Dawn French
Acting
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026
as Self
Can You Keep a Secret?
2026
as Debbie Fendon
Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
2026
BeddyByes
2025
as Gramma Leeba
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Nevermets
2024
as Narrator
The Magician's Elephant
2023
as Sister Marie (voice)
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
2023
as Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023
as Self - Featured Artist
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022
as Twit
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
2022
as Self (archive material)
Death on the Nile
2022
as Bowers
An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021
as Self
French & Saunders: Funny Women
2021
as Self
Walk the Line
2021
as Self - Judge
The Secret World Of...
2021
as Self - Narrator
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020
as Beatrix Potter
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
2020
as Geraldine Granger
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
2020
as Narrator
The Big Night In
2020
as Self
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
2020
as Maggie Cole
Completely Bad News
2019
as Tracy
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019
as Self - Guest Judge
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017
as Self
300 Years of French & Saunders
2017
Little Big Shots
2017
as Self - Host
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
2016
as Self
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
as Interviewer
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
2016
as Self
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Delicious
2016
as Gina Benelli
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest
TFI Friday
2015
as Self
Heading Out
2013
as Frances
The Wrong Mans
2013
as Linda
Five Go to Rehab
2012
as George
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Superstar
2012
as Self - Chief Judge
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
as Self
Matthew Bourne's Christmas
2011
as Self - Host
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
2011
as Self
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
2011
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
2011
Psychoville Halloween Special
2010
as Joy Aston
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
2010
as Val Stevenson
Coraline
2009
as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
2009
as Self
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
Psychoville
2009
as Joy Aston
French & Saunders: Still Alive
2008
as Self
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
as Caroline Arless
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
2007
as La Duchesse de Crackentorp
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
Comedy Shuffle
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy
2007
as Presenter
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
2007
as Presenter
Love and Other Disasters
2006
as Therapist
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
as Self (archive material)
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Davina
2006
The One Show
2006
as Self
Jam and Jerusalem
2006
as Rosie Bales
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
2006
as Presenter
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005
as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
Comic Aid
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self
The F Word
2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self - Narrator
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as The Fat Lady
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Bosom Pals
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Janet Erskine
Parkinson
2004
as Self - Guest
The Best of French & Saunders
2002
as Various
Wild West
2002
as Mary Trewednack
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
Pongwiffy
2002
Ted and Alice
2002
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
2001
as Self
Happiness
2001
as Dawn French
French & Saunders - Live
2000
as Various roles
Maybe Baby
2000
as Charlene
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
Milk
1999
as Virginia
It’s Lulu
1999
as Self
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
David Copperfield
1999
as Mrs. Crupp
Four Men in a Car
1998
as Stella
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Treasure Island
1997
as Jim Hawkins
Sex & Chocolate
1997
as Bev Bodger
The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996
as Baker's Wife
TFI Friday
1996
as Self
TFI Friday
1996
Look at the State We're In!
1995
as Mrs Duvet
Dusty
1994
as Self - Presenter
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994
as Various Roles
The Vicar of Dibley
1994
as Revd Geraldine Granger
Harry Enfield and Chums
1994
as Mrs Goggins
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
Tender Loving Care
1993
as Elaine Dobbs
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993
as Gaynor
French & Saunders: At the Movies
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
1993
as Jim Hawkins (voice)
Red Nose of Courage
1992
as Glynis Kinnock
In Dreams
1992
as Driving Instructor
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Kathy
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Self
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as WPC Diane Softly
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Maria
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Judy Talent
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Rita Proops / Rita Proops II
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Bunty Breslaw
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Miss Katie Hatcliffe / Mrs Sonya Redfern
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Tina Mellish
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Denise Cunningham
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Maude Jenkins
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Lily
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Verity Hodge
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Vicki
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Sally Fairfax
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Dr Kate Marshall
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Daisy Talwinning
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Linda Bryce
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Wendy Hodge
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as The Grim Reaper
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Lily Wood-Newton
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Tracey Phillips
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as WPC Barbara Greaves / Whoopi Stone
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Harriet Snellgrove
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Jill Tanner
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Tiffany Drapes
French & Saunders LIVE
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
as Frances / Mrs. Shines
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990
as Frances
Oxford
1990
as Caroline
Spaghetti Hoops
1990
as Francesca
GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990
as Cher as Joan Ruddock
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990
as Porcas
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self
Bosses From Hell
1989
Communicators From Hell
1989
Employees From Hell
1989
Customer Service From Hell
1989
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Interviewers From Hell
1989
Screen One
1989
as Elaine Dobbs
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988
as Mrs. Cooper
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
as Self
The Strike
1988
as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
More Bad News
1988
as Rachel
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
1988
as Badsister 2
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
1988
as Various Characters
The Storyteller
1988
as Badsister 2
Eat the Rich
1987
as Debbie Draws
The Silurian Disruption
1987
as Silurian #1
French & Saunders
1987
as Various Characters
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986
as Consuela
Private Enterprise
1986
as Nayler
Comedians Do It On Stage
1986
as Self
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
as Self
The Supergrass
1985
as Andrea
Girls On Top
1985
as Amanda
Happy Families
1985
as Cook
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
1984
as Veronica
Dirty Movie
1984
as Monica
Susie
1984
as Susie
Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984
as Fiona/Frances
Slags
1984
as Passion
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984
as Jackie
Summer School
1983
as Ursula
War
1983
as Hermine
The Beat Generation
1983
as Eleanor
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
1983
as George
Bad News
1983
as Tracy
Five Go Mad in Dorset
1982
as George
The Young Ones
1982
as Christian Evangelist
The Young Ones
1982
as Devil in Advert
The Young Ones
1982
as Easter Bunny
Wogan
1982
as Self
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as George
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Ursula
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Hermine
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Veronica
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Passion
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Eleanor
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Nayler
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Jackie/First Nun
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Consuela
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Susie
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Fiona/Frances
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Tracy
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Monica
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Rachel
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Mrs. Cooper
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Joan
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Frances/Mrs. Shines
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Frances
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Caroline
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Francesca
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
The Comic Strip
1981
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Self