Dawn French
Acting
Born: October 11, 1957 (age 69) · Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
Coraline
2009
Death on the Nile
2022
Love and Other Disasters
2006
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
The Storyteller
1988
The Magician's Elephant
2023
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
The Young Ones
1982
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Photos (4)
Movies (68)
Coraline
Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Fat Lady
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Mrs. Beaver (voice)
Death on the Nile
Bowers
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Interviewer
The Magician's Elephant
Sister Marie (voice)
Love and Other Disasters
Therapist
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Baker's Wife
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Five Go Mad in Dorset
George
Eat the Rich
Debbie Draws
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
Various Characters
Maybe Baby
Charlene
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Beatrix Potter
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
Veronica
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Twit
Tender Loving Care
Elaine Dobbs
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Mrs. Cooper
Summer School
Ursula
Psychoville Halloween Special
Joy Aston
More Bad News
Rachel
The Legends of Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins (voice)
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
The Comic Strip
1981
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
Various Roles
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Gaynor
Bosses From Hell
1989
War
Hermine
Red Nose of Courage
Glynis Kinnock
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
George
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Fiona/Frances
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
La Duchesse de Crackentorp
Completely Bad News
Tracy
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Jackie
Spaghetti Hoops
Francesca
Bad News
Tracy
Four Men in a Car
Stella
Five Go to Rehab
George
Sex & Chocolate
Bev Bodger
300 Years of French & Saunders
2017
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Frances / Mrs. Shines
Customer Service From Hell
1989
The Strike
Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
French & Saunders LIVE
1990
Employees From Hell
1989
The Best of French & Saunders
Various
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
Geraldine Granger
The Supergrass
Andrea
Dirty Movie
Monica
Private Enterprise
Nayler
The Beat Generation
Eleanor
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
Badsister 2
Slags
Passion
Interviewers From Hell
1989
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
2011
Milk
Virginia
Communicators From Hell
1989
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Porcas
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
2011
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Cher as Joan Ruddock
French & Saunders: At the Movies
1993
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Oxford
Caroline
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Consuela
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
Narrator
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Frances
Susie
Susie
French & Saunders - Live
Various roles
TV Shows (88)
The South Bank Show
1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
Janet Erskine · 1 eps
The Paul O'Grady Show
1 eps
Absolutely Fabulous
Kathy · 1 eps
TFI Friday
2 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
George · 2 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Passion · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Tracy · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Susie · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Veronica · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Ursula · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Hermine · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Jackie/First Nun · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Consuela · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Eleanor · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Monica · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Nayler · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Fiona/Frances · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Rachel · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Mrs. Cooper · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Frances/Mrs. Shines · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Frances · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Joan · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Francesca · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
Caroline · 1 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
30 eps
Lark Rise to Candleford
Caroline Arless · 40 eps
The Young Ones
Christian Evangelist · 1 eps
The Young Ones
Devil in Advert · 1 eps
The Young Ones
Easter Bunny · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
WPC Diane Softly · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Maria · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Judy Talent · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Rita Proops / Rita Proops II · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Bunty Breslaw · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Miss Katie Hatcliffe / Mrs Sonya Redfern · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Tina Mellish · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Denise Cunningham · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Maude Jenkins · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Lily · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Verity Hodge · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Vicki · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Sally Fairfax · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Dr Kate Marshall · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Daisy Talwinning · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Linda Bryce · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Wendy Hodge · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
The Grim Reaper · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Lily Wood-Newton · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Tracey Phillips · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
WPC Barbara Greaves / Whoopi Stone · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Harriet Snellgrove · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Jill Tanner · 1 eps
Murder Most Horrid
Tiffany Drapes · 1 eps
The Storyteller
Badsister 2 · 1 eps
French & Saunders
Various Characters · 39 eps
Screen One
Elaine Dobbs · 1 eps
The Vicar of Dibley
Revd Geraldine Granger · 14 eps
The F Word
1 eps
Harry Enfield and Chums
Mrs Goggins · 1 eps
Psychoville
Joy Aston · 3 eps
TFI Unplugged
1 eps
Little Crackers
HM The Queen Mother · 1 eps
David Copperfield
Mrs. Crupp · 2 eps
Jam and Jerusalem
Rosie Bales · 19 eps
Delicious
Gina Benelli · 12 eps
Comic Relief
4 eps
The Legends of Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins (voice) · 26 eps
Can You Keep a Secret?
Debbie Fendon · 6 eps
Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
10 eps
The Wrong Mans
Linda · 3 eps
Girls On Top
Amanda · 13 eps
Wild West
Mary Trewednack · 12 eps
Happiness
Dawn French · 1 eps
Happy Families
Cook · 6 eps
BeddyByes
Gramma Leeba · 20 eps
Heading Out
Frances · 1 eps
Let Them Eat Cake
6 eps
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
Maggie Cole · 6 eps
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2 eps
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
5 eps
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
Val Stevenson · 12 eps
Pongwiffy
14 eps
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
3 eps
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
Presenter · 6 eps
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
Presenter · 6 eps
The Nevermets
Narrator · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (50)
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 15 eps
The One Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Wogan
Self · 2 eps
Parkinson
Self · 3 eps
An Audience with...
Self · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
TFI Friday
Self · 1 eps
V Graham Norton
Self · 1 eps
Going Live!
Self · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The BAFTA Awards
Self · 1 eps
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self · 15 eps
TFI Friday
Self · 1 eps
An Audience with Adele
Self
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
Self - The Fat Lady
Walk the Line
Self - Judge · 6 eps
The Secret World Of...
Self - Narrator · 3 eps
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Self
We Know Where You Live. Live!
Self
The Big Night In
Self
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
Superstar
Self - Chief Judge · 12 eps
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
Self
Amnesty International's Big 30
Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self - Featured Artist
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self
Dusty
Self - Presenter
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
Self
Becoming Victoria Wood
Self
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
Self
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
Self
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
French & Saunders: Still Alive
Self
Matthew Bourne's Christmas
Self - Host
It’s Lulu
Self
When Comedy Changed Forever
Self (archive material)
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
Self
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
Self
Comedians Do It On Stage
Self
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self - Narrator
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
French & Saunders: Funny Women
Self
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Self
Little Big Shots
Self - Host · 12 eps
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
Self (archive material)
Upcoming (1)
Writing (15)
The Comic Strip Presents...
Writer
French & Saunders
Writer
Little Crackers
Writer
Girls On Top
Writer
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
Writer
Summer School
Writer
The Comic Strip
Writer
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
Writer
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Writer
Absolutely Fabulous
Writer
French & Saunders: Still Alive
Writer
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
Writer
The Best of French & Saunders
Writer
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Writer
French & Saunders - Live
Writer
Producing (1)
Other Crew (8)
Absolutely Fabulous
Creator
French & Saunders
Creator
Jam and Jerusalem
Creator
Girls On Top
Creator
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
Creator
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
Creator
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
Creator
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
Creator