Dawn French
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1957 (age 68)
Born in
Холихед, Уэльс, Великобритания
Credits
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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
31 May 2004
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
07 Dec 2005
Coraline
05 Feb 2009
Death on the Nile
09 Feb 2022
Love and Other Disasters
09 Sep 2006
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
01 Jul 2016
The Adventures of Pinocchio
26 Jul 1996
The Storyteller
15 May 1988
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Filmography
2026
- Can You Keep a Secret?as Debbie Fendon6 episodes
- Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia10 episodes
2025
- BeddyByesas Gramma Leeba20 episodes
2024
- The Nevermetsas Narrator6 episodes
2023
- The Magician's Elephantas Sister Marie (voice)
2022
- Red Riding Hood: After Ever Afteras Twit
- Death on the Nileas Bowers
2020
- Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouseas Beatrix Potter
- A Baby Reindeer's First Christmasas Narrator
- The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdownas Geraldine Granger
- The Trouble with Maggie Coleas Maggie Cole6 episodes
2019
- Completely Bad Newsas Tracy
2016
- Deliciousas Gina Benelli12 episodes
- British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselvesas Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Movieas Interviewer
2013
- The Wrong Mansas Linda3 episodes
- Heading Outas Frances1 episode
2012
2010
- Psychoville Halloween Specialas Joy Aston
- Roger & Val Have Just Got Inas Val Stevenson12 episodes
2009
- Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
- Psychovilleas Joy Aston3 episodes
- Coralineas Miss Miriam Forcible
2008
- Lark Rise to Candlefordas Caroline Arless40 episodes
2007
- Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedyas Presenter3 episodes
- More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedyas Presenter6 episodes
- A Bucket O' French and Saunders5 episodes
- Donizetti: La Fille du Régimentas La Duchesse de Crackentorp
- Comedy Shuffle1 episode
2006
- More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedyas Presenter6 episodes
- Jam and Jerusalemas Rosie Bales19 episodes
- Love and Other Disastersas Therapist
- Davina1 episode
2005
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeas Mrs. Beaver (voice)
- The F Word1 episode
- Comic Aid
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marpleas Janet Erskine1 episode
- The Paul O'Grady Show1 episode
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanas The Fat Lady
- Bosom Pals2 episodes
2002
- Wild Westas Mary Trewednack12 episodes
- Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy3 episodes
- The Best of French & Saundersas Various
- Pongwiffy14 episodes
- Ted and Alice3 episodes
2001
- Happinessas Dawn French1 episode
2000
- French & Saunders - Liveas Various roles
- Maybe Babyas Charlene
- The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything2 episodes
1999
- David Copperfieldas Mrs. Crupp2 episodes
- Let Them Eat Cake6 episodes
- Milkas Virginia
1998
- Four Men in a Caras Stella
1997
- Sex & Chocolateas Bev Bodger
- Treasure Islandas Jim Hawkins
1996
- The Adventures of Pinocchioas Baker's Wife
- TFI Friday2 episodes
1995
- Look at the State We're In!as Mrs Duvet1 episode
1994
- French and Saunders' Christmas Carolas Various Roles
- The Vicar of Dibleyas Revd Geraldine Granger14 episodes
- Harry Enfield and Chumsas Mrs Goggins1 episode
1993
- Tender Loving Careas Elaine Dobbs
- The Legends of Treasure Islandas Jim Hawkins (voice)
- The Legends of Treasure Islandas Jim Hawkins (voice)26 episodes
- Space Virgins from Planet Sexas Gaynor
- French & Saunders: At the Movies
1992
- In Dreamsas Driving Instructor
- Absolutely Fabulousas Kathy1 episode
- Red Nose of Courageas Glynis Kinnock
1991
- Murder Most Horridas Tiffany Drapes1 episode
1990
- The Tale of Little Pig Robinsonas Porcas
- French & Saunders LIVE
- Spaghetti Hoopsas Francesca
- Oxfordas Caroline
- South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1as Frances
- South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!as Frances
- GLC: The Carnage Continuesas Cher as Joan Ruddock
1989
1988
- French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88as Various Characters
- The Storyteller: Sapsorrowas Badsister 2
- The Storytelleras Badsister 21 episode
- Mr Jolly Lives Next Dooras Mrs. Cooper
- More Bad Newsas Rachel
- The Strikeas Verity
1987
- Eat the Richas Debbie Draws
- French & Saundersas Various Characters39 episodes
- The Silurian Disruptionas Silurian #1
1986
- Private Enterpriseas Nayler
- Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)as Consuela
1985
- The Supergrassas Andrea
- Girls On Topas Amanda13 episodes
- Happy Familiesas Cook6 episodes
1984
- Slagsas Passion
- Eddie Monsoon - a Life?as Veronica
- Gino: Full Story and Picsas Fiona
- A Fistful of Travellers' Chequesas Jackie
- Susieas Susie
- Dirty Movieas Monica
1983
- Five Go Mad on Mescalinas George
- Summer Schoolas Ursula
- Bad Newsas Tracy
- The Beat Generationas Eleanor
- Waras Hermine
1982
- The Young Onesas Easter Bunny1 episode
- Five Go Mad in Dorsetas George
- The Comic Strip Presents...30 episodes