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Dawn French
Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn October 11, 1957 (67 years)
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
Filmography
| 2023 | The Magician's Elephant · as Sister Marie (voice) |
| 2022 | Red Riding Hood: After Ever After · as Twit |
| 2022 | Death on the Nile · as Bowers |
| 2020 | Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse · as Beatrix Potter |
| 2020 | A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas · as Narrator |
| 2020 | The Big Night In · as Geraldine |
| 2020 | The Trouble with Maggie Cole (TV Series) · as Maggie Cole |
| 2019 | Greatest Chocolate Adverts of All Time · as Terry's Advert |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Little Big Shots (UK) (TV Series) · as Host |
| 2016 | Delicious (TV Series) · as Gina Benelli |
| 2016 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie · as Interviewer |
| 2013 | The Wrong Mans (TV Series) · as Linda |
| 2013 | Heading Out (TV Series) · as Frances |
| 2011 | Lulu: Something to Shout About · as Comedy Role |
| 2011 | Fun with Friends: Volume One · as Kizzie |
| 2010 | Little Crackers (TV Series) · as Hm The Queen Mother |
| 2010 | Conference of Animals · as Angie |
| 2010 | Roger & Val Have Just Got In (TV Series) · as Val Stevenson |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey · as The Fat Lady |
| 2009 | Psychoville (TV Series) · as Joy Aston |
| 2009 | Comic Relief 2009 · as Julie Walters |
| 2009 | Coraline · as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice) |
| 2008 | Lark Rise to Candleford (TV Series) · as Caroline Arless |
| 2007 | Dawn French's More Boys Who Do Comedy (TV Series) · as Presenter |
| 2007 | A Bucket O' French and Saunders (TV Series) |
| 2007 | La fille du régiment · as Duchesse De Crakentorp |
| 2007 | Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment · as La Duchesse De Crackentorp |
| 2006 | Jam and Jerusalem (TV Series) · as Rosie Bales |
| 2006 | Love and Other Disasters · as Therapist |
| 2006 | Davina (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Children's Christmas Collection · as Miss Parkway |
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe · as Mrs. Beaver (voice) |
| 2005 | The F Word (TV Series) |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series) · as Janet Erskine |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban · as The Fat Lady |
| 2004 | Chasing God · as Narrator |
| 2004 | The Story of Absolutely Fabulous · as Saffron |
| 2003 | More Great Comedy Moments · as Cast |
| 2003 | Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do · as Harry Potter |
| 2003 | Little Britain (TV Series) · as Shelley Pollard |
| 2003 | Britain's Cleverest Animal · as Narrator |
| 2002 | Wild West (TV Series) · as Mary Trewednack |
| 2002 | The Wheels on the Bus (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2002 | Ted and Alice (TV Series) |
| 2000 | French & Saunders Live · as Various Roles |
| 2000 | Maybe Baby · as Charlene |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | David Copperfield (1999) (TV Series) · as Mrs. Crupp |
| 1999 | Let Them Eat Cake (TV Series) |
| 1999 | Watership Down (TV Series) |
| 1999 | Milk · as Virginia |
| 1997 | Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not! · as Kathy |
| 1997 | Sex & Chocolate · as Bev Bodger |
| 1997 | Treasure Island · as Jim Hawkins |
| 1996 | The Adventures of Pinocchio · as Baker's Wife |
| 1994 | The Vicar of Dibley (TV Series) · as Revd Geraldine Granger |
| 1994 | Harry Enfield and Chums (TV Series) · as Mrs. Goggins: 'il Postino Pat' Sketch |
| 1994 | The Unpleasant World of Penn and Teller (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1993 | The Legends of Treasure Island (TV Series) · as Jim Hawkins (voice) |
| 1993 | French and Saunders Live · as Various Roles |
| 1992 | Absolutely Fabulous (TV Series) · as Kathy |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid (TV Series) · as Various Characters |
| 1990 | The Tale of Little Pig Robinson · as Porcas |
| 1990 | Lenny Henry: The Best of 'The Lenny Henry Show' · as Special Guest |
| 1990 | |
| 1987 | The Jim Henson Hour (TV Series) · as Badsister 2 |
| 1987 | Eat the Rich · as Debbie Draws |
| 1987 | French & Saunders (TV Series) · as Various Characters |
| 1987 | Jim Henson's The Storyteller (TV Series) · as Badsister 2 |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Kate Bush: The Whole Story · as Assistant (clip: Experiment Iv) |
| 1985 | Screen One (TV Series) · as Elaine Dobbs |
| 1985 | The Supergrass · as Andrea |
| 1985 | Girls on Top (TV Series) · as Amanda |
| 1985 | Happy Families (TV Series) · as Cook |
| 1984 | The Lenny Henry Show (TV Series) · as Various Characters |
| 1984 | Eddie Monsoon - a Life? · as Veronica |
| 1983 | Bad News · as Tracy |
| 1982 | The Young Ones (TV Series) · as Christian Evangelist |
| 1982 | The Comic Strip Presents... (TV Series) · as George |
| 1981 | |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1965 | Jackanory (TV Series) · as Storyteller |