Jennifer Saunders
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Acting
Books
Film, TV & Theatre
Voiceover
Comedy
Acting
Jennifer Saunders is one half of the comedy duo "French and Saunders" and an original member of the Comic Strip. Awards for ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS
2 International Emmy Awards
5 BAFTA Awards and BAFTA Fellowship
1 Writers Guild Award
2 Royal Television Society Awards
4 British Comedy Awards and has achieved high acclaim in the US.
Jennifer's autobiography, "Bonkers: My Life in Laughs" was released in October 2013.
Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
SUMOTHERLAND | DI Brookes | Adam Deacon | Piece of Pie Productions |
WE WORK FOR THE DEAD | The Mother (voice) | Andrew Goth and Joanne Reay | |
ALLELUJAH | Sister Gilpin | Richard Eyre | BBC Films |
DEATH ON THE NILE | Marie | Kenneth Branagh | Fox UK Productions Ltd |
SING 2 | Nana (Voice) | Garth Jennings | Universal Pictures |
ISN'T IT ROMANTIC | Natalie's Mom | Todd Struass-Schulson | BRON Studios |
PATRICK | Maureen | Mandie Fletcher | Wagging Tale Productions |
CHUCK STEEL: NIGHT OF THE TRAMPIRES | Dr. Alex Cular | Mike Mort | Animortal Studios |
OSCAR WILDE SEASON: LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN | Duchess of Berwick | Kathy Burke | Dione Orrom |
SING | Nana | Garth Jennings | Denstu |
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE | Edina | Mandie Fletcher | Searchlight Pitcures |
STICK MAN | Narrator | Orange Eyes Limited | |
THE MINIONS | Queen Elizabeth | Kyle Balda / Pierre Coffin | Illumination Entertainment |
SHREK II | Fairy Godmother (Voice | Andrew Adamson | DreamWorks |
CORALINE | Mrs Forcible | Henry Selick | Laika Entertainment |
IN THE BLEAK MID WINTER | Nancy Crawford | Kenneth Branagh | Renaissance |
SUPERGRASS | Lead | Peter Richardson | Comic Strip Feature Film |
L'ENTENTE CORDIALE | Gwendoline | Film Entente Cordiale | |
SPICE WORLD | Bob Spiers | ||
MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND | Mrs Bluveridge | Brian Henson | Jim Henson Productions |
FANNY AND ELVIS | Roanna | Kay Mellor |
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
INTELLIGENCE | Joanna Telfer Fotheringham | Matt Lipsey | Sky One |
THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO | Helen Shelby (voice) | Various | ITV Studios |
MOOMINVALLEY | Mymble (voice) | Tove Jansson | Gutsy Animations |
THE PENTAVERATE | Maester/Saester | Tim Kirkby | Netflix |
GHOSTS | Lavinia | Nick Collett | BBC |
BEST BIRTHDAY EVER | Mother | Michael Ekbladh | |
THE STRANGER | Heidi Doyle | Daniel O'Hara/Hannah Quinn | Netflix |
MEMORY LANE | With Michael Sheen and David Tennant | Illuminated Manuscipt | |
GRANDPA'S GREAT ESCAPE | Miss Dandy | Elliot Hegarty | King Bert for BBC One |
BLANDLINGS - Series 1 & 2 | Lady Constance Keeble | Paul Seed | Geoffrey Sax | Mammoth Screen Limited |
JOSH | Judith | David Schneider | BBC 3 |
THE VICAR OF DIBLEY | Reverend Jen | Various | Britcom |
THE BOY IN THE DRESS | Miss Windsor | Matt Lipsey | BBC |
THIS IS JINSY - Series 2 | The Voice of Miss Reason | Chris Bran / Justin Chubb | The Welded Tandem Company Ltd |
COMIC STRIP - FIVE GO TO REHAB | Anne | Peter Richardson | Great Western Features |
DEAD BOSS | Margaret | Steve Bendelack | BBC |
THIS IS JINSY | Miss Reason | Chris Bran / Justin Chubb | The Welded Tandem Company Ltd |
VIVIENNE VYLE | Wrote and played Vivianne Vyle | BBC2 | |
COMIC STRIP - THE HUNT FOR TONY BLAIR | Maggie Thatcher | Peter Richardson | Great Western Features |
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS SKETCHBOOK | BBC | ||
JAM & JERUSALEM | Wrote and played Caroline- Series 1 - 3 | Mandie Fletcher | BBC |
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS | Various | BBC | |
FRIENDS | Andrea Waltham | Kevin Bright | Warner Bros. |
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS | Wrote and played Edina Monsoon | Bob Spiers | BBC |
LET THEM EAT CAKE | with Dawn French | Christine Gernon | BBC |
GIRLS ON TOP | Co-wrote and co-starred | Ed Bye and Paul Jackson | Carlton |
HAPPY FAMILIES | Central role as each family member | Paul Jackson | BBC |
SAPSORROW | Storyteller Film for STV | ||
LITTLE PIG ROBINSON | Dorcas to Dawn French's Porcas | Christmas Special | |
HEROES AND VILLIAN | Lady Hester Stanhope | Mark Chapman | BBC |
THE YOUNG ONES | Various | BBC |
Stage
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
SISTER ACT | Mother Superior | Bill Buckhurst | Jamie Wilson Productions Ltd |
BLITHE SPIRIT | Madame Arcati | Richard Eyre | Theatre Royal Bath / UK Tour |
AN EVENING WITH FRENCH AND SAUNDERS | Nationwide Tour | ||
FRENCH & SAUNDERS 2000 | Nationwide Tour | ||
FRENCH & SAUNDERS STILL ALIVE | Hamish McColl | Phil McIntyre Entertainment | |
ME AND MAMIE O'ROURKE | Robert Allen Ackerman | Strand Theatre |
Radio
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE AUSTEN | Selina | CPL productions for BBC Radio 4 | |
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS Easter Specials 2013 | BBC Radio 4 | ||
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY SPECIALS | Presenter | BBC Radio 2 | |
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS EASTER BANK HOLIDAY SPECIALS | BBC Radio 2 | ||
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS FESTIVE SPECIALS | Presenter | BBC Radio 2 |
Books
Non-Fiction
| Publication Details | Notes |
|---|---|
2013 Viking | Jennifer Saunders' comic creations have brought joy to millions. From Comic Strip to Comic Relief, from Bolly-swilling Edina in Ab Fab to her takes on Madonna or Mamma Mia, her characters are household names. But it's Jennifer herself who has a place in all our hearts. This is her funny, moving and frankly bonkers memoir, filled with laughter, friends and occasional heartache - but never misery. BONKERS is full of riotous adventures: accidentally enrolling on a teacher training course with a young Dawn French, bluffing her way to each BBC series, shooting Lulu, trading wild faxes with Joanna Lumley, touring India with Ruby Wax and Goldie Hawn. There's cancer, too, when she becomes 'Brave Jen'. But her biggest battle is with the bane of her life: the Laws of Procrastination. As she admits, 'There has never been a Plan. Everything has been fairly random, happened by accident or just fallen into place. I'm off now, to do some sweeping...' Prepare to chuckle, whoop, and go BONKERS. |
Film, TV & Theatre
Jennifer Saunders is one half of the comedy duo "French and Saunders" and an original member of the Comic Strip. Awards for ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS
2 International Emmy Awards
5 BAFTA Awards and BAFTA Fellowship
1 Writers Guild Award
2 Royal Television Society Awards
4 British Comedy Awards and has achieved high acclaim in the US.
Jennifer is currently filming the third series of Jam and Jerusalem and preparing to go on the Australian leg of her French and Saunders Still Alive Tour.
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS | BBC | |
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS | BBC | |
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS SKETCHBOOK | BBC | |
GIRLS ON TOP | Carlton | |
HAPPY FAMILIES | BBC | |
HEROES AND VILLIAN | BBC | |
JAM & JERUSALMEM | BBC | |
LET THEM EAT CAKE | BBC | |
LITTLE PIG ROBINSON | Christmas Special | |
SAPSORROW | Storyteller Film for STV | |
VIVIENNE VYLE | BBC2 |
Other
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
AN EVENING WITH FRENCH AND SAUNDERS | Nationwide Tour | |
FRENCH & SAUNDERS 2000 | Nationwide Tour | |
FRENCH & SAUNDERS STILL ALIVE | Phil McIntyre Entertainment | |
ME AND MAMIE O'ROURKE | Strand Theatre |
Film
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
CORALINE | Laika Entertainment | |
FANNY AND ELVIS | ||
IN THE BLEAK MID WINTER | Renaissance | |
L'ENTENTE CORDIALE | Film Entente Cordiale | |
MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND | Jim Henson Productions | |
SHREK II | DreamWorks | |
SPICE WORLD | ||
SUPERGRASS | Comic Strip Feature Film |
Comedy
Jennifer Saunders is one half of the comedy duo "French and Saunders" and an original member of the Comic Strip. Awards for ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS
2 International Emmy Awards
5 BAFTA Awards and BAFTA Fellowship
1 Writers Guild Award
2 Royal Television Society Awards
4 British Comedy Awards and has achieved high acclaim in the US.
Jennifer's autobiography, "Bonkers: My Life in Laughs" was released in October 2013.
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MOVIES Series 2 | Team Captain / Panelist | Various | Sky One |
HAVE I GOT 30 YEARS FOR YOU | Panelist | Hat Trick | |
HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU | Panelist | Hat Trick |