Dawn French

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1957-10-11

Place of Birth

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
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Dawn French

Biography

Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, comedian, presenter and writer. French is known for writing and starring on the BBC comedy sketch show French and Saunders with her best friend and comedy partner, Jennifer Saunders, and played the lead role as Geraldine Granger in the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley. She has been nominated for seven BAFTA TV Awards and won a BAFTA Fellowship with Saunders in 2009.

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Acting History

2026
Becoming Victoria Wood as Self
2025
BeddyByes as Gramma Leeba
2024
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2024
The Nevermets as Narrator
2023
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat as Self
2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self - Featured Artist
2023
The Magician's Elephant as Sister Marie (voice)
2022
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley as Self (archive material)
2022
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After as Twit
2022
Death on the Nile as Bowers
2021
Walk the Line as Self - Judge
2021
An Audience with Adele as Self
2021
The Secret World Of... as Self - Narrator
2021
French & Saunders: Funny Women as Self
2021
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out as Self
2020
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse as Beatrix Potter
2020
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas as Narrator
2020
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown as Geraldine Granger
2020
The Trouble with Maggie Cole as Maggie Cole
2019
Completely Bad News as Tracy
2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge
2017
300 Years of French & Saunders
2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Self
2017
Little Big Shots as Host
2016
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes as Self
2016
Delicious as Gina Benelli
2016
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC as Self
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Interviewer
2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest
2013
The Wrong Mans as Linda
2013
Heading Out as Frances
2012
Five Go to Rehab as George
2012
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Superstar as Self - Chief Judge
2011
Matthew Bourne's Christmas as Self - Host
2011
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas as Self
2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
2011
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
2011
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
2010
Psychoville Halloween Special as Joy Aston
2010
Roger & Val Have Just Got In as Val Stevenson
2009
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' as Self
2009
Psychoville as Joy Aston
2009
Coraline as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
2008
French and Saunders: Still Alive as Self
2008
Lark Rise to Candleford as Caroline Arless
2007
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy as Presenter
2007
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy as Presenter
2007
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment as La Duchesse de Crackentorp
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007
Comedy Shuffle
2006
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Presenter
2006
Jam and Jerusalem as Rosie Bales
2006
Love and Other Disasters as Therapist
2006
The One Show as Self - Guest
2006
The One Show as Self
2006
When Comedy Changed Forever as Self (archive material)
2006
Davina
2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
2005
The F Word
2005
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective as Self
2005
Comic Aid
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple as Janet Erskine
2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self - Narrator
2004
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as The Fat Lady
2004
Bosom Pals
2002
Wild West as Mary Trewednack
2002
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002
The Best of French & Saunders as Various
2002
Pongwiffy
2002
V Graham Norton as Self
2002
Ted and Alice
2001
Happiness as Dawn French
2001
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl as Self
2000
French & Saunders - Live as Various roles
2000
Maybe Baby as Charlene
2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
1999
David Copperfield as Mrs. Crupp
1999
It’s Lulu as Self
1999
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
Milk as Virginia
1998
Four Men in a Car as Stella
1998
Parkinson as Self
1997
Sex & Chocolate as Bev Bodger
1997
Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins
1996
The Adventures of Pinocchio as Baker's Wife
1996
TFI Friday as Self
1995
Look at the State We're In! as Mrs Duvet
1994
The Vicar of Dibley as Revd Geraldine Granger
1994
Harry Enfield and Chums as Mrs Goggins
1994
Dusty as Self - Presenter
1993
Tender Loving Care as Elaine Dobbs
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins (voice)
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins (voice)
1993
Space Virgins from Planet Sex as Gaynor
1993
French & Saunders: At the Movies
1992
In Dreams as Driving Instructor
1992
Absolutely Fabulous as Kathy
1992
Red Nose of Courage as Glynis Kinnock
1991
Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self
1991
Murder Most Horrid as Various characters
1990
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson as Porcas
1990
French & Saunders LIVE
1990
Spaghetti Hoops as Francesca
1990
Oxford as Caroline
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! as Frances
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Frances / Mrs. Shines
1990
GLC: The Carnage Continues as Cher as Joan Ruddock
1989
Employees From Hell
1989
Bosses From Hell
1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
1989
Communicators From Hell
1988
An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self
1988
The Storyteller as Badsister 2
1988
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door as Mrs. Cooper
1988
More Bad News as Rachel
1988
The Strike as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
1987
Eat the Rich as Debbie Draws
1987
Going Live! as Self
1987
French & Saunders as Various Characters
1987
The Silurian Disruption as Silurian #1
1986
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as Self
1986
Comedians Do It On Stage as Self
1986
Private Enterprise as Nayler
1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) as Consuela
1985
The Supergrass as Andrea
1985
Girls On Top as Amanda
1985
Happy Families as Cook
1984
Slags as Passion
1984
Eddie Monsoon - a Life? as Veronica
1984
Gino: Full Story and Pics as Fiona/Frances
1984
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques as Jackie
1984
Susie as Susie
1984
Dirty Movie as Monica
1983
Five Go Mad on Mescalin as George
1983
Summer School as Ursula
1983
Bad News as Tracy
1983
The Beat Generation as Eleanor
1983
War as Hermine
1982
The Young Ones as Christian Evangelist
1982
The Young Ones as Devil in Advert
1982
The Young Ones as Easter Bunny
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as George
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Passion
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Tracy
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Susie
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Veronica
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Ursula
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Hermine
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Jackie/First Nun
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Consuela
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Eleanor
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Monica
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Nayler
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Fiona/Frances
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Rachel
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Mrs. Cooper
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Frances/Mrs. Shines
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Frances
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Joan
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Francesca
1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Caroline
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
Five Go Mad in Dorset as George
1982
Wogan as Self
1981
The Comic Strip
1978
An Audience with... as Self
1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
1949
The BAFTA Awards as Self
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Can You Keep a Secret? as Debbie Fendon