Jennifer Saunders
(1958-), Actor and comedianSitter in 9 portraits
Worked together with Dawn French in clubs before breaking into television as part of the Comic Strip team. Their own television series, French and Saunders, was launched in 1987. Her individual career includes Absolutely Fabulous.
Watch a film clip on the sitter from the BBC Archive in the Media section below
Dawn French; Jennifer Saunders
by Trevor Leighton
bromide print, 1984
NPG x29720
Dawn French; Jennifer Saunders
by Trevor Leighton
bromide print, 3 February 1988
NPG x35344
Dawn French; Jennifer Saunders
by Trevor Leighton
bromide print, 3 February 1988
NPG x35343
Jennifer Saunders; Dawn French as 'French and Saunders'
by Trevor Leighton
bromide print, 1989
NPG x35345
Jennifer Saunders; Dawn French
by Trevor Leighton
bromide fibre print, 1989
NPG x47380
Dawn French; Jennifer Saunders
by Jillian Edelstein
bromide print, 1991
NPG x45386
Joanna Lumley; Jennifer Saunders as Edina and Patsy in 'Absolutely Fabulous'
by Trevor Leighton
cibachrome print, 1996
NPG x125837
by Trevor Leighton
bromide fibre print, 1998
NPG x87780
Jennifer Saunders; Dawn French as 'French and Saunders'
by Trevor Leighton
bromide print, 2000
NPG x88363
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