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
Joanna Lumley Midler: One Night Only", a one-off ITV special. In 2015 she presented a three-part factual series for ITV called "Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure". The series saw Lumley travel 6400 miles from Hong Kong to Moscow, along the Trans-Siberian Railway. In September 2016, she presented "Joanna Lumley's Japan", a three-part documentary series for ITV and in July 2017, she presented "Joanna Lumley's India" for ITV. In 2018 she presented "Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure", a four-part travelogue covering eight countries which were part of the ancient trade route. Lumley is also known for her support for Gurkhas, the exiled Tibetan people