Dawn French

Dawn French

Date of Birth:

Oct 11, 1957

Place of Birth:

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK

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.

filmography:

Confessions of the Paparazzi Confessions of the Paparazzi

2017

Milk Milk

1999

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes

2016

Comedians Do It On Stage Comedians Do It On Stage

1986

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

Bad News Bad News

1983

300 Years of French & Saunders 300 Years of French & Saunders

2017

Maybe Baby Maybe Baby

2000

The Strike The Strike

1988

Experiment IV Experiment IV

1986

In Dreams In Dreams

1992

Treasure Island Treasure Island

1997

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

2022

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

2022

Eat the Rich Eat the Rich

1987

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016

Tender Loving Care Tender Loving Care

1993

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

2007

Sex & Chocolate Sex & Chocolate

1997

French & Saunders - Live French & Saunders - Live

2000

The Comic Strip The Comic Strip

1981

More Bad News More Bad News

1988

Space Virgins from Planet Sex Space Virgins from Planet Sex

1993

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

1984

French & Saunders: At the Movies French & Saunders: At the Movies

1993

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

2021

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas

2020

French & Saunders: Funny Women French & Saunders: Funny Women

2021

Joan Rivers at the BBC Joan Rivers at the BBC

2024

Employees From Hell Employees From Hell

1989

Communicators From Hell Communicators From Hell

1989

Bosses From Hell Bosses From Hell

1989

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

2024

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

2020

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

2020

Completely Bad News Completely Bad News

2019

GLC: The Carnage Continues GLC: The Carnage Continues

1990

Death on the Nile Death on the Nile

2022

Dusty Dusty

1994

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

1986

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'

2009

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders

2011

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years

2011

Comic Aid Comic Aid

2005

The Adventures of Pinocchio The Adventures of Pinocchio

1996

Matthew Bourne's Christmas Matthew Bourne's Christmas

2011

The Best of French & Saunders The Best of French & Saunders

2002

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

2011

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

2017

French & Saunders LIVE French & Saunders LIVE

1990

Psychoville Halloween Special Psychoville Halloween Special

2010

Four Men in a Car Four Men in a Car

1998

Five Go Mad in Dorset Five Go Mad in Dorset

1982

The Legends of Treasure Island The Legends of Treasure Island

1993

Summer School Summer School

1983

An Audience With Victoria Wood An Audience With Victoria Wood

1988

The Supergrass The Supergrass

1985

The Magician's Elephant The Magician's Elephant

2023

An Audience with Adele An Audience with Adele

2021

Love and Other Disasters Love and Other Disasters

2006

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

1988

Coraline Coraline

2009

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

2004

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

1989

French and Saunders: Still Alive French and Saunders: Still Alive

2008

When Comedy Changed Forever When Comedy Changed Forever

2006

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

2001

Eddie Monsoon - a Life? Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

1984

War War

1983

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

2023

Five Go to Rehab Five Go to Rehab

2012

Red Nose of Courage Red Nose of Courage

1992

Spaghetti Hoops Spaghetti Hoops

1990

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

2023

30 Years of Comic Strip 30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

Amnesty International's Big 30 Amnesty International's Big 30

1991

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

2016

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

2005

Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas

2011

Oxford Oxford

1990

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!

1990

Susie Susie

1984

Dirty Movie Dirty Movie

1984

Five Go Mad on Mescalin Five Go Mad on Mescalin

1983

The Beat Generation The Beat Generation

1983

Gino: Full Story and Pics Gino: Full Story and Pics

1984

Slags Slags

1984

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

1990

Private Enterprise Private Enterprise

1986

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

1986

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

2005

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