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Dawn French

Acting
Known For

68 Years Old

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.

Born

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK on 11th October 1957

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