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Dawn French

Acting

October 11, 1957 (68 years old)

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK

Popularity: 2

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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.

Also Known As

돈 프렌치 • Dawn Roma French

Known For

Agatha Christie's Marple series poster (2004)

Agatha Christie's Marple

Janet Erskine

Coraline movie poster (2009)

Coraline

Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movie poster (2004)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The Fat Lady

Absolutely Fabulous series poster (1992)

Absolutely Fabulous

Kathy

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe movie poster (2005)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Mrs. Beaver (voice)

The Comic Strip Presents... series poster (1982)

The Comic Strip Presents...

George

The Comic Strip Presents... series poster (1982)

The Comic Strip Presents...

Passion

The Comic Strip Presents... series poster (1982)

The Comic Strip Presents...

Tracy

The Comic Strip Presents... series poster (1982)

The Comic Strip Presents...

Susie

Photos of Dawn French

Filmography

2020s

Becoming Victoria Wood movie poster (2026)

Becoming Victoria Wood

Self

Joan Rivers at the BBC movie poster (2024)

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC movie poster (2024)

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

The Magician's Elephant movie poster (2023)

The Magician's Elephant

Sister Marie (voice)

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter movie poster (2023)

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

Self - Featured Artist

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat movie poster (2023)

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

Self

Death on the Nile movie poster (2022)

Death on the Nile

Bowers

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After movie poster (2022)

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

Twit

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley movie poster (2022)

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

Self (archive material)

An Audience with Adele movie poster (2021)

An Audience with Adele

Self

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out movie poster (2021)

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

Self

French & Saunders: Funny Women movie poster (2021)

French & Saunders: Funny Women

Self

The Big Night In movie poster (2020)

The Big Night In

Self

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse movie poster (2020)

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

Beatrix Potter

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown movie poster (2020)

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

Geraldine Granger

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas movie poster (2020)

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas

Narrator

2010s

Completely Bad News movie poster (2019)

Completely Bad News

Tracy

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day movie poster (2017)

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

Self

300 Years of French & Saunders movie poster (2017)

300 Years of French & Saunders

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie movie poster (2016)

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Interviewer

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves movie poster (2016)

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC movie poster (2016)

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

Self

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes movie poster (2016)

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes

Self

30 Years of Comic Strip movie poster (2012)

30 Years of Comic Strip

Five Go to Rehab movie poster (2012)

Five Go to Rehab

George

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties movie poster (2011)

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Self

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years movie poster (2011)

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years

Matthew Bourne's Christmas movie poster (2011)

Matthew Bourne's Christmas

Self - Host

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders movie poster (2011)

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders

Psychoville Halloween Special movie poster (2010)

Psychoville Halloween Special

Joy Aston

2000s

Coraline movie poster (2009)

Coraline

Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV movie poster (2009)

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' movie poster (2009)

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'

Self

French and Saunders: Still Alive movie poster (2008)

French and Saunders: Still Alive

Self

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment movie poster (2007)

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

La Duchesse de Crackentorp

Love and Other Disasters movie poster (2006)

Love and Other Disasters

Therapist

When Comedy Changed Forever movie poster (2006)

When Comedy Changed Forever

Self (archive material)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe movie poster (2005)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Mrs. Beaver (voice)

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective movie poster (2005)

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

Self

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban movie poster (2004)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The Fat Lady

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? movie poster (2004)

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Self - Narrator

The Best of French & Saunders movie poster (2002)

The Best of French & Saunders

Various

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl movie poster (2001)

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

Self

Absolutely Fabulous movie poster (2001)

Absolutely Fabulous

Writer

Maybe Baby movie poster (2000)

Maybe Baby

Charlene

French & Saunders - Live movie poster (2000)

French & Saunders - Live

Various roles

1990s

Milk movie poster (1999)

Milk

Virginia

It’s Lulu movie poster (1999)

It’s Lulu

Self

Four Men in a Car movie poster (1998)

Four Men in a Car

Stella

Sex & Chocolate movie poster (1997)

Sex & Chocolate

Bev Bodger

The Adventures of Pinocchio movie poster (1996)

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Baker's Wife

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous movie poster (1995)

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

Writer

Dusty movie poster (1994)

Dusty

Self - Presenter

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol movie poster (1994)

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

Writer

The Legends of Treasure Island movie poster (1993)

The Legends of Treasure Island

Jim Hawkins (voice)

Tender Loving Care movie poster (1993)

Tender Loving Care

Elaine Dobbs

Space Virgins from Planet Sex movie poster (1993)

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

Gaynor

French & Saunders: At the Movies movie poster (1993)

French & Saunders: At the Movies

Red Nose of Courage movie poster (1992)

Red Nose of Courage

Glynis Kinnock

Amnesty International's Big 30 movie poster (1991)

Amnesty International's Big 30

Self

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson movie poster (1990)

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Porcas

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! movie poster (1990)

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

Frances

Spaghetti Hoops movie poster (1990)

Spaghetti Hoops

Francesca

GLC: The Carnage Continues movie poster (1990)

GLC: The Carnage Continues

Cher as Joan Ruddock

Oxford movie poster (1990)

Oxford

Caroline

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 movie poster (1990)

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

Frances / Mrs. Shines

French & Saunders LIVE movie poster (1990)

French & Saunders LIVE

1980s

Communicators From Hell movie poster (1989)

Communicators From Hell

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball movie poster (1989)

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

Self

Employees From Hell movie poster (1989)

Employees From Hell

Bosses From Hell movie poster (1989)

Bosses From Hell

Customer Service From Hell movie poster (1989)

Customer Service From Hell

An Audience With Victoria Wood movie poster (1988)

An Audience With Victoria Wood

Self

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door movie poster (1988)

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

Mrs. Cooper

The Strike movie poster (1988)

The Strike

Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity

More Bad News movie poster (1988)

More Bad News

Rachel

The Storyteller: Sapsorrow movie poster (1988)

The Storyteller: Sapsorrow

Badsister 2

French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88 movie poster (1988)

French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88

Writer

Eat the Rich movie poster (1987)

Eat the Rich

Debbie Draws

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live movie poster (1986)

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

Self

Comedians Do It On Stage movie poster (1986)

Comedians Do It On Stage

Self

Private Enterprise movie poster (1986)

Private Enterprise

Nayler

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) movie poster (1986)

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

Consuela

The Supergrass movie poster (1985)

The Supergrass

Andrea

Happy Families movie poster (1985)

Happy Families

Cook

Slags movie poster (1984)

Slags

Passion

Gino: Full Story and Pics movie poster (1984)

Gino: Full Story and Pics

Fiona/Frances

Dirty Movie movie poster (1984)

Dirty Movie

Monica

Susie movie poster (1984)

Susie

Susie

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques movie poster (1984)

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

Jackie

Eddie Monsoon - a Life? movie poster (1984)

Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

Veronica

Bad News movie poster (1983)

Bad News

Tracy

Summer School movie poster (1983)

Summer School

Ursula

War movie poster (1983)

War

Hermine

The Beat Generation movie poster (1983)

The Beat Generation

Eleanor

Five Go Mad on Mescalin movie poster (1983)

Five Go Mad on Mescalin

George

Five Go Mad in Dorset movie poster (1982)

Five Go Mad in Dorset

George

The Comic Strip movie poster (1981)

The Comic Strip