Actor profile

Dawn French

11th October 1957 Холихед, Уэльс, Великобритания 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.

98 Movies 100 TV Shows 213 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Becoming Victoria Wood poster

Becoming Victoria Wood 8th January 2026 as Self

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC poster

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC 5th October 2024 as Self (archive footage)

Joan Rivers at the BBC poster

Joan Rivers at the BBC 8th September 2024 as Self (archive footage)

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat poster

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat 28th December 2023 as Self

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter poster

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter 27th December 2023 as Self - Featured Artist

The Magician's Elephant poster

The Magician's Elephant 10th March 2023 as Sister Marie (voice)

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley poster

Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley 24th December 2022 as Self (archive material)

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After poster

Red Riding Hood: After Ever After 23rd December 2022 as Twit

Death on the Nile poster

Death on the Nile 9th February 2022 as Bowers

An Audience with Adele poster

An Audience with Adele 21st November 2021 as Self

French & Saunders: Funny Women poster

French & Saunders: Funny Women 17th July 2021 as Self

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out poster

The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out 6th March 2021 as Self

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas poster

A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas 24th December 2020 as Narrator

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse poster

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse 24th December 2020 as Beatrix Potter

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown poster

The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown 20th December 2020 as Geraldine Granger

The Big Night In poster

The Big Night In 23rd April 2020 as Self

Completely Bad News poster

Completely Bad News 29th November 2019 as Tracy

300 Years of French & Saunders poster

300 Years of French & Saunders 25th December 2017

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day poster

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day 24th March 2017 as Self

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes poster

Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes 31st December 2016 as Self

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC poster

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC 23rd December 2016 as Self

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves poster

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves 12th September 2016 as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie poster

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 1st July 2016 as Interviewer

Five Go to Rehab poster

Five Go to Rehab 7th November 2012 as George

30 Years of Comic Strip poster

30 Years of Comic Strip 3rd November 2012

Matthew Bourne's Christmas poster

Matthew Bourne's Christmas 25th December 2011 as Self - Host

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties poster

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties 17th December 2011 as Self

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years poster

French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years 4th January 2011

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders poster

Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders 4th January 2011

Psychoville Halloween Special poster

Psychoville Halloween Special 31st October 2010 as Joy Aston

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV poster

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV 21st December 2009

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' poster

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' 21st July 2009 as Self

Coraline poster

Coraline 5th February 2009 as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)

French & Saunders: Still Alive poster

French & Saunders: Still Alive 17th November 2008 as Self

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment poster

Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment 1st June 2007 as La Duchesse de Crackentorp

Love and Other Disasters poster

Love and Other Disasters 9th September 2006 as Therapist

When Comedy Changed Forever poster

When Comedy Changed Forever 7th March 2006 as Self (archive material)

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

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 7th December 2005 as Mrs. Beaver (voice)

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective poster

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective 4th July 2005 as Self

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? poster

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? 9th December 2004 as Self - Narrator

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban poster

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 31st May 2004 as The Fat Lady

The Best of French & Saunders poster

The Best of French & Saunders 5th August 2002 as Various

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl poster

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl 3rd March 2001 as Self

French & Saunders - Live poster

French & Saunders - Live 20th November 2000 as Various roles

Maybe Baby poster

Maybe Baby 2nd June 2000 as Charlene

It’s Lulu poster

It’s Lulu 12th November 1999 as Self

Milk poster

Milk 1st January 1999 as Virginia

Four Men in a Car poster

Four Men in a Car 12th April 1998 as Stella

Sex & Chocolate poster

Sex & Chocolate 26th October 1997 as Bev Bodger

The Adventures of Pinocchio poster

The Adventures of Pinocchio 26th July 1996 as Baker's Wife

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol poster

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol 30th December 1994 as Various Roles

Dusty poster

Dusty 2nd May 1994 as Self - Presenter

Tender Loving Care poster

Tender Loving Care 3rd October 1993 as Elaine Dobbs

The Legends of Treasure Island poster

The Legends of Treasure Island 10th September 1993 as Jim Hawkins (voice)

Space Virgins from Planet Sex poster

Space Virgins from Planet Sex 29th April 1993 as Gaynor

French & Saunders: At the Movies poster

French & Saunders: At the Movies 1st January 1993

Red Nose of Courage poster

Red Nose of Courage 9th April 1992 as Glynis Kinnock

Amnesty International's Big 30 poster

Amnesty International's Big 30 28th December 1991 as Self

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson poster

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson 26th December 1990 as Porcas

French & Saunders LIVE poster

French & Saunders LIVE 12th March 1990

Spaghetti Hoops poster

Spaghetti Hoops 1st March 1990 as Francesca

Oxford poster

Oxford 22nd February 1990 as Caroline

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 poster

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 8th February 1990 as Frances / Mrs. Shines

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! poster

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! 8th February 1990 as Frances

GLC: The Carnage Continues poster

GLC: The Carnage Continues 5th February 1990 as Cher as Joan Ruddock

Bosses From Hell poster

Bosses From Hell 1st January 1989

Colleagues From Hell poster

Colleagues From Hell 1st January 1989

Communicators From Hell poster

Communicators From Hell 1st January 1989

Customer Service From Hell poster

Customer Service From Hell 1st January 1989

Employees From Hell poster

Employees From Hell 1st January 1989

Interviewers From Hell poster

Interviewers From Hell 1st January 1989

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball poster

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball 1st January 1989 as Self

French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88 poster

French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88 28th December 1988 as Various Characters

An Audience With Victoria Wood poster

An Audience With Victoria Wood 10th December 1988 as Self

The Storyteller: Sapsorrow poster

The Storyteller: Sapsorrow 26th June 1988 as Badsister 2

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door poster

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door 5th March 1988 as Mrs. Cooper

More Bad News poster

More Bad News 27th February 1988 as Rachel

The Strike poster

The Strike 20th February 1988 as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity

Eat the Rich poster

Eat the Rich 23rd October 1987 as Debbie Draws

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live poster

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live 25th April 1986 as Self

Comedians Do It On Stage poster

Comedians Do It On Stage 1st February 1986 as Self

Private Enterprise poster

Private Enterprise 2nd January 1986 as Nayler

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) poster

Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) 1st January 1986 as Consuela

The Supergrass poster

The Supergrass 8th November 1985 as Andrea

Happy Families poster

Happy Families 17th October 1985 as Cook

Slags poster

Slags 11th February 1984 as Passion

Eddie Monsoon - a Life? poster

Eddie Monsoon - a Life? 4th February 1984 as Veronica

Gino: Full Story and Pics poster

Gino: Full Story and Pics 28th January 1984 as Fiona/Frances

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques poster

A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques 21st January 1984 as Jackie

Susie poster

Susie 14th January 1984 as Susie

Dirty Movie poster

Dirty Movie 7th January 1984 as Monica

Five Go Mad on Mescalin poster

Five Go Mad on Mescalin 2nd November 1983 as George

Summer School poster

Summer School 31st January 1983 as Ursula

Bad News poster

Bad News 24th January 1983 as Tracy

The Beat Generation poster

The Beat Generation 17th January 1983 as Eleanor

War poster

War 3rd January 1983 as Hermine

Five Go Mad in Dorset poster

Five Go Mad in Dorset 2nd November 1982 as George

The Comic Strip poster

The Comic Strip 1st January 1981

Can You Keep a Secret? poster

Can You Keep a Secret? 7th January 2026 as Debbie Fendon

Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia poster

Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia 1st January 2026

BeddyByes poster

BeddyByes 7th June 2025 as Gramma Leeba

The Nevermets poster

The Nevermets 24th May 2024 as Narrator

The Secret World Of... poster

The Secret World Of... 8th August 2021 as Self - Narrator

The Trouble with Maggie Cole poster

The Trouble with Maggie Cole 4th March 2020 as Maggie Cole

RuPaul's Drag Race UK poster

RuPaul's Drag Race UK 3rd October 2019 as Self - Guest Judge

Little Big Shots poster

Little Big Shots 1st March 2017 as Self - Host

Delicious poster

Delicious 30th December 2016 as Gina Benelli

TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday 16th October 2015 as Self

Travel Man: 48 Hours in... poster

Travel Man: 48 Hours in... 30th March 2015 as Self - Guest

The Wrong Mans poster

The Wrong Mans 24th September 2013 as Linda

Heading Out poster

Heading Out 26th February 2013 as Frances

Superstar poster

Superstar 7th July 2012 as Self - Chief Judge

Roger & Val Have Just Got In poster

Roger & Val Have Just Got In 6th August 2010 as Val Stevenson

Psychoville poster

Psychoville 18th June 2009 as Joy Aston

Lark Rise to Candleford poster

Lark Rise to Candleford 13th January 2008 as Caroline Arless

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy poster

More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy 6th November 2007 as Presenter

A Bucket O' French and Saunders poster

A Bucket O' French and Saunders 7th September 2007

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy poster

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy 25th December 2006 as Presenter

Jam and Jerusalem poster

Jam and Jerusalem 24th November 2006 as Rosie Bales

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self - Guest

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

The F Word poster

The F Word 27th October 2005

Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple 12th December 2004 as Janet Erskine

The Paul O'Grady Show poster

The Paul O'Grady Show 11th October 2004

Wild West poster

Wild West 22nd October 2002 as Mary Trewednack

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy poster

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy 13th August 2002

V Graham Norton poster

V Graham Norton 6th May 2002 as Self

Happiness poster

Happiness 20th March 2001 as Dawn French

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything poster

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything 2nd January 2000

David Copperfield poster

David Copperfield 25th December 1999 as Mrs. Crupp

Let Them Eat Cake poster

Let Them Eat Cake 9th September 1999

Parkinson poster

Parkinson 9th January 1998 as Self

TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday 9th February 1996 as Self

TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday 9th February 1996

The Vicar of Dibley poster

The Vicar of Dibley 10th November 1994 as Revd Geraldine Granger

Harry Enfield and Chums poster

Harry Enfield and Chums 4th November 1994 as Mrs Goggins

The Legends of Treasure Island poster

The Legends of Treasure Island 10th September 1993 as Jim Hawkins (voice)

Absolutely Fabulous poster

Absolutely Fabulous 12th November 1992 as Kathy

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as WPC Diane Softly

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Maria

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Judy Talent

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Rita Proops / Rita Proops II

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Bunty Breslaw

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Miss Katie Hatcliffe / Mrs Sonya Redfern

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Tina Mellish

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Denise Cunningham

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Maude Jenkins

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Lily

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Verity Hodge

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Vicki

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Sally Fairfax

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Dr Kate Marshall

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Daisy Talwinning

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Linda Bryce

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Wendy Hodge

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as The Grim Reaper

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Lily Wood-Newton

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Tracey Phillips

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as WPC Barbara Greaves / Whoopi Stone

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Harriet Snellgrove

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Jill Tanner

Murder Most Horrid poster

Murder Most Horrid 14th November 1991 as Tiffany Drapes

Screen One poster

Screen One 10th September 1989 as Elaine Dobbs

The Storyteller poster

The Storyteller 15th May 1988 as Badsister 2

Going Live! poster

Going Live! 26th September 1987 as Self

French & Saunders poster

French & Saunders 9th March 1987 as Various Characters

Girls On Top poster

Girls On Top 23rd October 1985 as Amanda

Happy Families poster

Happy Families 17th October 1985 as Cook

The Young Ones poster

The Young Ones 9th November 1982 as Christian Evangelist

The Young Ones poster

The Young Ones 9th November 1982 as Devil in Advert

The Young Ones poster

The Young Ones 9th November 1982 as Easter Bunny

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as George

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Ursula

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Hermine

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Veronica

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Passion

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Eleanor

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Nayler

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Jackie/First Nun

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Consuela

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Susie

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Fiona/Frances

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Tracy

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Monica

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Rachel

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Mrs. Cooper

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Joan

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Frances/Mrs. Shines

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Frances

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Caroline

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982 as Francesca

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents... 2nd November 1982

Wogan poster

Wogan 4th May 1982 as Self

An Audience with... poster

An Audience with... 8th January 1978 as Self

The Secret Policeman's Ball poster

The Secret Policeman's Ball 1st April 1976 as Self

The BAFTA Awards poster

The BAFTA Awards 29th May 1949 as Self