Dawn French
October 11, 1957 (69 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
- 2026 · TFI Unplugged as
- 2026 · Becoming Victoria Wood as Self
- 2026 · Can You Keep a Secret? as Debbie Fendon
- 2026 · Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia as
- 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 Big Night In as Self
- 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 as
- 2017 · Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Self
- 2017 · Little Big Shots as Self - 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 · TFI Friday as Self
- 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 as
- 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 · 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments as Self - The Fat Lady
- 2011 · Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders as
- 2011 · French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years as
- 2010 · Little Crackers as HM The Queen Mother
- 2010 · Psychoville Halloween Special as Joy Aston
- 2010 · Roger & Val Have Just Got In as Val Stevenson
- 2009 · Victoria Wood: Seen on TV as Self
- 2009 · Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' as Self
- 2009 · Psychoville as Joy Aston
- 2009 · Coraline as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
- 2008 · French & Saunders: Still Alive as Self
- 2008 · Lark Rise to Candleford as Caroline Arless
- 2007 · Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy as Self - Presenter
- 2007 · More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy as Presenter
- 2007 · A Bucket O' French and Saunders as
- 2007 · Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment as La Duchesse de Crackentorp
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Comedy Shuffle as
- 2006 · More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Self - 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 as
- 2005 · The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
- 2005 · The F Word as
- 2005 · The Comic Strip - A Retrospective as Self
- 2005 · The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Self
- 2005 · Comic Aid as
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Janet Erskine
- 2004 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self - Narrator
- 2004 · The Paul O'Grady Show as
- 2004 · Parkinson as Self - Guest
- 2004 · Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as The Fat Lady
- 2004 · Bosom Pals as
- 2003 · More Great Comedy Moments as Dr. French (archive footage)
- 2002 · Wild West as Mary Trewednack
- 2002 · Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy as Self - Presenter
- 2002 · The Best of French & Saunders as Various
- 2002 · Pongwiffy as
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · Ted and Alice as
- 2001 · We Know Where You Live. Live! as Self
- 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 as
- 1999 · David Copperfield as Mrs. Crupp
- 1999 · It’s Lulu as Self
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 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
- 1996 · TFI Friday as
- 1995 · Look at the State We're In! as Mrs Duvet
- 1994 · French and Saunders' Christmas Carol as Various Roles
- 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 as
- 1992 · In Dreams as Driving Instructor
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Kathy
- 1992 · Red Nose of Courage as Glynis Kinnock
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as WPC Diane Softly
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Maria
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Judy Talent
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Rita Proops / Rita Proops II
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Bunty Breslaw
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Miss Katie Hatcliffe / Mrs Sonya Redfern
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Tina Mellish
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Denise Cunningham
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Maude Jenkins
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Lily
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Verity Hodge
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Vicki
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Sally Fairfax
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Dr Kate Marshall
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Daisy Talwinning
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Linda Bryce
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Wendy Hodge
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as The Grim Reaper
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Lily Wood-Newton
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Tracey Phillips
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as WPC Barbara Greaves / Whoopi Stone
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Harriet Snellgrove
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Jill Tanner
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Tiffany Drapes
- 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 · Screen One as Elaine Dobbs
- 1989 · Bosses From Hell as
- 1989 · Colleagues From Hell as
- 1989 · The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
- 1989 · Employees From Hell as
- 1989 · Interviewers From Hell as
- 1988 · The Storyteller: Sapsorrow as Badsister 2
- 1988 · The Storyteller as Badsister 2
- 1988 · More Bad News as Rachel
- 1988 · Comic Relief as
- 1987 · Eat the Rich as Debbie Draws
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1987 · French & Saunders as Various Characters
- 1985 · Girls On Top as Amanda
- 1985 · Happy Families as Cook
- 1983 · Summer School as Ursula
- 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 Ursula
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Hermine
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Veronica
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Passion
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Eleanor
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Nayler
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Jackie/First Nun
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Consuela
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Susie
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Fiona/Frances
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Tracy
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Monica
- 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 Joan
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Frances/Mrs. Shines
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Frances
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Caroline
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Francesca
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1978 · The South Bank Show as
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1976 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 1949 · The BAFTA Awards as Self
- Future · Experiment IV as First Assistant
- 1991 · Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self
- 1989 · Customer Service From Hell as
- 1989 · Communicators From Hell as
- 1988 · French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88 as Various Characters
- 1988 · An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self
- 1988 · Mr Jolly Lives Next Door as Mrs. Cooper
- 1988 · The Strike as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
- 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
- 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 · 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