Jennifer Saunders received a BAFTA fellowship in 2009. Saunders received acclaim through the early to mid-1990s for writing and playing the main character of Edina Monsoon in the BBC sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous". She has guest-starred in the American sitcoms "Roseanne" and "Friends" and won the People's Choice Awards for voicing the evil Fairy Godmother in DreamWorks' animated "Shrek 2". In 2015, Saunders voiced Queen Elizabeth II in the animated comedy film "Minions", and in 2016 she voiced Nana Noodleman in the animated musical film "Sing". Jennifer Jane Saunders was born on 6 July 1958 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England. Her mother, Jane, was
June Whitfield the nurse in the opening scene of "The Blood Donor" ("Hancock", 1961). In 1959, she appeared in "Carry On Nurse", the first of her four appearances in the "Carry On" film series. Whitfield gained her first starring role, in the sitcom "Beggar My Neighbour" (1966), playing Rose Garvey. The year after "Beggar My Neighbour" finished in 1968, Whitfield appeared on "Scott On..." for six years until 1974. This started a working relationship with Terry Scott that lasted until 1987. During "Scott On. .." she had also appeared in "The Best Things In Life", "The Goodies", "The Dick Emery Show", "Bless