Dawn French

Actor · Writer · Crew· Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK

Dawn Roma French, born on October 11, 1957, navigates British comedy with a singular blend of wit and warmth, best known for her long-running sketch show French and Saunders alongside Jennifer Saunders. Her portrayal of the unorthodox Vicar Geraldine Granger in The Vicar of Dibley solidified her status as a comedic icon, earning her seven BAFTA TV Award nominations and a shared BAFTA Fellowship with Saunders in 2009, celebrating a career marked by consistent humor and charm.

Known For

The roles that explain the career.

Full credits

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanposter

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The Fat Lady · 2004

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeposter

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

Mrs. Beaver (voice) · 2005

Coralineposter

Coraline

Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice) · 2009

Death on the Nileposter

Death on the Nile

Bowers · 2022

Love and Other Disastersposter

Love and Other Disasters

Therapist · 2006

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movieposter

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016

The Adventures of Pinocchioposter

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Baker's Wife · 1996

The Magician's Elephantposter

The Magician's Elephant

2023

Filmography

42 credits across 3 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2026	Becoming Victoria Wood	Self	Film
2025	BeddyByes	Gramma Leeba	TV
2022	Red Riding Hood: After Ever After	Twit	Film
2022	Death on the Nile	Bowers	Film
2021	The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out	Self	Film
2021	French & Saunders: Funny Women	Self	Film
2017	Little Big Shots	Self - Host	TV
2012	Five Go to Rehab	George	Film
2012	30 Years of Comic Strip		Film
2011	Matthew Bourne's Christmas	Self - Host	Film
2009	Coraline	Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)	Film
2008	French & Saunders: Still Alive	Self	Film
2008	Lark Rise to Candleford	Caroline Arless	TV
2008	French & Saunders: Still Alive	Writer	Film
2006	Jam and Jerusalem	Rosie Bales	TV
2006	Love and Other Disasters	Therapist	Film
2005	Comic Aid		Film
2005	The Funny Blokes of British Comedy	Self	Film
2005	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	Mrs. Beaver (voice)	Film
2004	Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?	Self - Narrator	Film
2004	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	The Fat Lady	Film
2002	Wild West	Mary Trewednack	TV
2002	Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy		TV
2001	Absolutely Fabulous	Writer	Film
2000	Maybe Baby	Charlene	Film
1999	Milk	Virginia	Film
1999	David Copperfield	Mrs. Crupp	TV
1999	Let Them Eat Cake		TV
1996	The Adventures of Pinocchio	Baker's Wife	Film
1994	The Vicar of Dibley	Revd Geraldine Granger	TV
1994	Dusty	Self - Presenter	Film
1993	The Legends of Treasure Island	Jim Hawkins (voice)	TV
1989	The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball	Self	Film
1988	The Storyteller: Sapsorrow	Badsister 2	Film
1988	Mr Jolly Lives Next Door	Mrs. Cooper	Film
1988	An Audience With Victoria Wood	Self	Film
1987	French & Saunders	Various Characters	TV
1987	Eat the Rich	Debbie Draws	Film
1985	Girls On Top	Amanda	TV
1985	Happy Families	Cook	TV
1985	The Supergrass	Andrea	Film
1985	Girls On Top	Writer	TV

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