Dawn French
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Oct 11, 1957 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2026 | Becoming Victoria WoodSelf | |
| 2026 | Can You Keep a Secret?Debbie Fendon | |
| 2026 | Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia | |
| 2025 | BeddyByesGramma Leeba | |
| 2024 | Joan Rivers at the BBCSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2024 | Kirsty MacColl at the BBCSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2024 | The NevermetsNarrator | |
| 2023 | The Magician's ElephantSister Marie (voice) | |
| 2023 | Dawn French Is a Huge TwatSelf | |
| 2023 | imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterSelf - Featured Artist | |
| 2022 | Red Riding Hood: After Ever AfterTwit | |
| 2022 | Comedy Classics: The Vicar of DibleySelf (archive material) | |
| 2022 | Death on the NileBowers | |
| 2021 | An Audience with AdeleSelf | |
| 2021 | The Vicar of Dibley: Inside OutSelf | |
| 2021 | French & Saunders: Funny WomenSelf | |
| 2021 | Walk the LineSelf - Judge | |
| 2021 | The Secret World Of...Self - Narrator | |
| 2020 | Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious MouseBeatrix Potter | |
| 2020 | The Vicar of Dibley: In LockdownGeraldine Granger | |
| 2020 | A Baby Reindeer's First ChristmasNarrator | |
| 2020 | The Big Night InSelf | |
| 2020 | The Trouble with Maggie ColeMaggie Cole | |
| 2019 | Completely Bad NewsTracy | |
| 2019 | RuPaul's Drag Race UKSelf - Guest Judge | |
| 2017 | Comic Relief: Red Nose DaySelf | |
| 2017 | 300 Years of French & Saunders | |
| 2017 | Little Big ShotsHost | |
| 2016 | Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBCSelf | |
| 2016 | Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieInterviewer | |
| 2016 | Dawn French Live: 30 Million MinutesSelf | |
| 2016 | British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesVarious Characters (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2016 | DeliciousGina Benelli | |
| 2015 | Travel Man: 48 Hours in...Self - Guest | |
| 2013 | Heading OutFrances | |
| 2013 | The Wrong MansLinda | |
| 2012 | Five Go to RehabGeorge | |
| 2012 | 30 Years of Comic Strip | |
| 2012 | SuperstarSelf - Chief Judge | |
| 2011 | Catherine Tate: Laughing at the NoughtiesSelf | |
| 2011 | Matthew Bourne's ChristmasSelf - Host | |
| 2011 | Michael Bublé: Home for ChristmasSelf | |
| 2011 | French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years | |
| 2011 | Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders | |
| 2010 | Psychoville Halloween SpecialJoy Aston | |
| 2010 | Roger & Val Have Just Got InVal Stevenson | |
| 2009 | CoralineMiss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice) | |
| 2009 | Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'Self | |
| 2009 | Victoria Wood: Seen on TV | |
| 2009 | PsychovilleJoy Aston | |
| 2008 | French and Saunders: Still AliveSelf | |
| 2008 | Lark Rise to CandlefordCaroline Arless | |
| 2007 | Donizetti: La Fille du RégimentLa Duchesse de Crackentorp | |
| 2007 | A Bucket O' French and Saunders | |
| 2007 | Comedy Shuffle | |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSelf | |
| 2007 | More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: ComedyPresenter | |
| 2007 | Dawn French's Boys Who Do ComedyPresenter | |
| 2006 | Love and Other DisastersTherapist | |
| 2006 | When Comedy Changed ForeverSelf (archive material) | |
| 2006 | The One ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2006 | Davina | |
| 2006 | The One ShowSelf | |
| 2006 | Jam and JerusalemRosie Bales | |
| 2006 | More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: ComedyPresenter | |
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeMrs. Beaver (voice) | |
| 2005 | The Comic Strip - A RetrospectiveSelf | |
| 2005 | Comic Aid | |
| 2005 | The Funny Blokes of British ComedySelf | |
| 2005 | The F Word | |
| 2004 | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?Self - Narrator | |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanThe Fat Lady | |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show | |
| 2004 | Bosom Pals | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's MarpleJanet Erskine | |
| 2002 | The Best of French & SaundersVarious | |
| 2002 | Wild WestMary Trewednack | |
| 2002 | V Graham NortonSelf | |
| 2002 | Pongwiffy | |
| 2002 | Ted and Alice | |
| 2002 | Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy | |
| 2001 | Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacCollSelf | |
| 2001 | HappinessDawn French | |
| 2000 | French & Saunders - LiveVarious roles | |
| 2000 | Maybe BabyCharlene | |
| 2000 | The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | |
| 1999 | MilkVirginia | |
| 1999 | It’s LuluSelf | |
| 1999 | Let Them Eat Cake | |
| 1999 | David CopperfieldMrs. Crupp | |
| 1998 | Four Men in a CarStella | |
| 1998 | ParkinsonSelf | |
| 1997 | Treasure IslandJim Hawkins | |
| 1997 | Sex & ChocolateBev Bodger | |
| 1996 | The Adventures of PinocchioBaker's Wife | |
| 1996 | TFI FridaySelf | |
| 1995 | Look at the State We're In!Mrs Duvet | |
| 1994 | DustySelf - Presenter | |
| 1994 | French and Saunders' Christmas CarolVarious Roles | |
| 1994 | The Vicar of DibleyRevd Geraldine Granger | |
| 1994 | Harry Enfield and ChumsMrs Goggins | |
| 1993 | The Legends of Treasure IslandJim Hawkins (voice) | |
| 1993 | Tender Loving CareElaine Dobbs | |
| 1993 | Space Virgins from Planet SexGaynor | |
| 1993 | French & Saunders: At the Movies | |
| 1993 | The Legends of Treasure IslandJim Hawkins (voice) | |
| 1992 | Red Nose of CourageGlynis Kinnock | |
| 1992 | In DreamsDriving Instructor | |
| 1992 | Absolutely FabulousKathy | |
| 1991 | Amnesty International's Big 30Self | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridWPC Diane Softly | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridMaria | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridJudy Talent | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridRita Proops / Rita Proops II | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridBunty Breslaw | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridMiss Katie Hatcliffe / Mrs Sonya Redfern | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridTina Mellish | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridDenise Cunningham | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridMaude Jenkins | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridLily | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridVerity Hodge | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridVicki | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridSally Fairfax | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridDr Kate Marshall | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridDaisy Talwinning | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridLinda Bryce | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridWendy Hodge | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridThe Grim Reaper | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridLily Wood-Newton | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridTracey Phillips | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridWPC Barbara Greaves / Whoopi Stone | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridHarriet Snellgrove | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridJill Tanner | |
| 1991 | Murder Most HorridTiffany Drapes | |
| 1990 | French & Saunders LIVE | |
| 1990 | South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1Frances / Mrs. Shines | |
| 1990 | South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!Frances | |
| 1990 | OxfordCaroline | |
| 1990 | Spaghetti HoopsFrancesca | |
| 1990 | GLC: The Carnage ContinuesCher as Joan Ruddock | |
| 1990 | The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonPorcas | |
| 1989 | The Secret Policeman’s Biggest BallSelf | |
| 1989 | Bosses From Hell | |
| 1989 | Communicators From Hell | |
| 1989 | Employees From Hell | |
| 1989 | Customer Service From Hell | |
| 1989 | Colleagues From Hell | |
| 1989 | Interviewers From Hell | |
| 1988 | Mr Jolly Lives Next DoorMrs. Cooper | |
| 1988 | An Audience With Victoria WoodSelf | |
| 1988 | The StrikeVerity/Old Lady/Celebrity | |
| 1988 | More Bad NewsRachel | |
| 1988 | French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88Various Characters | |
| 1988 | The StorytellerBadsister 2 | |
| 1987 | Eat the RichDebbie Draws | |
| 1987 | The Silurian DisruptionSilurian #1 | |
| 1987 | French & SaundersVarious Characters | |
| 1987 | Going Live!Self | |
| 1986 | Private EnterpriseNayler | |
| 1986 | Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)Consuela | |
| 1986 | Comedians Do It On StageSelf | |
| 1986 | The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video LiveSelf | |
| 1985 | The SupergrassAndrea | |
| 1985 | Happy FamiliesCook | |
| 1985 | Girls On TopAmanda | |
| 1985 | Happy FamiliesCook | |
| 1984 | Eddie Monsoon - a Life?Veronica | |
| 1984 | Dirty MovieMonica | |
| 1984 | SusieSusie | |
| 1984 | Gino: Full Story and PicsFiona/Frances | |
| 1984 | SlagsPassion | |
| 1984 | A Fistful of Travellers' ChequesJackie | |
| 1983 | Summer SchoolUrsula | |
| 1983 | WarHermine | |
| 1983 | The Beat GenerationEleanor | |
| 1983 | Five Go Mad on MescalinGeorge | |
| 1983 | Bad NewsTracy | |
| 1982 | Five Go Mad in DorsetGeorge | |
| 1982 | The Young OnesChristian Evangelist | |
| 1982 | The Young OnesDevil in Advert | |
| 1982 | The Young OnesEaster Bunny | |
| 1982 | WoganSelf | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...George | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Hermine | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Eleanor | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Tracy | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Ursula | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Monica | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Susie | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Jackie/First Nun | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Fiona/Frances | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Veronica | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Passion | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Consuela | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Nayler | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Rachel | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Mrs. Cooper | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Frances/Mrs. Shines | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Frances | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Joan | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Caroline | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Francesca | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... | |
| 1981 | The Comic Strip | |
| 1978 | An Audience with...Self | |
| 1976 | The Secret Policeman's BallSelf | |
| 1949 | The BAFTA AwardsSelf | |
| - | Experiment IVFirst Assistant | |
| - | The Storyteller: SapsorrowBadsister 2 |
| 2026 | Can You Keep a Secret?Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Dawn French Is a Huge TwatWriter | |
| 2008 | French and Saunders: Still AliveWriter | |
| 2002 | The Best of French & SaundersWriter | |
| 2001 | Absolutely FabulousWriter | |
| 2000 | French & Saunders - LiveWriter | |
| 1995 | How to Be Absolutely FabulousWriter | |
| 1994 | French and Saunders' Christmas CarolWriter | |
| 1988 | French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88Writer | |
| 1987 | The Silurian DisruptionWriter | |
| 1987 | French & SaundersWriter | |
| 1986 | Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)Writer | |
| 1985 | Girls On TopWriter | |
| 1983 | Summer SchoolWriter | |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents...Writer | |
| 1981 | The Comic StripWriter |