Dawn French
Acting
Born: 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.
🎬 Movies (20)
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026
Self
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
2024
Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
Self (archive footage)
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
2023
Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
Self - Featured Artist
The Magician's Elephant
2023
Sister Marie (voice)
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
2022
Self (archive material)
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022
Twit
Death on the Nile
2022
Bowers
An Audience with Adele
2021
Self
French & Saunders: Funny Women
2021
Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
Self
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020
Beatrix Potter
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
2020
Narrator
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
2020
Geraldine Granger
The Big Night In
2020
Self
Completely Bad News
2019
Tracy
300 Years of French & Saunders
2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017
Self
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
2016
Self
📺 TV Shows (20)
Can You Keep a Secret?
2026
Debbie Fendon
Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
2026
BeddyByes
2025
Gramma Leeba
The Nevermets
2024
Narrator
Walk the Line
2021
Self - Judge
The Secret World Of...
2021
Self - Narrator
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
2020
Maggie Cole
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
Self - Guest Judge
Little Big Shots
2017
Self - Host
Delicious
2016
Gina Benelli
TFI Friday
2015
Self
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
Self - Guest
The Wrong Mans
2013
Linda
Heading Out
2013
Frances
Superstar
2012
Self - Chief Judge
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
2010
Val Stevenson
Psychoville
2009
Joy Aston
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
Caroline Arless
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy
2007
Presenter
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
2007
Presenter