Dawn French
- Born
- October 11, 1957 (68 years old)
- Place of birth
- Holyhead, Wales, UK
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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Known for
★ 8.0Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
★ 7.9Coraline
2009
★ 7.1The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
★ 6.4Death on the Nile
2022
★ 7.8Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
★ 7.6Absolutely Fabulous
1992
★ 8.2The Storyteller
1988
★ 7.9The Young Ones
1982
★ 5.3Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
★ 7.3The Vicar of Dibley
1994
★ 6.8The Magician's Elephant
2023
★ 5.8Love and Other Disasters
2006
Filmography
- —Experiment IVExperiment IVFilm · First Assistant
- 2026Becoming Victoria WoodFilm · Self
- 2026Can You Keep a Secret?Series · Debbie Fendon
- 2026Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer SuburbiaSeries
- 2025BeddyByesSeries · Gramma Leeba
- 2024Kirsty MacColl at the BBCFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2024Joan Rivers at the BBCFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2023Dawn French Is a Huge TwatFilm · Self
- 2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterFilm · Self - Featured Artist
- 2023The Magician's ElephantFilm · Sister Marie (voice)★ 6.8
- 2022Comedy Classics: The Vicar of DibleyFilm · Self (archive material)
- 2022Red Riding Hood: After Ever AfterFilm · Twit
- 2022Death on the NileFilm · Bowers★ 6.4
- 2021An Audience with AdeleFilm · Self★ 8.4
- 2021French & Saunders: Funny WomenFilm · Self
- 2021The Vicar of Dibley: Inside OutFilm · Self
- 2020Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious MouseFilm · Beatrix Potter★ 6.0
- 2020A Baby Reindeer's First ChristmasFilm · Narrator
- 2020The Vicar of Dibley: In LockdownFilm · Geraldine Granger
- 2020The Big Night InFilm · Self
- 2020The Trouble with Maggie ColeSeries · Maggie Cole
- 2019Completely Bad NewsFilm · Tracy
- 2017300 Years of French & SaundersFilm
- 2017Comic Relief: Red Nose DayFilm · Self
- 2016Dawn French Live: 30 Million MinutesFilm · Self
- 2016DeliciousSeries · Gina Benelli
- 2016Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBCFilm · Self
- 2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesFilm · Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2016Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieFilm · Interviewer★ 5.3
- 2013The Wrong MansSeries · Linda★ 7.3
- 2013Heading OutSeries · Frances
- 2012Five Go to RehabFilm · George
- 201230 Years of Comic StripFilm
- 2011Matthew Bourne's ChristmasFilm · Self - Host
- 2011Michael Bublé: Home for ChristmasMichael Bublé: Home for ChristmasFilm · Self
- 2011Catherine Tate: Laughing at the NoughtiesFilm · Self
- 2011French & Saunders: The Ingenue YearsFilm
- 2011Gentlemen Prefer French & SaundersFilm
- 2010Psychoville Halloween SpecialFilm · Joy Aston
- 2010Roger & Val Have Just Got InSeries · Val Stevenson
- 2009Victoria Wood: Seen on TVFilm · Self
- 2009Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'Film · Self
- 2009PsychovilleSeries · Joy Aston★ 6.9
- 2009CoralineFilm · Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)★ 7.9
- 2008French & Saunders: Still AliveFilm · Self
- 2008Lark Rise to CandlefordSeries · Caroline Arless★ 8.4
- 2007Dawn French's Boys Who Do ComedyDawn French's Boys Who Do ComedySeries · Presenter
- 2007More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: ComedySeries · Presenter
- 2007A Bucket O' French and SaundersSeries
- 2007Donizetti: La Fille du RégimentFilm · La Duchesse de Crackentorp
- 2007Comedy ShuffleComedy ShuffleSeries
- 2006More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: ComedySeries · Presenter
- 2006Jam and JerusalemSeries · Rosie Bales
- 2006Love and Other DisastersFilm · Therapist★ 5.8
- 2006When Comedy Changed ForeverFilm · Self (archive material)
- 2006DavinaDavinaSeries
- 2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeFilm · Mrs. Beaver (voice)★ 7.1
- 2005The F WordSeries★ 6.2
- 2005The Comic Strip - A RetrospectiveFilm · Self
- 2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyThe Funny Blokes of British ComedyFilm · Self
- 2005Comic AidComic AidFilm
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleSeries · Janet Erskine★ 7.8
- 2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?Film · Self - Narrator
- 2004The Paul O'Grady ShowSeries
- 2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanFilm · The Fat Lady★ 8.0
- 2004Bosom PalsBosom PalsSeries
- 2002Wild WestSeries · Mary Trewednack
- 2002Dawn French's Girls Who Do ComedySeries
- 2002The Best of French & SaundersFilm · Various
- 2002PongwiffyPongwiffySeries
- 2002Ted and AliceTed and AliceSeries
- 2001We Know Where You Live. Live!Film · Self
- 2001HappinessSeries · Dawn French
- 2001Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacCollFilm · Self
- 2000French & Saunders - LiveFilm · Various roles
- 2000Maybe BabyFilm · Charlene★ 5.5
- 2000The Nearly Complete and Utter History of EverythingSeries
- 1999David CopperfieldSeries · Mrs. Crupp★ 7.1
- 1999It’s LuluFilm · Self
- 1999Let Them Eat CakeSeries
- 1999MilkFilm · Virginia
- 1998Four Men in a CarFilm · Stella
- 1997Sex & ChocolateFilm · Bev Bodger
- 1997Treasure IslandTreasure IslandFilm · Jim Hawkins
- 1996The Adventures of PinocchioFilm · Baker's Wife★ 5.3
- 1996TFI FridaySeries
- 1995Look at the State We're In!Look at the State We're In!Series · Mrs Duvet
- 1994French and Saunders' Christmas CarolFilm · Various Roles
- 1994The Vicar of DibleySeries · Revd Geraldine Granger★ 7.3
- 1994Harry Enfield and ChumsSeries · Mrs Goggins★ 7.2
- 1994DustyFilm · Self - Presenter
- 1993Tender Loving CareFilm · Elaine Dobbs
- 1993The Legends of Treasure IslandFilm · Jim Hawkins (voice)
- 1993The Legends of Treasure IslandSeries · Jim Hawkins (voice)
- 1993Space Virgins from Planet SexFilm · Gaynor
- 1993French & Saunders: At the MoviesFilm
- 1992In DreamsIn DreamsFilm · Driving Instructor
- 1992Absolutely FabulousSeries · Kathy★ 7.6
- 1992Red Nose of CourageFilm · Glynis Kinnock
- 1991Amnesty International's Big 30Film · Self
- 1991Murder Most HorridSeries · WPC Diane Softly, Maria, Judy Talent, Rita Proops / Rita Proops II, Bunty Breslaw, Miss Katie Hatcliffe / Mrs Sonya Redfern, Tina Mellish, Denise Cunningham, Maude Jenkins, Lily, Verity Hodge, Vicki, Sally Fairfax, Dr Kate Marshall, Daisy Talwinning, Linda Bryce, Wendy Hodge, The Grim Reaper, Lily Wood-Newton, Tracey Phillips, WPC Barbara Greaves / Whoopi Stone, Harriet Snellgrove, Jill Tanner, Tiffany Drapes
- 1990The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonFilm · Porcas
- 1990French & Saunders LIVEFilm
- 1990Spaghetti HoopsFilm · Francesca
- 1990OxfordFilm · Caroline
- 1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1Film · Frances / Mrs. Shines
- 1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!Film · Frances
- 1990GLC: The Carnage ContinuesFilm · Cher as Joan Ruddock
- 1989Screen OneSeries · Elaine Dobbs
- 1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest BallFilm · Self
- 1989Bosses From HellFilm
- 1989Communicators From HellFilm
- 1989Employees From HellFilm
- 1989Customer Service From HellFilm
- 1989Colleagues From HellFilm
- 1989Interviewers From HellFilm
- 1988French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88Film · Various Characters
- 1988An Audience With Victoria WoodFilm · Self
- 1988The Storyteller: SapsorrowFilm · Badsister 2
- 1988The StorytellerSeries · Badsister 2★ 8.2
- 1988Mr Jolly Lives Next DoorFilm · Mrs. Cooper
- 1988More Bad NewsFilm · Rachel
- 1988The StrikeFilm · Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
- 1987Eat the RichFilm · Debbie Draws★ 6.2
- 1987French & SaundersSeries · Various Characters★ 7.4
- 1987The Silurian DisruptionThe Silurian DisruptionFilm · Silurian #1
- 1986The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video LiveFilm · Self
- 1986Comedians Do It On StageFilm · Self
- 1986Private EnterpriseFilm · Nayler
- 1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)Film · Consuela
- 1985The SupergrassFilm · Andrea
- 1985Girls On TopSeries · Amanda
- 1985Happy FamiliesSeries · Cook
- 1984SlagsFilm · Passion
- 1984Eddie Monsoon - a Life?Film · Veronica
- 1984Gino: Full Story and PicsFilm · Fiona/Frances
- 1984A Fistful of Travellers' ChequesFilm · Jackie
- 1984SusieFilm · Susie
- 1984Dirty MovieFilm · Monica
- 1983Five Go Mad on MescalinFilm · George
- 1983Summer SchoolFilm · Ursula
- 1983Bad NewsFilm · Tracy
- 1983The Beat GenerationFilm · Eleanor
- 1983WarFilm · Hermine
- 1982The Young OnesSeries · Christian Evangelist, Devil in Advert, Easter Bunny★ 7.9
- 1982Five Go Mad in DorsetFilm · George
- 1982The Comic Strip Presents...Series · George, Ursula, Hermine, Veronica, Passion, Eleanor, Nayler, Jackie/First Nun, Consuela, Susie, Fiona/Frances, Tracy, Monica, Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity, Rachel, Mrs. Cooper, Joan, Frances/Mrs. Shines, Frances, Caroline, Francesca
- 1981The Comic StripFilm
- 1978The South Bank ShowSeries
