Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders
Saunders in 2014
Born	Jennifer Jane Saunders (1958-07-06) 6 July 1958 (age 65) Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Education	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (BA)
Occupations	Actress comedienne singer screenwriter
Years active	1981–present
Notable work	French and Saunders Absolutely Fabulous
Spouse	Ade Edmondson ​ (m. 1985)​
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.