Dawn French
Born: 1957-10-11
Place of Birth: 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.
Known For
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005★ 7.1
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004★ 8.0
Coraline
2009★ 7.9
Bad News
1983★ 8.7
Death on the Nile
2022★ 6.4
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009★ 0.0
Dusty
1994★ 8.0
The Strike
1988★ 7.0
The Magician's Elephant
2023★ 6.8
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016★ 5.3
The Supergrass
1985★ 6.0
Spaghetti Hoops
1990★ 0.0
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993★ 0.0
Susie
1984★ 0.0
Dirty Movie
1984★ 0.0
Love and Other Disasters
2006★ 5.7
Tender Loving Care
1993★ 0.0
Employees From Hell
1989★ 0.0
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993★ 8.0
Slags
1984★ 2.0
Eat the Rich
1987★ 6.2
The Comic Strip
1981★ 0.0
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011★ 10.0
Summer School
1983★ 0.0
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024★ 0.0
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996★ 5.3
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988★ 8.6
Bosses From Hell
1989★ 0.0
The Best of French & Saunders
2002★ 0.0
Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984★ 0.0
Oxford
1990★ 0.0
The Beat Generation
1983★ 0.0
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
2009★ 5.0
An Audience with Adele
2021★ 8.4
Maybe Baby
2000★ 5.4
300 Years of French & Saunders
2017★ 0.0
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991★ 4.0
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026★ 0.0
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020★ 6.0
Milk
1999★ 2.0
War
1983★ 10.0
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990★ 0.0
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016★ 5.7
Psychoville Halloween Special
2010★ 0.0
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021★ 0.0
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022★ 7.0
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988★ 5.2
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012★ 0.0
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
2022★ 0.0
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
2011★ 0.0
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006★ 0.0
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989★ 7.5
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
2001★ 0.0
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986★ 6.0
Matthew Bourne's Christmas
2011★ 10.0
More Bad News
1988★ 9.8
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004★ 4.8
Sex & Chocolate
1997★ 7.0
Red Nose of Courage
1992★ 0.0
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
2023★ 8.5
Five Go Mad in Dorset
1982★ 0.0
Communicators From Hell
1989★ 0.0
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
2007★ 8.0
Happy Families
1985★ 0.0
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
2016★ 0.0
French & Saunders: At the Movies
1993★ 7.5
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
1983★ 0.0
Four Men in a Car
1998★ 0.0
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017★ 9.0
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005★ 6.0
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
2016★ 7.4
French and Saunders: Still Alive
2008★ 5.2
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984★ 7.0
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
2020★ 6.0
French & Saunders: Funny Women
2021★ 8.0
Comedians Do It On Stage
1986★ 0.0
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023★ 7.0
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986★ 0.0
Completely Bad News
2019★ 0.0
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990★ 0.0
Private Enterprise
1986★ 0.0
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
2024★ 6.5
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
2020★ 10.0
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
1984★ 0.0
Five Go to Rehab
2012★ 0.0
French & Saunders LIVE
1990★ 0.0
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990★ 0.0
It’s Lulu
1999★ 7.0