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Jennifer Saunders

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Jennifer Saunders: Biography

Birth Name: Jennifer Jane Saunders
Birth Place: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/06/1958, Cancer
Profession: Actor; Screenwriter

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Jennifer Saunders Fast Facts:

Mother was a biology teacher, father was a pilot in the Royal Air Force.
Due to her father constantly moving the family around, was educated at boarding schools as a child.
Met Dawn French while studying to be a drama teacher at Central School of Speech & Drama, London.
Met Adrian Edmondson, her husband of 25 years, at The Comedy Strip in London.
Her Absolutely Fabulous character name, Edina Monsoon, was a play on Eddie Monsoon, which her actor-comedian husband, Adrian Edmondson, has used on stage and screen.
Declined an OBE in 2001.
Did all her own singing for her role in Shrek 2 (2004).
Songs by the Eurythmics, "Jennifer" and "Adrian," are dedicated to her and her husband, respectively.

Jennifer Saunders Relationships:
Adrian Edmondson - Husband
Eleanor Rose - Daughter
Beatrice Louise - Daughter
Freya Domenica - Daughter
Jennifer Saunders Awards:
2005 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Movie Villain - Winner
College:
Attended Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England

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