Dawn French

Dawn French

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1957-10-11 (66 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 148

Movies 89

TV Shows 59

self 42

Writer 6

Voice 4

Narrator 2

Creator 1

Self / Writer
Dawn French Is a Huge Tw*t

Dawn French Is a Huge Tw*t (2023)

Movie
Self - featured artist
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

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

Movie
Sister Marie (voice)
The Magician's Elephant

The Magician's Elephant (2023)

Movie
8.67
Self (archive material)
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley (2022)

Movie
Twit
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After (2022)

Movie
Bowers
Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile (2022)

Movie
7.67
Self - Judge
Walk the Line

Walk the Line (2021)

TV
Self
An Audience with Adele

An Audience with Adele (2021)

Movie
Self - Narrator
The Secret World Of...

The Secret World Of... (2021)

TV
Herself
French & Saunders: Funny Women

French & Saunders: Funny Women (2021)

Movie
Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out (2021)

Movie
Self
Rick Stein's Cornwall

Rick Stein's Cornwall (2021)

TV
Beatrix Potter
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

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

Movie
Narrator
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas (2020)

Movie
Geraldine Granger
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown (2020)

Movie
Self - Narrator
Cornwall Air 999

Cornwall Air 999 (2020)

TV
Maggie Cole
The Trouble with Maggie Cole

The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020)

TV
Tracy
Completely Bad News

Completely Bad News (2019)

Movie
Self - Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race UK

RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019)

TV
Various characters
300 Years of French & Saunders

300 Years of French & Saunders (2017)

Movie
Self
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day (2017)

Movie
Self - Host
Little Big Shots

Little Big Shots (2017)

TV
Self
Confessions of the Paparazzi

Confessions of the Paparazzi (2017)

Movie
Self
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes (2016)

Movie
Gina Benelli
Delicious

Delicious (2016)

TV
Ballet Dancer
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC (2016)

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

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

Movie
Interviewer
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

Movie
Self - Guest
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

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

TV
9
Linda
The Wrong Mans

The Wrong Mans (2013)

TV
Frances
Heading Out

Heading Out (2013)

TV
George
Five Go to Rehab

Five Go to Rehab (2012)

Movie
30 Years of Comic Strip

30 Years of Comic Strip (2012)

Movie
Self - Chief Judge / Self - Judge
Superstar

Superstar (2012)

TV
Herself/Host
Matthew Bourne's Christmas

Matthew Bourne's Christmas (2011)

Movie
Self
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas

Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas (2011)

Movie
Self
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties (2011)

Movie
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years (2011)

Movie
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders (2011)

Movie
HM The Queen Mother
Little Crackers

Little Crackers (2010)

TV
Joy Aston
Psychoville Halloween Special

Psychoville Halloween Special (2010)

Movie
Val Stephenson
Roger & Val Have Just Got In

Roger & Val Have Just Got In (2010)

TV
Self
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' (2009)

Movie
9
Joy Aston
Psychoville

Psychoville (2009)

TV
4
Miriam Forcible (voice)
Coraline

Coraline (2009)

Movie
8.16
Dawn / Teenager / May
French and Saunders: Still Alive

French and Saunders: Still Alive (2008)

Movie
Caroline Arless
Lark Rise to Candleford

Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)

TV
5.38
Self
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy

Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy (2007)

TV
Self / Self - Presenter
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy

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

TV
Various Characters / Various
A Bucket O' French and Saunders

A Bucket O' French and Saunders (2007)

TV
La Duchesse de Crackentorp
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment (2007)

Movie
Self
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

TV
7.5
Comedy Shuffle

Comedy Shuffle (2007)

TV
Rosie Bales
Jam & Jerusalem

Jam & Jerusalem (2006)

TV
Therapist
Love and Other Disasters

Love and Other Disasters (2006)

Movie
6
Self - Guest / Self
The One Show

The One Show (2006)

TV
Self (archive material)
When Comedy Changed Forever

When Comedy Changed Forever (2006)

Movie
Davina

Davina (2006)

TV
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)

Movie
7.25
The F Word

The F Word (2005)

TV
7.25
Self
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective (2005)

Movie
Self
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)

Movie
Comic Aid

Comic Aid (2005)

Movie
Janet Erskine
Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)

TV
6.11
Narrator
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)

Movie
The Paul O'Grady Show

The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)

TV
The Fat Lady
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Movie
7.35
Stella
Bosom Pals

Bosom Pals (2004)

TV
Mary Trewednack
Wild West

Wild West (2002)

TV
Creator
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy (2002)

TV
Various / Writer
The Best of French & Saunders

The Best of French & Saunders (2002)

Movie
Pongwiffy

Pongwiffy (2002)

TV
Self
V Graham Norton

V Graham Norton (2002)

TV
Alice Putkin
Ted and Alice

Ted and Alice (2002)

TV
Writer
Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous (2001)

Movie
Herself
Happiness

Happiness (2001)

TV
Self
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

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

Movie
Various / Elizabeth Taylor / Ann Widdecombe
French & Saunders - Live

French & Saunders - Live (2000)

Movie
Charlene
Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby (2000)

Movie
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (2000)

TV
Mrs. Cupp
David Copperfield

David Copperfield (1999)

TV
6
Watership Down

Watership Down (1999)

TV
Lisette
Let Them Eat Cake

Let Them Eat Cake (1999)

TV
Comic Relief

Comic Relief (1999)

TV
Virginia
Milk

Milk (1999)

Movie
Stella
Four Men in a Car

Four Men in a Car (1998)

Movie
Self
First on Four

First on Four (1998)

TV
Bev Bodger
Sex & Chocolate

Sex & Chocolate (1997)

Movie
Jim Hawkins
Treasure Island

Treasure Island (1997)

Movie
Baker's Wife
The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)

Movie
Self
TFI Friday

TFI Friday (1996)

TV
Clerk
Look at the State We're In!

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

TV
Writer
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous

How to Be Absolutely Fabulous (1995)

Movie
Geraldine Granger / Geraldine Kennedy
The Vicar of Dibley

The Vicar of Dibley (1994)

TV
Self - Presenter
Dusty

Dusty (1994)

Movie
Actress
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller (1994)

TV
Self
Jools' Annual Hootenanny

Jools' Annual Hootenanny (1994)

TV
Elaine Dobbs
Tender Loving Care

Tender Loving Care (1993)

Movie
Jim Hawkins (voice)
The Legends of Treasure Island

The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)

Movie
Jim Hawkins
The Legends of Treasure Island

The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)

TV
Gaynor
Space Virgins from Planet Sex

Space Virgins from Planet Sex (1993)

Movie
French & Saunders: At the Movies

French & Saunders: At the Movies (1993)

Movie
Driving Instructor
In Dreams

In Dreams (1992)

Movie
Creator / Writer
Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous (1992)

TV
6
Glynis Kinnock
Red Nose of Courage

Red Nose of Courage (1992)

Movie
Self
Amnesty International's Big 30

Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)

Movie
Bunty Breslaw / Daisy Talwinning / Denise Cunningham
Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid (1991)

TV
Porcas
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)

Movie
French & Saunders LIVE

French & Saunders LIVE (1990)

Movie
Francesca
Spaghetti Hoops

Spaghetti Hoops (1990)

Movie
Caroline
Oxford

Oxford (1990)

Movie
Frances / Mrs. Shines
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 (1990)

Movie
Frances
South Atlantic Raiders:  Part 2 Argie Bargie!

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

Movie
Cher as Joan Ruddock
GLC: The Carnage Continues

GLC: The Carnage Continues (1990)

Movie
Herself
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball (1989)

Movie
Herself
An Audience With Victoria Wood

An Audience With Victoria Wood (1988)

Movie
Badsister 2
The Storyteller

The Storyteller (1988)

TV
6
Mrs. Cooper
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988)

Movie
Rachel
More Bad News

More Bad News (1988)

Movie
Verity / Old Lady / Celebrity
The Strike

The Strike (1988)

Movie
Debbie Draws
Eat the Rich

Eat the Rich (1987)

Movie
Self
Going Live!

Going Live! (1987)

TV
Various Characters / Self / Various characters
French & Saunders

French & Saunders (1987)

TV
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live (1986)

Movie
Nayler
Private Enterprise

Private Enterprise (1986)

Movie
Frances / George / Caroline
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

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

Movie
Andrea
The Supergrass

The Supergrass (1985)

Movie
Amanda
Girls On Top

Girls On Top (1985)

TV
Cook
Happy Families

Happy Families (1985)

TV
Various Characters
The Lenny Henry Show

The Lenny Henry Show (1984)

TV
Passion
Slags

Slags (1984)

Movie
Veronica
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

Eddie Monsoon - a Life? (1984)

Movie
Fiona / Frances
Gino: Full Story and Pics

Gino: Full Story and Pics (1984)

Movie
Jackie / First Nun
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984)

Movie
Susie
Susie

Susie (1984)

Movie
Monica
Dirty Movie

Dirty Movie (1984)

Movie
George
Five Go Mad on Mescalin

Five Go Mad on Mescalin (1983)

Movie
Writer
Summer School

Summer School (1983)

Movie
Tracy
Bad News Tour

Bad News Tour (1983)

Movie
Eleanor
The Beat Generation

The Beat Generation (1983)

Movie
Hermine
War

War (1983)

Movie
Devil in Advert / Easter Bunny / Christian Evangelist
The Young Ones

The Young Ones (1982)

TV
6
Frances / George / Caroline
The Comic Strip Presents

The Comic Strip Presents (1982)

TV
George
Five Go Mad in Dorset

Five Go Mad in Dorset (1982)

Movie
Self
Wogan

Wogan (1982)

TV
Writer
The Comic Strip

The Comic Strip (1981)

Movie
Self
An Audience with...

An Audience with... (1978)

TV
Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976)

TV

Ratings

Average 5.37
Based on 1.8 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1976
1990
2002
1992
2023
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1957-10-11 (66 years old)

Birth Place
Holyhead, United Kingdom

Relationships
Lenny Henry (1984-01-01 - 2010-01-01)

Spouse
Mark Bignell

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Residences
Fowey, United Kingdom

Also Known As
돈 프렌치, Dawn Roma French


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Dawn French
Jennifer Saunders worked together with Dawn French in:
57 Movies
10 TV Shows
Adrian Edmondson
Dawn French
Adrian Edmondson worked together with Dawn French in:
38 Movies
8 TV Shows
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Dawn French
Peter Richardson worked together with Dawn French in:
32 Movies
2 TV Shows
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Nigel Planer worked together with Dawn French in:
28 Movies
4 TV Shows
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Robbie Coltrane worked together with Dawn French in:
22 Movies
6 TV Shows
Rik Mayall
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Rik Mayall worked together with Dawn French in:
21 Movies
6 TV Shows
Michael White
Dawn French
Michael White worked together with Dawn French in:
25 Movies
1 TV Show
Pete Richens
Dawn French
Pete Richens worked together with Dawn French in:
21 Movies
1 TV Show
Simon Brint
Dawn French
Simon Brint worked together with Dawn French in:
18 Movies
3 TV Shows
Lenny Henry
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Lenny Henry worked together with Dawn French in:
12 Movies
8 TV Shows
Jon Plowman
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Jon Plowman worked together with Dawn French in:
8 Movies
7 TV Shows
Alexei Sayle
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Alexei Sayle worked together with Dawn French in:
11 Movies
4 TV Shows
Kathy Burke
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Kathy Burke worked together with Dawn French in:
6 Movies
8 TV Shows
Keith Allen
Dawn French
Keith Allen worked together with Dawn French in:
11 Movies
3 TV Shows
Bob Spiers
Dawn French
Bob Spiers worked together with Dawn French in:
9 Movies
4 TV Shows
Daniel Peacock
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Daniel Peacock worked together with Dawn French in:
11 Movies
2 TV Shows
Joanna Lumley
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Joanna Lumley worked together with Dawn French in:
7 Movies
6 TV Shows
Hugh Laurie
Dawn French
Hugh Laurie worked together with Dawn French in:
6 Movies
6 TV Shows
John Metcalfe
Dawn French
John Metcalfe worked together with Dawn French in:
12 Movies
Kevin Allen
Dawn French
Kevin Allen worked together with Dawn French in:
7 Movies
4 TV Shows
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