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Dawn French

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
212

Gender
Female

Birthday
October 11, 1957 (68 years old)

Place of Birth
Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK

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.

Known For

Acting

2026Becoming Victoria Woodas Self
2026Can You Keep a Secret?as Debbie Fendon
2026Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbiaas
2025BeddyByesas Gramma Leeba
2024Kirsty MacColl at the BBCas Self (archive footage)
2024Joan Rivers at the BBCas Self (archive footage)
2024The Nevermetsas Narrator
2023Dawn French Is a Huge Twatas Self
2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitteras Self - Featured Artist
2023The Magician's Elephantas Sister Marie (voice)
2022Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibleyas Self (archive material)
2022Red Riding Hood: After Ever Afteras Twit
2022Death on the Nileas Bowers
2021Walk the Lineas Self - Judge
2021An Audience with Adeleas Self
2021The Secret World Of...as Self - Narrator
2021French & Saunders: Funny Womenas Self
2021The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Outas Self
2020Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouseas Beatrix Potter
2020A Baby Reindeer's First Christmasas Narrator
2020The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdownas Geraldine Granger
2020The Big Night Inas Self
2020The Trouble with Maggie Coleas Maggie Cole
2019Completely Bad Newsas Tracy
2019RuPaul's Drag Race UKas Self - Guest Judge
2017300 Years of French & Saundersas
2017Comic Relief: Red Nose Dayas Self
2017Little Big Shotsas Self - Host
2016Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutesas Self
2016Deliciousas Gina Benelli
2016Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBCas Self
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselvesas Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016Absolutely Fabulous: The Movieas Interviewer
2015TFI Fridayas Self
2015Travel Man: 48 Hours in...as Self - Guest
2013The Wrong Mansas Linda
2013Heading Outas Frances
2012Five Go to Rehabas George
201230 Years of Comic Stripas
2012Superstaras Self - Chief Judge
2011Matthew Bourne's Christmasas Self - Host
2011Michael Bublé: Home for Christmasas Self
2011Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughtiesas Self
2011French & Saunders: The Ingenue Yearsas
2011Gentlemen Prefer French & Saundersas
2010Psychoville Halloween Specialas Joy Aston
2010Roger & Val Have Just Got Inas Val Stevenson
2009Victoria Wood: Seen on TVas
2009Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'as Self
2009Psychovilleas Joy Aston
2009Coralineas Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
2008French & Saunders: Still Aliveas Self
2008Lark Rise to Candlefordas Caroline Arless
2007Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedyas Presenter
2007More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedyas Presenter
2007A Bucket O' French and Saundersas
2007Donizetti: La Fille du Régimentas La Duchesse de Crackentorp
2007The Graham Norton Showas Self
2007Comedy Shuffleas
2006More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedyas Presenter
2006Jam and Jerusalemas Rosie Bales
2006Love and Other Disastersas Therapist
2006The One Showas Self
2006The One Showas Self - Guest
2006When Comedy Changed Foreveras Self (archive material)
2006Davinaas
2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeas Mrs. Beaver (voice)
2005The F Wordas
2005The Comic Strip - A Retrospectiveas Self
2005The Funny Blokes of British Comedyas Self
2005Comic Aidas
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Janet Erskine
2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?as Self - Narrator
2004The Paul O'Grady Showas
2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanas The Fat Lady
2004Bosom Palsas
2002Wild Westas Mary Trewednack
2002Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedyas
2002The Best of French & Saundersas Various
2002Pongwiffyas
2002V Graham Nortonas Self
2002Ted and Aliceas
2001Happinessas Dawn French
2001Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacCollas Self
2000French & Saunders - Liveas Various roles
2000Maybe Babyas Charlene
2000The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everythingas
1999David Copperfieldas Mrs. Crupp
1999It’s Luluas Self
1999Let Them Eat Cakeas
1999Milkas Virginia
1998Four Men in a Caras Stella
1998Parkinsonas Self
1997Sex & Chocolateas Bev Bodger
1997Treasure Islandas Jim Hawkins
1996The Adventures of Pinocchioas Baker's Wife
1996TFI Fridayas Self
1995Look at the State We're In!as Mrs Duvet
1994French and Saunders' Christmas Carolas Various Roles
1994The Vicar of Dibleyas Revd Geraldine Granger
1994Harry Enfield and Chumsas Mrs Goggins
1994Dustyas Self - Presenter
1993Tender Loving Careas Elaine Dobbs
1993The Legends of Treasure Islandas Jim Hawkins (voice)
1993The Legends of Treasure Islandas Jim Hawkins (voice)
1993Space Virgins from Planet Sexas Gaynor
1993French & Saunders: At the Moviesas
1992In Dreamsas Driving Instructor
1992Absolutely Fabulousas Kathy
1992Red Nose of Courageas Glynis Kinnock
1991Amnesty International's Big 30as Self
1991Murder Most Horridas Bunty Breslaw
1991Murder Most Horridas Daisy Talwinning
1991Murder Most Horridas Denise Cunningham
1991Murder Most Horridas Dr Kate Marshall
1991Murder Most Horridas Harriet Snellgrove
1991Murder Most Horridas Jill Tanner
1991Murder Most Horridas Judy Talent
1991Murder Most Horridas Lily
1991Murder Most Horridas Lily Wood-Newton
1991Murder Most Horridas Linda Bryce
1991Murder Most Horridas Maria
1991Murder Most Horridas Maude Jenkins
1991Murder Most Horridas Miss Katie Hatcliffe / Mrs Sonya Redfern
1991Murder Most Horridas Rita Proops / Rita Proops II
1991Murder Most Horridas Sally Fairfax
1991Murder Most Horridas The Grim Reaper
1991Murder Most Horridas Tiffany Drapes
1991Murder Most Horridas Tina Mellish
1991Murder Most Horridas Tracey Phillips
1991Murder Most Horridas Verity Hodge
1991Murder Most Horridas Vicki
1991Murder Most Horridas WPC Barbara Greaves / Whoopi Stone
1991Murder Most Horridas WPC Diane Softly
1991Murder Most Horridas Wendy Hodge
1990The Tale of Little Pig Robinsonas Porcas
1990French & Saunders LIVEas
1990Spaghetti Hoopsas Francesca
1990Oxfordas Caroline
1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1as Frances / Mrs. Shines
1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!as Frances
1990GLC: The Carnage Continuesas Cher as Joan Ruddock
1989Screen Oneas Elaine Dobbs
1989Bosses From Hellas
1989Communicators From Hellas
1989Employees From Hellas
1989Customer Service From Hellas
1989Colleagues From Hellas
1989Interviewers From Hellas
1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ballas Self
1988French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88as Various Characters
1988An Audience With Victoria Woodas Self
1988The Storyteller: Sapsorrowas Badsister 2
1988The Storytelleras Badsister 2
1988Mr Jolly Lives Next Dooras Mrs. Cooper
1988More Bad Newsas Rachel
1988The Strikeas Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
1987Eat the Richas Debbie Draws
1987Going Live!as Self
1987French & Saundersas Various Characters
1987The Silurian Disruptionas Silurian #1
1986The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Liveas Self
1986Comedians Do It On Stageas Self
1986Private Enterpriseas Nayler
1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)as Consuela
1985The Supergrassas Andrea
1985Girls On Topas Amanda
1985Happy Familiesas Cook
1985Happy Familiesas Cook
1984Slagsas Passion
1984Eddie Monsoon - a Life?as Veronica
1984Gino: Full Story and Picsas Fiona/Frances
1984A Fistful of Travellers' Chequesas Jackie
1984Susieas Susie
1984Dirty Movieas Monica
1983Five Go Mad on Mescalinas George
1983Summer Schoolas Ursula
1983Bad Newsas Tracy
1983The Beat Generationas Eleanor
1983Waras Hermine
1982The Young Onesas Christian Evangelist
1982The Young Onesas Devil in Advert
1982The Young Onesas Easter Bunny
1982Five Go Mad in Dorsetas George
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Caroline
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Consuela
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Eleanor
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Fiona/Frances
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Frances
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Frances/Mrs. Shines
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Francesca
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as George
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Hermine
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Jackie/First Nun
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Joan
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Monica
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Mrs. Cooper
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Nayler
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Passion
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Rachel
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Susie
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Tracy
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Ursula
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Veronica
1982Woganas Self
1981The Comic Stripas
1978An Audience with...as Self
1976The Secret Policeman's Ballas Self
1949The BAFTA Awardsas Self
Experiment IVas First Assistant

Production

2026Can You Keep a Secret?...Executive Producer
2023Dawn French Is a Huge Twat...Writer
2010Roger & Val Have Just Got In...Creator
2008French & Saunders: Still Alive...Writer
2007A Bucket O' French and Saunders...Creator
2006More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy...Creator
2006Jam and Jerusalem...Creator
2002Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy...Creator
2002The Best of French & Saunders...Writer
2001Absolutely Fabulous...Writer
2000French & Saunders - Live...Writer
1995How to Be Absolutely Fabulous...Writer
1994French and Saunders' Christmas Carol...Writer
1992Absolutely Fabulous...Creator
1988French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88...Writer
1987French & Saunders...Creator
1987French & Saunders...Writer
1987The Silurian Disruption...Writer
1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)...Writer
1985Girls On Top...Creator
1985Girls On Top...Writer
1983Summer School...Writer
1982The Comic Strip Presents......Writer
1981The Comic Strip...Writer