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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
206
Gender
Female
Birthday
1957-10-11 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Acting
2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)2024
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC as Self (archive footage)2024
The Nevermets as Narrator2023
The Magician's Elephant as Sister Marie (voice)2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self - featured artist2023
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat as Self2022
Death on the Nile as Bowers2022
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After as Twit2022
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley as Self (archive material)2021
An Audience with Adele as Self2021
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out as Self2021
Walk the Line as Self - Judge2021
The Secret World Of... as Self - Narrator2021
French & Saunders: Funny Women as Self2020
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse as Beatrix Potter2020
The Trouble with Maggie Cole as Maggie Cole2020
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas as Narrator2020
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown as Geraldine Granger2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge2019
Completely Bad News as Tracy2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Self2017
Little Big Shots as Host2017
Confessions of the Paparazzi as Self2017
300 Years of French & Saunders as Not available2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Interviewer2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)2016
Delicious as Gina Benelli2016
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes as Self2016
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC as Self2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest2013
The Wrong Mans as Linda2013
Heading Out as Frances2012
30 Years of Comic Strip as Not available2012
Five Go to Rehab as George2012
Superstar as Self - Chief Judge2011
Matthew Bourne's Christmas as Self - Host2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self2011
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas as Self2011
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders as Not available2011
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years as Not available2010
Roger & Val Have Just Got In as Val Stevenson2010
Psychoville Halloween Special as Joy Aston2009
Coraline as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)2009
Psychoville as Joy Aston2009
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' as Self2008
Lark Rise to Candleford as Caroline Arless2008
French and Saunders: Still Alive as Self2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self2007
A Bucket O' French and Saunders as Not available2007
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy as Presenter2007
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy as Presenter2007
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment as La Duchesse de Crackentorp2007
Comedy Shuffle as Not available2006
The One Show as Self - Guest2006
The One Show as Self2006
Love and Other Disasters as Therapist2006
Davina as Not available2006
When Comedy Changed Forever as Self (archive material)2006
Jam and Jerusalem as Rosie Bales2006
Little Britain Abroad as Not available2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Mrs. Beaver (voice)2005
The F Word as Not available2005
Comic Aid as Not available2005
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective as Self2004
The Paul O'Grady Show as Not available2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as The Fat Lady2004
Agatha Christie's Marple as Janet Erskine2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self - Narrator2004
Bosom Pals as Not available2003
Little Britain as Not available2003
Little Britain as Myfanwy2002
V Graham Norton as Self2002
Wild West as Mary Trewednack2002
The Best of French & Saunders as Various2002
Pongwiffy as Not available2002
Ted and Alice as Not available2002
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy as Not available2001
Happiness as Dawn French2001
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl as Self2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything as Not available2000
French & Saunders - Live as Various roles2000
Maybe Baby as Charlene1999
Watership Down as Not available1999
Let Them Eat Cake as Not available1999
David Copperfield as Mrs. Crupp1999
Milk as Virginia1998
Parkinson as Self1998
Four Men in a Car as Stella1997
Sex & Chocolate as Bev Bodger1997
Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins1996
TFI Friday as Self1996
The Adventures of Pinocchio as Baker's Wife1995
Look at the State We're In! as Clerk1994
The Vicar of Dibley as Revd Geraldine Granger1994
Harry Enfield and Chums as Mrs Goggins1994
Dusty as Self - Presenter1993
The Legends of Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins (voice)1993
Space Virgins from Planet Sex as Gaynor1993
Tender Loving Care as Elaine Dobbs1993
The Legends of Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins (voice)1993
French & Saunders: At the Movies as Not available1992
Absolutely Fabulous as Kathy1992
In Dreams as Driving Instructor1992
Red Nose of Courage as Glynis Kinnock1991
Murder Most Horrid as Various characters1991
Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self1990
GLC: The Carnage Continues as Cher as Joan Ruddock1990
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson as Porcas1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Frances / Mrs. Shines1990
Oxford as Caroline1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! as Frances1990
Spaghetti Hoops as Francesca1990
French & Saunders LIVE as Not available1989
Communicators From Hell as Not available1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self1989
Bosses From Hell as Not available1989
Employees From Hell as Not available1988
The Storyteller as Badsister 21988
More Bad News as Rachel1988
Comic Relief as Not available1988
An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self1988
The Strike as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity1988
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door as Mrs. Cooper1987
Going Live! as Self1987
French & Saunders as Various Characters1987
Eat the Rich as Debbie Draws1987
The Silurian Disruption as Silurian #11986
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as Not available1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) as Consuela1986
Private Enterprise as Nayler1986
Comedians Do It On Stage as Self1986
Experiment IV as Lab Assistant 11985
Girls On Top as Amanda1985
The Supergrass as Andrea1985
Happy Families as Cook1984
Gino: Full Story and Pics as Fiona/Frances1984
Slags as Passion1984
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques as Jackie1984
Susie as Susie1984
Dirty Movie as Monica1984
Eddie Monsoon - a Life? as Veronica1983
Bad News as Tracy1983
Five Go Mad on Mescalin as George1983
War as Hermine1983
The Beat Generation as Eleanor1983
Summer School as Ursula1982
Wogan as Self1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Andrea1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as George1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Passion1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Tracy1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Susie1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Veronica1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Ursula1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Hermine1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Jackie/First Nun1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Consuela1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Eleanor1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Monica1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Nayler1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Fiona/Frances1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Rachel1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Mrs. Cooper1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Frances/Mrs. Shines1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Frances1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Joan1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Francesca1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Caroline1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Gaynor1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Glynis Kinnock1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Stella1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Dawn1982
The Comic Strip Presents... as Not available1982
The Young Ones as Christian Evangelist1982
The Young Ones as Devil in Advert1982
The Young Ones as Easter Bunny1982
Five Go Mad in Dorset as George1981
The Comic Strip as Not available1978
An Audience with... as Self1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self1949
The BAFTA Awards as SelfNaN
Can You Keep a Secret? as Debbie FendonCrew
2023
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat Writer2010
Roger & Val Have Just Got In Creator2008
French and Saunders: Still Alive Writer2007
A Bucket O' French and Saunders Creator2006
Jam and Jerusalem Creator2006
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy Creator2002
The Best of French & Saunders Writer2002
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy Creator2001
Absolutely Fabulous Writer2000
French & Saunders - Live Writer1995
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous Writer1992
Absolutely Fabulous Writer1992
Absolutely Fabulous Creator1987
The Silurian Disruption Writer1987
French & Saunders Writer1987
French & Saunders Creator1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) Writer1985
Girls On Top Writer1985
Girls On Top Creator1983
Summer School Writer1982
The Comic Strip Presents... Writer1981
The Comic Strip WriterNaN
Can You Keep a Secret? Executive Producer