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Director
Dawn French
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 21
TMDB ID: 5539
IMDb ID: nm0294067
Known for: Acting
Born: October 11, 1957
Age: 68
Place of birth: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1949 - 2026
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.83
Wikidata: Q236309
Also known as
돈 프렌치 • Dawn Roma French
Frequent jobs
Writer (14)Creator (6)Executive Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Dawn French.
as The Fat Lady
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 • Movie
as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Coraline
2009 • Movie
as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005 • Movie
as Sister Marie (voice)
The Magician's Elephant
2023 • Movie
as Bowers
Death on the Nile
2022 • Movie
as Therapist
Love and Other Disasters
2006 • Movie
as Charlene
Maybe Baby
2000 • Movie
as Baker's Wife
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996 • Movie
as Interviewer
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Dawn French.
as Badsister 2 • 1 eps
The Storyteller
1988 • Series
as Christian Evangelist • 1 eps
The Young Ones
1982 • Series
as Janet Erskine • 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 • Series
Creator
Absolutely Fabulous
1992 • Series
as Revd Geraldine Granger • 14 eps
The Vicar of Dibley
1994 • Series
as Linda • 3 eps
The Wrong Mans
2013 • Series
as Self • 15 eps
The Graham Norton Show
2007 • Series
as Joy Aston • 3 eps
Psychoville
2009 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Dawn French.
as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Coraline
2009 • Movie
as The Fat Lady
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 • Movie
as Bowers
Death on the Nile
2022 • Movie
as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005 • Movie
Writer
Summer School
1983 • Movie
as Sister Marie (voice)
The Magician's Elephant
2023 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Dawn French.
as Self • 15 eps
The Graham Norton Show
2007 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The One Show
2006 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Wogan
1982 • Series
as Janet Erskine • 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 • Series
1 eps
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Going Live!
1987 • Series
Creator
Absolutely Fabulous
1992 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
V Graham Norton
2002 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Parkinson
1998 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
TFI Friday
1996 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
An Audience with...
1978 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Dawn French.
Writer
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
2023 • Movie
Writer
French & Saunders: Still Alive
2008 • Movie
Writer
The Best of French & Saunders
2002 • Movie
Writer
Absolutely Fabulous
2001 • Movie
Writer
French & Saunders - Live
2000 • Movie
Writer
How to Be Absolutely Fabulous
1995 • Movie
Writer
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994 • Movie
Writer
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
1988 • Movie
Writer
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986 • Movie
Writer
Summer School
1983 • Movie
Writer
The Comic Strip
1981 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Dawn French.
Executive Producer • 6 eps
Can You Keep a Secret?
2026 • Series
Creator
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
2010 • Series
Creator
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007 • Series
Creator
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
2006 • Series
Creator
Jam and Jerusalem
2006 • Series
Creator
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002 • Series
Creator
Absolutely Fabulous
1992 • Series
Writer • 25 eps
French & Saunders
1987 • Series
Writer • 13 eps
Girls On Top
1985 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Dawn French.
as Self
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
2024 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024 • Movie
as Self
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
2023 • Movie
as Self - Featured Artist
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023 • Movie
as Sister Marie (voice)
The Magician's Elephant
2023 • Movie
as Self (archive material)
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
2022 • Movie
as Twit
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022 • Movie
as Bowers
Death on the Nile
2022 • Movie
as Self
An Audience with Adele
2021 • Movie
as Self
French & Saunders: Funny Women
2021 • Movie
as Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Dawn French.
as Debbie Fendon • 6 eps
Can You Keep a Secret?
2026 • Series
10 eps
Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
2026 • Series
as Gramma Leeba • 20 eps
BeddyByes
2025 • Series
as Narrator • 6 eps
The Nevermets
2024 • Series
as Self - Narrator • 3 eps
The Secret World Of...
2021 • Series
as Maggie Cole • 6 eps
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
2020 • Series
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019 • Series
as Self - Host • 12 eps
Little Big Shots
2017 • Series
as Gina Benelli • 12 eps
Delicious
2016 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
TFI Friday
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015 • Series
as Linda • 3 eps
The Wrong Mans
2013 • Series