Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders

Nascimento : 1958-07-06, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, UK

História

Jennifer Jane Saunders is an English comedienne, screenwriter, singer and actress. She has won two BAFTAs, an International Emmy Award, a British Comedy Award, a Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival Award, two Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards, and a Peoples Choice Award. She first came into widespread attention in the 1980s and early 1990s when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Central School of Speech and Drama. Along with her comedy partner Dawn French, she writes and stars in their eponymous sketch show, French & Saunders, and has received international acclaim for writing and playing the lead role of Edina Monsoon in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. In her other work, she has guest starred in the American sitcoms Roseanne and Friends, and won the American People's Choice Award for voicing the wicked Fairy Godmother in DreamWorks' animated Shrek 2. More recently, she wrote and starred in Jam & Jerusalem and The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle.

Perfil

Jennifer Saunders
Jennifer Saunders

Filmes

Allelujah
Sister Gilpin
Set in a geriatric ward within a small hospital, when news of its closure begins to reach the community, the hospital invites a local news crew to document their planning of a concert in honor of the hospital's most celebrated nurse. But there might be something more threatening to the hospital itself, more deadly than the politicians ready to shut down the place at a moment's notice.
Morte no Nilo
Marie Van Schuyler
Durante suas férias no Egito, Hercule Poirot precisa investigar o misterioso assassinato de uma jovem herdeira a bordo de uma embarcação no rio Nilo.
Sing 2
Nana (voice)
Buster Moon e seus amigos devem persuadir o recluso astro do rock Clay Calloway a se juntar a eles para a abertura de um novo show.
French & Saunders: Funny Women
Herself
Filmed on the set of their sketch show, much-loved duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders discuss all the crucial and female contributions to the pantheon of comic history across the globe.
Completely Bad News
Sally
A double offering of heavy metal madness from The Comic Strip and Bad News.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
Writer
Jennifer Saunders and a host of famous faces star in this hilarious Comic Relief reimagining of the hit movie featuring some of ABBA's biggest hits as well as a peek behind the scenes.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
Meryl Streep / Cher
Jennifer Saunders and a host of famous faces star in this hilarious Comic Relief reimagining of the hit movie featuring some of ABBA's biggest hits as well as a peek behind the scenes.
Megarromântico
Natalie's Mother
Natalie (Rebel Wilson) é uma jovem arquiteta bastante cética em relação ao amor, que se empenha para ser reconhecida por seu trabalho. Um dia, ao saltar do metrô, ela é assaltada em plena estação e, ao reagir, acaba batendo com a cabeça em uma pilastra. Ao despertar em um hospital, ela descobre que, misteriosamente, foi parar dentro de um filme de comédia romântica.
Patrick: Aprendendo a Amar
Maureen
Sarah é uma jovem mulher cuja vida está um pouco bagunçada. A última coisa que ela precisa é de alguém para cuidar. Ainda assim, gostando ou não, a avó dela lhe deixou um legado, um pug muito mimado – Patrick. Certamente ela deve ter tido seus motivos?
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
Dr. Alex Cular
It's not 1985 anymore...it's 1986, and Chuck Steel is 'the best God damn cop on the force' according to his long suffering boss, Captain Jack Schitt. But even this maverick, renegade, loose cannon, lone wolf, cop on the edge, who doesn't play by the rules has his work cut out when the Governor of LA decides to reduce the licensing hours for clubs and bars triggering a sudden, inexplicable spate of high profile disappearances in the city. The disappearances all have the same thing in common, a crime scene covered in blood but with no sign of the victim. The police are perplexed until they get a break in the case when one of the victims manages to escape. Chuck goes to interview the victim at the hospital but is confronted by a crazed old man who introduces himself as Abraham Van Rental. He warns a disbelieving Chuck that an evil scourge is about to descend on the city of Los Angeles - the scourge of the TRAMPIRES - a mutated hybrid of vampire and tramp.
Lady Windermere's Fan
The Duchess of Berwick
The day of Lady Windermere’s birthday party, and all is perfectly in order. Until her friend Lord Darlington plants a seed of suspicion. Is her husband having an affair? And will the other woman really attend the party? First performed in 1892, Lady Windermere’s Fan explores the ambiguity of upper class morality and the fragile position of women in society in the late Victorian era in one of Wilde’s most popular and witty plays.
Grandpa's Great Escape
Miss Dandy
Many years ago, Grandpa was a World War II flying ace, but sadly he is now suffering from Alzheimer's disease. When his family can no longer look after him, he is moved to Twilight Towers, an old people's home. It soon becomes clear that Miss Dandy is running Twilight Towers for her own ulterior motives, and it is up to Grandpa and grandson Jack to make a daring escape. Failure could have the direst of consequences, but success will give Grandpa a final chance to relive his past and take to the sky once again in his beloved Spitfire.
300 Years of French & Saunders
Dragged up all the way from the ocean bed, national treasures Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are back together this festive season with a special 30th anniversary clip show that's bursting with brand new material, greatest hits, hilarious rarities, and even some never-before-seen footage.
Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers
Herself - Presenter
Ab Fab stars Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley share 25 years of friendship. The two funny ladies head to the Champagne region of France to find out how their favourite glass of fizz is made.
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Self
A fund-raising event organised by Comic Relief.
Sing - Quem Canta Seus Males Espanta
Nana (voice)
Um empolgado coala chamado Buster decide criar uma competição de canto para aumentar os rendimentos de seu antigo teatro. A disputa movimenta o mundo animal e promove a revelação de diversos talentos da cidade, todos de olho nos 15 minutos de fama e US$ 100 mil dólares de prêmio.
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)
Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times they were living in.
Absolutely Fabulous: O Filme
Screenplay
As melhores amigas Edina (Jennifer Saunders) e Patsy (Joanna Lumley) estão curtindo a vida que levam, cheias de dinheiro, glamour e amores. Entretanto, após um incidente, elas se veem no meio de uma tempestade de críticas na mídia e terão de se acostumar ao desprezo da sociedade.
Absolutely Fabulous: O Filme
Edina Monsoon
As melhores amigas Edina (Jennifer Saunders) e Patsy (Joanna Lumley) estão curtindo a vida que levam, cheias de dinheiro, glamour e amores. Entretanto, após um incidente, elas se veem no meio de uma tempestade de críticas na mídia e terão de se acostumar ao desprezo da sociedade.
Sr. Vareta
Narrator (voice)
Sr. Vareta (Stick Man) vive na árvore de família com sua esposa esposa e suas três crianças, e está prestes a viver uma aventura épica através das estações. Será que ele vai voltar para sua família em tempo para o Natal?
Mínimos
Reine Elizabeth II (voice)
Desde os primórdios dos tempos que os Mínimos têm servido — e atrapalhado — os mais marcantes vilões da história humana. Todavia, enfrentam agora o desemprego e a sua própria existência perdeu o sentido por não terem mais um vilão a quem servir. Para tentar remediar o problema, três deles vão embarcar numa grande viagem em busca de um novo amo.
The Boy in the Dress
Miss Windsor
Dennis feels different - an ordinary boy in an ordinary house in an ordinary street, playing football with his mates and living with his dad and brother, but frustrated by the boring grey world he inhabits. Life has never really been the same since his mum left. However, transformation can happen in the most unexpected places. Aided by Lisa, the coolest girl in the school, Dennis creates a whole new persona and puts it to the ultimate test - but can a boy wear a dress, and what will the headmaster, his dad and his friends on the football team think if they find out?
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!
15 years after they first took the world by storm, a new musical about the girls called Viva Forever! is about to hit the West End. The programme looks at the creative process behind the show that is produced by Judy Craymer and written by Jennifer Saunders in collaboration with the Spice Girls themselves.
The Hunt for Tony Blair
Lady Thatcher
The Comic Strip team return for a special 50s-style 'fugitive' film noir spoof. The 60-minute film, penned by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, follows Prime Minister Tony Blair (Stephen Mangan), wanted for murder and on the run. Escaping from Number 10 and leaving behind his adoring wife Cherie (Catherine Shepherd), Tony vows to clear his name no matter what the consequences.
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
Gentlemen prefer blondes, but when Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders parody Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, it's proof enough why comedy fans prefer French And Saunders. And ever wondered what the Queen has for a mid-morning snack? Of course not. But that won't stop breakfawn from hilariously reporting on this and other topics of equal importance. Stunning highlights include the meeting of the minds behind the book Rock Stars and Their Toilet Seats, a special Opera Classics recording session, an outrageous look at the magazine industry with Womanly World and the original Absolutely Fabulous skit.
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
No topic is off limits to the side-splitting sketch comedy partnership of Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, creators of the groundbreaking British sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous." In this collection of sketches from Series 1 and 2, the dynamic duo takes on James Bond, the Pet Shop Boys, dance trends, Liza Minnelli, Hollywood musicals and more. Guests include Jools Holland, Robbie Coltrane and Rik Mayall.
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
Self
A look at the complexities and intricacies of making the 2009 stop motion animation film Coraline.
Coraline e o Mundo Secreto
April Spink (voice)
Entediada em sua nova casa, a pequena Coraline descobre uma porta secreta que contém um mundo parecido com o dela, porém melhor em muitas maneiras. Coraline se encanta com a descoberta, mas logo descobre que há algo de errado quando seus pais alternativos tentam mantê-la eternamente nesse mundo paralelo.
French and Saunders: Still Alive
Herself
French and Saunders, Britain’s most celebrated female comedians, bring their final ever sell-out Still Alive tour to DVD! Catch the last chance to watch the infectious duo in their side-splitting comedy tour featuring the best of their characters and sketches from the past three decades, together with brand new material written by the first ladies of comedy. Filmed at Cardiff, the Still Alive tour is a lively, fun and celebratory farewell from French and Saunders to their fans and to each other after 30 years of comedy genius – don’t miss it!
French and Saunders: Still Alive
Writer
French and Saunders, Britain’s most celebrated female comedians, bring their final ever sell-out Still Alive tour to DVD! Catch the last chance to watch the infectious duo in their side-splitting comedy tour featuring the best of their characters and sketches from the past three decades, together with brand new material written by the first ladies of comedy. Filmed at Cardiff, the Still Alive tour is a lively, fun and celebratory farewell from French and Saunders to their fans and to each other after 30 years of comedy genius – don’t miss it!
Entente Cordiale
Gwendoline McFarlane
The upper-class secret agent teaming up accidentally with an easily-corrupted, sly interpreter...
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball ?
Herself
The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performers then relatively unknown, like Rowan Atkinson. Narrated by Dawn French, the programme includes interviews with many of the comedians and musicians who took part: John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Michael Palin, Sting, Lenny Henry and many more. The shows and their stars had a huge effect on modern British comedy. There are few comics today whose careers have not been heavily influenced by the anarchic and surreal humour of these events.
Shrek 2
Fairy Godmother (voice)
Finalmente casados, Shrek e a Princesa Fiona mudam-se para o pântano. Porém, as notícias do casamento correram depressa e, logo após a lua-de-mel, recebem uma mensagem dos reis, os pais de Fiona, convidando-os para uma recepção formal. Acontece que eles ainda não sabem que a filha e o genro são dois ogres, e Shrek, antecipando problemas, viaja contrariado. A somar às dificuldades de aceitação, o casal vai ter de enfrentar a oposição do Príncipe Encantado, obcecado em casar com Fiona, e da sua mãe, a maquiavélica Fada Madrinha, desejosa de obter o poder no reino.
Absolutely Fabulous
Writer
The wildly popular British television show Absolutely Fabulous gets a Francophonic makeover with this film version directed by Gabriel Aghion. In this go around, Josiane Balasko and Nathalie Baye play the incorrigible Eddie and Patsy, who leave no impulse unenacted and no lust unsated -- be it for sex or the latest in designer clothing. Waking up from a night of drunken debauchery, the two dip right into a feast of champagne and caviar, much to the irritation of Eddie's elegant mother and her resentful daughter. As Eddie stretches an appalling pair of leopard-print leotards (complete with matching shoes, purse, and hat) over her massive rear end, she and Patsy learn of a handsome young Rollerblading delivery boy who quickly becomes the object of their lust. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival.
Absolutely Fabulous
Une spectatrice du défilé
The wildly popular British television show Absolutely Fabulous gets a Francophonic makeover with this film version directed by Gabriel Aghion. In this go around, Josiane Balasko and Nathalie Baye play the incorrigible Eddie and Patsy, who leave no impulse unenacted and no lust unsated -- be it for sex or the latest in designer clothing. Waking up from a night of drunken debauchery, the two dip right into a feast of champagne and caviar, much to the irritation of Eddie's elegant mother and her resentful daughter. As Eddie stretches an appalling pair of leopard-print leotards (complete with matching shoes, purse, and hat) over her massive rear end, she and Patsy learn of a handsome young Rollerblading delivery boy who quickly becomes the object of their lust. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival.
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
Self
A documentary tribute to the singer/songwriter who died on 18th December, 2000.
Mirrorball
Vivienne Keill
The main cast from "Absolutely Fabulous" appear as aspiring, out-of-work actresses.
Mirrorball
Writer
The main cast from "Absolutely Fabulous" appear as aspiring, out-of-work actresses.
French & Saunders - Live
Writer
For the first time in 10 years, see Britain's funniest double act French & Saunders at their hilarious LIVE best... Together they perform their unique brand of humour to standing ovations and critical acclaim in this theatrical comedy spectacular.
French & Saunders - Live
Various roles
For the first time in 10 years, see Britain's funniest double act French & Saunders at their hilarious LIVE best... Together they perform their unique brand of humour to standing ovations and critical acclaim in this theatrical comedy spectacular.
Fanny & Elvis
Roanna
Yorkshire writer Kate finds out her biological clock is ticking down the same day that her husband leaves her. To get over the financial crisis this creates she takes in car-dealer Dave. He's homeless as Kate's husband has moved in with his wife. This leaves the problem of how to get promptly pregnant. Surely not with increasingly interesting Dave. They can't even agree on a baby's name - he thinks Fanny is silly and she finds Elvis, well, inconceivable.
Spice World – O Mundo das Spice Girls
Fashionable Woman
Os acontecimentos, diretos ou indiretos, que estão ligados ao show que as Spice Girls farão no Albert Hall, em Londres, e que terá transmissão ao vivo para muitos países. Kevin McMaxford (Barry Humphries), o editor de um jornal, tenta armar um plano para o show ser cancelado e as Spice Girls brigarem, pois estas notícias o farão vender muitas edições e, consequentemente, o deixarão muito mais rico.
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Writer
Eddy and Patsy prepare to go on a skiing holiday to hopefully indulge in the jet-setting lifestyle of the international celebrity elite when Saffy is proposed to by her stuffy, upper-class boyfriend, Paolo. Eddy hits the slopes and has a near death experience where God appears to her and tells her it's not yet her time. When Eddy comes to, she waits for a sign that she should get involved in Saffy's wedding. As she returns to the house, it appears all hell has broken loose- relatives piling up, practically squatting, and Saffy about to lose her mind. Eddy calms her by throwing money at her as they bond together, planning Saffy's dream wedding. What could go wrong?
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Edina Monsoon
Eddy and Patsy prepare to go on a skiing holiday to hopefully indulge in the jet-setting lifestyle of the international celebrity elite when Saffy is proposed to by her stuffy, upper-class boyfriend, Paolo. Eddy hits the slopes and has a near death experience where God appears to her and tells her it's not yet her time. When Eddy comes to, she waits for a sign that she should get involved in Saffy's wedding. As she returns to the house, it appears all hell has broken loose- relatives piling up, practically squatting, and Saffy about to lose her mind. Eddy calms her by throwing money at her as they bond together, planning Saffy's dream wedding. What could go wrong?
Os Muppets na Ilha do Tesouro
Mrs. Bluveridge
"A Ilha do Tesouro", um clássico de Robert Louis Stevenson, ganha vida própria nas mãos dos divertidos Muppets. A história começa quando Jim Hawkins herda de um pirata um mapa do tesouro perdido. Ele aluga um grande barco e parte em busca do ouro. Nessa viagem, encontra com o capitão Smollet (Caco, o Sapo), o terrível Long John Silver (Tim Cury) e a temível Benjamina Gunn (Miss Piggy). "Os Muppets na Ilha do Tesouro" é uma aventura superdivertida para toda a família.
Sonhos de uma noite de inverno
Nancy
Diretor teatral desempregado seleciona atores e ensaia uma montagem de Hamlet na igreja abandonada de pequena cidade inglesa. Cabe a ele administrar grandes problemas: egos inflados, falta de recursos, desinteresse do público e crise existencial.
Dusty
Self - Presenter
A career retrospective celebrating the timeless music of one of the world's greatest singer–Dusty Springfield. For the first time, Dusty contributes to her own intriguing story with plenty of outrageous assistance from hosts Jennifer Sanders and Dawn French.
Prince Cinders
Fairy (voice)
Fairy-tale fantasy is turned on its head this time, as a fairy godmother in training commits the ultimate faux pas and transforms a handsome young man into an ugly ape. Prince Cinders then spends all his time doing housework, while his brothers traipse about creating havoc.
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Needle
A craft full of Space Rats,glamorous extra-terrestrials from the planet Sex,arrive on Earth desperate to find men with whom they can procreate in order to ensure the continuity of their race and whom they imprison in their sex factory. Fortunately for the world the secret agent James Blond,a decidedly non-feminist secret agent,sets out to rescue the men and see off the Space Rats in his own inimitable way.
French & Saunders: At the Movies
Comediennes and "Absolutely Fabulous" creators Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders star in this compilation of the best skits and spoofs from the fourth season of their BBC comedy-sketch series. They take aim at British culture, BBC television, pop stars and the Middle Ages, but most of the material focuses on Hollywood. The duo hilariously skewers such movies as Silence of the Lambs, Alien, Misery and Thelma & Louise.
Amnesty International's Big 30
Self
In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversary live at Radio City Music Hall.
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Dorcas
Adapted from the Beatrix Potter story tells the story of the pignap of Little Pig Robinson by Captain Barnabus Butcher who fools Robinson into believing he is being taken on a trip to visit the land of the Bong tree; the truth of the matter is more sinister.
French & Saunders LIVE
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders perform a live comedy show in London's West End at the world famous Shaftesbury Theatre, in front of a hugely appreciative sell-out audience. Over an hour of hilarious sketches and gags, with support provided by Raw Sex (Simon Brint and Rowland Rivron as Ken and Duane Bishop).
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Brigitte Nielsen as Margaret Thatcher, The Ice Maiden
The Greater London Council fight to save the capital against the wicked Ice Maiden.
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Herself
After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend concert in 1988, Amnesty returned to the original formula that had been so successful in the 1976-1981 era with a primary focus on comedy. Pat Duffy was dropped from organising any further benefit events for Amnesty and for the 1989 show, Amnesty hired producer Judith Holder.
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Herself
British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi Dench and Dawn French in this 1988 special. Watch her crack jokes, play the piano and answer light-hearted questions.
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
A couple of bored escorts find themselves suddenly involved with a hit-gang and an ax-murderer - Mr. Jolly. Gratuitous violence, rivers of blood and maximum hilarity, all rolled into one.
More Bad News
Sally
Four years after they were last the subject of a documentary, Bad News get back together again for another film of their exploits, beginning with a reunion gig at the Flying Horse.
The Strike
Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill
Paul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984 miners' strike. However, the Hollywood production company that gets hold of his script turns it into a ludicrously sensationalist and anachronistic action film, starring Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill, and Meryl Streep as his wife.
Eat the Rich
Lady Caroline
Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex & cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karprov and Spider plot to involve the inept anarchists into their plans to derail the prime-minister-to-be's campaign.
Dangerous Brothers Present: World of Danger
The Dangerous Brothers was a stage and TV act by anarchic comedy duo Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson, performing respectively as "Richard Dangerous" and "Sir (or occasionally Lady) Adrian Dangerous". Although originating before the show, they appeared in a number of brief sketches in the 1980s TV programme Saturday Live. Eventually being banned for being "too sexy and too violent", they staged a protest by returning as 'The Ben Elton Brothers', and blowing up the car park at LWT Studios. One of the final sketches prepared for Saturday Live was entitled 'Kinky Sex'. This fell foul of Channel 4 censors who banned it. The duo responded in the sketch Dangervision by apparently hijacking the programme and blowing up the wall on which the show's logo was painted in graffiti art. The banned sketch, which by modern standards seems fairly tame, was finally released on a compilation video The Dangerous Brothers present: World of Danger.
The Supergrass
Lesley Reynolds
While taking a holiday in the country with his mother, Dennis hits on a scheme to impress a girl so that she'll go away on a trip with him as his girlfriend. Although he fails to gain any interest from the girl, the police take a great interest in his story. From this point on, Dennis digs a deeper hole for himself at every turn
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Shona
Two students calling themselves Carlos and Miguel arrive in Spain dressed as gunslingers to live out their dream of being in a spaghetti Western. At a cafe in a remote town they meet two Australian girls who have picked up a scruffy hitch-hiker and a would-be rapist dressed as a matador.
Bad News Tour
Sally
A documentary crew films heavy metal band Bad News as they have trouble starting their van, pick up a schoolgirl groupie, and meet up with rock journalist Sally at a motorway service station where they argue about the cost of sausage and chips.
The Comic Strip
Writer
A tongue-in-cheek "behind the scenes" look at the Comic Strip comedy club in the early 1980s, which gave rise to 'The Comic Strip Presents'
The Comic Strip
A tongue-in-cheek "behind the scenes" look at the Comic Strip comedy club in the early 1980s, which gave rise to 'The Comic Strip Presents'
Sumotherhood
An urban action-comedy from Adam Deacon.
Man & Witch
Goose (voice)
Three Mysterious Curses, two lost souls... and one incredibly difficult dance. A lowly goatherd seeks out a reclusive witch to break the evil enchantment that has long kept him from taking a wife. When he completes the three impossible trials the witch prescribes, the man earns the hand of the legendary Princess, only heir of the Old King of the Cursed Kingdom. But when he arrives at the altar with a perfect fairytale ending hanging in the balance, both the goatherd and mysterious witch who helped transform him into the perfect eligible bachelor find that there is one enchantment they can't figure out how to break... true love.