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Dawn French

Dawn French

Dawn French

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1957-10-11 (67 years old)

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 167

Movies 103

TV Shows 64

self 53

Voice 4

Writer 4

Narrator 3

Self (archive footage)

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC (2024)

Self (archive footage)

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Joan Rivers at the BBC (2024)

Narrator

The Nevermets

The Nevermets (2024)

Self / Writer

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat (2023)

Self - featured artist

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter (2023)

Sister Marie (voice)

The Magician's Elephant

The Magician's Elephant (2023)

Self (archive material)

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley (2022)

Twit

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After (2022)

Bowers

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile (2022)

Self - Judge

Walk the Line

Walk the Line (2021)

Self - Audience Member

An Audience with Adele

An Audience with Adele (2021)

Self - Narrator

The Secret World Of...

The Secret World Of... (2021)

Self

French & Saunders: Funny Women

French & Saunders: Funny Women (2021)

Self

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out (2021)

Self

Rick Stein's Cornwall

Rick Stein's Cornwall (2021)

Beatrix Potter

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

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

Narrator

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas (2020)

Geraldine Granger

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown (2020)

Self - Narrator

Cornwall Air 999

Cornwall Air 999 (2020)

Maggie Cole

The Trouble with Maggie Cole

The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020)

Tracy

Completely Bad News

Completely Bad News (2019)

Self - Judge

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019)

Various characters

300 Years of French & Saunders

300 Years of French & Saunders (2017)

Self

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day (2017)

Self - Host

Little Big Shots

Little Big Shots (2017)

Self

Confessions of the Paparazzi

Confessions of the Paparazzi (2017)

Self

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes (2016)

Gina Benelli

Delicious

Delicious (2016)

Ballet Dancer

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC (2016)

Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

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

Interviewer

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

Self - Guest

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

Travel Man: 48 Hours in... (2015)

Linda

The Wrong Mans

The Wrong Mans (2013)

Frances

Heading Out

Heading Out (2013)

George

Five Go to Rehab

Five Go to Rehab (2012)

30 Years of Comic Strip

30 Years of Comic Strip (2012)

Self - Chief Judge

Superstar

Superstar (2012)

Self - Host

Matthew Bourne's Christmas

Matthew Bourne's Christmas (2011)

Self

Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas

Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas (2011)

Self

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties (2011)

Self - Actress

Behind the Britcoms: From Script to Screen

Behind the Britcoms: From Script to Screen (2011)

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years (2011)

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders (2011)

HM The Queen Mother

Little Crackers

Little Crackers (2010)

Joy Aston

Psychoville Halloween Special

Psychoville Halloween Special (2010)

Angie

Animals United

Animals United (2010)

Val Stephenson

Roger & Val Have Just Got In

Roger & Val Have Just Got In (2010)

Self

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV (2009)

Self

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' (2009)

Joy Aston

Psychoville

Psychoville (2009)

Miriam Forcible (voice)

Coraline

Coraline (2009)

Dawn

French and Saunders: Still Alive

French and Saunders: Still Alive (2008)

Duchesse de Crakentorp

The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment

The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment (2008)

Caroline Arless

Lark Rise to Candleford

Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)

Self

Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy

Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy (2007)

Self

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy (2007)

Various Characters

A Bucket O' French and Saunders

A Bucket O' French and Saunders (2007)

La Duchesse de Crackentorp

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment (2007)

Self

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

Comedy Shuffle

Comedy Shuffle (2007)

Self

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy (2006)

Rosie Bales

Jam & Jerusalem

Jam & Jerusalem (2006)

Therapist

Love and Other Disasters

Love and Other Disasters (2006)

Self - Guest / Self

The One Show

The One Show (2006)

Self (archive material)

When Comedy Changed Forever

When Comedy Changed Forever (2006)

Davina

Davina (2006)

Mrs. Beaver (voice)

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

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

The F Word

The F Word (2005)

Self

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective (2005)

Self

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)

Comic Aid

Comic Aid (2005)

Janet Erskine

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)

Narrator

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)

The Paul O'Grady Show

The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)

The Fat Lady

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Stella

Bosom Pals

Bosom Pals (2004)

Mary Trewednack

Wild West

Wild West (2002)

Self

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy (2002)

Various / Writer

The Best of French & Saunders

The Best of French & Saunders (2002)

Pongwiffy

Pongwiffy (2002)

Self

V Graham Norton

V Graham Norton (2002)

Alice Putkin

Ted and Alice

Ted and Alice (2002)

Writer

Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous (2001)

Dawn French

Happiness

Happiness (2001)

Self

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl (2001)

Various

French & Saunders - Live

French & Saunders - Live (2000)

Charlene

Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby (2000)

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (2000)

Mrs. Cupp

David Copperfield

David Copperfield (1999)

Self

Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python

Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (1999)

Watership Down

Watership Down (1999)

Lisette

Let Them Eat Cake

Let Them Eat Cake (1999)

Virginia

Milk

Milk (1999)

Stella

Four Men in a Car

Four Men in a Car (1998)

Self

First on Four

First on Four (1998)

Self

Parkinson

Parkinson (1998)

Self

Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power!

Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power! (1997)

Bev Bodger

Sex & Chocolate

Sex & Chocolate (1997)

Jim Hawkins

Treasure Island

Treasure Island (1997)

Baker's wife

The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)

Self

TFI Friday

TFI Friday (1996)

Clerk

Look at the State We're In!

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

Writer

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous (1995)

Geraldine Granger

The Vicar of Dibley

The Vicar of Dibley (1994)

Self - Presenter

Dusty

Dusty (1994)

Actress

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller (1994)

Self

Jools' Annual Hootenanny

Jools' Annual Hootenanny (1994)

Elaine Dobbs

Tender Loving Care

Tender Loving Care (1993)

Jim Hawkins (voice)

The Legends of Treasure Island

The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)

Jim Hawkins

The Legends of Treasure Island

The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)

Gaynor

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

Space Virgins from Planet Sex (1993)

French & Saunders: At the Movies

French & Saunders: At the Movies (1993)

Driving Instructor

In Dreams

In Dreams (1992)

Creator / Writer / Kathy

Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous (1992)

Glynis Kinnock

Red Nose of Courage

Red Nose of Courage (1992)

Self

Amnesty International's Big 30

Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)

Bunty Breslaw

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid (1991)

Porcas

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)

French & Saunders LIVE

French & Saunders LIVE (1990)

Francesca

Spaghetti Hoops

Spaghetti Hoops (1990)

Caroline

Oxford

Oxford (1990)

Frances

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 (1990)

Frances

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! (1990)

Cher as Joan Ruddock

GLC: The Carnage Continues

GLC: The Carnage Continues (1990)

Employees From Hell

Employees From Hell (1989)

Communicators From Hell

Communicators From Hell (1989)

Bosses From Hell

Bosses From Hell (1989)

Self

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball (1989)

Self

An Audience With Victoria Wood

An Audience With Victoria Wood (1988)

Badsister 2

The Storyteller

The Storyteller (1988)

Mrs. Cooper

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988)

Rachel

More Bad News

More Bad News (1988)

Verity

The Strike

The Strike (1988)

Debbie Draws

Eat the Rich

Eat the Rich (1987)

Self

Going Live!

Going Live! (1987)

Various Characters

French & Saunders

French & Saunders (1987)

Lab Assistant 1

Experiment IV

Experiment IV (1986)

Actress

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief (1986)

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live (1986)

Assistant (clip: Experiment IV)

Kate Bush - The Whole Story

Kate Bush - The Whole Story (1986)

Self

Comedians Do It On Stage

Comedians Do It On Stage (1986)

Nayler

Private Enterprise

Private Enterprise (1986)

Frances

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

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

Andrea

The Supergrass

The Supergrass (1985)

Amanda

Girls On Top

Girls On Top (1985)

Cook

Happy Families

Happy Families (1985)

Various Characters

The Lenny Henry Show

The Lenny Henry Show (1984)

Passion

Slags

Slags (1984)

Veronica

Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

Eddie Monsoon - a Life? (1984)

Fiona

Gino: Full Story and Pics

Gino: Full Story and Pics (1984)

Jackie

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984)

Susie

Susie

Susie (1984)

Monica

Dirty Movie

Dirty Movie (1984)

George

Five Go Mad on Mescalin

Five Go Mad on Mescalin (1983)

Ursula

Summer School

Summer School (1983)

Tracy

Bad News

Bad News (1983)

Eleanor

The Beat Generation

The Beat Generation (1983)

Hermine

War

War (1983)

Christian Evangelist / Devil in Advert / Easter Bunny

The Young Ones

The Young Ones (1982)

Frances

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)

George

Five Go Mad in Dorset

Five Go Mad in Dorset (1982)

Self

Wogan

Wogan (1982)

Dawn

The Comic Strip

The Comic Strip (1981)

Self

An Audience with...

An Audience with... (1978)

Self

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976)

Self

The BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Awards (1949)

Debbie Fenton

Can You Keep a Secret?

Can You Keep a Secret?

Gallery

Dawn French

Dawn French

Dawn French

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1957-10-11 (67 years old)

Birth Place
Holyhead, United Kingdom

Relationships
Lenny Henry (1984 - 2010)

Spouse
Mark Bignell

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Residences
Fowey, United Kingdom

Also Known As
돈 프렌치, Dawn Roma French

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Last updated: 2024-10-31

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Dawn French

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Jennifer Saunders worked together with Dawn French in:

62 Movies

11 TV Shows

Adrian Edmondson

Dawn French

,

Adrian Edmondson worked together with Dawn French in:

38 Movies

8 TV Shows

Peter Richardson

Dawn French

,

Peter Richardson worked together with Dawn French in:

32 Movies

2 TV Shows

Nigel Planer

Dawn French

,

Nigel Planer worked together with Dawn French in:

28 Movies

4 TV Shows

Rik Mayall

Dawn French

,

Rik Mayall worked together with Dawn French in:

22 Movies

7 TV Shows

Robbie Coltrane

Dawn French

,

Robbie Coltrane worked together with Dawn French in:

22 Movies

5 TV Shows

Michael White

Dawn French

,

Michael White worked together with Dawn French in:

25 Movies

1 TV Show

Simon Brint

Dawn French

,

Simon Brint worked together with Dawn French in:

19 Movies

4 TV Shows

Pete Richens

Dawn French

,

Pete Richens worked together with Dawn French in:

21 Movies

1 TV Show

Lenny Henry

Dawn French

,

Lenny Henry worked together with Dawn French in:

13 Movies

8 TV Shows

Hugh Laurie

Dawn French

,

Hugh Laurie worked together with Dawn French in:

10 Movies

7 TV Shows

Jon Plowman

Dawn French

,

Jon Plowman worked together with Dawn French in:

8 Movies

7 TV Shows

Alexei Sayle

Dawn French

,

Alexei Sayle worked together with Dawn French in:

11 Movies

4 TV Shows

Kathy Burke

Dawn French

,

Kathy Burke worked together with Dawn French in:

6 Movies

8 TV Shows

Joanna Lumley

Dawn French

,

Joanna Lumley worked together with Dawn French in:

8 Movies

6 TV Shows

Keith Allen

Dawn French

,

Keith Allen worked together with Dawn French in:

11 Movies

3 TV Shows

John Cleese

Dawn French

,

John Cleese worked together with Dawn French in:

10 Movies

3 TV Shows

Daniel Peacock

Dawn French

,

Daniel Peacock worked together with Dawn French in:

11 Movies

2 TV Shows

Bob Spiers

Dawn French

,

Bob Spiers worked together with Dawn French in:

9 Movies

4 TV Shows

John Metcalfe

Dawn French

,

John Metcalfe worked together with Dawn French in:

12 Movies

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