Dawn French
Known for Acting · 165 credits
- Born
- 1957-10-11 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
- Also known as
- 돈 프렌치 · Dawn Roma 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
TV Shows (60)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Janet Erskine
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Kathy
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as George / Ursula / Hermine / Veronica / Passion / Eleanor / Nayler / Jackie/First Nun / Consuela / Susie / Fiona/Frances / Tracy / Monica / Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity / Rachel / Mrs. Cooper / Joan / Frances/Mrs. Shines / Caroline / Francesca
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Going Live!
1987
as Self
The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Self
The Storyteller
1988
as Badsister 2
The Young Ones
1982
as Christian Evangelist / Devil in Advert / Easter Bunny
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
as Self - Guest Judge
TFI Friday
1996
as Self
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
as Caroline Arless
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as WPC Diane Softly / Maria / Judy Talent / Rita Proops / Rita Proops II / Bunty Breslaw / Miss Katie Hatcliffe / Mrs Sonya Redfern / Tina Mellish / Denise Cunningham / Maude Jenkins / Lily / Verity Hodge / Vicki / Sally Fairfax / Dr Kate Marshall / Daisy Talwinning / Linda Bryce / Wendy Hodge / The Grim Reaper / Lily Wood-Newton / Tracey Phillips / WPC Barbara Greaves / Whoopi Stone / Harriet Snellgrove / Jill Tanner / Tiffany Drapes
Screen One
1989
as Elaine Dobbs
Jam and Jerusalem
2006
as Rosie Bales
The F Word
2005
David Copperfield
1999
as Mrs. Crupp
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest
French & Saunders
1987
as Various Characters
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
as Revd Geraldine Granger
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
Psychoville
2009
as Joy Aston
Wild West
2002
as Mary Trewednack
Delicious
2016
as Gina Benelli
Harry Enfield and Chums
1994
as Mrs Goggins
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
The Wrong Mans
2013
as Linda
Can You Keep a Secret?
2026
as Debbie Fendon
Girls On Top
1985
as Amanda
TFI Friday
2015
as Self
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
Heading Out
2013
as Frances
Davina
2006
BeddyByes
2025
as Gramma Leeba
Happy Families
1985
as Cook
Look at the State We're In!
1995
as Mrs Duvet
Happiness
2001
as Dawn French
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
2010
as Val Stevenson
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
2020
as Maggie Cole
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
2006
as Presenter
Superstar
2012
as Self - Chief Judge
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
2007
as Presenter
Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
2026
The Secret World Of...
2021
as Self - Narrator
Walk the Line
2021
as Self - Judge
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002
Pongwiffy
2002
Comedy Shuffle
2007
The Nevermets
2024
as Narrator
Ted and Alice
2002
Little Big Shots
2017
as Self - Host
Bosom Pals
2004
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy
2007
as Presenter
Movies (105)
Coraline
2009
as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Death on the Nile
2022
as Bowers
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as The Fat Lady
The Magician's Elephant
2023
as Sister Marie (voice)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
as Interviewer
Dusty
1994
as Self - Presenter
Love and Other Disasters
2006
as Therapist
Summer School
1983
as Ursula
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
as Baker's Wife
Spaghetti Hoops
1990
as Francesca
The Big Night In
2020
as Self
Employees From Hell
1989
An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self
Happy Families
1985
as Cook
Bosses From Hell
1989
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self
Treasure Island
1997
as Jim Hawkins
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026
as Self
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Supergrass
1985
as Andrea
Tender Loving Care
1993
as Elaine Dobbs
The Comic Strip
1981
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Self
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
1988
as Badsister 2
Red Nose of Courage
1992
as Glynis Kinnock
Eat the Rich
1987
as Debbie Draws
Interviewers From Hell
1989
Communicators From Hell
1989
Five Go Mad in Dorset
1982
as George
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Experiment IV
as First Assistant
French & Saunders: Still Alive
2008
as Self
Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984
as Fiona/Frances
Maybe Baby
2000
as Charlene
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
as Cher as Joan Ruddock
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
1988
as Various Characters
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994
as Various Roles
Bad News
1983
as Tracy
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993
as Gaynor
Colleagues From Hell
1989
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990
as Porcas
The Beat Generation
1983
as Eleanor
Customer Service From Hell
1989
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020
as Beatrix Potter
Comic Aid
2005
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
1984
as Veronica
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
as Self
Private Enterprise
1986
as Nayler
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
1983
as George
French & Saunders LIVE
1990
It’s Lulu
1999
as Self
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
Matthew Bourne's Christmas
2011
as Self - Host
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017
as Self
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self
Five Go to Rehab
2012
as George
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988
as Mrs. Cooper
Sex & Chocolate
1997
as Bev Bodger
The Silurian Disruption
1987
as Silurian #1
Dirty Movie
1984
as Monica
French & Saunders - Live
2000
as Various roles
Comedians Do It On Stage
1986
as Self
More Bad News
1988
as Rachel
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
2011
as Self
The Strike
1988
as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
as Self
In Dreams
1992
as Driving Instructor
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
Four Men in a Car
1998
as Stella
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022
as Twit
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Completely Bad News
2019
as Tracy
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Milk
1999
as Virginia
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self - Narrator
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
2009
as Self
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
2011
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986
as Consuela
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
2007
as La Duchesse de Crackentorp
French & Saunders: Funny Women
2021
as Self
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990
as Frances
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
2016
as Self
Oxford
1990
as Caroline
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
2020
as Narrator
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
as Self (archive material)
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
2023
as Self
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
as Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
as Self - Featured Artist
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
2016
as Self
Slags
1984
as Passion
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
as Frances / Mrs. Shines
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984
as Jackie
300 Years of French & Saunders
2017
French & Saunders: At the Movies
1993
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
2011
War
1983
as Hermine
The Best of French & Saunders
2002
as Various
Psychoville Halloween Special
2010
as Joy Aston
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
2020
as Geraldine Granger
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
as Self
Susie
1984
as Susie
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
2001
as Self
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
2022
as Self (archive material)
About Dawn French
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. With 165 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, Dawn French has appeared in 105 films and 60 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dawn French Movies
- Coraline (2009) — as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
- Death on the Nile (2022) — as Bowers
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) — as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — as The Fat Lady
- The Magician's Elephant (2023) — as Sister Marie (voice)
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