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Dawn French

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Born: October 11, 1957
From: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK

Also known as

돈 프렌치 · Dawn Roma 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

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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

Death on the Nile

The Vicar of Dibley

1994 Series 7.4

Love and Other Disasters

The Adventures of Pinocchio

The Magician's Elephant

Filmography

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2026

TFI Unplugged

Acting 1 EP

Becoming Victoria Wood

Acting (Self)

Can You Keep a Secret?

Acting (Debbie Fendon) 6 EPProduction (Executive Producer) 6 EP

Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia

Acting 10 EP

2025

Acting (Gramma Leeba) 20 EP

2024

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

Acting (Self (archive footage))

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Acting (Self (archive footage))

The Nevermets

Acting (Narrator) 6 EP

2023

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

Acting (Self) Writing (Writer)

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

Acting (Self - Featured Artist)

The Magician's Elephant

Acting (Sister Marie (voice))

2022

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

Acting (Self (archive material))

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

Acting (Twit)

Death on the Nile

Acting (Bowers)

2021

Walk the Line

Acting (Self - Judge) 6 EP

An Audience with Adele

Acting (Self)

The Secret World Of...

Acting (Self - Narrator) 3 EP

French & Saunders: Funny Women

Acting (Self)

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

Acting (Self)

2020

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas

Acting (Narrator)

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

Acting (Beatrix Potter)

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

Acting (Geraldine Granger)

The Big Night In

Acting (Self)

The Trouble with Maggie Cole

Acting (Maggie Cole) 6 EP

2019

Completely Bad News

Acting (Tracy)

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

Acting (Self - Guest Judge) 1 EP

2017

300 Years of French & Saunders

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

Acting (Self)

Little Big Shots

Acting (Self - Host) 12 EP

2016

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes

Acting (Self)

Acting (Gina Benelli) 12 EP

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

Acting (Self)