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)
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
(2024)
Joan Rivers 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)
(2022)
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
as Self (archive material)
(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)
(2017)
Confessions of the Paparazzi
as Self
(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)
Treasure Island
as Jim Hawkins
(1997)
Sex & Chocolate
as Bev Bodger
(1996)
The Adventures of Pinocchio
as Baker's Wife
(1994)
Dusty
as Self - Presenter
(1993)
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
as Gaynor
(1993)
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
(1993)
(1993)
Tender Loving Care
as Elaine Dobbs
(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)
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
as Frances / Mrs. Shines
(1990)
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Porcas
(1990)
(1990)
Oxford
as Caroline
(1990)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1988)
The Strike
as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
(1988)
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
as Mrs. Cooper
(1988)
More Bad News
as Rachel
(1988)
(1987)
Eat the Rich
as Debbie Draws
(1987)
The Silurian Disruption
as Silurian #1
(1986)
Private Enterprise
as Nayler
(1986)
(1986)
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
as Consuela
(1986)
Comedians Do It On Stage
as Self
(1986)
Experiment IV
as Lab Assistant 1
(1985)
The Supergrass
as Andrea
(1984)
Gino: Full Story and Pics
as Fiona/Frances
(1984)
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
as Jackie
(1984)
Slags
as Passion
(1984)
Susie
as Susie
(1984)
Dirty Movie
as Monica
(1984)
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
as Veronica
(1983)
The Beat Generation
as Eleanor
(1983)
Bad News
as Tracy
(1983)
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
as George
(1983)
Summer School
as Ursula
(1983)
War
as Hermine
(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