Jennifer Jane Saunders is an English comedian, screenwriter, singer and actress. She won three prestigious BAFTA awards, won an Emmy three times, won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain twice and won the People's Choice Awards.
Jennifer Saunders first attracted the attention of the general public in the 1980s when she became a member of the comedy club The Comic Strip, in which she began performing immediately after completing her studies at a theater institute in London. Saunders gained worldwide acclaim in the 1990s for her role in the British sitcom One More.
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In the early 1980s, Saunders and her stage partner Don French became regular members of The Comic Strip comedy club, which included such famous personalities as Peter Richardson, Rick Mayal, Robbie Coltrane, as well as future Saunders husband Adrien Edmondson. The comedy group appeared in the first episode of Comic Strip Presents: Five Go Mad In Dorset, which aired on television on November 2, 1982.
In 1985, Saunders was the creator and performer of one of the main roles in the sitcom Girls on Top. The plot of the sitcom is based on the life story of four eccentric women who together share an apartment in London. Saunders also starred in Supergrass, a little-known parody of the 1980s Friday police dramas directed by Peter Richardson.
In 1987, Jennifer Saunders and Don French created the popular comedy series French and Saunders, which aired until 2007. The couple continued their successful collaboration, and at the same time they were engaged in their solo careers.
The heyday of the career of the actress
The world fame came to the actress after her role in the British sitcom "One by One", which premiered on British television on November 12, 1992. Saunders not only starred in the title role, but also acted as the creator and screenwriter of the sitcom, which was loved by millions of television viewers.
Jennifer wrote the script and starred in a comedy drama about a women's institute called Jam and Jerusalem, which also featured Pauline McLinn, Sue Johnston, Joanna Lumley, and Dawn French.
In 2007, Saunders and psychologist Tanya Byron wrote the screenplay for the British sitcom “Life and Times of Vivienne Vile,” in which Jennifer played the main role.
In 2008 and 2009, French and Saunders completed their final tour of French & Saunders: Still Alive.
Movies with Jennifer Saunders
In addition to filming in popular sitcoms, the actress also played roles in the films “Winter's Tale” (1995), “Treasure Island of the Muppets” (1996), “Spice World” (1997), “Libertine” (2001).
In the animated cartoon Shrek 2, Saunders voiced the evil fairy godmother. The cartoon also sounded two songs in her performance: The Fairy Godmother Song and Holding Out For a Hero. In 2015, Jennifer voiced Queen Elizabeth II in the animated cartoon Minions, and in 2016, Naina Noodleman from the popular animated cartoon Zveropa spoke in her voice.