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Dawn French
Dawn French

Dawn French

ActingBorn October 11, 1957 (age 68)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.

Filmography

2026Movie
2026
Can You Keep a Secret?

as Debbie Fendon

TV
2025
BeddyByes

as Gramma Leeba

TV
2024
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2024
The Nevermets

as Narrator

TV
2023
The Magician's Elephant

as Sister Marie (voice)

Movie
2022
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

as Self (archive material)

Movie
2022Movie
2021
Walk the Line

as Self - Judge

TV
2021Movie
2021
The Secret World Of...

as Self - Narrator

TV
2020Movie
2020Movie
2020TV
2019Movie
2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK

as Self - Guest Judge

TV
2017
Little Big Shots

as Self - Host

TV
2016
Delicious

as Gina Benelli

TV
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2016Movie
2015
TFI Friday

as Self

TV
2015TV
2013TV
2013
Heading Out

as Frances

TV
2012Movie
2012
Superstar

as Self - Chief Judge

TV
2011Movie
2010Movie
2010TV
2009
Psychoville

as Joy Aston

TV
2009
Coraline

as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)

Movie
2008
Lark Rise to Candleford

as Caroline Arless

TV
2007
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

as La Duchesse de Crackentorp

Movie
2006
Jam and Jerusalem

as Rosie Bales

TV
2006Movie
2006
The One Show

as Self - Guest

TV
2006TV
2006
When Comedy Changed Forever

as Self (archive material)

Movie
2006TV
2005Movie
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple

as Janet Erskine

TV
2004Movie
2002
Wild West

as Mary Trewednack

TV
2002TV
2002TV
2001
Happiness

as Dawn French

TV
2000
French & Saunders - Live

as Various roles

Movie
2000
Maybe Baby

as Charlene

Movie
1999
David Copperfield

as Mrs. Crupp

TV
1999Movie
1999
Milk

as Virginia

Movie
1998Movie
1998
Parkinson

as Self

TV
1997
Sex & Chocolate

as Bev Bodger

Movie
1997
Treasure Island

as Jim Hawkins

Movie
1996Movie
1996
TFI Friday

as Self

TV
1995TV
1994Movie
1994
The Vicar of Dibley

as Revd Geraldine Granger

TV
1994TV
1994
Dusty

as Self - Presenter

Movie
1993
Tender Loving Care

as Elaine Dobbs

Movie
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island

as Jim Hawkins (voice)

Movie
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island

as Jim Hawkins (voice)

TV
1992
In Dreams

as Driving Instructor

Movie
1992TV
1992
Red Nose of Courage

as Glynis Kinnock

Movie
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as WPC Diane Softly

TV
1991TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Judy Talent

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Rita Proops / Rita Proops II

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Bunty Breslaw

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Miss Katie Hatcliffe / Mrs Sonya Redfern

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Tina Mellish

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Denise Cunningham

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Maude Jenkins

TV
1991TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Verity Hodge

TV
1991TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Sally Fairfax

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Dr Kate Marshall

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Daisy Talwinning

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Linda Bryce

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Wendy Hodge

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as The Grim Reaper

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Lily Wood-Newton

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Tracey Phillips

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as WPC Barbara Greaves / Whoopi Stone

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Harriet Snellgrove

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Jill Tanner

TV
1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Tiffany Drapes

TV
1990
Spaghetti Hoops

as Francesca

Movie
1990
Oxford

as Caroline

Movie
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

as Frances / Mrs. Shines

Movie
1990
GLC: The Carnage Continues

as Cher as Joan Ruddock

Movie
1989
Screen One

as Elaine Dobbs

TV
1988Movie
1988Movie
1988
The Storyteller

as Badsister 2

TV
1988Movie
1988
More Bad News

as Rachel

Movie
1988
The Strike

as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity

Movie
1987
Eat the Rich

as Debbie Draws

Movie
1987TV
1987
French & Saunders

as Various Characters

TV
1987Movie
1986Movie
1986Movie
1985Movie
1985
Girls On Top

as Amanda

TV
1985Movie
1985TV
1984
Slags

as Passion

Movie
1984Movie
1984Movie
1984
Susie

as Susie

Movie
1984
Dirty Movie

as Monica

Movie
1983Movie
1983
Summer School

as Ursula

Movie
1983
Bad News

as Tracy

Movie
1983Movie
1983
War

as Hermine

Movie
1982
The Young Ones

as Christian Evangelist

TV
1982
The Young Ones

as Devil in Advert

TV
1982
The Young Ones

as Easter Bunny

TV
1982Movie
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...

as Jackie/First Nun

TV
1982TV
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...

as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity

TV
1982TV
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...

as Frances/Mrs. Shines

TV
1982TV
1982
Wogan

as Self

TV
1978TV
1949TV
Experiment IV

as First Assistant

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 11, 1957
Place of BirthHolyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Popularity1.5