ACTING
Dawn French
- Born
- Oct 11, 1957 in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
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.
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Movie · 2004
The Fat Lady
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Movie · 2005
Mrs. Beaver (voice)
Coraline
Movie · 2009
Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Death on the Nile
Movie · 2022
Bowers
Love and Other Disasters
Movie · 2006
Therapist
The Graham Norton Show
TV · 2007
Self
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Movie · 2016
Interviewer
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Movie · 1996
Baker's Wife
The Storyteller
TV · 1988
Badsister 2
The Magician's Elephant
Movie · 2023
Sister Marie (voice)
Absolutely Fabulous
TV · 1992
Kathy · Creator
The Young Ones
TV · 1982
Christian Evangelist · Devil in Advert · Easter Bunny
FILMOGRAPHY
174 movie & TV credits
- 2026TFI UnpluggedTV
- 2026Becoming Victoria WoodMovie · Self
- 2026Can You Keep a Secret?TV · Debbie Fendon, Executive Producer
- 2026Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer SuburbiaTV
- 2025BeddyByesTV · Gramma Leeba
- 2024Kirsty MacColl at the BBCMovie · Self (archive footage)
- 2024Joan Rivers at the BBCMovie · Self (archive footage)
- 2024The NevermetsTV · Narrator
- 2023Dawn French Is a Huge TwatMovie · Self, Writer
- 2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterMovie · Self - Featured Artist
- 2023The Magician's ElephantMovie · Sister Marie (voice)
- 2022Comedy Classics: The Vicar of DibleyMovie · Self (archive material)
- 2022Red Riding Hood: After Ever AfterMovie · Twit
- 2022Death on the NileMovie · Bowers
- 2021Walk the LineTV · Self - Judge
- 2021An Audience with AdeleMovie · Self
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