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Dawn French

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1957-10-11 (Age: 69)

Place of Birth

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK

Dawn 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.

Filmography (103)

⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

Becoming Victoria Wood

2026
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

2024
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Joan Rivers at the BBC

2024
⭐ 8.5 Role: Self

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

2023
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self - Featured Artist

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

2023
⭐ 6.8 Role: Sister Marie (voice)

The Magician's Elephant

2023
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive material)

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

2022
⭐ 7.0 Role: Twit

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

2022
⭐ 6.4 Role: Bowers

Death on the Nile

2022
⭐ 8.4 Role: Self

An Audience with Adele

2021
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

French & Saunders: Funny Women

2021
⭐ 0 Role: Self

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

2021
⭐ 6.0 Role: Beatrix Potter

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

2020
⭐ 10.0 Role: Narrator

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas

2020
⭐ 6.0 Role: Geraldine Granger

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

2020