Personal Info
Known Credits
93
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1957-10-11 (68 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Also Known For
돈 프렌치Dawn Roma French
Dawn French
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
Acting
2024 --
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
| Self (archive footage)
2024 --
Joan Rivers at the BBC
| Self (archive footage)
2023 --
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
| Self
2023 --
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
| Self - featured artist
2023 --
The Magician's Elephant
| Sister Marie (voice)
2022 --
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
| Self (archive material)
2022 --
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
| Twit
2022 --
Death on the Nile
| Bowers
2021 --
An Audience with Adele
| Self
2021 --
French & Saunders: Funny Women
| Self
2021 --
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
| Self
2020 --
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
| Narrator
2020 --
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
| Beatrix Potter
2020 --
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
| Geraldine Granger
2019 --
Completely Bad News
| Tracy
2017 --
300 Years of French & Saunders
|
2017 --
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
| Self
2017 --
Confessions of the Paparazzi
| Self
2016 --
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
| Self
2016 --
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
| Self
2016 --
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
| Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016 --
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
| Interviewer
2012 --
Five Go to Rehab
| George
2012 --
30 Years of Comic Strip
|
2011 --
Matthew Bourne's Christmas
| Self - Host
2011 --
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
| Self
2011 --
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
| Self
2011 --
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
|
2011 --
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
|
2010 --
Psychoville Halloween Special
| Joy Aston
2009 --
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
| Self
2009 --
Coraline
| Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
2008 --
French and Saunders: Still Alive
| Self
2007 --
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
| La Duchesse de Crackentorp
2006 --
Love and Other Disasters
| Therapist
2006 --
When Comedy Changed Forever
| Self (archive material)
2005 --
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
| Mrs. Beaver (voice)
2005 --
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
| Self
2005 --
Comic Aid
|
2004 --
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
| Self - Narrator
2004 --
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
| The Fat Lady
2002 --
The Best of French & Saunders
| Various
2001 --
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
| Self
2000 --
French & Saunders - Live
| Various roles
2000 --
Maybe Baby
| Charlene
1999 --
Milk
| Virginia
1998 --
Four Men in a Car
| Stella
1997 --
Sex & Chocolate
| Bev Bodger
1997 --
Treasure Island
| Jim Hawkins
1996 --
The Adventures of Pinocchio
| Baker's Wife
1994 --
Dusty
| Self - Presenter
1993 --
Tender Loving Care
| Elaine Dobbs
1993 --
The Legends of Treasure Island
| Jim Hawkins (voice)
1993 --
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
| Gaynor
1993 --
French & Saunders: At the Movies
|
1992 --
In Dreams
| Driving Instructor
1992 --
Red Nose of Courage
| Glynis Kinnock
1991 --
Amnesty International's Big 30
| Self
1990 --
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
| Porcas
1990 --
French & Saunders LIVE
|
1990 --
Spaghetti Hoops
| Francesca
1990 --
Oxford
| Caroline
1990 --
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
| Frances
1990 --
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
| Frances / Mrs. Shines
1990 --
GLC: The Carnage Continues
| Cher as Joan Ruddock
1989 --
Employees From Hell
|
1989 --
Communicators From Hell
|
1989 --
Bosses From Hell
|
1989 --
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
| Self
1988 --
An Audience With Victoria Wood
| Self
1988 --
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
| Mrs. Cooper
1988 --
More Bad News
| Rachel
1988 --
The Strike
| Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
1987 --
Eat the Rich
| Debbie Draws
1986 --
Experiment IV
| Lab Assistant 1
1986 --
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
|
1986 --
Comedians Do It On Stage
| Self
1986 --
Private Enterprise
| Nayler
1986 --
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
| Consuela
1985 --
The Supergrass
| Andrea
1984 --
Slags
| Passion
1984 --
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
| Veronica
1984 --
Gino: Full Story and Pics
| Fiona/Frances
1984 --
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
| Jackie
1984 --
Susie
| Susie
1984 --
Dirty Movie
| Monica
1983 --
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
| George
1983 --
Summer School
| Ursula
1983 --
Bad News
| Tracy
1983 --
The Beat Generation
| Eleanor
1983 --
War
| Hermine
1982 --
Five Go Mad in Dorset
| George
1981 --
The Comic Strip
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