Dawn French
Born: 1957-10-11 in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Known For: Acting
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
2026
- Can You Keep a Secret? as Debbie Fendon
- Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
- Becoming Victoria Wood as Self
2025
- BeddyByes as Gramma Leeba
2024
- The Nevermets as Narrator
- Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- Kirsty MacColl at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2023
- The Magician's Elephant as Sister Marie (voice)
- imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter as Self - Featured Artist
- Dawn French Is a Huge Twat as Self
2022
- Death on the Nile as Bowers
- Red Riding Hood: After Ever After as Twit
- Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley as Self (archive material)
2021
- An Audience with Adele as Self
- Walk the Line as Self - Judge
- The Secret World Of... as Self - Narrator
- The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out as Self
- French & Saunders: Funny Women as Self
2020
- The Trouble with Maggie Cole as Maggie Cole
- The Big Night In as Self
- 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
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge
- Completely Bad News as Tracy
2017
- Little Big Shots as Host
- Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Self
- 300 Years of French & Saunders
2016
- Delicious as Gina Benelli
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Interviewer
- British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC as Self
- Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes as Self
2015
- Travel Man: 48 Hours in... as Self - Guest
- TFI Friday as Self
2013
- The Wrong Mans as Linda
- Heading Out as Frances
2012
- Superstar as Self - Chief Judge
- 30 Years of Comic Strip
- Five Go to Rehab as George
2011
2010
- Roger & Val Have Just Got In as Val Stevenson
- Psychoville Halloween Special as Joy Aston
2009
- Coraline as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
- Psychoville as Joy Aston
- Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
- Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' as Self
2008
- Lark Rise to Candleford as Caroline Arless
- French and Saunders: Still Alive as Self
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- A Bucket O' French and Saunders
- More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy as Presenter
- Comedy Shuffle
- Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy as Presenter
- Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment as La Duchesse de Crackentorp
2006
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- Jam and Jerusalem as Rosie Bales
- Love and Other Disasters as Therapist
- Davina
- When Comedy Changed Forever as Self (archive material)
- More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Presenter
2005
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
- The F Word
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Self
- Comic Aid
- The Comic Strip - A Retrospective as Self
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Janet Erskine
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as The Fat Lady
- The Paul O'Grady Show
- Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self - Narrator
- Bosom Pals
2002
- V Graham Norton as Self
- Wild West as Mary Trewednack
- Pongwiffy
- Ted and Alice
- Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
- The Best of French & Saunders as Various
2001
- Happiness as Dawn French
- Absolutely Fabulous ... (Writer)
- Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl as Self
2000
- The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
- Maybe Baby as Charlene
- French & Saunders - Live as Various roles
1999
- David Copperfield as Mrs. Crupp
- Let Them Eat Cake
- Milk as Virginia
- It’s Lulu as Self
1998
- Parkinson as Self
- Four Men in a Car as Stella
1997
- Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins
- Sex & Chocolate as Bev Bodger
1996
- TFI Friday as Self
- The Adventures of Pinocchio as Baker's Wife
1995
- Look at the State We're In! as Mrs Duvet
- How to Be Absolutely Fabulous ... (Writer)
1994
- The Vicar of Dibley as Revd Geraldine Granger
- Harry Enfield and Chums as Mrs Goggins
- Dusty as Self - Presenter
- French and Saunders' Christmas Carol as Various Roles
1993
- The Legends of Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins (voice)
- Space Virgins from Planet Sex as Gaynor
- The Legends of Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins (voice)
- Tender Loving Care as Elaine Dobbs
- French & Saunders: At the Movies
1992
- Absolutely Fabulous as Kathy
- In Dreams as Driving Instructor
- Red Nose of Courage as Glynis Kinnock
1991
- Murder Most Horrid as WPC Diane Softly
- Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self
1990
- The Tale of Little Pig Robinson as Porcas
- Spaghetti Hoops as Francesca
- South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! as Frances
- GLC: The Carnage Continues as Cher as Joan Ruddock
- Oxford as Caroline
- French & Saunders LIVE
- South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Frances / Mrs. Shines
1989
1988
- The Storyteller as Badsister 2
- An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self
- The Strike as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
- More Bad News as Rachel
- Mr Jolly Lives Next Door as Mrs. Cooper
- French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88 as Various Characters
1987
- Going Live! as Self
- French & Saunders as Various Characters
- Eat the Rich as Debbie Draws
- The Silurian Disruption as Silurian #1
1986
- The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as Self
- Comedians Do It On Stage as Self
- Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) as Consuela
- Private Enterprise as Nayler
1985
- Girls On Top as Amanda
- Happy Families as Cook
- Happy Families as Cook
- The Supergrass as Andrea
1984
- Slags as Passion
- Susie as Susie
- Dirty Movie as Monica
- A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques as Jackie
- Gino: Full Story and Pics as Fiona/Frances
- Eddie Monsoon - a Life? as Veronica
1983
- Bad News as Tracy
- War as Hermine
- Five Go Mad on Mescalin as George
- Summer School as Ursula
- The Beat Generation as Eleanor
1982
- Wogan as Self
- The Comic Strip Presents... as George
- The Young Ones as Christian Evangelist
- Five Go Mad in Dorset as George
1981
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
1976
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
1949
- The BAFTA Awards as Self