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
All 140
Movies 82
TV Shows 58
Self 36
Writter 8
Voice 4
Narrator 2
Creator 1
Sister Marie (voice)

The Magician's Elephant (2023)
Movie
8.67
Self (archive material)

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley (2022)
Movie
Twit

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After (2022)
Movie
Bowers

Death on the Nile (2022)
Movie
7.83
Self - Judge

Walk the Line (2021)
TV Show
Self

An Audience with Adele (2021)
Movie
Self - Narrator

The Secret World Of... (2021)
TV Show
Herself

French & Saunders: Funny Women (2021)
Movie
Self

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out (2021)
Movie
Self

Rick Stein's Cornwall (2021)
TV Show
Narrator

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas (2020)
Movie
Beatrix Potter

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020)
Movie
Geraldine Granger

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown (2020)
Movie
Self - Narrator

Cornwall Air 999 (2020)
TV Show
Maggie Cole

The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020)
TV Show
Tracy

Completely Bad News (2019)
Movie
Self - Judge

RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019)
TV Show
Various characters

300 Years of French & Saunders (2017)
Movie
Self

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day (2017)
Movie
Self - Host

Little Big Shots (2017)
TV Show
Self

Confessions of the Paparazzi (2017)
Movie
Self

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes (2016)
Movie
Gina Benelli

Delicious (2016)
TV Show
Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
Movie
Interviewer

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
Movie
Self

Travel Man: 48 Hours in... (2015)
TV Show
9
Linda

The Wrong Mans (2013)
TV Show
Frances

Heading Out (2013)
TV Show
Self - Chief Judge

Superstar (2012)
TV Show
Herself/Host

Matthew Bourne's Christmas (2011)
Movie
Self

Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas (2011)
Movie
Self

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties (2011)
Movie

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years (2011)
Movie

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders (2011)
Movie
HM The Queen Mother

Little Crackers (2010)
TV Show
Joy Aston

Psychoville Halloween Special (2010)
Movie
Val Stephenson

Roger & Val Have Just Got In (2010)
TV Show
Self

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' (2009)
Movie
9
Joy Aston

Psychoville (2009)
TV Show
4
Miriam Forcible (voice)

Coraline (2009)
Movie
8.16
Dawn / Teenager / May

French and Saunders: Still Alive (2008)
Movie
Caroline Arless

Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
TV Show
5.38
Presenter

Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy (2007)
TV Show
Self / Self - Presenter

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy (2007)
TV Show
Various Characters / Various

A Bucket O' French and Saunders (2007)
TV Show
La Duchesse de Crackentorp

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment (2007)
Movie
Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show (2007)
TV Show
7.5

Comedy Shuffle (2007)
TV Show
Rosie Bales / Creator

Jam & Jerusalem (2006)
TV Show
Therapist

Love and Other Disasters (2006)
Movie
6
Self - Guest / Self

The One Show (2006)
TV Show
Self (archive material)

When Comedy Changed Forever (2006)
Movie

Davina (2006)
TV Show
Mrs. Beaver (voice)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Movie
6.73

The F Word (2005)
TV Show
7.25
Self

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
Movie

Comic Aid (2005)
Movie
Janet Erskine

Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
TV Show
6.11
Narrator

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)
Movie

The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
TV Show
The Fat Lady

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Movie
7.35
Stella

Bosom Pals (2004)
TV Show
Mary Trewednack

Wild West (2002)
TV Show
Self

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy (2002)
TV Show
Various / Writer

The Best of French & Saunders (2002)
Movie

Pongwiffy (2002)
TV Show
Self

V Graham Norton (2002)
TV Show
Alice Putkin

Ted and Alice (2002)
TV Show
Writer

Absolutely Fabulous (2001)
Movie
Herself

Happiness (2001)
TV Show
Self

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl (2001)
Movie
Various / Elizabeth Taylor / Ann Widdecombe

French & Saunders - Live (2000)
Movie
Charlene

Maybe Baby (2000)
Movie

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (2000)
TV Show
Mrs. Cupp

David Copperfield (1999)
TV Show
6

Watership Down (1999)
TV Show

Let Them Eat Cake (1999)
TV Show

Comic Relief (1999)
TV Show
Virginia

Milk (1999)
Movie
Self

First on Four (1998)
TV Show
Bev Bodger

Sex & Chocolate (1997)
Movie
Jim Hawkins

Treasure Island (1997)
Movie
Baker's Wife

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
Movie

TFI Friday (1996)
TV Show
Clerk

Look at the State We're In! (1995)
TV Show
Writer

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous (1995)
Movie
Revd Geraldine Granger

The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
TV Show
Self - Presenter

Dusty (1994)
Movie
Actress

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller (1994)
TV Show
Self

Jools' Annual Hootenanny (1994)
TV Show
Elaine Dobbs

Tender Loving Care (1993)
Movie
Jim Hawkins

The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
TV Show
Jim Hawkins (voice)

The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
Movie
Gaynor

Space Virgins from Planet Sex (1993)
Movie

French & Saunders: At the Movies (1993)
Movie
Driving Instructor

In Dreams (1992)
Movie
Creator / Writer

Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
TV Show
6
Glynis Kinnock

Red Nose of Courage (1992)
Movie
Self

Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)
Movie
Various characters

Murder Most Horrid (1991)
TV Show
Porcas

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)
Movie

French & Saunders LIVE (1990)
Movie
Francesca

Spaghetti Hoops (1990)
Movie
Caroline

Oxford (1990)
Movie
Frances

South Atlantic Raiders: Argie Bargie! (1990)
Movie
Cher as Joan Ruddock

GLC: The Carnage Continues (1990)
Movie
Herself

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball (1989)
Movie
Herself

An Audience With Victoria Wood (1988)
Movie

The Storyteller (1988)
TV Show
6
Mrs. Cooper

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988)
Movie
Rachel

More Bad News (1988)
Movie
Verity / Old Lady / Celebrity

The Strike (1988)
Movie
Debbie Draws

Eat the Rich (1987)
Movie
Various Characters / Creator / Writer

French & Saunders (1987)
TV Show

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live (1986)
Movie
Nayler

Private Enterprise (1986)
Movie
Consuela / Writer

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986)
Movie
Andrea

The Supergrass (1985)
Movie
Amanda

Girls On Top (1985)
TV Show
Cook

Happy Families (1985)
TV Show
Various Characters

The Lenny Henry Show (1984)
TV Show
Jackie

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984)
Movie
Passion

Slags (1984)
Movie
Veronica

Eddie Monsoon - a Life? (1984)
Movie
Fiona/Frances

Gino: Full Story and Pics (1984)
Movie
Susie

Susie (1984)
Movie
Monica

Dirty Movie (1984)
Movie
George

Five Go Mad on Mescalin (1983)
Movie
Writer

Summer School (1983)
Movie
Tracy

Bad News Tour (1983)
Movie
Eleanor

The Beat Generation (1983)
Movie
Hermine

War (1983)
Movie
Christian Evangelist / Devil in Advert / Easter Bunny

The Young Ones (1982)
TV Show
6
Frances / George / Caroline

The Comic Strip Presents (1982)
TV Show
George

Five Go Mad in Dorset (1982)
Movie
Self

Wogan (1982)
TV Show
Writer

The Comic Strip (1981)
Movie
Self

An Audience with... (1978)
TV Show
Self

The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976)
TV Show
Frances / Mrs. Shines

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.34
Based on 1.76 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Information
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1957-10-11 (66 years old)
Place of birthHolyhead, United Kingdom
RelationshipsLenny Henry (1984-01-01 - 2010-01-01)
SpouseMark Bignell
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesFowey, United Kingdom
Also known as돈 프렌치
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