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
- Becoming Victoria Wood as Self
2025
- BeddyByes as Gramma Leeba
2024
- Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- The Nevermets as Narrator
- 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
- Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley as Self (archive material)
- Red Riding Hood: After Ever After as Twit
2021
- An Audience with Adele as Self
- The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out as Self
- Walk the Line as Self - Judge
- The Secret World Of... as Self - Narrator
- French & Saunders: Funny Women as Self
2020
- Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse as Beatrix Potter
- The Trouble with Maggie Cole as Maggie Cole
- 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
- Little Big Shots as Host
- Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Self
- 300 Years of French & Saunders
2016
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie as Interviewer
- Delicious as Gina Benelli
- 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
2013
- The Wrong Mans as Linda
- Heading Out as Frances
2012
- Superstar as Self - Chief Judge
- Five Go to Rehab as George
- 30 Years of Comic Strip
2011
2010
- Psychoville Halloween Special as Joy Aston
- Roger & Val Have Just Got In as Val Stevenson
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
- Comedy Shuffle
- A Bucket O' French and Saunders
- More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy as Presenter
- 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
- Love and Other Disasters as Therapist
- When Comedy Changed Forever as Self (archive material)
- Jam and Jerusalem as Rosie Bales
- Davina
- 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 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
- Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self - Narrator
- Bosom Pals
2002
- V Graham Norton as Self
- The Best of French & Saunders as Various
- Wild West as Mary Trewednack
- Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
- Ted and Alice
- Pongwiffy
2001
- Absolutely Fabulous ... (Writer)
- Happiness as Dawn French
- Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl as Self
2000
- Maybe Baby as Charlene
- The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
- French & Saunders - Live as Various roles
1999
- David Copperfield as Mrs. Crupp
- Let Them Eat Cake
- It’s Lulu as Self
- Milk as Virginia
1998
- Parkinson as Self
- Four Men in a Car as Stella
1997
- Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins
- Sex & Chocolate as Bev Bodger
1996
- The Adventures of Pinocchio as Baker's Wife
- TFI Friday as Self
1995
- How to Be Absolutely Fabulous ... (Writer)
- Look at the State We're In! as Mrs Duvet
1994
- Dusty as Self - Presenter
- The Vicar of Dibley as Revd Geraldine Granger
- Harry Enfield and Chums as Mrs Goggins
1993
- Tender Loving Care as Elaine Dobbs
- The Legends of Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins (voice)
- The Legends of Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins (voice)
- Space Virgins from Planet Sex as Gaynor
- 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 Various characters
- Amnesty International's Big 30 as Self
1990
- Oxford as Caroline
- GLC: The Carnage Continues as Cher as Joan Ruddock
- Spaghetti Hoops as Francesca
- South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! as Frances
- South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Frances / Mrs. Shines
- French & Saunders LIVE
- The Tale of Little Pig Robinson as Porcas
1989
1988
- The Storyteller as Badsister 2
- The Strike as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
- More Bad News as Rachel
- An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self
- Mr Jolly Lives Next Door as Mrs. Cooper
1987
- Going Live! as Self
- Eat the Rich as Debbie Draws
- French & Saunders as Various Characters
- The Silurian Disruption as Silurian #1
1986
- Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) as Consuela
- The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as Self
- Comedians Do It On Stage as Self
- Private Enterprise as Nayler
1985
- The Supergrass as Andrea
- Girls On Top as Amanda
- Happy Families as Cook
1984
- Slags as Passion
- Susie as Susie
- Gino: Full Story and Pics as Fiona/Frances
- Dirty Movie as Monica
- A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques as Jackie
- Eddie Monsoon - a Life? as Veronica
1983
- Summer School as Ursula
- The Beat Generation as Eleanor
- Bad News as Tracy
- Five Go Mad on Mescalin as George
- 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
- An Audience with... as Self
1976
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
1949
- The BAFTA Awards as Self