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Dawn French

Dawn French

1957-10-11 / Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK

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.

Appearances

Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid (1991)
French & Saunders
French & Saunders (1987)
Let Them Eat Cake
Let Them Eat Cake (1999)
The F Word
The F Word (2005)
The One Show
The One Show (2006)
Girls On Top
Girls On Top (1985)
Davina
Davina (2006)
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019)
TFI Friday
TFI Friday (1996)
The Vicar of Dibley
The Vicar of Dibley (1994)
The Paul O'Grady Show
The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976)
The Young Ones
The Young Ones (1982)
Wild West
Wild West (2002)
Lark Rise to Candleford
Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
The Storyteller
The Storyteller (1988)
Happy Families
Happy Families (1985)
The Legends of Treasure Island
The Legends of Treasure Island (1993)
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
A Bucket O' French and Saunders (2007)
V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton (2002)
Psychoville
Psychoville (2009)
Comedy Shuffle
Comedy Shuffle (2007)
Pongwiffy
Pongwiffy (2002)
Ted and Alice
Ted and Alice (2002)
Bosom Pals
Bosom Pals (2004)
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
Roger & Val Have Just Got In (2010)
Look at the State We're In!
Look at the State We're In! (1995)
Heading Out
Heading Out (2013)
Walk the Line
Walk the Line (2021)
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Happiness
Happiness (2001)
An Audience with...
An Audience with... (1978)
Little Big Shots
Little Big Shots (2017)
Wogan
Wogan (1982)
David Copperfield
David Copperfield (1999)
Going Live!
Going Live! (1987)
Delicious
Delicious (2016)
Superstar
Superstar (2012)
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy (2007)
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy (2007)
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
The Secret World Of...
The Secret World Of... (2021)
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... (2015)
Absolutely Fabulous
Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy (2002)
The Nevermets
The Nevermets (2024)
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (2000)
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020)
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)
Can You Keep a Secret?
Can You Keep a Secret?
The Wrong Mans
The Wrong Mans (2013)
The BAFTA Awards
The BAFTA Awards (1949)
Parkinson
Parkinson (1998)
Harry Enfield and Chums
Harry Enfield and Chums (1994)
BeddyByes
BeddyByes (2025)
Jam and Jerusalem
Jam and Jerusalem (2006)
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy (2006)