Dawn French

Known for: Acting
Born: October 11, 1957, Holyhead, Wales, UK
Movies: 117

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.

Best-Known Movies

8.0

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

7.1

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005

7.9

Coraline

2009

6.4

Death on the Nile

2022

5.8

Love and Other Disasters

2006

5.3

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016

5.3

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1996

6.8

The Magician's Elephant

2023

7.5

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

2011

5.5

Maybe Baby

2000

Filmography

2026	Becoming Victoria Wood	Self
2024	Kirsty MacColl at the BBC	Self (archive footage)
2024	Joan Rivers at the BBC	Self (archive footage)
2023	Dawn French Is a Huge Twat	Self
2023	imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter	Self - Featured Artist
2023	The Magician's Elephant	Sister Marie (voice)
2022	Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley	Self (archive material)
2022	Red Riding Hood: After Ever After	Twit
2022	Death on the Nile	Bowers
2021	An Audience with Adele	Self
2021	French & Saunders: Funny Women	Self
2021	The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out	Self
2020	Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse	Beatrix Potter
2020	A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas	Narrator
2020	The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown	Geraldine Granger
2020	The Big Night In	Self
2019	Completely Bad News	Tracy
2017	300 Years of French & Saunders
2017	Comic Relief: Red Nose Day	Self
2016	Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes	Self
2016	Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC	Self
2016	British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves	Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016	Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie	Interviewer
2012	Five Go to Rehab	George
2012	30 Years of Comic Strip
2011	Matthew Bourne's Christmas	Self - Host
2011	Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas	Self
2011	Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties	Self
2011	50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments	Self - The Fat Lady
2011	French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
2011	Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
2010	Psychoville Halloween Special	Joy Aston
2009	Victoria Wood: Seen on TV	Self
2009	Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'	Self
2009	Coraline	Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
2008	French & Saunders: Still Alive	Self
2007	Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment	La Duchesse de Crackentorp
2006	Love and Other Disasters	Therapist
2006	When Comedy Changed Forever	Self (archive material)
2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Mrs. Beaver (voice)
2005	The Comic Strip - A Retrospective	Self
2005	The Funny Blokes of British Comedy	Self
2005	Comic Aid
2004	Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?	Self - Narrator
2004	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	The Fat Lady
2002	The Best of French & Saunders	Various
2001	We Know Where You Live. Live!	Self
2001	Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl	Self
2000	French & Saunders - Live	Various roles
2000	Maybe Baby	Charlene
1999	It’s Lulu	Self
1999	Milk	Virginia
1998	Four Men in a Car	Stella
1997	Sex & Chocolate	Bev Bodger
1997	Treasure Island	Jim Hawkins
1996	The Adventures of Pinocchio	Baker's Wife
1994	French and Saunders' Christmas Carol	Various Roles
1994	Dusty	Self - Presenter
1993	Tender Loving Care	Elaine Dobbs
1993	The Legends of Treasure Island	Jim Hawkins (voice)
1993	Space Virgins from Planet Sex	Gaynor
1993	French & Saunders: At the Movies
1992	In Dreams	Driving Instructor
1992	Red Nose of Courage	Glynis Kinnock
1991	Amnesty International's Big 30	Self
1990	The Tale of Little Pig Robinson	Porcas
1990	French & Saunders LIVE
1990	Spaghetti Hoops	Francesca
1990	Oxford	Caroline
1990	South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1	Frances / Mrs. Shines
1990	South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!	Frances
1990	GLC: The Carnage Continues	Cher as Joan Ruddock
1989	The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball	Self
1989	Bosses From Hell
1989	Communicators From Hell
1989	Employees From Hell
1989	Customer Service From Hell
1989	Colleagues From Hell
1989	Interviewers From Hell
1988	French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88	Various Characters
1988	An Audience With Victoria Wood	Self
1988	The Storyteller: Sapsorrow	Badsister 2
1988	Mr Jolly Lives Next Door	Mrs. Cooper
1988	More Bad News	Rachel
1988	The Strike	Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
1987	Eat the Rich	Debbie Draws
1987	The Silurian Disruption	Silurian #1
1986	The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live	Self
1986	Comedians Do It On Stage	Self
1986	Private Enterprise	Nayler
1986	Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)	Consuela
1985	The Supergrass	Andrea
1984	Slags	Passion
1984	Eddie Monsoon - a Life?	Veronica
1984	Gino: Full Story and Pics	Fiona/Frances
1984	A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques	Jackie
1984	Susie	Susie
1984	Dirty Movie	Monica
1983	Five Go Mad on Mescalin	George
1983	Summer School	Ursula
1983	Bad News	Tracy
1983	The Beat Generation	Eleanor
1983	War	Hermine
1982	Five Go Mad in Dorset	George
1981	The Comic Strip

Directing, Writing & Producing

2023	Dawn French Is a Huge Twat	Writer
2008	French & Saunders: Still Alive	Writer
2002	The Best of French & Saunders	Writer
2001	Absolutely Fabulous	Writer
2000	French & Saunders - Live	Writer
1995	How to Be Absolutely Fabulous	Writer
1994	French and Saunders' Christmas Carol	Writer
1988	French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88	Writer
1987	The Silurian Disruption	Writer
1986	Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)	Writer
1983	Summer School	Writer
1981	The Comic Strip	Writer

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