
Dawn French
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 ForActing
- Born11 October 1957 (age 68)
- Place of BirthHolyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Dawn French

- Known ForActing
- Born11 October 1957 (age 68)
- Place of BirthHolyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
KNOWN FOR
PHOTOS
CREDITS

Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
2024

The Magician's Elephant
2023

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
2023

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
2022

Death on the Nile
2022

An Audience with Adele
2021

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021

French & Saunders: Funny Women
2021

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
2020

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
2020

Completely Bad News
2019

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017
Confessions of the Paparazzi
2017

300 Years of French & Saunders
2017

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
2016

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
2016

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016

Five Go to Rehab
2012

30 Years of Comic Strip
2012

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011

Matthew Bourne's Christmas
2011
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
2011
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
2011

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
2011

Psychoville Halloween Special
2010

Coraline
2009

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
2009

French and Saunders: Still Alive
2008

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
2007

Love and Other Disasters
2006

When Comedy Changed Forever
2006

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
Comic Aid
2005

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004

The Best of French & Saunders
2002

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
2001

French & Saunders - Live
2000

Maybe Baby
2000

Milk
1999

Four Men in a Car
1998
Treasure Island
1997

Sex & Chocolate
1997

The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996

Dusty
1994

The Legends of Treasure Island
1993

Tender Loving Care
1993

Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993

French & Saunders: At the Movies
1993

Red Nose of Courage
1992
In Dreams
1992

Amnesty International's Big 30
1991

French & Saunders LIVE
1990

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990

Oxford
1990

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990

Spaghetti Hoops
1990
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989

Bosses From Hell
1989

Communicators From Hell
1989

Employees From Hell
1989

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988

An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988

The Strike
1988

More Bad News
1988

Eat the Rich
1987
The Silurian Disruption
1987

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986

Private Enterprise
1986

Experiment IV
1986

Comedians Do It On Stage
1986

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986

The Supergrass
1985

Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
1984

Susie
1984

Dirty Movie
1984

Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984

Slags
1984

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984

Summer School
1983

War
1983

The Beat Generation
1983

Five Go Mad on Mescalin
1983

Bad News
1983

Five Go Mad in Dorset
1982
