Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders
Saunders in 2014
Born
Jennifer Jane Saunders

(1958-07-06) 6 July 1958 (age 66)
EducationRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama (BA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • singer
  • screenwriter
Years active1981–present
Notable workFrench and Saunders
Absolutely Fabulous
Spouse
(m. 1985)
Children3, including Ella Edmondson and Beattie Edmondson
AwardsBAFTA 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.