Dawn French
Acting
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
2026Becoming Victoria Wood
Self
2024Joan Rivers at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2024Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2023The Magician's Elephant
Sister Marie (voice)
2023Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
Self
2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self - Featured Artist
2022Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Twit
2022Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
Self (archive material)
2022Death on the Nile
Bowers
2021An Audience with Adele
Self
2021The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self
2021French & Saunders: Funny Women
Self
2020Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Beatrix Potter
2020The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
Geraldine Granger
2020A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
Narrator
2020The Big Night In
Self
2019Completely Bad News
Tracy
2017Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Self
2017300 Years of French & Saunders
2016Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
Self
2016Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Interviewer
2016Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
Self
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
2012Five Go to Rehab
George
