Dawn French

Birthday: 1957-10-11
Birthplace: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
2023-03-10 The Magician's Elephant Sister Marie (voice)
2022-12-23 Red Riding Hood: After Ever After Twit
2022-02-09 Death on the Nile Bowers
2020-12-24 Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse Beatrix Potter
2020-12-20 The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown Geraldine Granger
2019-11-29 Completely Bad News Tracy
2017-12-25 300 Years of French & Saunders
2016-07-01 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Interviewer
2012-11-07 Five Go to Rehab George
2012-11-03 30 Years of Comic Strip
2011-01-04 French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
2011-01-04 Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
2010-10-31 Psychoville Halloween Special Joy Aston
2009-02-05 Coraline Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
2007-06-01 Donizetti: La Fille du RĂ©giment La Duchesse de Crackentorp
2006-09-09 Love and Other Disasters Therapist
2005-12-07 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Mrs. Beaver (voice)
2005-03-02 Comic Aid
2004-05-31 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban The Fat Lady
2002-08-05 The Best of French & Saunders Various
2000-11-20 French & Saunders - Live Various roles
2000-06-02 Maybe Baby Charlene
1999-01-01 Milk Virginia
1998-04-12 Four Men in a Car Stella
1997-10-26 Sex & Chocolate Bev Bodger
1997-07-14 Treasure Island Jim Hawkins
1996-07-26 The Adventures of Pinocchio Baker's Wife
1993-10-03 Tender Loving Care Elaine Dobbs
1993-09-10 The Legends of Treasure Island Jim Hawkins (voice)
1993-04-29 Space Virgins from Planet Sex Gaynor
1993-01-01 French & Saunders: At the Movies
1992-12-23 In Dreams Driving Instructor
1992-04-09 Red Nose of Courage Glynis Kinnock
1990-12-26 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson Porcas
1990-03-12 French & Saunders LIVE
1990-03-01 Spaghetti Hoops Francesca
1990-02-22 Oxford Caroline
1990-02-08 South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 Frances / Mrs. Shines
1990-02-08 South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! Frances
1990-02-05 GLC: The Carnage Continues Cher as Joan Ruddock
1989-01-01 Bosses From Hell
1989-01-01 Communicators From Hell
1989-01-01 Employees From Hell
1988-03-05 Mr Jolly Lives Next Door Mrs. Cooper
1988-02-27 More Bad News Rachel
1988-02-20 The Strike Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
1987-10-23 Eat the Rich Debbie Draws
1986-10-27 Experiment IV Lab Assistant 1
1986-04-25 The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986-01-02 Private Enterprise Nayler
1986-01-01 Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) Consuela
1985-11-08 The Supergrass Andrea
1984-02-11 Slags Passion
1984-02-04 Eddie Monsoon - a Life? Veronica
1984-01-28 Gino: Full Story and Pics Fiona/Frances
1984-01-21 A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques Jackie
1984-01-14 Susie Susie
1984-01-07 Dirty Movie Monica
1983-11-02 Five Go Mad on Mescalin George
1983-01-31 Summer School Ursula
1983-01-24 Bad News Tracy
1983-01-17 The Beat Generation Eleanor
1983-01-03 War Hermine
1982-11-02 Five Go Mad in Dorset George
1981-01-01 The Comic Strip