Dawn French

Personal Info

Birthday

October 11, 1957

(67 years old)

Place of Birth

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK

Also Known As

돈 프렌치

Dawn Roma French

Dawn French

Biography

Dawn Roma French 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

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Agatha Christie's Marple

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Coraline

The Comic Strip Presents...

Lark Rise to Candleford

Absolutely Fabulous

French & Saunders

Filmography

2024
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
as Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Self - featured artist
The Magician's Elephant
as Sister Marie (voice)
2022
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
as Self (archive material)
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
as Twit
Death on the Nile
as Bowers
2021
An Audience with Adele
as Self
French & Saunders: Funny Women
as Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
as Self
2020
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
as Beatrix Potter
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
as Narrator
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
as Geraldine Granger
2019
Completely Bad News
as Tracy
2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
as Self
Confessions of the Paparazzi
as Self
2016
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
as Self
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
as Self
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Interviewer
2012
Five Go to Rehab
as George
2011
Matthew Bourne's Christmas
as Self - Host
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
as Self
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
as Self
2010
Psychoville Halloween Special
as Joy Aston
2009
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
as Self
Coraline
as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
2008
French and Saunders: Still Alive
as Self
2007
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
as La Duchesse de Crackentorp
2006
Love and Other Disasters
as Therapist
When Comedy Changed Forever
as Self (archive material)
2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
as Self
2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self - Narrator
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
as The Fat Lady
2002
The Best of French & Saunders
as Various
2001
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
as Self
2000
French & Saunders - Live
as Various roles
Maybe Baby
as Charlene
1999
Milk
as Virginia
1998
Four Men in a Car
as Stella
1997
Sex & Chocolate
as Bev Bodger
Treasure Island
as Jim Hawkins
1996
The Adventures of Pinocchio
as Baker's Wife
1994
Dusty
as Self - Presenter
1993
Tender Loving Care
as Elaine Dobbs
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
as Gaynor
1992
In Dreams
as Driving Instructor
Red Nose of Courage
as Glynis Kinnock
1991
Amnesty International's Big 30
as Self
1990
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Porcas
Spaghetti Hoops
as Francesca
Oxford
as Caroline
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
as Frances
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
as Frances / Mrs. Shines
GLC: The Carnage Continues
as Cher as Joan Ruddock
1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
as Self
1988
An Audience With Victoria Wood
as Self
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
as Mrs. Cooper
More Bad News
as Rachel
The Strike
as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
1987
Eat the Rich
as Debbie Draws
The Silurian Disruption
as Silurian #1
1986
Experiment IV
as Lab Assistant 1
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
as Self
Comedians Do It On Stage
as Self
Private Enterprise
as Nayler
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
as Consuela
1985
The Supergrass
as Andrea
1984
Slags
as Passion
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
as Veronica
Gino: Full Story and Pics
as Fiona/Frances
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
as Jackie
Susie
as Susie
Dirty Movie
as Monica
1983
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
as George
Summer School
as Ursula
Bad News
as Tracy
The Beat Generation
as Eleanor
War
as Hermine
1982
Five Go Mad in Dorset
as George