ACTRESS, WRITER, COMEDIENNE Born in Lincolnshire, England 1958. 

Highly talented all rounder who has been at the forefront of British comedy since her emergence as part of the Comic Strip troupe in the early 1980's, she is married to fellow stripper Adrian Edmondson and for a long time was a double actor with Dawn French in their own sketch series. 

She is probably best known for her creation of Absolutely Fabulous which she also starred in but has turned her hand to everything from voicing the Fairy Godmother in Shrek 2 to appearing on sitcom Friends and even the Spice Girls Spiceworld Movie. 

KEY TV ROLES

L' ENTENTE CORDIALE (2006)
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (2004)
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS (2004)
THE MAKING OF SHREK 2: MEET THE PARENTS (2004)
THE STORY OF ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS (2004)
SHREK 2 (2004)
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS ACTUALLY (2003)
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS (2003)
COMIC RELIEF THE BIG HAIR DO (2003)
HARRY POTTER AND THE SECRET CHAMBERPOT OF AZERBAIJAN (2003)
RICHARD AND JUDY (2003)
PONGWIFFY (2003)
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS (2002)
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS'S CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS (2002)
PONGWIFFY (voice) (2002)
MATCH OF THE DAY: MATCH OF THE DAY LIVE THE FA CUP FINAL ARSENAL V CHELSEA (2002)
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS EASTER SPECIAL (2002)
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS (2001)
THE LIFE AND LYRICS OF KIRSTY MacCOLL (2001)
DELIA'S CHOCOLATE C'HUNKS: HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE (2001)
DES O'CONNOR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (2000)
MIRRORBALL (2000)
TFI FRIDAY: The SPICE GIRLS (2000)
PARKINSON (2000)
THE NEARLY COMPLETE AND UTTER HISTORY OF EVERYTHING (2000)
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 1999 (1999)
OMNIBUS: JENNIFER SAUNDERS AT THE BARRE (1999)
IT'S LULU! (1999)
The MAGICIAN'S HOUSE (voice) (1999)
LET THEM EAT CAKE (1999)
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS (1999)
RED NOSE DAY 1999 THE RECORD BREAKER (1999)
HISTORY OF ALTERNATIVE COMEDY (1999)
FANNY & ELVIS (1999)
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS (1998)
LATE LUNCH: LATE LUNCH WITH MEL AND SUE (1998)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: FOUR MEN IN A CAR (1998)
An AUDIENCE WITH THE SPICE GIRLS (1997)
LIGHT LUNCH (1997)
THE SUGAR LUMPS/SPICE GIRLS PROMO (1997)
ROSEANNE: SATAN, DARLING (1997)
SPICE WORLD (1997)
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS:The LAST SHOUT (1996)
THE  NOSE AT TEN-BEST OF COMIC RELIEF (1996)
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS (1996)
MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND (1996)
LETTERMAN IN LONDON (1995)
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS (1995)
HEROES AND VILLAINS: QUEEN OF THE EAST (1995)
COMIC RELIEF OF A FASHION (1995)
IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER (1995)
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (1994)
THE FULL WAX (1994)
DUSTY (1994)
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS (1994)
DES O'CONNOR TONIGHT (1993)
BIG CITY (1993)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: JEALOUSY (1993)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: DEMONELLA (1993)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: SPACE VIRGINS FROM PLANET SEX (1993)
THE FULL WAX (1993)
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS (1993)
PRINCE CINDERS (1993)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS.: WILD TURKEY (1992)
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS (1992)
The FULL WAX (1992)
LINK: IS IT OK TO LAUGH? (1992)
The PAPER CHASE (1992)
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S BIG 30 (1991)
HYSTERIA 3! (1991)
CLIVE ANDERSON TALKS BACK (1991)
The FULL WAX (1991)
STRAIGHT TALKING THE ART OF ASSERTIVENESS (1991)
The BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING (1991)
THE TALE OF LITTLE PIG ROBINSON (1990)
MOTORMOUTH (1990)
RITA RUDNER (1990)
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS (1990)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS.: SPAGHETTI HOOPS (1990)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS.: OXFORD (1990)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS.: GLC THE CARNAGE CONTINUES (1990)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: SOUTH ATLANTIC RAIDERS (1990)
THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S BIGGEST BALL (1989)
A NIGHT OF COMIC RELIEF 2 (1989)
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (1988)
The GREAT BRITISH POP MACHINE (1988)
THE STORYTELLER: SAPSORROW (1988)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: MR. JOLLY LIVES NEXT DOOR (1988)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: MORE BAD NEWS (1988)
A NIGHT OF COMIC RELIEF (1988)
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS: FRENCH AND SAUNDERS (1987)
EAT THE RICH (1987)
COMEDIANS DO IT ON STAGE (1986)
GIRLS ON TOP (1986)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: SUMMER SCHOOL (1986)
OMNIBUS: COMIC RELIEF (1986)
SATURDAY LIVE(1986)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: PRIVATE ENTERPRISE (1986)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: CONSUELA (1986)
The COMIC RELIEF UTTERLY, UTTERLY RUDE VIDEO LIVE (1986)
GIRLS ON TOP (1985)
SATURDAY LIVE (1985)
The SUPERGRASS (1985)
HAPPY FAMILIES (1985)
The YOUNG ONES: Time (1984)
WOGAN (1984)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: SLAGS (1984)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: EDDIE MONSOON - A LIFE? (1984)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: GINO - FULL STORY AND PICS (1984)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: FISTFUL OF TRAVELLERS CHEQUES (1984)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: SUSIE (1984)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: DIRTY MOVIE (1984)
LENNY HENRY SHOW (1984)
The ENTERTAINERS: FRENCH & SAUNDERS (1983)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: The BAD NEWS TOUR (1983)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: The BEAT GENERATION (1983)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: WAR (1983)
WHATEVER YOU WANT (1982)
THE YOUNG ONES: Interesting (1982)
The COMIC STRIP PRESENTS..: FIVE GO MAD IN DORSET (1982)
FIVE GO TO HELL
THE COMIC STRIP PRESENTS.: The STRIKE