Portrait of Jennifer Saunders

Acting

Jennifer Saunders

Career

Active from 1981 to 2026, busiest in 1988 and 1990 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
43
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for More Bad News
More Bad News
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jennifer Saunders Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Tension
    3.7, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Witty Dialogue 6
  • Ensemble Cast 5
  • British Sitcom 4
  • Character-Driven Humor 3
  • Absurdist Humor 3
  • Comfort Watch 3
  • Character-Driven Comedy 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Pop Culture References 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Camp & Irony 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

112
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Coraline e o Mundo Secreto
Coraline e o Mundo Secreto

as Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)

2020s

15 titles ยท average score 57
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day (2026)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bess Hilbery

The Magic Faraway Tree
The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
GoodWatch score 68

as Grandma

200% Wolf
200% Wolf (2024)
GoodWatch score 45

as Max (voice)

We Work for the Dead
We Work for the Dead (2024)
GoodWatch score 46

as The Mother (voice)

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024)
GoodWatch score 52

as The Goose (voice)

Allelujah
Allelujah (2023)
GoodWatch score 43

as Sister Gilpin

Sumotherhood
Sumotherhood (2023)
GoodWatch score 37

as DI Brookes

The Pentaverate
The Pentaverate (2022)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Maester of Dubrovnik / Saester of Dubrovnik

The Best Birthday Ever
The Best Birthday Ever (2022)

as Mother (voice)

Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile (2022)
GoodWatch score 58

as Marie Van Schuyler

Sing 2
Sing 2 (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

as Nana (voice)

The Stranger
The Stranger (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Heidi Doyle

2010s

20 titles ยท average score 65
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again (2019)

as Meryl Streep / Cher

Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires
Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires (2018)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dr. Alex Cular

Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan (2018)

as The Duchess of Berwick

Patrick
Patrick (2018)
GoodWatch score 49

as Maureen

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
GoodWatch score 54

as Edina Monsoon

Sing
Sing (2016)
GoodWatch score 66

as Nana (voice)

Stick Man
Stick Man (2015)
GoodWatch score 69

as Narrator (voice)

Minions
Minions (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

as The Queen (voice)

The Boy in the Dress
The Boy in the Dress (2014)
GoodWatch score 63

as Miss Windsor

Blandings
Blandings (2013)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Lady Constance Keeble

Dead Boss
Dead Boss (2012)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Governor Margaret

This Is Jinsy
This Is Jinsy (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

2000s

14 titles ยท average score 64
Coraline
Coraline (2009)
GoodWatch score 80

as Miss April Spink / Other Spink (voice)

French & Saunders: Still Alive
French & Saunders: Still Alive (2008)

Writer

The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท Creator

A Bucket O' French and Saunders
A Bucket O' French and Saunders (2007)

TV show ยท Creator

Jam and Jerusalem
Jam and Jerusalem (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Caroline Martin

L'Entente cordiale
L'Entente cordiale (2006)
GoodWatch score 46

as Gwendoline McFarlane

Shrek 2
Shrek 2 (2004)
GoodWatch score 76

as Fairy Godmother (voice)

Bottom Mindless Violence
Bottom Mindless Violence (2004)

as Helen Mucus / Anita Harris (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pongwiffy
Pongwiffy (2002)

TV show

Absolutely Fabulous
Absolutely Fabulous (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

as Une spectatrice du dรฉfilรฉ

Mirrorball
Mirrorball (2000)
GoodWatch score 76

as Vivienne Keill

French & Saunders - Live
French & Saunders - Live (2000)

as Various roles

1990s

27 titles ยท average score 71
Let Them Eat Cake
Let Them Eat Cake (1999)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

Fanny & Elvis
Fanny & Elvis (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

as Roanna

Absolutely Fabulous: A Life
Absolutely Fabulous: A Life (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

as Edina "Eddy" Monsoon

Muppet Treasure Island
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mrs. Bluveridge

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous (1995)

Writer

Friends
Friends (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Andrea Waltham

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol (1994)

as Various Roles

Jealousy
Jealousy (1993)

as Jane/Margory

Demonella
Demonella (1993)

as The Devil

Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Space Virgins from Planet Sex (1993)

as Needle

Absolutely Fabulous
Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Edina Monsoon

Oxford
Oxford (1990)

as Hannah

1980s

34 titles ยท average score 75
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Phoebe Pratt (voice)

Roseanne
Roseanne (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Edina Monsoon

French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88 (1988)

as Various Characters

The Strike
The Strike (1988)
GoodWatch score 73

as Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill

French & Saunders
French & Saunders (1987)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Various Characters

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986)
GoodWatch score 78

as Jessica

Girls On Top
Girls On Top (1985)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Jennifer

Happy Families
Happy Families (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Granny Fuddle

The Supergrass
The Supergrass (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lesley Reynolds

Summer School
Summer School (1983)

as Liz

The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Shona/Second Nun/Horse Rider / Chas/Marilyn/Captain/Drunk

The Comic Strip
The Comic Strip (1981)

Writer

1960s

1 title ยท average score 72
Omnibus
Omnibus (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show