Jennifer Saunders

Jennifer Saunders: Biography in Details

Who is Jennifer Saunders?

Jennifer Saunders is an English actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She has appeared in the American sitcoms ‘Roseanne’ and ‘Friends’.

Additionally, she wrote and starred in the sketch show, ‘French and Saunders alongside her comedy partner Dawn French.

Jennifer Saunders’ Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Saunders was born Jennifer Jane Saunders in Sleaford on July 6, 1958. She was born to parents Jane and Robert Thomas Saunders.

Her father was a pilot in the Royal Air Force and her mother was a biology teacher.

Additionally, she has three brothers. She became interested in the world of acting and comedy in her childhood years. She is of British nationality. Furthermore, there are no details available about her ethnic background at present.

Talking about her education, Jennifer Saunders attended St Paul’s Girls’ School. Additionally, she later received a place at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Jennifer Saunders’ Career, Salary, Net Worth

Saunders initially formed a double-act called The Menopause Sisters alongside Dawn French. She came to public attention as a member of the comedy collective The Comic Strip.

In addition, she and French continued as the embers of The Comic Strip which included Rik Mayall, Peter Richardson, and Robbie Coltrane.

The group gained a cult following after performing at the Boulevard Theatre. Additionally, in 1984, she appeared in ‘The Lenny Henry Show’. In 1985, she had roles in ‘Happy Families’.

Jennifer Saunders also played Lesley Reynolds in ‘The Supergrass’. Furthermore, she was also cast as Jennifer in the TV series ‘Girls on Top’. Since then, she has appeared in numerous other movies and television series. All in all, she has over 60 credits as an actress.

Some other movies and television series that Saunders has appeared in are ‘Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires’, ‘Grandpa’s Great Escape’, ‘French and Saunders’, ‘Josh’, ‘The Classic Car Show’, ‘Blandings’, ‘This Is Jinsy’, ‘The Comic Strip Presents…’, ‘Fabulous’, ‘Dead Boss’, ‘Clatterford’, ‘A Bucket o’ French & Saunders’, ‘The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle’, ‘Fabulous: Comic Relief Special’, ‘Fanny and Elvis’, ‘Let Them Eat Cake’, ‘The Collection’, and ‘Queen of the East’ among others.

Additionally, she also has over 20 credits as a writer and 2 credits as a producer.

Jennifer Saunders has won three BAFTA TV Awards. Additionally, she has also received four other nominations for the same award. Saunders won the Movies for Grownups Award in 2017. All in all, she has 7 wins and 7 nominations to her name to date.

Jennifer Saunders has not revealed her current salary. However, she has an estimated net worth of around $20 million as of 2022.

is Jennifer Saunders involved in any rumors and controversies?

Jennifer Saunders made the news in 2017 after she revealed that she and French would not be coming back as Edina and Patsy 2017. She revealed that she decided as people are too easily offended.

Additionally, she received criticism for one of her sketches, ‘fudge packer’ in 2017. At present, there are no rumors concerning Saunders and her career.

Jennifer Saunders’ Body Measurement

Talking about her body measurement, Saunders has a height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m). Additionally, she weighs around 62 kg.

Jennifer Saunders has a body measurement of 34-26-34 inches / 86-66-86 cm. Furthermore, her hair color is blonde and her eye color is dark brown.

Is Jennifer Saunders active on social media?

Saunders is active on social media. She has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

She has more than 714.3k followers on Twitter. In addition, Jennifer Saunders has over 110k followers on Instagram. Similarly, her Facebook page has more than 31k followers.

Also know more about another English actress and comedian, Kathy Burke.

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