Dawn French
Born: 1957-10-11 in Holyhead, 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
- Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- Kirsty MacColl at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- The Nevermets as Narrator
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
- The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown as Geraldine Granger
- A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas as Narrator
2019
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge
- Completely Bad News as Tracy
2017
- Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Self
- 300 Years of French & Saunders
- Little Big Shots as Self - Host
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
- Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' as Self
- Victoria Wood: Seen on TV as Self
2008
- Lark Rise to Candleford as Caroline Arless
- French & Saunders: Still Alive as Self
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy as Presenter
- A Bucket O' French and Saunders
- Comedy Shuffle
- Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment as La Duchesse de Crackentorp
- Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy as Presenter
2006
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- Jam and Jerusalem as Rosie Bales
- Davina
- Love and Other Disasters as Therapist
- More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Presenter
- When Comedy Changed Forever as Self (archive material)
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
- The Comic Strip - A Retrospective as Self
- Comic Aid
2004
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as The Fat Lady
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Janet Erskine
- The Paul O'Grady Show
- Parkinson as Self - Guest
- Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self - Narrator
- Bosom Pals
2002
- V Graham Norton as Self
- Wild West as Mary Trewednack
- Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
- Ted and Alice
- Pongwiffy
- The Best of French & Saunders as Various
2001
- Happiness as Dawn French
- We Know Where You Live. Live! as Self
- Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl as Self
- Absolutely Fabulous ... (Writer)
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
- Red Nose of Courage as Glynis Kinnock
- In Dreams as Driving Instructor
1991
- Murder Most Horrid as WPC Diane Softly
- Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self
1990
- South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Frances / Mrs. Shines
- Spaghetti Hoops as Francesca
- GLC: The Carnage Continues as Cher as Joan Ruddock
- The Tale of Little Pig Robinson as Porcas
- South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! as Frances
- Oxford as Caroline
- French & Saunders LIVE
1989
1988
- The Storyteller as Badsister 2
- French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88 as Various Characters
- An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self
- More Bad News as Rachel
- Mr Jolly Lives Next Door as Mrs. Cooper
- The Storyteller: Sapsorrow as Badsister 2
- The Strike as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
1987
- Going Live! as Self
- French & Saunders as Various Characters
- Eat the Rich as Debbie Draws
- The Silurian Disruption as Silurian #1
1986
- Comedians Do It On Stage as Self
- The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as Self
- Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) as Consuela
- Private Enterprise as Nayler
1985
- Girls On Top as Amanda
- Happy Families as Cook
- The Supergrass as Andrea
1984
- Gino: Full Story and Pics as Fiona/Frances
- Eddie Monsoon - a Life? as Veronica
- A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques as Jackie
- Dirty Movie as Monica
- Slags as Passion
- Susie as Susie
1983
- Summer School as Ursula
- Five Go Mad on Mescalin as George
- Bad News as Tracy
- The Beat Generation as Eleanor
- War as Hermine
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
1976
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
1949
- The BAFTA Awards as Self