Jennifer Saunders
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Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Mother was a biology teacher, father a pilot in the Royal Air Force. Due to her father constantly moving the family around, was educated at boarding schools as a child. Met Dawn French while studying to be a drama teacher at the Central School of Speech & Drama, London. Met Adrian Edmondson, her husband of 33 years, at The Comedy Store in London. Greatest solo success was as Edina Monsoon in Absolutely Fabulous, which began in 1992. Declined an OBE in 2001. Did all her own singing for her role in Shrek 2 (2004). Was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, but following successful treatment remains in remission. Published her autobiography, Bonkers: My Life in Laughs, in 2013. Has volunteered for Dress for Success, a non-profit organisation which offers the loan of clothes and advice about job interviews to unemployed women.
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Highest Rated Movies
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90%
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89%
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81%
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72%
Filmography
MOVIES
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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| 31% | Patrick |
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— | 2018 |
| 72% | Sing |
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$270.4M | 2016 |
| 59% | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie |
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$4.8M | 2016 |
| 56% | Minions |
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$278M | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | Stick Man |
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— | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | The Boy in the Dress |
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— | 2014 |
| 90% | Coraline |
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$75.2M | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | L'Entente cordiale |
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— | 2006 |
| 89% | Shrek 2 |
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$436.5M | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | Absolument Fabuleux (Absolutely Fabulous) |
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— | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | French & Saunders Live |
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— | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | Fanny and Elvis |
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— | 1999 |
| 35% | Spice World |
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— | 1998 |
| 71% | Muppet Treasure Island |
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— | 1996 |
| 81% | In the Bleak Midwinter (A Midwinter's Tale) |
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— | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | How To Be Absolutely Fabulous |
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— | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | Prince Cinders |
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— | 1994 |
| 43% | Eat the Rich |
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— | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | Supergrass |
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— | 1985 |
TV
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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| 84% |
The Simpsons
1989
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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
2015
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The View
1997
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| No Score Yet |
Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen
2009
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| No Score Yet |
The Graham Norton Show
2007
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| 96% |
Absolutely Fabulous
1992-2012
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| No Score Yet |
Top Gear
2002
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Roseanne
1988
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Blandings
2013-2014
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French & Saunders
1990-2004
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Quotes from Jennifer Saunders' Characters
| Queen Elizabeth II: | Gentlemen do not steal lady's crowns!!!! |
| Queen Elizabeth II: | Gentlemen do not steal lady's crowns! |
| Fairy Godmother: | I told you before, ogres don't live happily ever after! |
| Fairy Godmother: | Harold! You were meant to give her the potion! |
| Fairy Godmother: | Harold! You were supposed to give her the potion! |
| King Harold: | Well, I think I gave her the wrong tea! |
| King Harold: | Well, I must have given her the wrong tea! |
| Fairy Godmother: | The ogre! That's what! |
| Fairy Godmother: | Yes! |
| Miss Spink: | Never wear green in your dressing room! |
| Miss Forcible: | Acquire a very tall stepladder. |
| Miss Spink: | And be very, very careful. |
| Miss Spink: | Giraffes don't just fall out of the sky, Miriam! *Taffy bowl falls* |
| Miss Spink: | Giraffes don't just fall out of the sky, Miriam! [Taffy bowl falls] |
| Miss Forcible: | Oh! Lord. |
| Miss Spink: | I see a very peculiar hand... |
| Miss Forcible: | *turns cup around* I see a giraffe. |
| Miss Forcible: | [turns cup around] I see a giraffe. |