Acting
Dawn French
Born October 11, 1957 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
6.0
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026·Documentary
6.5
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
2024·Music
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Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024·Comedy
8.5
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
2023·Comedy
7.0
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
2023·Documentary
6.8
The Magician's Elephant
2023·Animation
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Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
2022
7.0
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022·Family
6.4
Death on the Nile
2022·Mystery
8.4
An Audience with Adele
2021·Music
8.0
French & Saunders: Funny Women
2021·Comedy
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The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
2021·Comedy
6.0
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020·Family
10.0
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
2020·Documentary
6.0
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
2020
9.0
The Big Night In
2020·Comedy
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Completely Bad News
2019
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300 Years of French & Saunders
2017·Comedy
9.0
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017·Comedy
7.4
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
2016·Comedy
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Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
2016·Documentary
5.7
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016·Comedy
5.3
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016·Comedy
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Five Go to Rehab
2012·Comedy