Dawn French
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1957-10-11 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
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
Acting
(2024)
Joan Rivers at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
(2024)
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
The Magician's Elephant
as Sister Marie (voice)
(2023)
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Self - featured artist
(2023)
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
as Self
(2022)
Death on the Nile
as Bowers
(2022)
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
as Self (archive material)
(2022)
(2021)
An Audience with Adele
as Self
(2021)
(2021)
(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
(2019)
Completely Bad News
as Tracy
(2017)
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
as Self
(2017)
Confessions of the Paparazzi
as Self
(2017)
(2016)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Interviewer
(2016)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2016)
(2016)
(2012)
(2012)
Five Go to Rehab
as George
(2011)
(2011)
Matthew Bourne's Christmas
as Self - Host
(2011)
(2011)
(2011)
(2010)
Psychoville Halloween Special
as Joy Aston
(2009)
Coraline
as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
(2009)
(2008)
(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 Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
(2005)
(2005)
(2004)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
as The Fat Lady
(2004)
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self - Narrator
(2002)
The Best of French & Saunders
as Various
(2001)
(2000)
Maybe Baby
as Charlene
(2000)
French & Saunders - Live
as Various roles
(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)
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
as Gaynor
(1993)
Tender Loving Care
as Elaine Dobbs
(1993)
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
(1993)
(1992)
Red Nose of Courage
as Glynis Kinnock
(1992)
In Dreams
as Driving Instructor
(1991)
(1990)
GLC: The Carnage Continues
as Cher as Joan Ruddock
(1990)
Spaghetti Hoops
as Francesca
(1990)
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Porcas
(1990)
(1990)
Oxford
as Caroline
(1990)
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
as Frances / Mrs. Shines
(1990)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1988)
The Strike
as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
(1988)
(1988)
More Bad News
as Rachel
(1988)
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
as Mrs. Cooper
(1987)
Eat the Rich
as Debbie Draws
(1987)
The Silurian Disruption
as Silurian #1
(1986)
(1986)
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
as Consuela
(1986)
Private Enterprise
as Nayler
(1986)
Experiment IV
as Lab Assistant 1
(1986)
Comedians Do It On Stage
as Self
(1985)
The Supergrass
as Andrea
(1984)
Susie
as Susie
(1984)
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
as Jackie
(1984)
Dirty Movie
as Monica
(1984)
Slags
as Passion
(1984)
Gino: Full Story and Pics
as Fiona/Frances
(1984)
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
as Veronica
(1983)
Bad News
as Tracy
(1983)
War
as Hermine
(1983)
The Beat Generation
as Eleanor
(1983)
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
as George
(1983)
Summer School
as Ursula
(1982)
Five Go Mad in Dorset
as George
(1981)
Crew
(2023)
(2008)
(2002)
(2001)
Absolutely Fabulous
Writer
(2000)
French & Saunders - Live
Writer
(1995)
(1987)
The Silurian Disruption
Writer
(1986)
(1983)
Summer School
Writer
(1981)
The Comic Strip
Writer