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

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Becoming Victoria Wood

2026 ⭐ 6.0

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Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

2024 ⭐ 6.5

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Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

2023 ⭐ 8.5

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imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

2023 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

2026

Becoming Victoria Wood

Self · 2026

⭐ 6.0

2024

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

Self (archive footage) · 2024

⭐ 6.5

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Self (archive footage) · 2024

2023

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat Notable

Self · 2023

⭐ 8.5

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter Notable

Self - Featured Artist · 2023

⭐ 7.0

The Magician's Elephant

Sister Marie (voice) · 2023

⭐ 6.8

2022

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

Self (archive material) · 2022

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After Notable

Twit · 2022

⭐ 7.0

Death on the Nile Notable

Bowers · 2022

⭐ 6.4

2021

An Audience with Adele Notable

Self · 2021

⭐ 8.4

French & Saunders: Funny Women Notable

Self · 2021

⭐ 8.0

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

Self · 2021

2020

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

Beatrix Potter · 2020

⭐ 6.0

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas Notable

Narrator · 2020

⭐ 10.0

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

Geraldine Granger · 2020

⭐ 6.0

2019

Completely Bad News

Tracy · 2019

2017

300 Years of French & Saunders

2017

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day Notable

Self · 2017

⭐ 9.0

2016

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes Notable

Self · 2016

⭐ 7.4

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

Self · 2016

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

Various Characters (archive fo · 2016

⭐ 5.7

2012

Five Go to Rehab

George · 2012

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012

⭐ 5.0

2011

Matthew Bourne's Christmas Notable

Self - Host · 2011

⭐ 10.0

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties Notable

Self · 2011

⭐ 10.0

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years

2011

2010

Psychoville Halloween Special

Joy Aston · 2010

2009

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

2009

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'

Self · 2009

⭐ 5.0

Coraline Notable

Miss Miriam Forcible / Other F · 2009

⭐ 7.9

2008

French & Saunders: Still Alive

Self · 2008

⭐ 5.2

2007

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment Notable

La Duchesse de Crackentorp · 2007

⭐ 8.0

2006

Love and Other Disasters

Therapist · 2006

⭐ 5.7

When Comedy Changed Forever

Self (archive material) · 2006

2005

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

Mrs. Beaver (voice) · 2005

⭐ 7.1

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective Notable

Self · 2005

⭐ 7.5

2004

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Self - Narrator · 2004

⭐ 4.8

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Notable

The Fat Lady · 2004

⭐ 8.0

2002

The Best of French & Saunders

Various · 2002

2001

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl Notable

Self · 2001

⭐ 10.0

Frequently appears with

Victoria Wood

(Archive footage)

Jessica Barden

Narrator - Victoria

Jennifer Saunders

Self

Maxine Peake

Self

Kirsty MacColl

Self (archive footage)

Billy Bragg

Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

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Becoming Victoria Wood

2026 ⭐ 6.0

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Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

2024 ⭐ 6.5

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Joan Rivers at the BBC

2024

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Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

2023 ⭐ 8.5

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imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

2023 ⭐ 7.0

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The Magician's Elephant

2023 ⭐ 6.8

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Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley

2022

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Red Riding Hood: After Ever After

2022 ⭐ 7.0

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Death on the Nile

2022 ⭐ 6.4

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An Audience with Adele

2021 ⭐ 8.4

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French & Saunders: Funny Women

2021 ⭐ 8.0

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The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out

2021

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Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

2020 ⭐ 6.0

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A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas

2020 ⭐ 10.0

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The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown

2020 ⭐ 6.0

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The Big Night In

2020 ⭐ 9.0

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Completely Bad News

2019

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300 Years of French & Saunders

2017

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Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

2017 ⭐ 9.0

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Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes

2016 ⭐ 7.4