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Dawn French

Dawn French

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

11/10/1957

Age

68 years old

Place of Birth

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 BB... Read More

Known For

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

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

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

The Magician's Elephant

The Magician's Elephant

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile

An Audience with Adele

An Audience with Adele

French & Saunders: Funny Women

French & Saunders: Funny Women

Filmography

Cast

2024

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2024

Joan Rivers at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2023

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

as Self

2023

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, B...

as Self - featured artist

2023

The Magician's Elephant

as Sister Marie (voice)

2022

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

as Self (archive material)

2022

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

as Twit

2022

Death on the Nile

as Bowers

2021

An Audience with Adele

as Self

2021

French & Saunders: Funny Women

as Self

2021

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

as Self

2020

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious...

as Beatrix Potter

2020

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas

as Narrator

2020

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

as Geraldine Granger

2019

Completely Bad News

as Tracy

2017

300 Years of French & Saunders

2017

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

as Self

2017

Confessions of the Paparazzi

as Self

2016

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes

as Self

2016

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

as Self

2016

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at ...

as Various Characters (archive footage) (un...

2016

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

as Interviewer

2012

Five Go to Rehab

as George

2012

30 Years of Comic Strip

2011

Matthew Bourne's Christmas

as Self - Host

2011

Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas

as Self

2011

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughtie...

as Self

2011

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years

2011

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders

2010

Psychoville Halloween Special

as Joy Aston

2009

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'

as Self

2009

Coraline

as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (v...

2008

French and Saunders: Still Alive

as Self

2007

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

as La Duchesse de Crackentorp

2006

Love and Other Disasters

as Therapist

2006

When Comedy Changed Forever

as Self (archive material)

2005

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the ...

as Mrs. Beaver (voice)

2005

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

as Self

2005

Comic Aid

2004

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

as Self - Narrator

2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

as The Fat Lady

2002

The Best of French & Saunders

as Various

2001

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty Mac...

as Self

2000

French & Saunders - Live

as Various roles

2000

Maybe Baby

as Charlene

1999

Milk

as Virginia

1998

Four Men in a Car

as Stella

1997

Sex & Chocolate

as Bev Bodger

1997

Treasure Island

as Jim Hawkins

1996

The Adventures of Pinocchio

as Baker's Wife

1994

Dusty

as Self - Presenter

1993

Tender Loving Care

as Elaine Dobbs

1993

The Legends of Treasure Island

as Jim Hawkins (voice)

1993

Space Virgins from Planet Sex

as Gaynor

1993

French & Saunders: At the Movies

1992

In Dreams

as Driving Instructor

1992

Red Nose of Courage

as Glynis Kinnock

1991

Amnesty International's Big 30

as Self

1990

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

as Porcas

1990

French & Saunders LIVE

1990

Spaghetti Hoops

as Francesca

1990

Oxford

as Caroline

1990

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

as Frances / Mrs. Shines

1990

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Ba...

as Frances

1990

GLC: The Carnage Continues

as Cher as Joan Ruddock

1989

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

as Self

1989

Bosses From Hell

1989

Communicators From Hell

1989

Employees From Hell

1988

An Audience With Victoria Wood

as Self

1988

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

as Mrs. Cooper

1988

More Bad News

as Rachel

1988

The Strike

as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity

1987

Eat the Rich

as Debbie Draws

1987

The Silurian Disruption

as Silurian #1

1986

Experiment IV

as Lab Assistant 1

1986

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Vi...

as Self

1986

Comedians Do It On Stage

as Self

1986

Private Enterprise

as Nayler

1986

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)

as Consuela

1985

The Supergrass

as Andrea

1984

Slags

as Passion

1984

Eddie Monsoon - a Life?

as Veronica

1984

Gino: Full Story and Pics

as Fiona/Frances

1984

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques

as Jackie

1984

Susie

as Susie

1984

Dirty Movie

as Monica

1983

Five Go Mad on Mescalin

as George

1983

Summer School

as Ursula

1983

Bad News

as Tracy

1983

The Beat Generation

as Eleanor

1983

War

as Hermine

1982

Five Go Mad in Dorset

as George

1981

The Comic Strip