Dawn French

Known for: Acting

Born: 1957-10-11 (age 68)

From: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK

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 (165)

MOVIE★ 6.0
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026
as Self
TV★ 7.4
Can You Keep a Secret?
2026
as Debbie Fendon
TV★ 9.0
Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
2026
TV
BeddyByes
2025
as Gramma Leeba
MOVIE★ 6.5
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
TV
The Nevermets
2024
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 8.5
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
as Self - Featured Artist
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Magician's Elephant
2023
as Sister Marie (voice)
MOVIE
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
2022
as Self (archive material)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022
as Twit
MOVIE★ 6.4
Death on the Nile
2022
as Bowers
TV
Walk the Line
2021
as Self - Judge
MOVIE★ 8.4
An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self
TV
The Secret World Of...
2021
as Self - Narrator
MOVIE★ 8.0
French & Saunders: Funny Women
2021
as Self
MOVIE
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020
as Beatrix Potter
MOVIE★ 10.0
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
2020
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
2020
as Geraldine Granger
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Big Night In
2020
as Self
TV★ 6.4
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
2020
as Maggie Cole
MOVIE
Completely Bad News
2019
as Tracy
TV★ 7.1
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
as Self - Guest Judge
MOVIE
300 Years of French & Saunders
2017
MOVIE★ 9.0
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017
as Self
TV
Little Big Shots
2017
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 7.4
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
2016
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Delicious
2016
as Gina Benelli
MOVIE
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
as Interviewer
TV
TFI Friday
2015
as Self
TV★ 6.4
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.3
The Wrong Mans
2013
as Linda
TV★ 5.4
Heading Out
2013
as Frances
MOVIE
Five Go to Rehab
2012
as George
MOVIE★ 5.0
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
TV
Superstar
2012
as Self - Chief Judge
MOVIE★ 10.0
Matthew Bourne's Christmas
2011
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 6.8
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
2011
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
as Self
MOVIE
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
2011
MOVIE
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
2011
MOVIE
Psychoville Halloween Special
2010
as Joy Aston
TV★ 7.4
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
2010
as Val Stevenson
MOVIE
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
MOVIE★ 5.0
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
2009
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Psychoville
2009
as Joy Aston
MOVIE★ 7.9
Coraline
2009
as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.2
French & Saunders: Still Alive
2008
as Self
TV★ 8.4
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
as Caroline Arless
TV
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy
2007
as Presenter
TV★ 5.0
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
2007
as Presenter
TV★ 6.2
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
MOVIE★ 8.0
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
2007
as La Duchesse de Crackentorp
TV★ 7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TV
Comedy Shuffle
2007
TV
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
2006
as Presenter
TV★ 7.1
Jam and Jerusalem
2006
as Rosie Bales
MOVIE★ 5.7
Love and Other Disasters
2006
as Therapist
TV★ 4.4
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
MOVIE
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
as Self (archive material)
TV
Davina
2006
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
TV★ 6.2
The F Word
2005
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Comic Aid
2005
TV★ 7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Janet Erskine
MOVIE★ 4.8
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self - Narrator
TV★ 5.1
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
MOVIE★ 8.0
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as The Fat Lady
TV★ 8.0
Bosom Pals
2004
TV★ 6.5
Wild West
2002
as Mary Trewednack
TV★ 7.3
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002
MOVIE
The Best of French & Saunders
2002
as Various
TV
Pongwiffy
2002
TV★ 5.3
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
TV★ 4.7
Ted and Alice
2002
TV★ 6.3
Happiness
2001
as Dawn French
MOVIE★ 10.0
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.3
French & Saunders - Live
2000
as Various roles
MOVIE★ 5.4
Maybe Baby
2000
as Charlene
TV
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
TV★ 7.1
David Copperfield
1999
as Mrs. Crupp
MOVIE★ 7.0
It’s Lulu
1999
as Self
TV★ 7.3
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
MOVIE★ 4.0
Milk
1999
as Virginia
MOVIE
Four Men in a Car
1998
as Stella
TV
Parkinson
1998
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sex & Chocolate
1997
as Bev Bodger
MOVIE
Treasure Island
1997
as Jim Hawkins
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
as Baker's Wife
TV★ 7.1
TFI Friday
1996
as Self
TV
Look at the State We're In!
1995
as Mrs Duvet
MOVIE
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994
as Various Roles
TV★ 7.3
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
as Revd Geraldine Granger
TV★ 7.2
Harry Enfield and Chums
1994
as Mrs Goggins
MOVIE★ 8.0
Dusty
1994
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE
Tender Loving Care
1993
as Elaine Dobbs
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
TV★ 7.9
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
MOVIE
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993
as Gaynor
MOVIE★ 7.5
French & Saunders: At the Movies
1993
MOVIE★ 8.5
In Dreams
1992
as Driving Instructor
TV★ 7.6
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Kathy
MOVIE★ 8.0
Red Nose of Courage
1992
as Glynis Kinnock
MOVIE★ 4.0
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as WPC Diane Softly
MOVIE
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990
as Porcas
MOVIE
French & Saunders LIVE
1990
MOVIE
Spaghetti Hoops
1990
as Francesca
MOVIE
Oxford
1990
as Caroline
MOVIE
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
as Frances / Mrs. Shines
MOVIE
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990
as Frances
MOVIE
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
as Cher as Joan Ruddock
TV★ 7.2
Screen One
1989
as Elaine Dobbs
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self
MOVIE
Bosses From Hell
1989
MOVIE
Communicators From Hell
1989
MOVIE
Employees From Hell
1989
MOVIE
Customer Service From Hell
1989
MOVIE
Colleagues From Hell
1989
MOVIE
Interviewers From Hell
1989
MOVIE
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
1988
as Various Characters
MOVIE★ 6.1
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
as Self
MOVIE
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
1988
as Badsister 2
TV★ 8.2
The Storyteller
1988
as Badsister 2
MOVIE★ 9.0
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988
as Mrs. Cooper
MOVIE★ 9.8
More Bad News
1988
as Rachel
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Strike
1988
as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
MOVIE★ 6.2
Eat the Rich
1987
as Debbie Draws
TV★ 8.0
Going Live!
1987
as Self
TV★ 7.4
French & Saunders
1987
as Various Characters
MOVIE
The Silurian Disruption
1987
as Silurian #1
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
as Self
MOVIE
Comedians Do It On Stage
1986
as Self
MOVIE
Private Enterprise
1986
as Nayler
MOVIE
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986
as Consuela
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Supergrass
1985
as Andrea
TV★ 4.9
Girls On Top
1985
as Amanda
MOVIE
Happy Families
1985
as Cook
TV★ 7.3
Happy Families
1985
as Cook
MOVIE★ 2.0
Slags
1984
as Passion
MOVIE
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
1984
as Veronica
MOVIE
Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984
as Fiona/Frances
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984
as Jackie
MOVIE
Susie
1984
as Susie
MOVIE
Dirty Movie
1984
as Monica
MOVIE
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
1983
as George
MOVIE
Summer School
1983
as Ursula
MOVIE★ 8.7
Bad News
1983
as Tracy
MOVIE
The Beat Generation
1983
as Eleanor
MOVIE★ 10.0
War
1983
as Hermine
TV★ 7.9
The Young Ones
1982
as Christian Evangelist
MOVIE
Five Go Mad in Dorset
1982
as George
TV★ 7.4
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as George
TV★ 5.3
Wogan
1982
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Comic Strip
1981
TV★ 5.3
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
TV★ 5.0
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
TV★ 10.0
The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.0
Experiment IV
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as First Assistant