Jul 12, 1958

Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England

Jennifer Saunders is a British comedienne, actress and comedy writer. She is most
widely known for playing Edina Monsoon in the British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous and
the Fairy Godmother in the film Shrek 2.
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Saunders attended the Central School for Speech and Drama in London. There she met
Dawn French, and the two performed together after graduation, working the festival,
cabaret, and stand-up circuits. They were a central part of the alternative comedy
scene in the early 1980s... ... (read more...) . It was around this time that both then worked with comedy
troupe The Comic Strip, where they performed with many of the comedians who were to
become their generation's leading comedy performers. She and French then created
French & Saunders, a popular sketch comedy show for the BBC.
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Jennifer Saunders came to international attention for her sitcom Absolutely
Fabulous, which she created, co-wrote, and in which she starred as irresponsible
booze-hound Edina Monsoon.

She has also appeared on the US television shows Roseanne and Friends, and in the
Spice Girls' movie Spice World.

Jennifer Saunders is married to fellow comedian Adrian Edmonson, with whom she has
three daughters.