Person
Dawn French
Acting · Born 1957-10-11 · Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
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
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The One Show
Self - Guest
Coraline
Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Agatha Christie's Marple
Janet Erskine
Wogan
Self
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Fat Lady
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Psychoville
Joy Aston
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Mrs. Beaver (voice)
Parkinson
Self
Filmography
- 2026Becoming Victoria WoodSelf
- 2026Can You Keep a Secret?Debbie Fendon
- 2026Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
- 2025BeddyByesGramma Leeba
- 2024Kirsty MacColl at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
- 2024Joan Rivers at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
- 2024The NevermetsNarrator
- 2023Dawn French Is a Huge TwatSelf
- 2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterSelf - Featured Artist
- 2023The Magician's ElephantSister Marie (voice)
- 2022Comedy Classics: The Vicar of DibleySelf (archive material)
- 2022Red Riding Hood: After Ever AfterTwit
- 2022Death on the NileBowers
- 2021Walk the LineSelf - Judge
- 2021An Audience with AdeleSelf
- 2021The Secret World Of...Self - Narrator
- 2021French & Saunders: Funny WomenSelf
- 2021The Vicar of Dibley: Inside OutSelf
- 2020Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious MouseBeatrix Potter
- 2020A Baby Reindeer's First ChristmasNarrator
- 2020The Vicar of Dibley: In LockdownGeraldine Granger
- 2020The Big Night InSelf
- 2020The Trouble with Maggie ColeMaggie Cole
- 2019Completely Bad NewsTracy
- 2019RuPaul's Drag Race UKSelf - Guest Judge
- 2017300 Years of French & Saunders
- 2017Comic Relief: Red Nose DaySelf
- 2017Little Big ShotsSelf - Host
- 2016Dawn French Live: 30 Million MinutesSelf
- 2016DeliciousGina Benelli
- 2016Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBCSelf
- 2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesVarious Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2016Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieInterviewer
- 2015TFI FridaySelf
- 2015Travel Man: 48 Hours in...Self - Guest
- 2013The Wrong MansLinda
- 2013Heading OutFrances
- 2012Five Go to RehabGeorge
- 201230 Years of Comic Strip
- 2012SuperstarSelf - Chief Judge
- 2011Matthew Bourne's ChristmasSelf - Host
- 2011Michael Bublé: Home for ChristmasSelf
- 2011Catherine Tate: Laughing at the NoughtiesSelf
- 2011French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
- 2011Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
- 2010Psychoville Halloween SpecialJoy Aston
- 2010Roger & Val Have Just Got InVal Stevenson
- 2009Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
- 2009Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'Self
- 2009PsychovilleJoy Aston
- 2009CoralineMiss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
- 2008French & Saunders: Still AliveSelf
- 2008Lark Rise to CandlefordCaroline Arless
- 2007Dawn French's Boys Who Do ComedyPresenter
- 2007More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: ComedyPresenter
- 2007A Bucket O' French and Saunders
- 2007Donizetti: La Fille du RégimentLa Duchesse de Crackentorp
- 2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
- 2007Comedy Shuffle
- 2006More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: ComedyPresenter
- 2006Jam and JerusalemRosie Bales
- 2006Love and Other DisastersTherapist
- 2006The One ShowSelf - Guest
- 2006When Comedy Changed ForeverSelf (archive material)
- 2006Davina
- 2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeMrs. Beaver (voice)
- 2005The F Word
- 2005The Comic Strip - A RetrospectiveSelf
- 2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedySelf
- 2005Comic Aid
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleJanet Erskine
- 2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?Self - Narrator
- 2004The Paul O'Grady Show
- 2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanThe Fat Lady
- 2004Bosom Pals
- 2002Wild WestMary Trewednack
- 2002Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
- 2002The Best of French & SaundersVarious
- 2002Pongwiffy
- 2002V Graham NortonSelf
- 2002Ted and Alice
- 2001Absolutely FabulousWriter
- 2001HappinessDawn French
- 2001Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacCollSelf
- 2000French & Saunders - LiveVarious roles
- 2000Maybe BabyCharlene
- 2000The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
- 1999David CopperfieldMrs. Crupp
- 1999It’s LuluSelf
- 1999Let Them Eat Cake
- 1999MilkVirginia
- 1998Four Men in a CarStella
- 1998ParkinsonSelf
- 1997Sex & ChocolateBev Bodger
- 1997Treasure IslandJim Hawkins
- 1996The Adventures of PinocchioBaker's Wife
- 1996TFI FridaySelf
- 1995Look at the State We're In!Mrs Duvet
- 1995How to Be Absolutely FabulousWriter
- 1994French and Saunders' Christmas CarolVarious Roles
- 1994The Vicar of DibleyRevd Geraldine Granger
- 1994Harry Enfield and ChumsMrs Goggins
- 1994DustySelf - Presenter
- 1993Tender Loving CareElaine Dobbs
- 1993The Legends of Treasure IslandJim Hawkins (voice)
- 1993The Legends of Treasure IslandJim Hawkins (voice)
- 1993Space Virgins from Planet SexGaynor
- 1993French & Saunders: At the Movies
- 1992In DreamsDriving Instructor
- 1992Absolutely FabulousKathy
- 1992Red Nose of CourageGlynis Kinnock
- 1991Amnesty International's Big 30Self
- 1991Murder Most HorridWPC Diane Softly
- 1990The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonPorcas
- 1990French & Saunders LIVE
- 1990Spaghetti HoopsFrancesca
- 1990OxfordCaroline
- 1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1Frances / Mrs. Shines
- 1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!Frances
- 1990GLC: The Carnage ContinuesCher as Joan Ruddock
- 1989Screen OneElaine Dobbs
- 1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest BallSelf
- 1989Bosses From Hell
- 1989Communicators From Hell
- 1989Employees From Hell
- 1989Customer Service From Hell
- 1989Colleagues From Hell
- 1989Interviewers From Hell
- 1988French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88Various Characters
- 1988An Audience With Victoria WoodSelf
- 1988The Storyteller: SapsorrowBadsister 2
- 1988The StorytellerBadsister 2
- 1988Mr Jolly Lives Next DoorMrs. Cooper
- 1988More Bad NewsRachel
- 1988The StrikeVerity/Old Lady/Celebrity
- 1987Eat the RichDebbie Draws
- 1987Going Live!Self
- 1987French & SaundersVarious Characters
- 1987The Silurian DisruptionSilurian #1
- 1986The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video LiveSelf
- 1986Comedians Do It On StageSelf
- 1986Private EnterpriseNayler
- 1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)Consuela
- 1985The SupergrassAndrea
- 1985Girls On TopAmanda
- 1985Happy FamiliesCook
- 1985Happy FamiliesCook
- 1984SlagsPassion
- 1984Eddie Monsoon - a Life?Veronica
- 1984Gino: Full Story and PicsFiona/Frances
- 1984A Fistful of Travellers' ChequesJackie
- 1984SusieSusie
- 1984Dirty MovieMonica
- 1983Five Go Mad on MescalinGeorge
- 1983Summer SchoolUrsula
- 1983Bad NewsTracy
- 1983The Beat GenerationEleanor
- 1983WarHermine
- 1982The Young OnesChristian Evangelist
- 1982Five Go Mad in DorsetGeorge
- 1982The Comic Strip Presents...George
- 1982WoganSelf
- 1981The Comic Strip
- 1978An Audience with...Self
- 1976The Secret Policeman's BallSelf
- 1949The BAFTA AwardsSelf
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