Portrait of Dawn French

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.

Born: October 11, 1957

Place of Birth: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK

Filmography

2025
BeddyByes

as Gramma Leeba

2024
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2024
The Nevermets

as Narrator

2023
The Magician's Elephant

as Sister Marie (voice)

2022
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

as Self (archive material)

2022
2021
The Secret World Of...

as Self - Narrator

2020
2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK

as Self - Guest Judge

2017
2016
Delicious

as Gina Benelli

2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

2015
2013
2013
Heading Out

as Frances

2012
2012
Superstar

as Self - Chief Judge

2011
2010
2009
Psychoville

as Joy Aston

2009
Coraline

as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)

2008
Lark Rise to Candleford

as Caroline Arless

2007
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

as La Duchesse de Crackentorp

2006
Jam and Jerusalem

as Rosie Bales

2006
2006
The One Show

as Self - Guest

2006
2006
When Comedy Changed Forever

as Self (archive material)

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple

as Janet Erskine

2002
Wild West

as Mary Trewednack

2002
2001
Happiness

as Dawn French

2000
French & Saunders - Live

as Various roles

2000
Maybe Baby

as Charlene

1999
David Copperfield

as Mrs. Crupp

1999
1999
Milk

as Virginia

1998
1998
Parkinson

as Self

1997
Sex & Chocolate

as Bev Bodger

1996
1996
TFI Friday

as Self

1994
The Vicar of Dibley

as Revd Geraldine Granger

1994
1994
Dusty

as Self - Presenter

1993
Tender Loving Care

as Elaine Dobbs

1993
The Legends of Treasure Island

as Jim Hawkins (voice)

1993
The Legends of Treasure Island

as Jim Hawkins (voice)

1992
Red Nose of Courage

as Glynis Kinnock

1991
Murder Most Horrid

as Various characters

1990
Spaghetti Hoops

as Francesca

1990
Oxford

as Caroline

1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

as Frances / Mrs. Shines

1988
The Storyteller

as Badsister 2

1988
1988
More Bad News

as Rachel

1988
The Strike

as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity

1987
Eat the Rich

as Debbie Draws

1987
1987
French & Saunders

as Various Characters

1986
1985
1985
Girls On Top

as Amanda

1985
1984
Slags

as Passion

1984
1984
Susie

as Susie

1984
Dirty Movie

as Monica

1983
Summer School

as Ursula

1983
Bad News

as Tracy

1983
1983
War

as Hermine

1982
The Young Ones

as Christian Evangelist

1982
The Young Ones

as Devil in Advert

1982
The Young Ones

as Easter Bunny

1982
The Comic Strip Presents...

as Jackie/First Nun

1982
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...

as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity

1982
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...

as Frances/Mrs. Shines

1982
Wogan

as Self

1949