Dawn French
October 11, 1957 (67 years old) in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 ·Joan Rivers at the BBCas Self (archive footage)
- 2023 ·The Magician's Elephantas Sister Marie (voice)
- 2022 ·Death on the Nileas Bowers
- 2021 ·Walk the Lineas Self - Judge
- 2021 ·An Audience with Adeleas Self
- 2019 ·RuPaul's Drag Race UKas Self - Guest Judge
- 2016 ·Deliciousas Gina Benelli
- 2016 ·Absolutely Fabulous: The Movieas Interviewer
- 2015 ·Travel Man: 48 Hours in...as Self - Guest
- 2013 ·The Wrong Mansas Linda
- 2013 ·Heading Outas Frances
- 2012 ·Superstaras Self - Chief Judge
- 2009 ·Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'as Self
- 2009 ·Psychovilleas Joy Aston
- 2009 ·Coralineas Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
- 2008 ·Lark Rise to Candlefordas Caroline Arless
- 2007 ·A Bucket O' French and Saundersas
- 2007 ·The Graham Norton Showas Self
- 2007 ·Comedy Shuffleas
- 2006 ·Jam and Jerusalemas Rosie Bales
- 2006 ·Love and Other Disastersas Therapist
- 2006 ·The One Showas Self - Guest
- 2006 ·The One Showas Self
- 2006 ·Davinaas
- 2005 ·The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeas Mrs. Beaver (voice)
- 2005 ·The F Wordas
- 2004 ·Agatha Christie's Marpleas Janet Erskine
- 2004 ·The Paul O'Grady Showas
- 2004 ·Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanas The Fat Lady
- 2003 ·Little Britainas
- 2003 ·Little Britainas Myfanwy
- 2002 ·Wild Westas Mary Trewednack
- 2002 ·Pongwiffyas
- 2002 ·V Graham Nortonas Self
- 2001 ·Happinessas Dawn French
- 2000 ·Maybe Babyas Charlene
- 2000 ·The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everythingas
- 1999 ·David Copperfieldas Mrs. Crupp
- 1999 ·Watership Downas
- 1999 ·Let Them Eat Cakeas
- 1998 ·Parkinsonas Self
- 1996 ·The Adventures of Pinocchioas Baker's Wife
- 1996 ·TFI Fridayas Self
- 1995 ·Look at the State We're In!as Clerk
- 1994 ·The Vicar of Dibleyas Revd Geraldine Granger
- 1993 ·The Legends of Treasure Islandas Jim Hawkins (voice)
- 1992 ·Absolutely Fabulousas Kathy
- 1991 ·Murder Most Horridas Various characters
- 1988 ·The Storytelleras Badsister 2
- 1988 ·Comic Reliefas
- 1987 ·Going Live!as Self
- 1987 ·French & Saundersas Various Characters
- 1985 ·The Supergrassas Andrea
- 1985 ·Girls On Topas Amanda
- 1985 ·Happy Familiesas Cook
- 1982 ·The Young Onesas Christian Evangelist
- 1982 ·The Young Onesas Devil in Advert
- 1982 ·The Young Onesas Easter Bunny
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Andrea
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as George
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Hermine
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Eleanor
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Tracy
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Ursula
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Monica
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Susie
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Jackie/First Nun
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Fiona/Frances
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Veronica
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Passion
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Consuela
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Nayler
- 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 Caroline
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Francesca
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Glynis Kinnock
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Gaynor
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Stella
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Dawn
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as
- 1982 ·Woganas Self
- 1978 ·An Audience with...as Self
- 1976 ·The Secret Policeman's Ballas Self
- 1949 ·The BAFTA Awardsas Self
- Future ·Can You Keep a Secret?as Debbie Fenton
- 2024 ·Kirsty MacColl at the BBCas Self (archive footage)
- 2024 ·The Nevermetsas Narrator
- 2023 ·Dawn French Is a Huge Twatas Self
- 2023 ·imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitteras Self - featured artist
- 2022 ·Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibleyas Self (archive material)
- 2022 ·Red Riding Hood: After Ever Afteras Twit
- 2021 ·The Secret World Of...as Self - Narrator
- 2021 ·French & Saunders: Funny Womenas Self
- 2021 ·The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Outas Self
- 2020 ·Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouseas Beatrix Potter
- 2020 ·A Baby Reindeer's First Christmasas Narrator
- 2020 ·The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdownas Geraldine Granger
- 2020 ·The Trouble with Maggie Coleas Maggie Cole
- 2019 ·Completely Bad Newsas Tracy
- 2017 ·300 Years of French & Saundersas
- 2017 ·Comic Relief: Red Nose Dayas Self
- 2017 ·Little Big Shotsas Host
- 2017 ·Confessions of the Paparazzias Self
- 2016 ·Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutesas Self
- 2016 ·Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBCas Self
- 2016 ·British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselvesas Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2012 ·Five Go to Rehabas George
- 2012 ·30 Years of Comic Stripas
- 2011 ·Matthew Bourne's Christmasas Self - Host
- 2011 ·Michael Bublé: Home for Christmasas Self
- 2011 ·Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughtiesas Self
- 2011 ·French & Saunders: The Ingenue Yearsas
- 2011 ·Gentlemen Prefer French & Saundersas
- 2010 ·Psychoville Halloween Specialas Joy Aston
- 2010 ·Roger & Val Have Just Got Inas Val Stevenson
- 2008 ·French and Saunders: Still Aliveas Self
- 2007 ·Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedyas Presenter
- 2007 ·More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedyas Presenter
- 2007 ·Donizetti: La Fille du Régimentas La Duchesse de Crackentorp
- 2006 ·When Comedy Changed Foreveras Self (archive material)
- 2005 ·The Comic Strip - A Retrospectiveas Self
- 2005 ·Comic Aidas
- 2004 ·Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?as Self - Narrator
- 2004 ·Bosom Palsas
- 2002 ·Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedyas
- 2002 ·The Best of French & Saundersas Various
- 2002 ·Ted and Aliceas
- 2001 ·Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacCollas Self
- 2000 ·French & Saunders - Liveas Various roles
- 1999 ·Milkas Virginia
- 1998 ·Four Men in a Caras Stella
- 1997 ·Sex & Chocolateas Bev Bodger
- 1997 ·Treasure Islandas Jim Hawkins
- 1994 ·Dustyas Self - Presenter
- 1993 ·Tender Loving Careas Elaine Dobbs
- 1993 ·The Legends of Treasure Islandas Jim Hawkins (voice)
- 1993 ·Space Virgins from Planet Sexas Gaynor
- 1993 ·French & Saunders: At the Moviesas
- 1992 ·In Dreamsas Driving Instructor
- 1992 ·Red Nose of Courageas Glynis Kinnock
- 1991 ·Amnesty International's Big 30as Self
- 1990 ·The Tale of Little Pig Robinsonas Porcas
- 1990 ·French & Saunders LIVEas
- 1990 ·Spaghetti Hoopsas Francesca
- 1990 ·Oxfordas Caroline
- 1990 ·South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!as Frances
- 1990 ·South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1as Frances / Mrs. Shines
- 1990 ·GLC: The Carnage Continuesas Cher as Joan Ruddock
- 1989 ·The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ballas Self
- 1989 ·Communicators From Hellas
- 1989 ·Employees From Hellas
- 1989 ·Bosses From Hellas
- 1988 ·An Audience With Victoria Woodas Self
- 1988 ·Mr Jolly Lives Next Dooras Mrs. Cooper
- 1988 ·More Bad Newsas Rachel
- 1988 ·The Strikeas Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
- 1987 ·Eat the Richas Debbie Draws
- 1986 ·Experiment IVas Lab Assistant 1
- 1986 ·The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Liveas
- 1986 ·Comedians Do It On Stageas Self
- 1986 ·Private Enterpriseas Nayler
- 1986 ·Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)as Consuela
- 1984 ·Slagsas Passion
- 1984 ·Eddie Monsoon - a Life?as Veronica
- 1984 ·Gino: Full Story and Picsas Fiona/Frances
- 1984 ·A Fistful of Travellers' Chequesas Jackie
- 1984 ·Susieas Susie
- 1984 ·Dirty Movieas Monica
- 1983 ·Five Go Mad on Mescalinas George
- 1983 ·Summer Schoolas Ursula
- 1983 ·Bad Newsas Tracy
- 1983 ·The Beat Generationas Eleanor
- 1983 ·Waras Hermine
- 1982 ·Five Go Mad in Dorsetas George
- 1981 ·The Comic Stripas