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
- 2022 · Red Riding Hood: After Ever After as Twit
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2020 · Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse as Beatrix Potter
- 2017 · Comic Relief: Red Nose Day 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)
- 2012 · 30 Years of Comic Strip as
- 2011 · Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
- 2008 · French and Saunders: Still Alive as Self
- 2007 · Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy as Presenter
- 2006 · Little Britain Abroad as
- 2005 · The Comic Strip - A Retrospective as Self
- 2005 · Comic Aid as
- 2004 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self - Narrator
- 2004 · Bosom Pals as
- 2002 · Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy as
- 2002 · The Best of French & Saunders as Various
- 2001 · Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl as Self
- 2000 · Maybe Baby as Charlene
- 1998 · Four Men in a Car as Stella
- 1993 · Space Virgins from Planet Sex as Gaynor
- 1992 · In Dreams as Driving Instructor
- 1991 · Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self
- 1990 · The Tale of Little Pig Robinson as Porcas
- 1990 · GLC: The Carnage Continues as Cher as Joan Ruddock
- 1989 · The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
- 1989 · Communicators From Hell as
- 1989 · Bosses From Hell as
- 1989 · Employees From Hell as
- 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 · Eat the Rich as Debbie Draws
- 1986 · The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as
- 1986 · Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) as Consuela
- Future · Can You Keep a Secret? as Debbie Fenton
- 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
- 2023 · The Magician's Elephant as Sister Marie (voice)
- 2022 · Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley as Self (archive material)
- 2022 · Death on the Nile as Bowers
- 2021 · Walk the Line as Self - Judge
- 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 · A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas as Narrator
- 2020 · The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown as Geraldine Granger
- 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 · Little Big Shots as Host
- 2017 · Confessions of the Paparazzi as Self
- 2016 · Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes as Self
- 2016 · Delicious as Gina Benelli
- 2016 · Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Interviewer
- 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 · Superstar as Self - Chief Judge
- 2011 · Matthew Bourne's Christmas as Self - Host
- 2011 · Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas as Self
- 2011 · French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years as
- 2011 · Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders as
- 2010 · Psychoville Halloween Special as Joy Aston
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 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
- 2003 · Little Britain as
- 2003 · Little Britain as Myfanwy
- 2002 · Wild West as Mary Trewednack
- 2002 · Pongwiffy as
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · Ted and Alice as
- 2001 · Happiness as Dawn French
- 2000 · French & Saunders - Live as Various roles
- 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
- 1999 · Milk as Virginia
- 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
- 1995 · Look at the State We're In! as Clerk
- 1994 · The Vicar of Dibley as Revd Geraldine Granger
- 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 · French & Saunders: At the Movies as
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Kathy
- 1992 · Red Nose of Courage as Glynis Kinnock
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Various characters
- 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
- 1988 · The Storyteller as Badsister 2
- 1988 · More Bad News as Rachel
- 1988 · Comic Relief as
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1987 · French & Saunders as Various Characters
- 1987 · The Silurian Disruption as Silurian #1
- 1986 · Experiment IV as Lab Assistant 1
- 1986 · Comedians Do It On Stage as Self
- 1986 · Private Enterprise as Nayler
- 1985 · The Supergrass as Andrea
- 1985 · Girls On Top as Amanda
- 1985 · Happy Families as Cook
- 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 · 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 Andrea
- 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 Gaynor
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Glynis Kinnock
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Francesca
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Stella
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Dawn
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as
- 1982 · Five Go Mad in Dorset as George
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1981 · The Comic Strip as
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1976 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 1949 · The BAFTA Awards as Self