Dawn French
Born in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK — Oct 11 1957
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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.
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Dawn French's Credits
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Agatha Christie's Marple
Janet Erskine
Coraline
Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Mrs. Beaver (voice)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Fat Lady
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge
Absolutely Fabulous
Kathy
The Comic Strip Presents...
George
Going Live!
Self
Lark Rise to Candleford
Caroline Arless
The Young Ones
Christian Evangelist
The Storyteller
Badsister 2
TFI Friday
Self
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Self - Guest
The BAFTA Awards
Self
Murder Most Horrid
Various characters
Death on the Nile
Bowers
French & Saunders
Various Characters
The Vicar of Dibley
Revd Geraldine Granger
Jam and Jerusalem
Rosie Bales
Psychoville
Joy Aston
Delicious
Gina Benelli
Harry Enfield and Chums
Mrs Goggins
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
The F Word
Girls On Top
Amanda
Wild West
Mary Trewednack
David Copperfield
Mrs. Crupp
The Legends of Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins (voice)
The Wrong Mans
Linda
Happy Families
Cook
Heading Out
Frances
Davina
The Magician's Elephant
Sister Marie (voice)
Let Them Eat Cake
Walk the Line
Self - Judge
Happiness
Dawn French
Can You Keep a Secret?
Debbie Fendon
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
Val Stevenson
Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
Look at the State We're In!
Mrs Duvet
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
Maggie Cole
Superstar
Self - Chief Judge
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Interviewer
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Baker's Wife
Eat the Rich
Debbie Draws
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
Amnesty International's Big 30
Self
An Audience with Adele
Self
Comic Aid
Love and Other Disasters
Therapist
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
The Supergrass
Andrea
Five Go to Rehab
George
Comedy Shuffle
Ted and Alice
The Big Night In
Self
Summer School
Ursula
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self - Narrator
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Self
Bad News
Tracy
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maybe Baby
Charlene
The Beat Generation
Eleanor
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self
BeddyByes
Gramma Leeba
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
Little Big Shots
Host
Bosses From Hell
Milk
Virginia
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Frances / Mrs. Shines
The Nevermets
Narrator
30 Years of Comic Strip
Absolutely Fabulous
Writing
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
Presenter
Five Go Mad in Dorset
George
Susie
Susie
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
Self
Psychoville Halloween Special
Joy Aston
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Beatrix Potter
The Best of French & Saunders
Various
Slags
Passion
War
Hermine
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
Writing
The Secret World Of...
Self - Narrator
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Gaynor
The Comic Strip
Bosom Pals
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
Self
More Bad News
Rachel
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
In Dreams
Driving Instructor
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Fiona/Frances
Communicators From Hell
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Happy Families
Cook
When Comedy Changed Forever
Self (archive material)
Employees From Hell
Four Men in a Car
Stella
Sex & Chocolate
Bev Bodger
Dirty Movie
Monica
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Mrs. Cooper
Private Enterprise
Nayler
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self - Featured Artist
Oxford
Caroline
The Strike
Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
Red Nose of Courage
Glynis Kinnock
Dusty
Self - Presenter
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Self
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Twit
Spaghetti Hoops
Francesca
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Porcas
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins
Pongwiffy
300 Years of French & Saunders
Completely Bad News
Tracy
Comedians Do It On Stage
Self
Tender Loving Care
Elaine Dobbs
French and Saunders: Still Alive
Self
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
Self
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Consuela
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
Badsister 2
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
George
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Jackie
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
Narrator
French & Saunders - Live
Various roles
Matthew Bourne's Christmas
Self - Host
It’s Lulu
Self
The Legends of Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins (voice)
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
Veronica
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Frances
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
Geraldine Granger
Becoming Victoria Wood
Self
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
Self
French & Saunders LIVE
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
Self
The Silurian Disruption
Silurian #1
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
Self (archive material)
French & Saunders: Funny Women
Self
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
Experiment IV
First Assistant
Colleagues From Hell
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Cher as Joan Ruddock
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
La Duchesse de Crackentorp
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
Self
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
Various Characters
French & Saunders: At the Movies
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
Various Roles
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
Self
Interviewers From Hell
Customer Service From Hell