Dawn French
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1957-10-11
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 BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley. She has been nominated for seven BAFTA TV Awards and won a BAFTA Fellowship with Saunders in 2009.
Known for
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005Mrs. Beaver (voice)
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988Mrs. Cooper
Love and Other Disasters
2006Therapist
An Audience with Adele
2021Self
The Magician's Elephant
2023Sister Marie (voice)
Coraline
2009Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004Self - Narrator
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
2001Self
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006Self (archive material)
French and Saunders: Still Alive
2008Self
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989Self
The Supergrass
1985Andrea
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988Self
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017Self
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011Self
The Best of French & Saunders
2002Various
Matthew Bourne's Christmas
2011Self - Host
French & Saunders LIVE
1990
Psychoville Halloween Special
2010Joy Aston