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.
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.
External links
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q236309
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Filmography (Movies)
Becoming Victoria Wood
Character:Self
Release Date:08/01/2026
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/10/2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/09/2024
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
Character:Self
Release Date:28/12/2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Character:Self - Featured Artist
Release Date:27/12/2023
The Magician's Elephant
Character:Sister Marie (voice)
Release Date:10/03/2023
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
Character:Self (archive material)
Release Date:24/12/2022
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Character:Twit
Release Date:23/12/2022
Design on the Nile
Character:Self
Release Date:13/04/2022
Branagh/Poirot
Character:Self
Release Date:13/04/2022
Death on the Nile
Character:Bowers
Release Date:09/02/2022
An Audience with Adele
Character:Self
Release Date:21/11/2021
French & Saunders: Funny Women
Character:Self
Release Date:17/07/2021
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Character:Self
Release Date:06/03/2021
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Character:Beatrix Potter
Release Date:24/12/2020
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
Character:Narrator
Release Date:24/12/2020
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
Character:Geraldine Granger
Release Date:20/12/2020
Completely Bad News
Character:Tracy
Release Date:29/11/2019
300 Years of French & Saunders
Character:
Release Date:25/12/2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Character:Self
Release Date:24/03/2017
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/2016
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
Character:Self
Release Date:23/12/2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Character:Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:12/09/2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Character:Interviewer
Release Date:01/07/2016
Five Go to Rehab
Character:George
Release Date:07/11/2012
30 Years of Comic Strip
Character:
Release Date:03/11/2012
Matthew Bourne's Christmas
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:25/12/2011
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
Character:Self
Release Date:18/12/2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
Character:Self
Release Date:17/12/2011
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
Character:
Release Date:04/01/2011
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
Character:
Release Date:04/01/2011
Psychoville Halloween Special
Character:Joy Aston
Release Date:31/10/2010
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Character:
Release Date:21/12/2009
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
Character:Self
Release Date:21/07/2009
Coraline
Character:Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Release Date:05/02/2009
French and Saunders: Still Alive
Character:Self
Release Date:17/11/2008
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
Character:La Duchesse de Crackentorp
Release Date:01/06/2007
Love and Other Disasters
Character:Therapist
Release Date:09/09/2006
When Comedy Changed Forever
Character:Self (archive material)
Release Date:07/03/2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Character:Mrs. Beaver (voice)
Release Date:07/12/2005
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Character:Self
Release Date:04/07/2005
Comic Aid
Character:
Release Date:02/03/2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:09/12/2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Character:The Fat Lady
Release Date:31/05/2004
The Best of French & Saunders
Character:Various
Release Date:05/08/2002
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
Character:Self
Release Date:03/03/2001
French & Saunders - Live
Character:Various roles
Release Date:20/11/2000
Maybe Baby
Character:Charlene
Release Date:02/06/2000
It’s Lulu
Character:Self
Release Date:12/11/1999
Milk
Character:Virginia
Release Date:01/01/1999
Four Men in a Car
Character:Stella
Release Date:12/04/1998
Sex & Chocolate
Character:Bev Bodger
Release Date:26/10/1997
Treasure Island
Character:Jim Hawkins
Release Date:14/07/1997
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Character:Baker's Wife
Release Date:26/07/1996
Dusty
Character:Self - Presenter
Release Date:02/05/1994
Tender Loving Care
Character:Elaine Dobbs
Release Date:03/10/1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
Character:Jim Hawkins (voice)
Release Date:10/09/1993
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Character:Gaynor
Release Date:29/04/1993
French & Saunders: At the Movies
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1993
In Dreams
Character:Driving Instructor
Release Date:23/12/1992
Red Nose of Courage
Character:Glynis Kinnock
Release Date:09/04/1992
Amnesty International's Big 30
Character:Self
Release Date:28/12/1991
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Character:Porcas
Release Date:26/12/1990
French & Saunders LIVE
Character:
Release Date:12/03/1990
Spaghetti Hoops
Character:Francesca
Release Date:01/03/1990
Oxford
Character:Caroline
Release Date:22/02/1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Character:Frances / Mrs. Shines
Release Date:08/02/1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Character:Frances
Release Date:08/02/1990
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Character:Cher as Joan Ruddock
Release Date:05/02/1990
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1989
Bosses From Hell
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1989
Communicators From Hell
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1989
Employees From Hell
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1989
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/1988
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Character:Mrs. Cooper
Release Date:05/03/1988
More Bad News
Character:Rachel
Release Date:27/02/1988
The Strike
Character:Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
Release Date:20/02/1988
Eat the Rich
Character:Debbie Draws
Release Date:23/10/1987
The Silurian Disruption
Character:Silurian #1
Release Date:25/01/1987
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/1986
Comedians Do It On Stage
Character:Self
Release Date:01/02/1986
Private Enterprise
Character:Nayler
Release Date:02/01/1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Character:Consuela
Release Date:01/01/1986
The Supergrass
Character:Andrea
Release Date:08/11/1985
Happy Families
Character:Cook
Release Date:17/10/1985
Slags
Character:Passion
Release Date:11/02/1984
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
Character:Veronica
Release Date:04/02/1984
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Character:Fiona/Frances
Release Date:28/01/1984
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Character:Jackie
Release Date:21/01/1984
Susie
Character:Susie
Release Date:14/01/1984
Dirty Movie
Character:Monica
Release Date:07/01/1984
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
Character:George
Release Date:02/11/1983
Summer School
Character:Ursula
Release Date:31/01/1983
Bad News
Character:Tracy
Release Date:24/01/1983
The Beat Generation
Character:Eleanor
Release Date:17/01/1983
War
Character:Hermine
Release Date:03/01/1983
Five Go Mad in Dorset
Character:George
Release Date:02/11/1982
The Comic Strip
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1981
Television Appearances
Can You Keep a Secret?
Character:Debbie Fendon
BeddyByes
Character:Gramma Leeba
The Nevermets
Character:Narrator
Walk the Line
Character:Self - Judge
The Secret World Of...
Character:Self - Narrator
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
Character:Maggie Cole
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Little Big Shots
Character:Host
Delicious
Character:Gina Benelli
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Character:Self - Guest
The Wrong Mans
Character:Linda
Heading Out
Character:Frances
Superstar
Character:Self - Chief Judge
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
Character:Val Stevenson
Psychoville
Character:Joy Aston
Lark Rise to Candleford
Character:Caroline Arless
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy
Character:Presenter
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
Character:Presenter
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
Character:
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Comedy Shuffle
Character:
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
Character:Presenter
Jam and Jerusalem
Character:Rosie Bales
The One Show
Character:Self - Guest
The One Show
Character:Self
Davina
Character:
The F Word
Character:
Agatha Christie's Marple
Character:Janet Erskine
The Paul O'Grady Show
Character:
Bosom Pals
Character:
Wild West
Character:Mary Trewednack
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
Character:
Pongwiffy
Character:
V Graham Norton
Character:Self
Ted and Alice
Character:
Happiness
Character:Dawn French
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
Character:
David Copperfield
Character:Mrs. Crupp
Let Them Eat Cake
Character:
Parkinson
Character:Self
TFI Friday
Character:Self
Look at the State We're In!
Character:Mrs Duvet
The Vicar of Dibley
Character:Revd Geraldine Granger
Harry Enfield and Chums
Character:Mrs Goggins
The Legends of Treasure Island
Character:Jim Hawkins (voice)
Absolutely Fabulous
Character:Kathy
Murder Most Horrid
Character:Various characters
The Storyteller
Character:Badsister 2
Going Live!
Character:Self
French & Saunders
Character:Various Characters
Girls On Top
Character:Amanda
Happy Families
Character:Cook
The Young Ones
Character:Christian Evangelist
The Young Ones
Character:Devil in Advert
The Young Ones
Character:Easter Bunny
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:George
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Passion
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Tracy
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Susie
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Veronica
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Ursula
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Hermine
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Jackie/First Nun
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Consuela
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Eleanor
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Monica
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Nayler
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Fiona/Frances
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Rachel
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Mrs. Cooper
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Frances/Mrs. Shines
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Frances
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Joan
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Francesca
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:Caroline
The Comic Strip Presents...
Character:
Wogan
Character:Self
An Audience with...
Character:Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Character:Self
The BAFTA Awards
Character:Self
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