Jennifer Saunders attended St Paul’s Girls’ School, an independent school in west London. After school, she worked for a year in Italy as an au pair.
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She later received a place at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London on a drama teachers’ course, where she met her future comedy partner, Dawn French.
French and Saunders came from RAF backgrounds, and had grown up on the same base, even having had the same best friend, without ever meeting.
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Jennifer Saunders costarred with Dawn French in several seasons of French and Saunders. Saunders has also appeared in several films, including Shrek 2, Coraline, and Minions.
Jennifer Saunders appeared in several films, such as In the Bleak Midwinter (1995), Muppet Treasure Island (1996), Fanny & Elvis (1999), and also made cameo appearances in the Spice Girls’ film Spice World (1997) and Absolument fabuleux (2001).
In the summer of 2022, Jennifer Saunders played the role of Mother Superior in Sister Act the Musical for 6 weeks at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith.


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