Dawn French

Acting·Oct 11, 1957·Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
Becoming Victoria Wood2026 · Self	Self
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC2024 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC2024 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat2023 · Self, Writer	Self, Writer
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter2023 · Self - Featured Artist	Self - Featured Artist
The Magician's Elephant2023 · Sister Marie (voice)	Sister Marie (voice)
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley2022 · Self (archive material)	Self (archive material)
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After2022 · Twit	Twit
Death on the Nile2022 · Bowers	Bowers
An Audience with Adele2021 · Self	Self
French & Saunders: Funny Women2021 · Self	Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out2021 · Self	Self
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse2020 · Beatrix Potter	Beatrix Potter
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas2020 · Narrator	Narrator
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown2020 · Geraldine Granger	Geraldine Granger
The Big Night In2020 · Self	Self
Completely Bad News2019 · Tracy	Tracy
300 Years of French & Saunders2017 · Actor	Actor
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day2017 · Self	Self
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes2016 · Self	Self
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC2016 · Self	Self
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves2016 · Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)	Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie2016 · Interviewer	Interviewer
Five Go to Rehab2012 · George	George
30 Years of Comic Strip2012 · Actor	Actor
Matthew Bourne's Christmas2011 · Self - Host	Self - Host
MMichael Bublé: Home for Christmas2011 · Self	Self
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties2011 · Self	Self
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years2011 · Actor	Actor
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders2011 · Actor	Actor
Psychoville Halloween Special2010 · Joy Aston	Joy Aston
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV2009 · Actor	Actor
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'2009 · Self	Self
Coraline2009 · Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)	Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
French & Saunders: Still Alive2008 · Self, Writer	Self, Writer
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment2007 · La Duchesse de Crackentorp	La Duchesse de Crackentorp
Love and Other Disasters2006 · Therapist	Therapist
When Comedy Changed Forever2006 · Self (archive material)	Self (archive material)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe2005 · Mrs. Beaver (voice)	Mrs. Beaver (voice)
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective2005 · Self	Self
TThe Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005 · Self	Self
CComic Aid2005 · Actor	Actor
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?2004 · Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004 · The Fat Lady	The Fat Lady
The Best of French & Saunders2002 · Various, Writer	Various, Writer
Absolutely Fabulous2001 · Writer	Writer
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl2001 · Self	Self
French & Saunders - Live2000 · Various roles, Writer	Various roles, Writer