Dawn French
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.
Acted in
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Nevermets
2024
as Narrator
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
2023
as Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
as Self - featured artist
The Magician's Elephant
2023
as Sister Marie (voice)
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
2022
as Self (archive material)
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022
as Twit
Death on the Nile
2022
as Bowers
Walk the Line
2021
as Self - Judge
An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self
The Secret World Of...
2021
as Self - Narrator
French & Saunders: Funny Women
2021
as Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
as Self
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020
as Beatrix Potter
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
2020
as Narrator
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
2020
as Geraldine Granger
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
2020
as Maggie Cole
Completely Bad News
2019
as Tracy
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
as Self - Judge
300 Years of French & Saunders
2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017
as Self
Little Big Shots
2017
as Host
Confessions of the Paparazzi
2017
as Self
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
2016
as Self
Delicious
2016
as Gina Benelli
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
2016
as Self
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
as Interviewer
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest
The Wrong Mans
2013
as Linda
Heading Out
2013
as Frances
Five Go to Rehab
2012
as George
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Superstar
2012
as Self - Chief Judge
Matthew Bourne's Christmas
2011
as Self - Host
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
2011
as Self
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
as Self
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
2011
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
2011
Psychoville Halloween Special
2010
as Joy Aston
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
2010
as Val Stevenson
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
2009
as Self
Psychoville
2009
as Joy Aston
Coraline
2009
as Miriam Forcible (voice)
French and Saunders: Still Alive
2008
as Self
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
as Caroline Arless
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
2007
as La Duchesse de Crackentorp
Comedy Shuffle
2007
Jam and Jerusalem
2006
as Rosie Bales
Love and Other Disasters
2006
as Therapist
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
as Self (archive material)
Davina
2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
The F Word
2005
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
Comic Aid
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Janet Erskine
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self - Narrator
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as The Fat Lady
Bosom Pals
2004
Little Britain
2003
Little Britain
2003
as Myfanwy
Wild West
2002
as Mary Trewednack
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002
The Best of French & Saunders
2002
as Various
Pongwiffy
2002
Ted and Alice
2002
Happiness
2001
as Dawn French
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
2001
as Self
French & Saunders - Live
2000
as Various roles
Maybe Baby
2000
as Charlene
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
David Copperfield
1999
as Mrs. Cupp
Watership Down
1999
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
Milk
1999
as Virginia
Four Men in a Car
1998
as Stella
Sex & Chocolate
1997
as Bev Bodger
Treasure Island
1997
as Jim Hawkins
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
as Baker's Wife
TFI Friday
1996
as Self
Look at the State We're In!
1995
as Clerk
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
as Revd Geraldine Granger
Dusty
1994
as Self - Presenter
Tender Loving Care
1993
as Elaine Dobbs
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993
as Gaynor
French & Saunders: At the Movies
1993
In Dreams
1992
as Driving Instructor
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Kathy
Red Nose of Courage
1992
as Glynis Kinnock
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Self
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Various characters
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990
as Porcas
French & Saunders LIVE
1990
Spaghetti Hoops
1990
as Francesca
Oxford
1990
as Caroline
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
as Frances / Mrs. Shines
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990
as Frances
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
as Cher as Joan Ruddock
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self
Bosses From Hell
1989
Communicators From Hell
1989
Employees From Hell
1989
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
as Self
The Storyteller
1988
as Badsister 2
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988
as Mrs. Cooper
More Bad News
1988
as Rachel
The Strike
1988
as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
Comic Relief
1988
Eat the Rich
1987
as Debbie Draws
Going Live!
1987
as Self
French & Saunders
1987
as Various Characters
Experiment IV
1986
as Lab Assistant 1
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
Comedians Do It On Stage
1986
as Self
Private Enterprise
1986
as Nayler
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986
as Consuela
The Supergrass
1985
as Andrea
Girls On Top
1985
as Amanda
Happy Families
1985
Slags
1984
as Passion
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
1984
as Veronica
Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984
as Fiona/Frances
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984
as Jackie
Susie
1984
as Susie
Dirty Movie
1984
as Monica
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
1983
as George
Summer School
1983
as Ursula
Bad News
1983
as Tracy
The Beat Generation
1983
as Eleanor
War
1983
as Hermine
The Young Ones
1982
as Christian Evangelist
The Young Ones
1982
as Devil in Advert
The Young Ones
1982
as Easter Bunny
Five Go Mad in Dorset
1982
as George
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Andrea
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as George
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Passion
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Tracy
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Susie
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Veronica
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Ursula
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Hermine
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Jackie/First Nun
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Consuela
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Eleanor
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Monica
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Nayler
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Fiona/Frances
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Rachel
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Mrs. Cooper
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Frances/Mrs. Shines
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Frances
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Joan
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Francesca
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Caroline
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Gaynor
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Glynis Kinnock
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Stella
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Dawn
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
The Comic Strip
1981
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Self
Can You Keep a Secret?
as Debbie Fenton