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 · The Nevermets as Narrator
- 2023 · The Magician's Elephant as Sister Marie (voice)
- 2022 · Death on the Nile as Bowers
- 2021 · Walk the Line as Self - Judge
- 2021 · The Secret World Of... as Self - Narrator
- 2020 · Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse as Beatrix Potter
- 2020 · The Trouble with Maggie Cole as Maggie Cole
- 2019 · RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge
- 2017 · Little Big Shots as Host
- 2016 · Delicious as Gina Benelli
- 2015 · Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest
- 2013 · The Wrong Mans as Linda
- 2013 · Heading Out as Frances
- 2012 · Superstar as Self - Chief Judge
- 2010 · Roger & Val Have Just Got In as Val Stevenson
- 2009 · Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' as Self
- 2009 · Psychoville as Joy Aston
- 2009 · Coraline as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
- 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 as
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Comedy Shuffle as
- 2006 · Jam and Jerusalem as Rosie Bales
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Davina as
- 2005 · The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
- 2005 · The F Word as
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Janet Erskine
- 2004 · The Paul O'Grady Show as
- 2004 · Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as The Fat Lady
- 2004 · Bosom Pals as
- 2002 · Wild West as Mary Trewednack
- 2002 · Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy as
- 2002 · Pongwiffy as
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · Ted and Alice as
- 2001 · Happiness as Dawn French
- 2000 · The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything as
- 1999 · David Copperfield as Mrs. Crupp
- 1999 · Watership Down as
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1996 · TFI Friday as Self
- 1995 · Look at the State We're In! as Clerk
- 1994 · The Vicar of Dibley as Revd Geraldine Granger
- 1994 · Harry Enfield and Chums as Mrs Goggins
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins (voice)
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Kathy
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Various characters
- 1988 · The Storyteller as Badsister 2
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1987 · French & Saunders as Various Characters
- 1985 · Girls On Top as Amanda
- 1985 · Happy Families as Cook
- 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 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
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1976 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 1949 · The BAFTA Awards as Self
- Future · Can You Keep a Secret? as Debbie Fendon
- 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)
- 2023 · Dawn French Is a Huge Twat as Self
- 2023 · imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self - featured artist
- 2022 · Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley as Self (archive material)
- 2022 · Red Riding Hood: After Ever After as Twit
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · French & Saunders: Funny Women as Self
- 2021 · The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out as Self
- 2020 · A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas as Narrator
- 2020 · The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown as Geraldine Granger
- 2019 · Completely Bad News as Tracy
- 2017 · 300 Years of French & Saunders as
- 2017 · Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Self
- 2017 · Confessions of the Paparazzi as Self
- 2016 · Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes as Self
- 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
- 2012 · Five Go to Rehab as George
- 2012 · 30 Years of Comic Strip as
- 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 · Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders as
- 2011 · French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years as
- 2010 · Psychoville Halloween Special as Joy Aston
- 2008 · French and Saunders: Still Alive as Self
- 2007 · Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment as La Duchesse de Crackentorp
- 2006 · Love and Other Disasters as Therapist
- 2006 · When Comedy Changed Forever as Self (archive material)
- 2005 · The Comic Strip - A Retrospective as Self
- 2005 · Comic Aid as
- 2004 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self - Narrator
- 2002 · The Best of French & Saunders as Various
- 2001 · Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl as Self
- 2000 · French & Saunders - Live as Various roles
- 2000 · Maybe Baby as Charlene
- 1999 · Milk as Virginia
- 1998 · Four Men in a Car as Stella
- 1997 · Sex & Chocolate as Bev Bodger
- 1997 · Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins
- 1996 · The Adventures of Pinocchio as Baker's Wife
- 1994 · Dusty as Self - Presenter
- 1993 · Tender Loving Care as Elaine Dobbs
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins (voice)
- 1993 · Space Virgins from Planet Sex as Gaynor
- 1993 · French & Saunders: At the Movies as
- 1992 · In Dreams as Driving Instructor
- 1992 · Red Nose of Courage as Glynis Kinnock
- 1991 · Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self
- 1990 · The Tale of Little Pig Robinson as Porcas
- 1990 · French & Saunders LIVE as
- 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 · Communicators From Hell as
- 1989 · The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
- 1989 · Employees From Hell as
- 1989 · Bosses From Hell as
- 1988 · An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self
- 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 · The Silurian Disruption as Silurian #1
- 1986 · Experiment IV as Lab Assistant 1
- 1986 · The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as
- 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
- 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 · Five Go Mad in Dorset as George
- 1981 · The Comic Strip as