
Dawn French
Known for Acting · 165 credits
- Born
- 1957-10-11 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
- Also known as
- 돈 프렌치 · Dawn Roma French
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.
Known For
TV Shows (60)

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Janet Erskine

Wogan
1982
as Self

Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Kathy

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

The Paul O'Grady Show
2004

The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as George / Ursula / Hermine / Veronica / Passion / Eleanor / Nayler / Jackie/First Nun / Consuela / Susie / Fiona/Frances / Tracy / Monica / Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity / Rachel / Mrs. Cooper / Joan / Frances/Mrs. Shines / Caroline / Francesca

V Graham Norton
2002
as Self

The Young Ones
1982
as Christian Evangelist / Devil in Advert / Easter Bunny

Parkinson
1998
as Self

RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
as Self - Guest Judge

Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
as Caroline Arless

Going Live!
1987
as Self

The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Self

The Storyteller
1988
as Badsister 2

Murder Most Horrid
1991
as WPC Diane Softly / Maria / Judy Talent / Rita Proops / Rita Proops II / Bunty Breslaw / Miss Katie Hatcliffe / Mrs Sonya Redfern / Tina Mellish / Denise Cunningham / Maude Jenkins / Lily / Verity Hodge / Vicki / Sally Fairfax / Dr Kate Marshall / Daisy Talwinning / Linda Bryce / Wendy Hodge / The Grim Reaper / Lily Wood-Newton / Tracey Phillips / WPC Barbara Greaves / Whoopi Stone / Harriet Snellgrove / Jill Tanner / Tiffany Drapes

The Vicar of Dibley
1994
as Revd Geraldine Granger

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest

Screen One
1989
as Elaine Dobbs

French & Saunders
1987
as Various Characters

The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self

TFI Friday
1996
as Self

Psychoville
2009
as Joy Aston

Delicious
2016
as Gina Benelli

Harry Enfield and Chums
1994
as Mrs Goggins

David Copperfield
1999
as Mrs. Crupp

Jam and Jerusalem
2006
as Rosie Bales

Girls On Top
1985
as Amanda

Wild West
2002
as Mary Trewednack

The F Word
2005

Happiness
2001
as Dawn French

The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
Look at the State We're In!
1995
as Mrs Duvet

The Wrong Mans
2013
as Linda

Can You Keep a Secret?
2026
as Debbie Fendon

Happy Families
1985
as Cook
Davina
2006

Heading Out
2013
as Frances

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000

BeddyByes
2025
as Gramma Leeba

Let Them Eat Cake
1999

Superstar
2012
as Self - Chief Judge

The Trouble with Maggie Cole
2020
as Maggie Cole
Pongwiffy
2002

Roger & Val Have Just Got In
2010
as Val Stevenson

A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
Ted and Alice
2002

Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
2026

Little Big Shots
2017
as Self - Host

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
2006
as Presenter
Walk the Line
2021
as Self - Judge

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
2007
as Presenter

The Nevermets
2024
as Narrator

TFI Friday
2015
as Self
Comedy Shuffle
2007

The Secret World Of...
2021
as Self - Narrator
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy
2007
as Presenter
Bosom Pals
2004
Movies (105)

Coraline
2009
as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as The Fat Lady

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
as Mrs. Beaver (voice)

Death on the Nile
2022
as Bowers

Eat the Rich
1987
as Debbie Draws

The Magician's Elephant
2023
as Sister Marie (voice)

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self - Narrator

The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
as Baker's Wife

Love and Other Disasters
2006
as Therapist

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
as Interviewer
Comic Aid
2005

An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self

Slags
1984
as Passion

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Maybe Baby
2000
as Charlene

Communicators From Hell
1989

The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Jim Hawkins (voice)

When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
as Self (archive material)
Treasure Island
1997
as Jim Hawkins

Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Self

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020
as Beatrix Potter

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017
as Self

30 Years of Comic Strip
2012

Bad News
1983
as Tracy

The Strike
1988
as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
as Self

Milk
1999
as Virginia

The Big Night In
2020
as Self

Sex & Chocolate
1997
as Bev Bodger

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
as Self

Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)

Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984
as Fiona/Frances

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022
as Twit

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
2001
as Self

Happy Families
1985
as Cook

Dusty
1994
as Self - Presenter

The Supergrass
1985
as Andrea

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
2009
as Self

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
2007
as La Duchesse de Crackentorp

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self

Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993
as Gaynor

War
1983
as Hermine

Susie
1984
as Susie

An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
as Self

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990
as Porcas

Summer School
1983
as Ursula

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
2011

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986
as Consuela

Five Go Mad in Dorset
1982
as George

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988
as Mrs. Cooper

Dirty Movie
1984
as Monica

Employees From Hell
1989

Psychoville Halloween Special
2010
as Joy Aston

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990
as Frances

Spaghetti Hoops
1990
as Francesca

Bosses From Hell
1989

The Comic Strip
1981

Matthew Bourne's Christmas
2011
as Self - Host

Comedians Do It On Stage
1986
as Self

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
2023
as Self
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
2011
as Self

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
as Self - Featured Artist

Tender Loving Care
1993
as Elaine Dobbs

Becoming Victoria Wood
2026
as Self

More Bad News
1988
as Rachel

The Beat Generation
1983
as Eleanor

Completely Bad News
2019
as Tracy

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
2020
as Geraldine Granger

Red Nose of Courage
1992
as Glynis Kinnock

Private Enterprise
1986
as Nayler

The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
1988
as Badsister 2

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
as Self

300 Years of French & Saunders
2017

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984
as Jackie

French and Saunders: Still Alive
2008
as Self

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
2016
as Self

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)

Interviewers From Hell
1989

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
as Frances / Mrs. Shines

Five Go to Rehab
2012
as George

GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
as Cher as Joan Ruddock

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
In Dreams
1992
as Driving Instructor

French & Saunders: Funny Women
2021
as Self

French & Saunders LIVE
1990

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
2022
as Self (archive material)

French & Saunders: At the Movies
1993

French & Saunders - Live
2000
as Various roles

The Best of French & Saunders
2002
as Various

Colleagues From Hell
1989

Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
1984
as Veronica

Four Men in a Car
1998
as Stella

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
2020
as Narrator

It’s Lulu
1999
as Self

Oxford
1990
as Caroline

Five Go Mad on Mescalin
1983
as George

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
2011
Experiment IV
as First Assistant

Customer Service From Hell
1989

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994
as Various Roles
The Silurian Disruption
1987
as Silurian #1

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
2016
as Self

French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
1988
as Various Characters
About Dawn French
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. With 165 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, Dawn French has appeared in 105 films and 60 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dawn French Movies
- Coraline (2009) — as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — as The Fat Lady
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) — as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
- Death on the Nile (2022) — as Bowers
- Eat the Rich (1987) — as Debbie Draws
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