Dawn French
October 11, 1957 (68 years old) in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
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
Credits
- 2026 · Becoming Victoria Wood as Self
- 2025 · BeddyByes as Gramma Leeba
- 2024 · Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · The Nevermets as Narrator
- 2023 · imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self - Featured Artist
- 2023 · The Magician's Elephant as Sister Marie (voice)
- 2022 · Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley as Self (archive material)
- 2022 · Death on the Nile as Bowers
- 2021 · Walk the Line as Self - Judge
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out as Self
- 2020 · Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse as Beatrix Potter
- 2020 · The Trouble with Maggie Cole as Maggie Cole
- 2019 · RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge
- 2016 · Delicious as Gina Benelli
- 2016 · Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Interviewer
- 2015 · Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest
- 2013 · The Wrong Mans as Linda
- 2013 · Heading Out as Frances
- 2012 · Superstar as Self - Chief Judge
- 2011 · Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self
- 2010 · Psychoville Halloween Special as Joy Aston
- 2010 · Roger & Val Have Just Got In as Val Stevenson
- 2009 · Victoria Wood: Seen on TV as
- 2009 · Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' as Self
- 2009 · Psychoville as Joy Aston
- 2009 · Coraline as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
- 2008 · Lark Rise to Candleford as Caroline Arless
- 2007 · A Bucket O' French and Saunders as
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Comedy Shuffle as
- 2006 · More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Presenter
- 2006 · Jam and Jerusalem as Rosie Bales
- 2006 · Love and Other Disasters as Therapist
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · When Comedy Changed Forever as Self (archive material)
- 2006 · Davina as
- 2005 · The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
- 2005 · The F Word as
- 2005 · The Comic Strip - A Retrospective as Self
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Janet Erskine
- 2004 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self - Narrator
- 2004 · The Paul O'Grady Show as
- 2004 · Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as The Fat Lady
- 2004 · Bosom Pals as
- 2002 · Wild West as Mary Trewednack
- 2002 · Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy as
- 2002 · The Best of French & Saunders as Various
- 2002 · Pongwiffy as
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · Ted and Alice as
- 2001 · Happiness as Dawn French
- 2000 · Maybe Baby as Charlene
- 2000 · The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything as
- 1999 · David Copperfield as Mrs. Crupp
- 1999 · Let Them Eat Cake as
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins
- 1996 · The Adventures of Pinocchio as Baker's Wife
- 1996 · TFI Friday as Self
- 1995 · Look at the State We're In! as Mrs Duvet
- 1994 · The Vicar of Dibley as Revd Geraldine Granger
- 1994 · Harry Enfield and Chums as Mrs Goggins
- 1994 · Dusty as Self - Presenter
- 1993 · Tender Loving Care as Elaine Dobbs
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins (voice)
- 1993 · The Legends of Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins (voice)
- 1992 · Absolutely Fabulous as Kathy
- 1992 · Red Nose of Courage as Glynis Kinnock
- 1991 · Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Various characters
- 1990 · Spaghetti Hoops as Francesca
- 1990 · Oxford as Caroline
- 1990 · South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! as Frances
- 1990 · South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Frances / Mrs. Shines
- 1990 · GLC: The Carnage Continues as Cher as Joan Ruddock
- 1989 · Bosses From Hell as
- 1989 · Employees From Hell as
- 1988 · An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self
- 1988 · The Storyteller as Badsister 2
- 1988 · Mr Jolly Lives Next Door as Mrs. Cooper
- 1988 · More Bad News as Rachel
- 1988 · The Strike as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
- 1987 · Eat the Rich as Debbie Draws
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1987 · French & Saunders as Various Characters
- 1986 · The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as Self
- 1986 · Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) as Consuela
- 1985 · The Supergrass as Andrea
- 1985 · Girls On Top as Amanda
- 1985 · Happy Families as Cook
- 1984 · Slags as Passion
- 1984 · Gino: Full Story and Pics as Fiona/Frances
- 1984 · A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques as Jackie
- 1984 · Susie as Susie
- 1984 · Dirty Movie as Monica
- 1983 · Five Go Mad on Mescalin as George
- 1983 · Summer School as Ursula
- 1983 · Bad News as Tracy
- 1983 · The Beat Generation as Eleanor
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Christian Evangelist
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Devil in Advert
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Easter Bunny
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as George
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Ursula
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Hermine
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Veronica
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Passion
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Eleanor
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Nayler
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Jackie/First Nun
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Consuela
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Susie
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Fiona/Frances
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Tracy
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Monica
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Rachel
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Mrs. Cooper
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Joan
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Frances/Mrs. Shines
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Frances
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Caroline
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as Francesca
- 1982 · The Comic Strip Presents... as
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1981 · The Comic Strip as
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1976 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 1949 · The BAFTA Awards as Self
- Future · Can You Keep a Secret? as Debbie Fendon
- 2024 · Kirsty MacColl at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Dawn French Is a Huge Twat as Self
- 2022 · Red Riding Hood: After Ever After as Twit
- 2021 · The Secret World Of... as Self - Narrator
- 2021 · French & Saunders: Funny Women as Self
- 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 · 300 Years of French & Saunders as
- 2017 · Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Self
- 2017 · Little Big Shots as Host
- 2016 · Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes as Self
- 2016 · Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC as Self
- 2016 · British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2012 · Five Go to Rehab as George
- 2012 · 30 Years of Comic Strip as
- 2011 · Matthew Bourne's Christmas as Self - Host
- 2011 · Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas as Self
- 2011 · French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years as
- 2011 · Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders as
- 2008 · French and Saunders: Still Alive as Self
- 2007 · Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy as Presenter
- 2007 · More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy as Presenter
- 2007 · Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment as La Duchesse de Crackentorp
- 2005 · Comic Aid as
- 2001 · Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl as Self
- 2000 · French & Saunders - Live as Various roles
- 1999 · It’s Lulu as Self
- 1999 · Milk as Virginia
- 1998 · Four Men in a Car as Stella
- 1997 · Sex & Chocolate as Bev Bodger
- 1993 · Space Virgins from Planet Sex as Gaynor
- 1993 · French & Saunders: At the Movies as
- 1992 · In Dreams as Driving Instructor
- 1990 · The Tale of Little Pig Robinson as Porcas
- 1990 · French & Saunders LIVE as
- 1989 · The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
- 1989 · Communicators From Hell as
- 1987 · The Silurian Disruption as Silurian #1
- 1986 · Comedians Do It On Stage as Self
- 1986 · Private Enterprise as Nayler
- 1984 · Eddie Monsoon - a Life? as Veronica
- 1983 · War as Hermine
- 1982 · Five Go Mad in Dorset as George