Dawn French
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Dawn French
Coraline
2009
Filmography
Acting (104)
2026
Becoming Victoria Woodas Self
6.0
2024
Kirsty MacColl at the BBCas Self (archive footage)
6.5
2024
Joan Rivers at the BBCas Self (archive footage)
2023
Dawn French Is a Huge Twatas Self
8.5
2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitteras Self - Featured Artist
7.0
2023
The Magician's Elephantas Sister Marie (voice)
6.8
2022
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibleyas Self (archive material)
2022
7.0
2022
Death on the Nileas Bowers
6.4
2021
An Audience with Adeleas Self
8.4
2021
8.0
2021
2020
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouseas Beatrix Potter
6.0
2020
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmasas Narrator
10.0
2020
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdownas Geraldine Granger
6.0
2020
The Big Night Inas Self
9.0
2019
Completely Bad Newsas Tracy
2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose Dayas Self
9.0
2016
7.4
2016
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselvesas Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.7
2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movieas Interviewer
5.3
2012
Five Go to Rehabas George
5.0
2011
Matthew Bourne's Christmasas Self - Host
10.0
2011
6.8
2011
10.0
2010
Psychoville Halloween Specialas Joy Aston
2009
5.0
2009
Coralineas Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
7.9
2008
5.2
2007
Donizetti: La Fille du Régimentas La Duchesse de Crackentorp
8.0
2006
Love and Other Disastersas Therapist
5.8
2006
When Comedy Changed Foreveras Self (archive material)
2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeas Mrs. Beaver (voice)
7.1
2005
7.5
2005
6.5
2005
6.5
2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?as Self - Narrator
4.8
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanas The Fat Lady
8.0
2002
The Best of French & Saundersas Various
2001
10.0
2000
French & Saunders - Liveas Various roles
8.3
2000
Maybe Babyas Charlene
5.5
1999
It’s Luluas Self
7.0
1999
Milkas Virginia
4.0
1998
Four Men in a Caras Stella
1997
Sex & Chocolateas Bev Bodger
7.0
1997
Treasure Islandas Jim Hawkins
1996
The Adventures of Pinocchioas Baker's Wife
5.3
1994
French and Saunders' Christmas Carolas Various Roles
1994
Dustyas Self - Presenter
8.0
1993
Tender Loving Careas Elaine Dobbs
1993
The Legends of Treasure Islandas Jim Hawkins (voice)
8.0
1993
Space Virgins from Planet Sexas Gaynor
1992
In Dreamsas Driving Instructor
8.5
1992
Red Nose of Courageas Glynis Kinnock
8.0
1991
4.0
1990
The Tale of Little Pig Robinsonas Porcas
1990
Spaghetti Hoopsas Francesca
1990
Oxfordas Caroline
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1as Frances / Mrs. Shines
1990
1990
GLC: The Carnage Continuesas Cher as Joan Ruddock
1989
7.7
1989
1988
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88as Various Characters
1988
5.3
1988
The Storyteller: Sapsorrowas Badsister 2
1988
Mr Jolly Lives Next Dooras Mrs. Cooper
9.0
1988
More Bad Newsas Rachel
9.8
1988
The Strikeas Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
7.0
1987
Eat the Richas Debbie Draws
6.2
1987
The Silurian Disruptionas Silurian #1
8.0
1986
Comedians Do It On Stageas Self
1986
Private Enterpriseas Nayler
1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)as Consuela
1985
The Supergrassas Andrea
6.1
1984
Slagsas Passion
2.0
1984
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?as Veronica
1984
Gino: Full Story and Picsas Fiona/Frances
1984
A Fistful of Travellers' Chequesas Jackie
7.0
1984
Susieas Susie
1984
Dirty Movieas Monica
1983
Five Go Mad on Mescalinas George
1983
Summer Schoolas Ursula
1983
Bad Newsas Tracy
8.7
1983
The Beat Generationas Eleanor
1983
Waras Hermine
10.0
1982
Five Go Mad in Dorsetas George
1981
8.0
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Experiment IVas First Assistant
4.0
Production & Directing (12)
2023
8.5
2008
5.2
2002
2001
Absolutely FabulousWriter
4.9
2000
French & Saunders - LiveWriter
8.3
1995
7.0
1994
1987
The Silurian DisruptionWriter
1986
1983
Summer SchoolWriter
1981
The Comic StripWriter
8.0