennifer Saunders reveals her breast cancer fight |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10549043 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=8 July 2010 |access-date=7 October 2010}}</ref>

Saunders published her autobiography, ''Bonkers: My Life in Laughs'', in October 2013.<ref name=Peng>{{cite web|url=https://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780241001561/bonkers-my-life-laughs|title=Bonkers: My Life in Laughs|work=Penguin Australia|access-date=9 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012206/https://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780241001561/bonkers-my-life-laughs|archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref>

She is a patron for Smart Works Charity, a non-profit organisation supporting unemployed women into work through clothing and coaching.<ref name="smartworks">{{Cite web|url=https://smartworks.org.uk/about-us/our-team/patrons-ambassadors/|title=Patrons & Ambassadors|website=Smartworks.org.uk|access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
Along with Dawn French, Saunders declined an [[OBE]] in 2001.<ref>Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20060303001954/http://comment.independent.co.uk/columnists_a_l/yasmin_alibhai_brown/article83585.ece It is an honour to stand among the refuseniks]'' — independent.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3338583.stm|title=Leak reveals honours snubs|publisher=BBC News|date=21 December 2003|access-date=11 April 2014}}</ref>

In 2003, she was listed in ''[[The Observer]]'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2003/dec/07/comedy.thebestofbritishcomedy The A-Z of laughter (Part II)], The Guardian; retrieved 15 November 2021.</ref> Saunders was placed 93rd out of [[E!]]'s 100 Sexiest British Stars. She also came 18th for Best British Role Models for teenage girls in Britain according to ''[[Good Housekeeping Magazine]]''.{{citation needed|date=March 2009}}

Saunders was awarded an honorary doctorate by the [[University of Exeter]] in July 2007.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/6288272.stm "Uni bestows honorary doctorates"], bbc.co.uk; retrieved 6 May 2008.</ref> In July 2011, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by [[Edge Hill University]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-14239031|title=Jennifer Saunders awarded honorary degree by Edge Hill university|date=21 July 2011|work=BBC News Online|publisher=BBC|access-date=23 July 2011}}</ref>

In 2005, Saunders was named the fourth funniest woman in Britain in a poll of 4,000 women.<ref>Daniel Saney.[https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a23635/victoria-wood-britains-funniest-woman/ "Victoria Wood Britain's funniest woman"], Digital Spy; retrieved 15 November 2021.</ref> She has been nominated for and received many awards, including:

===Won===
*1991: Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for TV Light Entertainment – ''French & Saunders.''<ref>{{cite web|title=Writers' Guild Awards 1990|url=https://writersguild.org.uk/writers-guild-awards-1990/|website=Writers' Guild of Great Britain|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>
*1993: [[BAFTA Television Award]] for Best Comedy Series for – ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (shared with [[Jon Plowman]] and [[Bob Spiers]])<ref name="bafta.org">[http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1992 List of BAFTA awards for 1992] Bafta web site</ref>
*1993: Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award TV for Situation Comedy – ''Absolutely Fabulous.''<ref>{{cite web|title=Writers' Guild Awards 1992|url=https://writersguild.org.uk/writers-guild-awards-1992/|website=Writers' Guild of Great Britain|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>
*1993: [[British Comedy Award]] for Top Female Performer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/british_comedy_awards/episodes/1993/1/|title=The British Comedy Awards British Comedy Awards 1993 – British Comedy Guide|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=10 May 2017}}</ref>
*2002: [[Rose d'Or|Honorary Rose Award]] – awarded with Dawn French<ref>{{cite news|title=Golden Rose for French and Saunders|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1934984.stm|access-date=19 April 2017|publisher=BBC News|date=17 April 2002}}</ref>
*2005: [[People's Choice Award]] for Favourite Movie Villain – ''Shrek 2''<ref>{{cite web|title=2005: Nominees and Winners|url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/?year=2005|website=People's Choice|access-date=19 April 2017}}</ref>
*2009: [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]] Fellowship – awarded with [[Dawn French]]<ref>[http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/french-saunders,762,BA.html British Academy of Film and Television Arts Fellowship] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424200106/http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/french-saunders,762,BA.html|date=24 April 2009}} presented on Sunday 26 April 2009.</ref>
*2012: [[British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance|BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Performance In a Comedy Programme]] – ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]''<ref>[http://www.bafta.org/television/awards/nominees-winner-2012,3256,BA.html List of Award winners for 2012"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128130750/http://www.bafta.org/television/awards/nominees-winner-2012,3256,BA.html |date=28 January 2013 }}, bafta.org; accessed 18 December 2017.</ref>

===Nominated===
*1993: [[BAFTA Television Award]] for Best Light Entertainment Performance for – ''Absolutely Fabulous''<ref name="bafta.org"/>
*1993: [[British Comedy Award]] for Best Comedy Actress – ''Absolutely Fabulous''<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC due for an Absolutely Fabulous awards time |work=The Stage |date=25 November 1993 |access-date=7 October 2018 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19931125/123/0024| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
*1994: British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actress – ''Absolutely Fabulous''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jennifer Saunders|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766837/awards|access-date=2022-01-05|website=IMDb}}</ref>
*1995: BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy Series for – ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (shared with Jon Plowman and Bob Spiers)<ref>[http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1994 List of Award winners for 1994], bafta.org, 18 December 2017.</ref>
*1996: BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy Series for – ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (shared with Jon Plowman and Bob Spiers)<ref>[http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1995 List of Award winners for 1995], bafta.org; accessed 18 December 2017.</ref>
*1997: BAFTA Television Award for Best Comedy Series for – ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (shared with Jon Plowman, Bob Spiers and Janice Thomas)<ref>[http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html?year=1996 List of Award winners for 1996], bafta.org; accessed 18 December 2017.</ref>

==Filmography==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Programme
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1982–1984
| ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]''
| Helen Mucus/Sue
| 2 episodes: "[[Interesting (The Young Ones)|Interesting]]" and "[[Time (The Young Ones)|Time]]"
|-
| 1982–1998<br />2011–2012
| ''[[The Comic Strip Presents...]]''
| Various characters
| Main cast<br />30 episodes (plus 6 specials)
|-
| 1983
| ''The Entertainers''
| rowspan="2"|Herself with [[Dawn French]]
| 1 Episode
|-
| rowspan ="2" | 1984
| ''[[Wogan]]''
| Guest, 1 Episode 
|-
| ''[[The Lenny Henry Show]]''
| Various characters 
| 1 episode with [[Dawn French]]
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Happy Families (1985 TV series)|Happy Families]]''
| Granny Fuddle/Joyce Fuddle/Cassie Fuddle/Madeleine Fuddle/Roxanne Fuddle
| Main cast (6 episodes)
|-
| 1985–1986
| ''[[Girls on Top (British TV series)|Girls on Top]]''
| Jennifer Marsh
| 13 episodes
|-
| 1986
| ''Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger''
| Anita Harris
| 1 segment , 'How to get off with a lady'
|-
| 1987–2007
| ''[[French and Saunders]]''
| Various characters
| Main cast ([[List of French and Saunders episodes|48 episodes]])
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Juke Box Jury]]''
| Panelist with [[Dawn French]]
| 1 Episode 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1990
| ''[[Rita Rudner]]''
| 
| 1 Episode
|-
| ''The Tale of Little Pig Robinson''
| Dorcas
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Good Morning Britain (1983 TV programme)|Good Morning Britain]]'' 
| Herself with [[Dawn French]]
| Guest, 1 Episode 
|-
| 1990–1993
| ''[[Going Live!]]''
| Herself
| Guest, 3 Episodes 
|-
| 1991
| ''Clive Anderson Talks Back''
| Herself with [[Dawn French]]
| Guest, 1 Episode 
|-
| 1991–1992
| ''The Full Wax''
| Herself
| Guest/Co Host, 4 Episodes 
|-
| 1992–1996<br />2001–2004<br />2011–2012
| ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]''
| [[Edina Monsoon]]
| Also creator and writer<br />[[List of Absolutely Fabulous episodes|32 episodes (plus 7 aired specials)]]
|-
| 1993
| ''Prince Cinders''
| Fairy
| Voice
|-
| 1995
| ''Queen of the East''
| Lady Hester Stanhope
|
|-
| 1995–2006
| ''[[Jools' Annual Hootenanny]]'' 
| Guest, 3 Episodes 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996
| ''[[Roseanne]]''
| [[Edina Monsoon]]
| 1 episode: "Satan, Darling"
|-
| ''10th Annual [[American Comedy Awards]]''
| Presenter with [[Joanna Lumley]]
| Presenting 'The Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series' Award
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''[[Light Lunch]]'' 
| Herself 
| Guest, 2 Episodes 
|-
| ''Dusty: Full Circle – The Life & Music of Dusty Springfield''
| Host with [[Dawn French]]
| Documentary
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998
| ''[[Friends]]''
| Andrea Waltham
| 2 episodes: "[[The One with Ross's Wedding|The One with Ross's Wedding: Part Two]]" and "[[The One After Ross Says Rachel]]"
|-
| ''[[Late Lunch]]''
| Herself
| Guest, 1 Episode 
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1999
| ''[[Let Them Eat Cake (TV series)|Let Them Eat Cake]]''
| Colombine, Comtesse de Vache
| 6 episodes
|-
| ''The Magician's House''
| The Rat
| Voice
|-
| ''The Nearly Complete & Utter History of Everything''
| The Egg
| 1 Episode with [[Dawn French]]
|-
| ''[[Live & Kicking]]''
| Herself
| Guest, 2 Episodes 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000
| ''[[Mirrorball (TV pilot)|Mirrorball]]''
| Vivienne Keill
| TV pilot. Also writer
|-
| ''The Priory''
| rowspan="2"|Herself with [[Dawn French]]
| rowspan="2"|Guest, 1 Episode 
|-
| ''[[TFI Friday]]''
|-
| 2000–2007
| ''[[Parkinson (TV series)|Parkinson]]''
| Herself 
| Guest, 3 Episodes 
|-
| 2002
| ''Pongwiffy''
| Sharkadder
| Voice 
|-
| 2004
| ''[[The Kumars at No. 42]]''
|rowspan="2"| Herself
| Guest, 1 Episode 
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy]]''
| 3 Episodes 
|-
| 2006–2009
| ''[[Jam & Jerusalem]]''
| Caroline Martin
| Also creator & writer
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle]]''
| Vivienne Vyle
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2007–2016
| ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]''
| rowspan="5"|Herself 
| Guest, 2 Episodes 
|-
| 2008
| ''[[The Paul O'Grady Show]]''
| Guest, 1 Episode 
|-
| 2008–2016
| ''[[Loose Women]]''
| Guest, 4 Episodes 
|-
| 2008–2020
| ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]''
| Guest, 9 Episodes 
|-
| 2008–2023
| ''[[The One Show]]''
| Guest, 6 Episodes 
|-
| 2011
| ''Jennifer Saunders: Laughing at the 90's''
| Herself/Presenter
| C4 Documentary 
|-
| 2011–2014
| ''[[This is Jinsy]]''
| Miss Reason
| 11 Episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[Dead Boss]]''
| Governor Margaret
| 6 episodes
|-
| ''Jennifer Saunders: Back in the Saddle'' 
| Herself
| 2 part Documentary
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013–2014
| ''[[Blandings (TV series)|Blandings]]''
| [[Lady Constance Keeble]]
| 13 episodes
|-
| ''[[Alan Carr: Chatty Man]]''
| rowspan="3"|Herself 
| rowspan="2"|Guest, 2 Episodes
|-
| 2013–2016
| ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]''
|-
| 2013–2020
| ''[[Have I Got News for You]]''
| Guest Presenter, 5 Episodes 
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2014
| ''[[The Boy in the Dress (film)|The Boy in the Dress]]''
| Miss Windsor
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Jamie & Jimmy's Friday Night Feast]]''
| rowspan="4"|Herself
| Guest with [[Adrian Edmondson]]
|-
| ''[[The Jonathan Ross Show]]''
| rowspan="2"|Guest, 1 Episode 
|-
| ''[[The Last Leg]]''
|-
| ''[[The Guess List]]''
| Panelist, 1 Episode 
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2015
| ''Stick Man''
| Narrator 
| TV movie
|- 
| ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]''
| Reverend Jen
| [[Comic Relief]] Special
|- 
| ''The Classic Car Show''
| rowspan="4"|Herself
| 1 Episode
|-
| ''[[The Great Comic Relief Bake Off]]''
| Contestant
|-
| ''[[Mel & Sue (TV series)|Mel & Sue]]''
| Guest, 1 Episode 
|-
| ''[[A League of Their Own (British game show)|A League of Their Own]]''
| Team Member, 1 Episode 
|-
| 2015–2017
| ''[[Josh (TV series)|Josh]]''
| Judith
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2017
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Phoebe
| Voice, 1 episode: "[[Looking for Mr. Goodbart]]"
|-
| ''[[Grandpa's Great Escape (film)|Grandpa's Great Escape]]''
| Miss Dandy
| TV movie
|-
| ''[[Saturday Kitchen]]''
| Herself 
| Guest
|-
| ''Joanna & Jennifer: Absolutely Champers''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7807094/|title=IMDB|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
| Herself/co-presenter
| One-off BBC Documentary, co-presented by [[Joanna Lumley]]
|-
| ''300 Year of French & Saunders''
| Special with [[Dawn French]]
| 30th Anniversary Special 
|-
| 2018
| ''[[RHS Chelsea Flower Show]]'' 
| Herself
| Presenter, 1 episode: "The A-Z of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series)|Thunderbirds Are Go]]''
| Helen Shelby
| Voice, 1 episode: "Deep Water"
|-
| 2019–2022 
| ''[[Moominvalley (TV series)|Moominvalley]]''
| Mymble
| Voice; 4 episodes
|-
| 2019–2021
| ''There's Something About Movies''
| Team Captain
| Series 2–4
|-
| rowspan="4" |2020
| ''[[The Stranger (British TV series)|The Stranger]]''
| Heidi Doyle
| Netflix mini-series
|-
| ''[[Would I Lie to You?]]''
| rowspan="2"|Herself 
| Panelist
|-
| ''[[Richard Osman's House of Games]]''
| Contestant
|-
| ''Jennifer Saunders' Memory Lane''
| Presenter
| One-off [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] special
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2021
| ''Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable''
| Herself 
| Guest
|-
| ''French & Saunders: Funny Women''
| Special with [[Dawn French]]
| UK Gold Special 
|-
| ''Best Birthday Ever''
| Mother
| Voice
|-
| ''[[Ghosts (2019 TV series)|Ghosts]]''
| Lavinia
| Episode: "He Came!" 
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Pentaverate]]''
| Maester of Dubrovnik/Saester of Dubrovnik 
| Netflix mini-series
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| ''[[Intelligence (British TV series)|Intelligence]]''
| Joanna Telfer-Fotheringham
| Episode: "A Special Agent Special"
|-
| ''imagine… French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter''
| Herself
| One-off documentary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2023/52/imagine-french-and-saunders|title=imagine… French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter|website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
| ''[[The Masked Singer (British TV series)|The Masked Singer]]''
| Herself
| Guest Judge ([[The Masked Singer (British TV series) series 5|series 5]])<ref>{{Cite web | title=Jennifer Saunders speechless as Ab Fab co-star unmasked {{!}} Culture {{!}} Independent TV | website=[[Independent.co.uk]] | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/masked-singer-jenifer-saunders-bubble-tea-b2482128.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121152457/https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/masked-singer-jenifer-saunders-bubble-tea-b2482128.html | access-date=2025-01-17 | archive-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Celebrity Gogglebox]]''
| Herself; with Beattie Edmondson
| Series 6
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1985
| ''[[The Supergrass]]''
| Lesley Reynolds
| [[The Comic Strip Presents]]
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Eat the Rich (film)|Eat the Rich]]''
| Lady Caroline
| [[The Comic Strip Presents]]
|-
| 1995
| ''[[In the Bleak Midwinter (film)|In the Bleak Midwinter]]''
| Nancy Crawford
| [[Cameo appearance]]
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''
| Mrs. Bluveridge
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Spice World (film)|Spice World]]''
| Fashionable Woman
| Cameo appearance
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Fanny & Elvis]]''
| Roanna
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Absolument Fabuleux]]''
| Herself
| French adaptation of the series; cameo appearance
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Shrek 2]]''
| [[Fairy Godmother (Shrek)|Fairy Godmother]]
| Voice
|-
| 2006
| ''[[L'Entente Cordiale]]''
| Gwendoline McFarlane
| French film
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Coraline (film)|Coraline]]''
| Miss April Spink
| Voice
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]''
| [[Elizabeth II|The Queen]]
| Voice
|-
| rowspan=2|2016
| ''[[Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie]]''
| [[Edina Monsoon]]
| Also writer
|-
| ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]''
| Nana Noodleman
| Voice
|-
| rowspan=2|2018
| ''[[Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires]]''
| Dr. Alex Cular
| Voice
|-
| ''[[Patrick (2018 film)|Patrick]]''
| Maureen
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Isn't It Romantic (2019 film)|Isn't It Romantic]]''
| Natalie's mother
| Cameo appearance 
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Sing 2]]''
| Nana Noodleman
| Voice
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Death on the Nile (2022 film)|Death on the Nile]]''
| Marie Van Schuyler
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2023
| ''[[Allelujah (film)|Allelujah]]''
| Sister Gilpin
| 
|-
| ''[[Sumotherhood]]''
| DI Brookes
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2024
| ''[[Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps]]''
| Goose
| Voice
|-
| ''[[200% Wolf]]''
| Max
| Voice
|-
| TBA
| ''[[The Magic Faraway Tree (film)|The Magic Faraway Tree]]''
| Grandma Thompson
| Filming
|}

==Writer==
*2016: ''[[Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie]]'' (writer)
*2012: ''[[Viva Forever!]]'' (writer)
*2006: ''[[Jam & Jerusalem]]'' (16 episodes, 2006–2009)
*2008: ''[[French and Saunders Still Alive]]'' (V) (writer)
*2007: ''[[The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle]]'' (6 episodes, 2007)
*2007: ''A Bucket o' French & Saunders'' (5 episodes, 2007)
*2001: ''[[Absolument fabuleux]]'' (creator: TV series Absolutely Fabulous)
*2000: ''[[Mirrorball (TV pilot)|Mirrorball]]'' (TV) (writer)
*2000: ''French & Saunders Live'' (V) (writer)
*1999: ''[[The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything]]'' (TV) (writer)
*1998: ''Absolutely Fabulous: A Life'' (V) (writer)
*1998: ''Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not!'' (V) (original idea)
*1996: ''[[Roseanne]]'' (1 episode, 1996)
*1993: ''French and Saunders Live'' (V) (writer)
*1992: ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'' (38 episodes, 1992–2012)
*1991: ''[[Comic Relief]]'' (TV) (uncredited)
*1987: ''[[French and Saunders]]'' (38 episodes, 1987–2005)
*1986: ''[[Comic Relief]]'' (TV) (writer)
*1984: ''[[The Comic Strip Presents...]]'' (2 episodes, 1984–1986)
*1985: ''[[Girls on Top (British TV series)|Girls on Top]]'' TV series (unknown episodes)
*1981: ''[[The Comic Strip]]'' (TV) (writer)

==Bibliography==
*''Absolutely Fabulous: Continuity''
*''Absolutely Fabulous'' (scripts from the show)
*''Absolutely Fabulous 2'' (more scripts from the show)
*''A Feast of French and Saunders'' (with [[Dawn French]])
;Autobiography
*''Bonkers: My Life in Laughs'' (Viking, 2013)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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