ACTOR
Dawn French
Known for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe · The Graham Norton Show · The Storyteller
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.
Snapshot 2026-10-15
- Born
- Oct 11, 1957
- Birthplace
- Holyhead, Wales, UK
- Known For
- 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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Comic Strip
1981The Comic StripWriter
1981
Five Go Mad in DorsetGeorge
1982
Bad NewsTracy
1983
Five Go Mad on MescalinGeorge
1983
Summer SchoolUrsula
1983Summer SchoolWriter
1983
The Beat GenerationEleanor
1983
WarHermine
1983
A Fistful of Travellers' ChequesJackie
1984
Dirty MovieMonica
1984
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?Veronica
1984
Gino: Full Story and PicsFiona/Frances
1984
SlagsPassion
1984
SusieSusie
1984
The SupergrassAndrea
1985
Comedians Do It On StageSelf
1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)Consuela
1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)Writer
1986
Private EnterpriseNayler
1986
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video LiveSelf
1986
Eat the RichDebbie Draws
1987TS
The Silurian DisruptionSilurian #1
1987TS
The Silurian DisruptionWriter
1987
An Audience With Victoria WoodSelf
1988
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88Various Characters
1988French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88Writer
1988
More Bad NewsRachel
1988
Mr Jolly Lives Next DoorMrs. Cooper
1988
The Storyteller: SapsorrowBadsister 2
1988
The StrikeVerity/Old Lady/Celebrity
1988
Bosses From Hell
1989
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Communicators From Hell
1989
Customer Service From Hell
1989
Employees From Hell
1989
Interviewers From Hell
1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest BallSelf
1989
French & Saunders LIVE
1990
GLC: The Carnage ContinuesCher as Joan Ruddock
1990
OxfordCaroline
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!Frances
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1Frances / Mrs. Shines
1990
Spaghetti HoopsFrancesca
1990
The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonPorcas
1990
Amnesty International's Big 30Self
1991ID
In DreamsDriving Instructor
1992
Red Nose of CourageGlynis Kinnock
1992
French & Saunders: At the Movies
1993
Space Virgins from Planet SexGaynor
1993
Tender Loving CareElaine Dobbs
1993
The Legends of Treasure IslandJim Hawkins (voice)
1993
DustySelf - Presenter
1994
French and Saunders' Christmas CarolVarious Roles
1994French and Saunders' Christmas CarolWriter
1994
How to Be Absolutely FabulousWriter
1995
The Adventures of PinocchioBaker's Wife
1996
Sex & ChocolateBev Bodger
1997TI
Treasure IslandJim Hawkins
1997
Four Men in a CarStella
1998
It’s LuluSelf
1999
MilkVirginia
1999
French & Saunders - LiveVarious roles
2000French & Saunders - LiveWriter
2000
Maybe BabyCharlene
2000
Absolutely FabulousWriter
2001
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacCollSelf
2001
We Know Where You Live. Live!Self
2001
The Best of French & SaundersVarious
2002The Best of French & SaundersWriter
2002
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanThe Fat Lady
2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?Self - Narrator
2004CA
Comic Aid
2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeMrs. Beaver (voice)
2005
The Comic Strip - A RetrospectiveSelf
2005TF
The Funny Blokes of British ComedySelf
2005
Love and Other DisastersTherapist
2006
When Comedy Changed ForeverSelf (archive material)
2006
Donizetti: La Fille du RégimentLa Duchesse de Crackentorp
2007
French & Saunders: Still AliveSelf
2008French & Saunders: Still AliveWriter
2008
CoralineMiss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
2009
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'Self
2009
Victoria Wood: Seen on TVSelf
2009
Psychoville Halloween SpecialJoy Aston
2010
50 Greatest Harry Potter MomentsSelf - The Fat Lady
2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the NoughtiesSelf
2011
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
2011
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
2011
Matthew Bourne's ChristmasSelf - Host
2011MB
Michael Bublé: Home for ChristmasSelf
2011
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Five Go to RehabGeorge
2012
Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieInterviewer
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesVarious Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBCSelf
2016
Dawn French Live: 30 Million MinutesSelf
2016
300 Years of French & Saunders
2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose DaySelf
2017
Completely Bad NewsTracy
2019
A Baby Reindeer's First ChristmasNarrator
2020
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious MouseBeatrix Potter
2020
The Big Night InSelf
2020
The Vicar of Dibley: In LockdownGeraldine Granger
2020
An Audience with AdeleSelf
2021
French & Saunders: Funny WomenSelf
2021
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside OutSelf
2021
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of DibleySelf (archive material)
2022
Death on the NileBowers
2022
Red Riding Hood: After Ever AfterTwit
2022
Dawn French Is a Huge TwatSelf
2023Dawn French Is a Huge TwatWriter
2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterSelf - Featured Artist
2023
The Magician's ElephantSister Marie (voice)
2023
Joan Rivers at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
2024
Kirsty MacColl at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
2024
Becoming Victoria WoodSelf
2026
Coraline e o Mundo SecretoMiss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
EI
Experiment IVFirst Assistant
Television
The BAFTA AwardsSelf · 1 eps
1949
The Secret Policeman's BallSelf · 15 eps
1976
An Audience with...Self · 1 eps
1978
The South Bank Show1 eps
1978
The Comic Strip Presents...George · 2 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Hermine · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Eleanor · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Tracy · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Ursula · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Monica · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Susie · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Jackie/First Nun · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Fiona/Frances · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Veronica · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Passion · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Consuela · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Nayler · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Rachel · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Mrs. Cooper · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Frances/Mrs. Shines · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Frances · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Joan · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Caroline · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Francesca · 1 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...30 eps
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Writer
1982
The Young OnesChristian Evangelist · 1 eps
1982The Young OnesDevil in Advert · 1 eps
1982The Young OnesEaster Bunny · 1 eps
1982
WoganSelf · 2 eps
1982
Girls On TopAmanda · 13 eps
1985Girls On TopWriter
1985Girls On TopCreator
1985
Happy FamiliesCook · 6 eps
1985
French & SaundersVarious Characters · 39 eps
1987French & SaundersWriter
1987French & SaundersCreator
1987
Going Live!Self · 1 eps
1987
Comic Relief4 eps
1988
The StorytellerBadsister 2 · 1 eps
1988
Screen OneElaine Dobbs · 1 eps
1989
Murder Most HorridWPC Diane Softly · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridMaria · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridJudy Talent · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridRita Proops / Rita Proops II · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridBunty Breslaw · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridMiss Katie Hatcliffe / Mrs Sonya Redfern · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridTina Mellish · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridDenise Cunningham · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridMaude Jenkins · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridLily · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridVerity Hodge · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridVicki · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridSally Fairfax · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridDr Kate Marshall · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridDaisy Talwinning · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridLinda Bryce · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridWendy Hodge · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridThe Grim Reaper · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridLily Wood-Newton · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridTracey Phillips · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridWPC Barbara Greaves / Whoopi Stone · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridHarriet Snellgrove · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridJill Tanner · 1 eps
1991Murder Most HorridTiffany Drapes · 1 eps
1991
Absolutely FabulousKathy · 1 eps
1992Absolutely FabulousCreator
1992
The Legends of Treasure IslandJim Hawkins (voice) · 26 eps
1993
Harry Enfield and ChumsMrs Goggins · 1 eps
1994
The Vicar of DibleyRevd Geraldine Granger · 14 eps
1994LA
Look at the State We're In!Mrs Duvet · 1 eps
1995
TFI FridaySelf · 1 eps
1996TFI Friday2 eps
1996
ParkinsonSelf · 3 eps
1998
David CopperfieldMrs. Crupp · 2 eps
1999
Let Them Eat Cake6 eps
1999
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything2 eps
2000
HappinessDawn French · 1 eps
2001
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy3 eps
2002Dawn French's Girls Who Do ComedyCreator
2002
Pongwiffy14 eps
2002TA
Ted and Alice3 eps
2002
V Graham NortonSelf · 1 eps
2002
Wild WestMary Trewednack · 12 eps
2002
Agatha Christie's MarpleJanet Erskine · 1 eps
2004BP
Bosom Pals2 eps
2004
ParkinsonSelf - Guest · 2 eps
2004
The Paul O'Grady Show1 eps
2004
The F Word1 eps
2005D
Davina1 eps
2006
Jam and JerusalemRosie Bales · 19 eps
2006Jam and JerusalemCreator
2006
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: ComedyPresenter · 6 eps
2006More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: ComedyCreator
2006
The One ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2006The One ShowSelf · 1 eps
2006
A Bucket O' French and Saunders5 eps
2007A Bucket O' French and SaundersCreator
2007CS
Comedy Shuffle1 eps
2007DF
Dawn French's Boys Who Do ComedyPresenter · 3 eps
2007
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: ComedyPresenter · 6 eps
2007
The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 15 eps
2007
Lark Rise to CandlefordCaroline Arless · 40 eps
2008
PsychovilleJoy Aston · 3 eps
2009
Little CrackersHM The Queen Mother · 1 eps
2010Little CrackersWriter
2010
Roger & Val Have Just Got InVal Stevenson · 12 eps
2010Roger & Val Have Just Got InCreator
2010
SuperstarSelf - Chief Judge · 12 eps
2012
Heading OutFrances · 1 eps
2013
The Wrong MansLinda · 3 eps
2013
TFI FridaySelf · 1 eps
2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...Self - Guest · 1 eps
2015
DeliciousGina Benelli · 12 eps
2016
Little Big ShotsSelf - Host · 12 eps
2017
RuPaul's Drag Race UKSelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2019
The Trouble with Maggie ColeMaggie Cole · 6 eps
2020
The Secret World Of...Self - Narrator · 3 eps
2021
Walk the LineSelf - Judge · 6 eps
2021
The NevermetsNarrator · 6 eps
2024
BeddyByesGramma Leeba · 20 eps
2025
Can You Keep a Secret?Debbie Fendon · 6 eps
2026Can You Keep a Secret?Executive Producer
2026
Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia10 eps
2026Photos
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