Dawn French

Acting

Born: 1957-10-11 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.

Acting

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Mrs. Beaver (voice)

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

Mrs. Cooper

Love and Other Disasters

Therapist

An Audience with Adele

Self

The Magician's Elephant

Sister Marie (voice)

Coraline

Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Self - Narrator

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

Self

When Comedy Changed Forever

Self (archive material)

French and Saunders: Still Alive

Self

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

Self

The Supergrass

Andrea

An Audience With Victoria Wood

Self

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

Self

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Self

The Best of French & Saunders

Various

Matthew Bourne's Christmas

Self - Host

French & Saunders LIVE

Psychoville Halloween Special

Joy Aston

Summer School

Ursula

The Legends of Treasure Island

Jim Hawkins (voice)

Five Go Mad in Dorset

George

Four Men in a Car

Stella

Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

Veronica

War

Hermine

The Beat Generation

Eleanor

Five Go Mad on Mescalin

George

Dirty Movie

Monica

Susie

Gino: Full Story and Pics

Fiona/Frances

Slags

Passion

Private Enterprise

Nayler

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

Consuela

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

Frances / Mrs. Shines

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

Frances

Oxford

Caroline

Red Nose of Courage

Glynis Kinnock

Spaghetti Hoops

Francesca

Five Go to Rehab

George

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

Self

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

Self - Featured Artist

30 Years of Comic Strip

Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas

Self

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

Self

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

Self

Amnesty International's Big 30

Self

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Baker's Wife

Comic Aid

Eat the Rich

Debbie Draws

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

Twit

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

Self (archive material)

Treasure Island

Jim Hawkins

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Interviewer

Tender Loving Care

Elaine Dobbs

The Comic Strip

French & Saunders - Live

Various roles

Sex & Chocolate

Bev Bodger

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

La Duchesse de Crackentorp

In Dreams

Driving Instructor

Comedians Do It On Stage

Self

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes

Self

Milk

Virginia

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The Fat Lady

The Strike

Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity

Maybe Baby

Charlene

300 Years of French & Saunders

More Bad News

Rachel

Bad News

Tracy

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

Gaynor

Dusty

Self - Presenter

Death on the Nile

Bowers

GLC: The Carnage Continues

Cher as Joan Ruddock

Completely Bad News

Tracy

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Porcas

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

Self

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'

Self

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

Beatrix Potter

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

Geraldine Granger

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas

Narrator

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

Self

French & Saunders: At the Movies

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

Jackie

French & Saunders: Funny Women

Self

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

Bosses From Hell

Communicators From Hell

Employees From Hell

The Silurian Disruption

Silurian #1

It’s Lulu

Self

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

Becoming Victoria Wood

Self

Experiment IV

First Assistant

Happy Families

Cook

The Big Night In

Self

The Storyteller: Sapsorrow

Badsister 2

Customer Service From Hell

Colleagues From Hell

Interviewers From Hell

French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88

Various Characters

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

Various Roles

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Self

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Mrs. Beaver (voice)

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

Mrs. Cooper

Love and Other Disasters

Therapist

An Audience with Adele

Self

The Magician's Elephant

Sister Marie (voice)

Coraline

Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Self - Narrator

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

Self

When Comedy Changed Forever

Self (archive material)

French and Saunders: Still Alive

Self

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

Self

The Supergrass

Andrea

An Audience With Victoria Wood

Self

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

Self

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Self

The Best of French & Saunders

Various

Matthew Bourne's Christmas

Self - Host

French & Saunders LIVE

Psychoville Halloween Special

Joy Aston

Summer School

Ursula

The Legends of Treasure Island

Jim Hawkins (voice)

Five Go Mad in Dorset

George

Four Men in a Car

Stella

Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

Veronica

War

Hermine

The Beat Generation

Eleanor

Five Go Mad on Mescalin

George

Dirty Movie

Monica

Susie

Gino: Full Story and Pics

Fiona/Frances

Slags

Passion

Private Enterprise

Nayler

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

Consuela

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

Frances / Mrs. Shines

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

Frances

Oxford

Caroline

Red Nose of Courage

Glynis Kinnock

Spaghetti Hoops

Francesca

Five Go to Rehab

George

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

Self

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

Self - Featured Artist

30 Years of Comic Strip

Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas

Self

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

Self

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

Self

Amnesty International's Big 30

Self

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Baker's Wife

Comic Aid

Eat the Rich

Debbie Draws

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

Twit

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

Self (archive material)

Treasure Island

Jim Hawkins

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Interviewer

Tender Loving Care

Elaine Dobbs

The Comic Strip

French & Saunders - Live

Various roles

Sex & Chocolate

Bev Bodger

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

La Duchesse de Crackentorp

In Dreams

Driving Instructor

Comedians Do It On Stage

Self

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes

Self

Milk

Virginia

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The Fat Lady

The Strike

Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity

Maybe Baby

Charlene

300 Years of French & Saunders

More Bad News

Rachel

Bad News

Tracy

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

Gaynor

Dusty

Self - Presenter

Death on the Nile

Bowers

GLC: The Carnage Continues

Cher as Joan Ruddock

Completely Bad News

Tracy

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Porcas

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

Self

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'

Self

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

Beatrix Potter

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

Geraldine Granger

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas

Narrator

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

Self

French & Saunders: At the Movies

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

Jackie

French & Saunders: Funny Women

Self

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

Bosses From Hell

Communicators From Hell

Employees From Hell

The Silurian Disruption

Silurian #1

It’s Lulu

Self

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

Becoming Victoria Wood

Self

Experiment IV

First Assistant

Happy Families

Cook

The Big Night In

Self

The Storyteller: Sapsorrow

Badsister 2

Customer Service From Hell

Colleagues From Hell

Interviewers From Hell

French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88

Various Characters

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

Various Roles

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Self

Dawn French

Biography

Acting

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