Jennifer Saunders

Q: Has Jennifer Saunders won any awards?

Jennifer Saunders has received several awards, including BAFTA TV Awards for her work on 'Absolutely Fabulous' and 'French and Saunders'. She was also nominated for an Emmy Award.

Q: What was Jennifer Saunders' first film?

Jennifer Saunders' first film role was in 'The Comic Strip Presents: The Strike' in 1989, where she showcased her comedic talent.

Q: What is Jennifer Saunders' estimated net worth?

Jennifer Saunders' estimated net worth is around $10 million, reflecting her successful career in television, film, and writing.

Q: How many children does Jennifer Saunders have?

Jennifer Saunders has three children: Ella, Beattie, and Freya Edmondson, all of whom have pursued careers in the arts.

Q: What is a notable aspect of Jennifer Saunders' acting style?

Jennifer Saunders is known for her comedic timing and ability to portray larger-than-life characters, often blending humor with poignant social commentary.

Q: What are some of Jennifer Saunders' filmography highlights?

Some highlights of Jennifer Saunders' filmography include 'Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie', 'The French and Saunders', and voice roles in animated films like 'Shrek 2' and 'Shrek the Third'.

Q: What other projects has Jennifer Saunders worked on?

In addition to 'Absolutely Fabulous', Jennifer Saunders has worked on various projects including 'The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle', 'Jam & Jerusalem', and 'The Big Night In'.

Known for

Minions (2015)

IMDb 6.4 / 10

2015 / Adventure, Animation / 91 min

Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over...

Shrek 2 (2004)

IMDb 7.3 / 10

2004 / Adventure, Animation / 93 min

Shrek, Fiona and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father. But not everyone is happy. Shrek and the...

Name

Jennifer Saunders

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Born

6 July 1958, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England

Spouses

Adrian Edmondson (1984–present)

Children

3 children: Ella Edmondson, Beattie Edmondson, Freya Edmondson

Parents

Robert Saunders, Joan Saunders

Estimated Net Worth

$10 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	Movie Virginia Woolf's Night & Day In 1910 London, independent-minded Katharine Hilbery defies her family's expectations of marriage to pursue a career in astronomy. But when...	Bess Hilbery	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2026	Movie People's Emergency Briefing Last November, ten of the UK’s leading experts briefed an invited audience of over 1,200 politicians and leaders from business,...	Herself	Not rated
2026	Movie The Magic Faraway Tree A modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They're transported to...	Grandma	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2026	TV The Claudia Winkleman Show Good vibes, great guests, glorious fringe. Your weekly dose of Claudia‑powered joy, as she has a chat with Hollywood stars,...	Self	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2026	Movie Becoming Victoria Wood A feature length documentary celebrating the life of Britain’s beloved comedy icon Victoria Wood delving into the complex inner world...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2025	TV Too Much When a heartbroken New Yorker moves to London hoping for a love story, she falls for an indie musician who's...	Fiona	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2024	TV Only Child Richard's long overdue visit to recently-widowed Ken makes him realize his dad may need a bit more full time help....	Sally	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2024	Movie Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out A star-studded retrospective reunites the lead cast for the first time since 2016 to rampage down memory lane revealing how...	Self / Edina "Eddie" Monsoon	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2024	Movie Kirsty MacColl at the BBC Described by Bono as 'the Noel Coward of our generation’, the singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl would have turned 65...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2024	Movie Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps Three Mysterious Curses, two lost souls... and one incredibly difficult dance. A lowly goatherd seeks out a reclusive witch to...	The Goose (voice)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2024	Movie 200% Wolf When Freddy Lupin's wayward wish transforms him into a werewolf and deposits a mischievous moon sprite on Earth, Freddy must...	Max (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2024	Movie We Work for the Dead Magnus has a side hustle. He drives for The Night Mail, which isn't a bad gig, if you don't mind...	The Mother (voice)	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2023	Movie Dawn French Is a Huge Twat Live (almost) from London’s iconic Palladium theatre, the nation’s favourite comedy star, Dawn French, is about to reveal (almost) all...	Self (uncredited)	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2023	Movie imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders, exploring a brand of...	Self - Featured Artist	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2023	Movie Sumotherhood Riko and Kane have got it all: big dreams, no respect and a fifteen grand debt. Could things get any...	DI Brookes	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2023	Movie Allelujah When news of the closure of a small hospital's geriatric ward begins to reach the community, the hospital invites a...	Sister Gilpin	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2022	TV Fantasy Football League The classic ‘90s football comedy series returns after an 18-year break bringing back a mix of football fanaticism, celebrity guests...	Themselves	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2022	TV The Pentaverate After influencing global events for centuries, a secret society faces a dangerous threat from within. Can a Canadian reporter save...	Maester of Dubrovnik / Saester of Dubrovnik	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2022	Movie Death on the Nile Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when...	Marie Van Schuyler	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2022	Movie The Best Birthday Ever Charlie’s long-awaited birthday will be completely different than he imagined. Little Sister gets sick and no one has time to...	Mother (voice)	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2021	Movie Sing 2 Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater...	Nana (voice)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2021	Movie French & Saunders: Funny Women Filmed on the set of their sketch show, much-loved duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders discuss all the crucial and...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2021	TV Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable The comedy show in which the nation's favourite comics and celebrities compete to convince Mel Giedroyc that they are the...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2020	TV Richard Osman's House of Games Night Each week a group of four famous faces go toe-to-toe testing their general knowledge in a variety of entertaining games....	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	TV The Stranger When a stranger makes a shocking claim about his wife, Adam Price's life upends as he becomes entangled in a...	Heidi Doyle	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2019	Movie Completely Bad News A double offering of heavy metal madness from The Comic Strip and Bad News.	Sally	Not rated
2019	Movie Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again Jennifer Saunders and a host of famous faces star in this hilarious Comic Relief reimagining of the hit movie featuring...	Meryl Streep / Cher	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2019	TV Celebrity Gogglebox A rolling cast of famous faces, some of Britain's best loved personalities, turn their hand to being the country's most...	Self	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2019	TV There's Something About Movies Alan Carr hosts this movie game-show where comedians team up with famous actors to answer classic film trivia, spoof famous...	Self - Team Captain	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2019	TV Moominvalley Follow the life and adventures of curious, kind and idealistic Moomintroll. A typical hero in a coming-of-age story, Moomintroll tries...	Mymble	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2019	Movie Isn't It Romantic For a long time, Natalie, an Australian architect living in New York City, had always believed that what she had...	Natalie's Mother	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2018	Movie Patrick A woman's chaotic life becomes more complicated when she inherits her grandmother's dog.	Maureen	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2018	Movie Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires It's not 1985 anymore...it's 1986, and Chuck Steel is 'the best God damn cop on the force' according to his...	Dr. Alex Cular	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2018	Movie Lady Windermere's Fan The day of Lady Windermere’s birthday party, and all is perfectly in order. Until her friend Lord Darlington plants a...	The Duchess of Berwick	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2018	Movie Grandpa's Great Escape Many years ago, Grandpa was a World War II flying ace, but sadly he is now suffering from Alzheimer's disease....	Miss Dandy	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2017	Movie 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...	Unknown character	Not rated
2017	Movie Joanna and Jennifer: Absolutely Champers Ab Fab stars Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley share 25 years of friendship. The two funny ladies head to the...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2017	Movie Comic Relief: Red Nose Day A fund-raising event organised by Comic Relief.	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2017	TV Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief Celebrity acts sing and dance to iconic pop tracks, all in aid of Comic Relief.	Self - Judge	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2016	Movie Sing A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a...	Nana (voice)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2016	Movie British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms...	Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2016	Movie We Love Sitcom Panel quiz show hosted by Ben Miller, featuring a selection of sitcom stars who, split into teams, battle it out...	Unknown character	Not rated
2016	Movie Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they're accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing...	Edina Monsoon	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2016	TV Insert Name Here Comedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins.	Self - Panelist	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2015	Movie Stick Man Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and he's heading...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2015	TV Josh Sitcom about flatmates Josh, Kate and Owen, and their annoying landlord Geoff.	Judith	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2015	Movie Minions Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a...	Reine Elizabeth II (voice)	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2014	Movie The Boy in the Dress Dennis feels different - an ordinary boy in an ordinary house in an ordinary street, playing football with his mates...	Miss Windsor	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2013	TV Gogglebox Gogglebox is an entertaining television review programme in which some of Britain's most opinionated and avid telly viewers comment freely...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2013	TV The Last Leg Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2013	TV The Great Comic Relief Bake Off Comic Relief takes over the Great British Bake Off tent. Different celebrity faces battle it out with their baking skills...	Self - Contestant	Not rated
2013	TV Blandings Blandings is a British comedy television series adapted by Guy Andrews from the Blandings Castle stories of P.G. Wodehouse. It...	Lady Constance Keeble	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2012	Movie 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...	Self	TMDB 8.7 / 10
2012	Movie Five Go to Rehab The Famous Five are back. Thirty years after the Comic Strip arrived on our screens with their famous Enid Blyton...	Anne	Not rated
2012	Movie 30 Years of Comic Strip The cast and crew of The Comic Strip share anecdotes about the making of the show, recounting experiences marked by...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2012	TV Dead Boss Helen Stephens is wrongly sentenced to 12 years in prison for murdering her boss Eric Bridges, the managing director of...	Governor Margaret	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2012	TV The Great Sport Relief Bake Off Well-known faces don their aprons in this charity special. Who has got what it takes to go all the way...	Self - Host	Not rated
2011	TV Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most...	Self - Participant	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2011	Movie The Hunt for Tony Blair The Comic Strip team return for a special 50s-style 'fugitive' film noir spoof. The 60-minute film, penned by Peter Richardson...	Lady Thatcher	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2011	Movie 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...	Unknown character	Not rated
2011	Movie 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...	Unknown character	Not rated
2010	TV This Is Jinsy This Is Jinsy is a British comedy series. The pilot first aired on 1 March 2010 on BBC Three. The...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2009	Movie Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' A look at the complexities and intricacies of making the 2009 stop motion animation film Coraline.	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2009	TV Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2009	Movie Coraline Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized...	Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2008	Movie French & Saunders: Still Alive French and Saunders, Britain’s most celebrated female comedians, bring their final ever sell-out Still Alive tour to DVD! Catch the...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2007	TV The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle Revolving around the life of Vivienne Vyle, a daytime TV presenter/agony aunt in the mold of Trisha, the show focuses...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2007	TV A Bucket O' French and Saunders Compilation of vintage clips from French and Saunders, along with new material.	Unknown character	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2007	TV Would I Lie to You? A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob...	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2006	TV Jam and Jerusalem The Women's Guild is an organisation in the small town of Clatterford St. Mary that aims to promote truth, justice,...	Caroline Martin	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2006	Movie L'Entente cordiale The upper-class secret agent teaming up accidentally with an easily-corrupted, sly interpreter...	Gwendoline McFarlane	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2004	Movie Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe...	Self	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2004	Movie Bottom Mindless Violence The only word to describe the amazing duo of Rik Mayall and Adrian Edminson is genius. For the past 25...	Helen Mucus / Anita Harris (archive footage) (uncredited)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2004	Movie Shrek 2 Happily ever after never seemed so far far away when a trip to meet the in-laws turns into a hilariously...	Fairy Godmother (voice)	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2002	TV Top Gear This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2002	TV Top Gear This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The...	Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2002	Movie The Best of French & Saunders A compilation of all the best sketches from Britain's favourite female comedy double-act. They are all here - the music...	Various	Not rated
2002	TV Pongwiffy	Unknown character	Not rated
2001	Movie Absolutely Fabulous Middle-aged best friends Eddie and Patsy live in an endless haze of drugged, drunken selfishness. The duo leave no impulse...	Une spectatrice du défilé	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2001	Movie Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl A documentary tribute to the singer/songwriter who died on 18th December, 2000.	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2000	Movie Mirrorball Vivienne Keill and Jackie Riviera are a couple of aging stage actresses who live in vertically adjacent flats. The two...	Vivienne Keill	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2000	Movie French & Saunders - Live For the first time in 10 years, see Britain's funniest double act French & Saunders at their hilarious LIVE best......	Various roles	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1999	Movie Fanny & Elvis Yorkshire writer Kate finds out her biological clock is ticking down the same day that her husband leaves her. To...	Roanna	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1999	Movie It’s Lulu Lulu is one of the most well-known Scottish singers thanks to her iconic hits including the 1964 hit cover of...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1999	TV The Magician's House Cousins William, Mary, and Alice stay at their uncle's old house, Golden House, and discover a hidden room where they...	The Rat (voice)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1999	TV Let Them Eat Cake Let Them Eat Cake is a British sitcom starring Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders set in France, 1782, just seven...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1998	Movie Absolutely Fabulous: A Life During the filming of her very own documentary, 'A Day in My Life', Edina drops in on her mother who's...	Edina "Eddy" Monsoon	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1998	Movie Four Men in a Car Four salesmen Alan, Ian, Steve and Tim are on their way to a conference where only one of them is...	Helen	Not rated
1998	TV Parkinson Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.	Self	Not rated
1997	Movie Spice World World famous pop group the Spice Girls zip around London in their luxurious double decker tour bus having various adventures...	Fashionable Woman	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1996	Movie Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout Eddy and Patsy prepare to go on a skiing holiday to hopefully indulge in the jet-setting lifestyle of the international...	Edina Monsoon	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1996	Movie Muppet Treasure Island Young Jim Hawkins and his two best friends embark on a voyage across the high seas in search of buried...	Mrs. Bluveridge	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1995	Movie In the Bleak Midwinter Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting...	Nancy	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1995	Movie How to Be Absolutely Fabulous Jennifer Saunders hosts a party of AbFab outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage.	Self / Edina "Eddy" Monsoon (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1994	Movie French and Saunders' Christmas Carol Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders reprise some of their favourite characters for a yuletide airing, while Charles Dickens and the...	Various Roles	Not rated
1994	TV Friends Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the...	Andrea Waltham	TMDB 8.4 / 10
1994	Movie Dusty A career retrospective celebrating the timeless music of one of the world's greatest singer–Dusty Springfield. For the first time, Dusty...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1993	Movie Prince Cinders Fairy-tale fantasy is turned on its head this time, as a fairy godmother in training commits the ultimate faux pas...	Fairy (voice)	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1993	Movie Jealousy Despite trying to cure himself with a hypnosis tape John Pettigrew is insanely jealous of his wife Jane Margory and...	Jane/Margory	Not rated
1993	Movie Demonella Music producer Arnold Silverstein is desperate for a song hit so when the Devil - a woman - supplies him...	The Devil	Not rated
1993	Movie Space Virgins from Planet Sex A craft full of Space Rats,glamorous extra-terrestrials from the planet Sex,arrive on Earth desperate to find men with whom they...	Needle	Not rated
1993	Movie 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...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1992	Movie Wild Turkey Jed, a New York cop, brings home the last Christmas turkey in the shop for his wife Sue. Unfortunately, they...	Neighbour	Not rated
1992	TV Absolutely Fabulous Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's...	Edina Monsoon	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1992	Movie Red Nose of Courage A clown is not happy with his job at his father's circus so he gets into politics, and some weeks...	Margaret Thatcher	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1991	Movie Amnesty International's Big 30 In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its...	Self	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1990	Movie The Tale of Little Pig Robinson Adapted from the Beatrix Potter story tells the story of the pignap of Little Pig Robinson by Captain Barnabus Butcher...	Dorcas	Not rated
1990	TV Have I Got News for You Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1990	TV Have I Got News for You Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no...	Self - Hostess	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1990	TV Rita Rudner Singer, actress, dancer, comedienne: these are just some of the words the popular American comic can spell. Rita Rudner's first...	Unknown character	Not rated
1990	Movie French & Saunders LIVE Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders perform a live comedy show in London's West End at the world famous Shaftesbury Theatre,...	Unknown character	Not rated
1990	Movie Spaghetti Hoops In a monochrome city that is shamelessly London although everybody acts as if it is Rome, banker Aldo Vini is...	Maria	Not rated
1990	Movie Oxford When American comic actor Steve 'Zoo Zoo Zoo Off Come My Pants' Wild arrives in Oxford to make a comedy...	Hannah	Not rated
1990	Movie South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 Two security van personnel plan to rob a bank in an attempt to raise enough cash to mount a rescue...	Cathy	Not rated
1990	Movie South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! In the conclusion of this special two-part story, Stan has somehow managed to make it to the Falklands, which have...	Cathy	Not rated
1990	Movie GLC: The Carnage Continues The Greater London Council fight to save the capital against the wicked Ice Maiden.	Brigitte Nielsen as Margaret Thatcher, The Ice Maiden	Not rated
1989	TV The Simpsons Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family;...	Phoebe Pratt (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1989	Movie Employees From Hell John Cleese training video about employees.	Unknown character	Not rated
1989	Movie Customer Service From Hell John Cleese training video about customer service	Unknown character	Not rated
1989	Movie Colleagues From Hell John Cleese corporate training video series	Unknown character	Not rated
1989	Movie The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1989	Movie Communicators From Hell John Cleese training video.	Unknown character	Not rated
1988	Movie French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88 Parodies of Christmas movies, hair gel ads, and Bananarama.	Various Characters	Not rated
1988	Movie An Audience With Victoria Wood British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi Dench and Dawn French in this 1988...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1988	TV Roseanne A working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.	Edina Monsoon	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1988	Movie The Storyteller: Sapsorrow A beautiful princess seeking to escape an arranged marriage, flees to a distant kingdom and disguises herself as a loathsome...	Badsister 1	Not rated
1988	TV The Storyteller The Storyteller, aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends.	Badsister 1	TMDB 8.2 / 10
1988	Movie Mr Jolly Lives Next Door Two alcoholic escorts suddenly find themselves involved with a hit gang and an ax murderer.	Monica	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1988	Movie More Bad News Four years after they were last the subject of a documentary, the heavy metal band Bad News get back together...	Sally	TMDB 9.8 / 10
1988	Movie The Strike Paul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984 miners' strike. However, the Hollywood...	Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1988	TV Comic Relief	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1987	Movie Eat the Rich Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the...	Lady Caroline	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1987	TV Going Live! Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It was presented by Phillip...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1987	TV French & Saunders French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer...	Various Characters	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1987	Movie The Silurian Disruption The Doctor is on trial... again but this time he is disputed by some Silurians, or more accurately the people...	Silurian #2	Not rated
1986	TV Omnibus Presents Comic Relief The comedy event of the year took place in April 1986 at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. All those taking...	Unknown character	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1986	Movie Comedians Do It On Stage A Group of Britain's top comedy and music performers gather at a London Theater, to give their support to the...	Self	Not rated
1986	Movie Private Enterprise Whilst delivering toilet rolls to a recording studio, small-time crook Keith pockets a demo tape by the newly disbanded group...	Debbie	Not rated
1986	Movie 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...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1986	TV The Dangerous Brothers The Dangerous Brothers was a stage and TV act by anarchic comedy duo Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson, performing respectively...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1986	Movie Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) Jessica, the second Mrs Saunders, arrives with her new husband John at his country estate. Very much left to her...	Jessica	Not rated
1985	Movie The Supergrass While taking a holiday in the country with his mother, Dennis hits on a scheme to impress a girl so...	Lesley Reynolds	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1985	TV Girls On Top Four girls share a flat together in London. Having nothing in common aside from their gender, they barely manage to...	Jennifer	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1985	Movie Happy Families Guy Fuddle lives with grandma who's ill and wants to see her granddaughters sent away as kids before dying. Guy...	Granny / Cassie / Madeleine / Joyce / Roxanne Fuddle	Not rated
1985	TV Happy Families Happy Families was a rural comedy drama written by Ben Elton which appeared on the BBC in 1985 and told...	Granny Fuddle	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1984	Movie Slags Teen-age gang leaders Passion and Little Sister are released from prison, only to find that their gang the Slags has...	Little Sister	TMDB 2.0 / 10
1984	Movie Eddie Monsoon - a Life? Eddie Monsoon is a South African entertainer who, following the failure of several pilot shows for TV in his homeland,...	Doreen	Not rated
1984	Movie Gino: Full Story and Pics A hoodlum is turned into a celebrity when he steals a cab and subsequent events are blown out of proportion...	Angie	Not rated
1984	Movie A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques Two students calling themselves Carlos and Miguel arrive in Spain dressed as gunslingers to live out their dream of being...	Shona	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1984	Movie Susie In rural England, school teacher Susie Darling is planning to leave her boring husband Martin for lusty mechanic Dave when...	Lorna	Not rated
1984	Movie Dirty Movie Postman Bean is anxious to end his round early to catch a morning showing of 'The Sound of Muzak' at...	June	Not rated
1983	Movie Five Go Mad on Mescalin On their way to stay with Mrs French at Hot Turkey Farm, the Famous Five hear on the radio their...	Anne	Not rated
1983	Movie Summer School A motley band of suburbanites arrives at a summer school to simulate life in an Iron Age village. However, the...	Liz	Not rated
1983	Movie Bad News A documentary crew films heavy metal band Bad News as they have trouble starting their van, pick up a schoolgirl...	Sally	TMDB 8.7 / 10
1983	Movie The Beat Generation In the monochrome world of 1960, pretentious Alan, violent Kix and sex-mad Eleanor are part of a colony of beat...	Anne	Not rated
1983	Movie War 1985:- England has been invaded by the Warsaw Pact countries and middle-class couple Hermine and Godfrey retreat to their rural...	Various Roles	TMDB 10.0 / 10
1982	TV The Young Ones The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted...	Sue	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1982	TV The Young Ones The misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the overblown political one addicted...	Helen Mucus	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Unknown character	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Ice Maiden	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Hannah	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Maria	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Sally	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Cathy	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	June	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Chas/Marilyn/Captain/Drunk	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Anne	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Monica	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Little Sister	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Jessica	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Liz	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Shona/Second Nun/Horse Rider	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Doreen	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Lorna	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Debbie	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Angie	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Meryl Streep	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1982	Movie Five Go Mad in Dorset In the 1950s, four children, Anne, described as a 'proper little housewife', the rather butch George who has an unhealthy...	Anne	Not rated
1982	TV Wogan Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1981	Movie 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...	Unknown character	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1978	TV An Audience with... An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a...	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1976	TV The Secret Policeman's Ball A series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1971	TV Film '72 The BBC's flagship cinema review TV program featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the...	Self	TMDB 4.7 / 10
1967	TV Omnibus Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.2 / 10
TBA	TV Have I Got a Bit More News for You Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more...	Self - Panellist	TMDB 7.1 / 10
TBA	TV Have I Got a Bit More News for You Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 7.1 / 10

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2024	Movie Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out A star-studded retrospective reunites the lead cast for the first time since 2016 to rampage down memory lane revealing how...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2019	Movie Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again Jennifer Saunders and a host of famous faces star in this hilarious Comic Relief reimagining of the hit movie featuring...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2016	Movie Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they're accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2008	Movie French & Saunders: Still Alive French and Saunders, Britain’s most celebrated female comedians, bring their final ever sell-out Still Alive tour to DVD! Catch the...	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2007	TV The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle Revolving around the life of Vivienne Vyle, a daytime TV presenter/agony aunt in the mold of Trisha, the show focuses...	Creator Creator	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2007	TV A Bucket O' French and Saunders Compilation of vintage clips from French and Saunders, along with new material.	Creator Creator	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2006	TV Jam and Jerusalem The Women's Guild is an organisation in the small town of Clatterford St. Mary that aims to promote truth, justice,...	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2006	TV Jam and Jerusalem The Women's Guild is an organisation in the small town of Clatterford St. Mary that aims to promote truth, justice,...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2002	Movie The Best of French & Saunders A compilation of all the best sketches from Britain's favourite female comedy double-act. They are all here - the music...	Writer Writing	Not rated
2001	Movie Absolutely Fabulous Middle-aged best friends Eddie and Patsy live in an endless haze of drugged, drunken selfishness. The duo leave no impulse...	Writer Writing	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2000	Movie Mirrorball Vivienne Keill and Jackie Riviera are a couple of aging stage actresses who live in vertically adjacent flats. The two...	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2000	Movie Mirrorball Vivienne Keill and Jackie Riviera are a couple of aging stage actresses who live in vertically adjacent flats. The two...	Creator Crew	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2000	Movie French & Saunders - Live For the first time in 10 years, see Britain's funniest double act French & Saunders at their hilarious LIVE best......	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1998	Movie Absolutely Fabulous: A Life During the filming of her very own documentary, 'A Day in My Life', Edina drops in on her mother who's...	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1996	Movie Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout Eddy and Patsy prepare to go on a skiing holiday to hopefully indulge in the jet-setting lifestyle of the international...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1995	Movie How to Be Absolutely Fabulous Jennifer Saunders hosts a party of AbFab outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage.	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1994	Movie French and Saunders' Christmas Carol Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders reprise some of their favourite characters for a yuletide airing, while Charles Dickens and the...	Writer Writing	Not rated
1992	TV Absolutely Fabulous Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's...	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1992	TV Absolutely Fabulous Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1988	Movie French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88 Parodies of Christmas movies, hair gel ads, and Bananarama.	Writer Writing	Not rated
1987	TV French & Saunders French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer...	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1987	TV French & Saunders French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1987	Movie The Silurian Disruption The Doctor is on trial... again but this time he is disputed by some Silurians, or more accurately the people...	Writer Writing	Not rated
1986	Movie Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) Jessica, the second Mrs Saunders, arrives with her new husband John at his country estate. Very much left to her...	Writer Writing	Not rated
1985	TV Girls On Top Four girls share a flat together in London. Having nothing in common aside from their gender, they barely manage to...	Creator Creator	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1985	TV Girls On Top Four girls share a flat together in London. Having nothing in common aside from their gender, they barely manage to...	Writer Writing	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1984	Movie Slags Teen-age gang leaders Passion and Little Sister are released from prison, only to find that their gang the Slags has...	Writer Writing	TMDB 2.0 / 10
1982	TV The Comic Strip Presents... The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who do parodies of films, literature and sometimes major events.	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1981	Movie 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...	Writer Writing	TMDB 8.0 / 10
TBA	TV AbFab	Executive Producer Production	Not rated

Virginia Woolf's Night & Day

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People's Emergency Briefing

2026

The Magic Faraway Tree

2026 / TMDB 6.2

Becoming Victoria Wood

2026 / TMDB 6.0

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

2024 / TMDB 10.0

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

2024 / TMDB 6.5

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Minions (2015)

Shrek 2 (2004)

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