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Jennifer Saunders (born July 6, 1958 in Sleaford,
Lincolnshire) is a British comedienne,
actress and comedy writer.  She is most
widely known for playing Edina Monsoon in the
British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous and as the
voice of Fairy Godmother in the film Shrek 2. 

Saunders attended the Central School of Speech and
Drama in London. There she met Dawn French, and
the two performed together after graduation,
working the festival, cabaret, and stand-up
circuits. They were a central part of the
alternative comedy scene in the early 1980s. It
was around this time that both then worked with
comedy troupe The Comic Strip, where they
performed with many of the comedians who were to
become their generation's leading comedy
performers.  She and French then created French &
Saunders, a popular sketch comedy show for the
BBC.

Jennifer Saunders came to international attention
for her sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, which she
created, co-wrote, and in which she starred as
irresponsible booze-hound Edina Monsoon.

She has also appeared on the United States|US
television shows Roseanne and Friends, and in the
Spice Girls' movie Spice World.

In 2003, she was listed in The Observer as one of
the Observer's 50 funniest|50 funniest acts in
British comedy. In 2004 she played the Fairy
Godmother in Shrek 2; in the film she performed
the song "Holding Out for a Hero" (among others).

Jennifer Saunders is married to fellow comedian
Adrian Edmondson, with whom she has three
daughters.  The character of Edina Monsoon was
based on a character called Eddie Monsoon created
by husband Adrian Edmondson  for The Comic Strip. 
Eddie Monsoon was a failed comedian featuring in a
documentary style film about his failing career. 
It was called "Eddie Monsoon - A Life?".