Jennifer Saunders | |
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 Saunders in 2014 | |
| Born | Jennifer Jane Saunders 6 July 1958 Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England |
| Education | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (BA) |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Notable work | French and Saunders Absolutely Fabulous |
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| 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.