Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
11 octubre 1957 (69)
Place of birth
Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Also known as
돈 프렌치 · Dawn Roma 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.
Conocido por
7.9
Film
Coraline
Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
2009
8.0
Film
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Fat Lady
2004
7.1
Film
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Mrs. Beaver (voice)
2005
6.4
Film
Death on the Nile
Bowers
2022
7.4
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982–1993
8.4
Series
Lark Rise to Candleford
Caroline Arless
2008–2011
6.0
Series
Delicious
Gina Benelli
2016–2019
7.4
Series
French & Saunders
Various Characters
1987–2004
7.3
Series
The Vicar of Dibley
Revd Geraldine Granger
1994–2000
0.0
Film
Summer School
Ursula
1983
7.1
Series
Jam and Jerusalem
Rosie Bales
2006–2009
7.6
Series
Can You Keep a Secret?
Debbie Fendon
2026–
5.0
Series
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
1976–2012
6.5
Series
Wild West
Mary Trewednack
2002–2004
4.9
Series
Girls On Top
Amanda
1985–1986
7.4
Series
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
Val Stevenson
2010–2012
7.9
Series
The Legends of Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins (voice)
1993–1995
6.8
Film
The Magician's Elephant
Sister Marie (voice)
2023
7.3
Series
Happy Families
Cook
1985
7.3
Series
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
6.4
Series
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
Maggie Cole
2020
6.2
Series
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
6.0
Film
Becoming Victoria Wood
Self
2026
0.0
Film
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
Badsister 2
1988
5.0
Series
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
Presenter
2007
8.0
Series
Bosom Pals
2004
7.3
Series
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002
9.0
Series
Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
2026–
9.0
Film
The Big Night In
Self
2020
4.7
Series
Ted and Alice
2002
8.4
Film
An Audience with Adele
Self
2021
6.0
Film
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Beatrix Potter
2020
7.0
Film
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Twit
2022
8.5
Film
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
Self
2023
7.0
Film
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self - Featured Artist
2023
6.5
Film
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2024
9.0
Film
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Self
2017
8.0
Film
French & Saunders: Funny Women
Self
2021
10.0
Film
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
Narrator
2020
6.0
Film
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
Geraldine Granger
2020
Acting credits 40 titles
Can You Keep a Secret?
as Debbie Fendon
7.6
2026–
Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
9.0
2026–
Becoming Victoria Wood
as Self
6.0
2026
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
6.5
2024
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
as Self
8.5
2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Self - Featured Artist
7.0
2023
The Magician's Elephant
as Sister Marie (voice)
6.8
2023
Death on the Nile
as Bowers
6.4
2022
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
as Twit
7.0
2022
French & Saunders: Funny Women
as Self
8.0
2021
An Audience with Adele
as Self
8.4
2021
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
as Beatrix Potter
6.0
2020
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
as Narrator
10.0
2020
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
as Maggie Cole
6.4
2020
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
as Geraldine Granger
6.0
2020
The Big Night In
as Self
9.0
2020
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
as Self
9.0
2017
Delicious
as Gina Benelli
6.0
2016–2019
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
as Val Stevenson
7.4
2010–2012
Coraline
as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
7.9
2009
Lark Rise to Candleford
as Caroline Arless
8.4
2008–2011
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
6.2
2007
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
as Presenter
5.0
2007
Jam and Jerusalem
as Rosie Bales
7.1
2006–2009
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
7.1
2005
Bosom Pals
8.0
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
as The Fat Lady
8.0
2004
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
7.3
2002
Wild West
as Mary Trewednack
6.5
2002–2004
Ted and Alice
4.7
2002
Let Them Eat Cake
7.3
1999
The Vicar of Dibley
as Revd Geraldine Granger
7.3
1994–2000
The Legends of Treasure Island
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
7.9
1993–1995
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
as Badsister 2
0.0
1988
French & Saunders
as Various Characters
7.4
1987–2004
Girls On Top
as Amanda
4.9
1985–1986
Happy Families
as Cook
7.3
1985
Summer School
as Ursula
0.0
1983
The Comic Strip Presents...
7.4
1982–1993
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
5.0
1976–2012