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