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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

201

Gender

Female

Birthday

1957-10-11 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK

Also Known As

돈 프렌치

Dawn Roma French

Dawn French

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

Acting

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

1988

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door

as

Mrs. Cooper

The Magician's Elephant

2023

The Magician's Elephant

as

Sister Marie (voice)

Coraline

2009

Coraline

as

Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)

When Comedy Changed Forever

2006

When Comedy Changed Forever

as

Self (archive material)

The Supergrass

1985

The Supergrass

as

Andrea

Summer School

1983

Summer School

as

Ursula

The Legends of Treasure Island

1993

The Legends of Treasure Island

as

Jim Hawkins (voice)

Four Men in a Car

1998

Four Men in a Car

as

Stella

War

1983

War

as

Hermine

The Beat Generation

1983

The Beat Generation

as

Eleanor

Dirty Movie

1984

Dirty Movie

as

Monica

Susie

1984

Susie

as

Susie

Gino: Full Story and Pics

1984

Gino: Full Story and Pics

as

Fiona/Frances

Slags

1984

Slags

as

Passion

Private Enterprise

1986

Private Enterprise

as

Nayler

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

1990

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

as

Frances / Mrs. Shines

Oxford

1990

Oxford

as

Caroline

Red Nose of Courage

1992

Red Nose of Courage

as

Glynis Kinnock

Spaghetti Hoops

1990

Spaghetti Hoops

as

Francesca

Five Go to Rehab

2012

Five Go to Rehab

as

George

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1996

The Adventures of Pinocchio

as

Baker's Wife

Comic Aid

2005

Comic Aid

as

Eat the Rich

1987

Eat the Rich

as

Debbie Draws

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

2022

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

as

Self (archive material)

Treasure Island

1997

Treasure Island

as

Jim Hawkins

Tender Loving Care

1993

Tender Loving Care

as

Elaine Dobbs

French & Saunders - Live

2000

French & Saunders - Live

as

Various roles

Sex & Chocolate

1997

Sex & Chocolate

as

Bev Bodger

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

2007

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment

as

La Duchesse de Crackentorp

In Dreams

1992

In Dreams

as

Driving Instructor

Experiment IV

1986

Experiment IV

as

Lab Assistant 1

Milk

1999

Milk

as

Virginia

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

as

Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Strike

1988

The Strike

as

Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity

Maybe Baby

2000

Maybe Baby

as

Charlene

More Bad News

1988

More Bad News

as

Rachel

Bad News

1983

Bad News

as

Tracy

Dusty

1994

Dusty

as

Self - Presenter

Death on the Nile

2022

Death on the Nile

as

Bowers

GLC: The Carnage Continues

1990

GLC: The Carnage Continues

as

Cher as Joan Ruddock

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

2020

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

as

Geraldine Granger

Joan Rivers at the BBC

2024

Joan Rivers at the BBC

as

Self (archive footage)

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

2024

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

as

Self (archive footage)

The Silurian Disruption

1987

The Silurian Disruption

as

Silurian #1

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

as

Various characters

French & Saunders

French & Saunders

as

Various Characters

Jam and Jerusalem

Jam and Jerusalem

as

Rosie Bales

The One Show

The One Show

as

Self - Guest

Girls On Top

Girls On Top

as

Amanda

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

as

Self - Guest Judge

The Vicar of Dibley

The Vicar of Dibley

as

Revd Geraldine Granger

The Young Ones

The Young Ones

as

Christian Evangelist

The Young Ones

The Young Ones

as

Devil in Advert

Wild West

Wild West

as

Mary Trewednack

Lark Rise to Candleford

Lark Rise to Candleford

as

Caroline Arless

The Storyteller

The Storyteller

as

Badsister 2

The Young Ones

The Young Ones

as

Easter Bunny

The Legends of Treasure Island

The Legends of Treasure Island

as

Jim Hawkins (voice)

Psychoville

Psychoville

as

Joy Aston

Heading Out

Heading Out

as

Frances

Walk the Line

Walk the Line

as

Self - Judge

Happiness

Happiness

as

Dawn French

Wogan

Wogan

as

Self

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

as

Mrs. Crupp

Delicious

Delicious

as

Gina Benelli

Superstar

Superstar

as

Self - Chief Judge

The Secret World Of...

The Secret World Of...

as

Self - Narrator

The Nevermets

The Nevermets

as

Narrator

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

as

Jackie/First Nun

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

as

Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity

The Comic Strip Presents...

The Comic Strip Presents...

as

Frances/Mrs. Shines

Can You Keep a Secret?

Can You Keep a Secret?

as

Debbie Fendon

Parkinson

Parkinson

as

Self

BeddyByes

BeddyByes

as

Gramma Leeba

Production

Crew

Directing