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
Jane Horrocks April 2009. In 2009, Horrocks took the lead in the BBC TV production "Gracie!", a drama portraying the life of Gracie Fields during World War II and her relationship with the Italian-born director Monty Banks (played by Tom Hollander). On Tuesday 14 January 2014, Horrocks appeared as a contestant on The Great Sport Relief Bake Off on BBC Two— the celebrity version of The Great British Bake Off—hosted by Jo Brand and broadcast to help raise money for the charity Sport Relief. The other contestants were TV and radio presenter Kirsty Young, choreographer Jason Gardiner, and Olympic athlete Greg Rutherford.