Dawn French

Actress

Born: October 11, 1957 (68 years old)

Place of birth: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK

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.

Filmography (44)

• Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988, ★ 8.6)
• An Audience with Adele (2021, ★ 8.4)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005, ★ 7.1)
• Coraline (2009, ★ 7.9)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004, ★ 8)
• Bad News (1983, ★ 8.7)
• Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes (2016, ★ 7.4)
• French & Saunders (1987, ★ 7.5)
• Let Them Eat Cake (1999, ★ 7.3)
• The Vicar of Dibley (1994, ★ 7.2)
• The Young Ones (1982, ★ 7.9)
• Lark Rise to Candleford (2008, ★ 8.4)
• The Storyteller (1988, ★ 8.2)
• The Magician's Elephant (2023, ★ 6.8)
• TFI Friday (1996, ★ 6.8)
• The Legends of Treasure Island (1993, ★ 7.5)
• Eat the Rich (1987, ★ 6.2)
• Death on the Nile (2022, ★ 6.4)
• Happy Families (1985, ★ 6.7)
• Roger & Val Have Just Got In (2010, ★ 7.4)
• David Copperfield (1999, ★ 7.1)
• Agatha Christie's Marple (2004, ★ 7.8)
• The Comic Strip Presents... (1982, ★ 7.4)
• Can You Keep a Secret? (2026, ★ 7.8)
• Absolutely Fabulous (1992, ★ 7.5)
• Love and Other Disasters (2006, ★ 5.7)
• The Supergrass (1985, ★ 6)
• Travel Man: 48 Hours in... (2015, ★ 6.4)
• The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020, ★ 6.4)
• The Wrong Mans (2013, ★ 7.3)