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.
2026TFI UnpluggedTV show1 episodes
2026Becoming Victoria WoodMovieas Self
2026Can You Keep a Secret?TV showas Debbie Fendon · Executive Producer · 6 episodes
2026Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer SuburbiaTV show10 episodes
2025BeddyByesTV showas Gramma Leeba · 20 episodes
2024Kirsty MacColl at the BBCMovieas Self (archive footage)
2024Joan Rivers at the BBCMovieas Self (archive footage)
2024The NevermetsTV showas Narrator · 6 episodes
2023Dawn French Is a Huge TwatMovieas Self · Writer
2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterMovieas Self - Featured Artist2023The Magician's ElephantMovieas Sister Marie (voice)
2022Comedy Classics: The Vicar of DibleyMovieas Self (archive material)
2022Red Riding Hood: After Ever AfterMovieas Twit2022Death on the NileMovieas Bowers
2021Walk the LineTV showas Self - Judge · 6 episodes
2021An Audience with AdeleMovieas Self
2021The Secret World Of...TV showas Self - Narrator · 3 episodes
2021French & Saunders: Funny WomenMovieas Self
2021The Vicar of Dibley: Inside OutMovieas Self
2020Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious MouseMovieas Beatrix Potter
2020A Baby Reindeer's First ChristmasMovieas Narrator
2020The Vicar of Dibley: In LockdownMovieas Geraldine Granger
2020The Big Night InMovieas Self
2020The Trouble with Maggie ColeTV showas Maggie Cole · 6 episodes
2019Completely Bad NewsMovieas Tracy2019RuPaul's Drag Race UKTV showas Self - Guest Judge · 1 episodes
2017300 Years of French & SaundersMovie
2017Comic Relief: Red Nose DayMovieas Self
2017Little Big ShotsTV showas Self - Host · 12 episodes
2016Dawn French Live: 30 Million MinutesMovieas Self
2016DeliciousTV showas Gina Benelli · 12 episodes
2016Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBCMovieas Self
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesMovieas Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)2016Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieMovieas Interviewer
2015TFI FridayTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2015Travel Man: 48 Hours in...TV showas Self - Guest · 1 episodes2013The Wrong MansTV showas Linda · 3 episodes
2013Heading OutTV showas Frances · 1 episodes
2012Five Go to RehabMovieas George
201230 Years of Comic StripMovie
2012SuperstarTV showas Self - Chief Judge · 12 episodes
2011Matthew Bourne's ChristmasMovieas Self - Host
2011Catherine Tate: Laughing at the NoughtiesMovieas Self201150 Greatest Harry Potter MomentsMovieas Self - The Fat Lady
2011Gentlemen Prefer French & SaundersMovie
2011French & Saunders: The Ingenue YearsMovie
2010Little CrackersTV showas HM The Queen Mother · Writer · 1 episodes
2010Psychoville Halloween SpecialMovieas Joy Aston
2010Roger & Val Have Just Got InTV showas Val Stevenson · Creator · 12 episodes
2009Victoria Wood: Seen on TVMovieas Self
2009Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'Movieas Self2009PsychovilleTV showas Joy Aston · 3 episodes2009CoralineMovieas Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
2008French & Saunders: Still AliveMovieas Self · Writer
2008Lark Rise to CandlefordTV showas Caroline Arless · 40 episodes
2007More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: ComedyTV showas Presenter · 6 episodes
2007A Bucket O' French and SaundersTV showCreator · 5 episodes
2007Donizetti: La Fille du RégimentMovieas La Duchesse de Crackentorp2007The Graham Norton ShowTV showas Self · 15 episodes
2006More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: ComedyTV showas Presenter · Creator · 6 episodes
2006Jam and JerusalemTV showas Rosie Bales · Creator · 19 episodes2006Love and Other DisastersMovieas Therapist
2006The One ShowTV showas Self - Guest · as Self · 1 episodes
2006When Comedy Changed ForeverMovieas Self (archive material)2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeMovieas Mrs. Beaver (voice)
2005The F WordTV show1 episodes
2005The Comic Strip - A RetrospectiveMovieas Self
2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyMovieas Self2004Agatha Christie's MarpleTV showas Janet Erskine · 1 episodes
2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?Movieas Self - Narrator
2004The Paul O'Grady ShowTV show1 episodes
2004ParkinsonTV showas Self - Guest · 2 episodes2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanMovieas The Fat Lady
2002Wild WestTV showas Mary Trewednack · 12 episodes
2002Dawn French's Girls Who Do ComedyTV showCreator · 3 episodes
2002The Best of French & SaundersMovieas Various · Writer
2002PongwiffyTV show14 episodes
2002V Graham NortonTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2001Absolutely FabulousMovieWriter
2001We Know Where You Live. Live!Movieas Self
2001HappinessTV showas Dawn French · 1 episodes
2001Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacCollMovieas Self
2000French & Saunders - LiveMovieas Various roles · Writer2000Maybe BabyMovieas Charlene
2000The Nearly Complete and Utter History of EverythingTV show2 episodes1999David CopperfieldTV showas Mrs. Crupp · 2 episodes
1999It’s LuluMovieas Self
1999Let Them Eat CakeTV show6 episodes
1999MilkMovieas Virginia
1998Four Men in a CarMovieas Stella
1998ParkinsonTV showas Self · 3 episodes
1997Sex & ChocolateMovieas Bev Bodger1996The Adventures of PinocchioMovieas Baker's Wife
1996TFI FridayTV showas Self · 2 episodes
1995How to Be Absolutely FabulousMovieWriter
1994French and Saunders' Christmas CarolMovieas Various Roles · Writer1994The Vicar of DibleyTV showas Revd Geraldine Granger · 14 episodes
1994Harry Enfield and ChumsTV showas Mrs Goggins · 1 episodes
1994DustyMovieas Self - Presenter
1993Tender Loving CareMovieas Elaine Dobbs
1993The Legends of Treasure IslandTV showas Jim Hawkins (voice) · 26 episodes
1993The Legends of Treasure IslandMovieas Jim Hawkins (voice)
1993Space Virgins from Planet SexMovieas Gaynor
1993French & Saunders: At the MoviesMovie1992Absolutely FabulousTV showas Kathy · Creator · 1 episodes
1992Red Nose of CourageMovieas Glynis Kinnock
1991Amnesty International's Big 30Movieas Self
1991Murder Most HorridTV showas WPC Diane Softly · as Maria · as Judy Talent · as Rita Proops / Rita Proops II · as Bunty Breslaw · as Miss Katie Hatcliffe / Mrs Sonya Redfern · as Tina Mellish · as Denise Cunningham · as Maude Jenkins · as Lily · as Verity Hodge · as Vicki · as Sally Fairfax · as Dr Kate Marshall · as Daisy Talwinning · as Linda Bryce · as Wendy Hodge · as The Grim Reaper · as Lily Wood-Newton · as Tracey Phillips · as WPC Barbara Greaves / Whoopi Stone · as Harriet Snellgrove · as Jill Tanner · as Tiffany Drapes · 1 episodes
1990The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonMovieas Porcas
1990French & Saunders LIVEMovie
1990Spaghetti HoopsMovieas Francesca
1990OxfordMovieas Caroline
1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1Movieas Frances / Mrs. Shines
1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!Movieas Frances
1990GLC: The Carnage ContinuesMovieas Cher as Joan Ruddock
1989Screen OneTV showas Elaine Dobbs · 1 episodes
1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest BallMovieas Self
1989Bosses From HellMovie
1989Communicators From HellMovie
1989Employees From HellMovie
1989Customer Service From HellMovie
1989Colleagues From HellMovie
1989Interviewers From HellMovie
1988French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88Movieas Various Characters · Writer
1988An Audience With Victoria WoodMovieas Self
1988The Storyteller: SapsorrowMovieas Badsister 21988The StorytellerTV showas Badsister 2 · 1 episodes
1988Mr Jolly Lives Next DoorMovieas Mrs. Cooper
1988More Bad NewsMovieas Rachel
1988The StrikeMovieas Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
1988Comic ReliefTV show4 episodes
1987Eat the RichMovieas Debbie Draws
1987Going Live!TV showas Self · 1 episodes
1987French & SaundersTV showas Various Characters · Writer · Creator · 39 episodes
1986The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video LiveMovieas Self
1986Comedians Do It On StageMovieas Self
1986Private EnterpriseMovieas Nayler
1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)Movieas Consuela · Writer
1985The SupergrassMovieas Andrea
1985Girls On TopTV showas Amanda · Writer · Creator · 13 episodes
1985Happy FamiliesTV showas Cook · 6 episodes
1984SlagsMovieas Passion
1984Eddie Monsoon - a Life?Movieas Veronica
1984Gino: Full Story and PicsMovieas Fiona/Frances
1984A Fistful of Travellers' ChequesMovieas Jackie
1984SusieMovieas Susie
1984Dirty MovieMovieas Monica
1983Five Go Mad on MescalinMovieas George
1983Summer SchoolMovieas Ursula · Writer
1983Bad NewsMovieas Tracy
1983The Beat GenerationMovieas Eleanor
1983WarMovieas Hermine1982The Young OnesTV showas Christian Evangelist · as Devil in Advert · as Easter Bunny · 1 episodes
1982The Comic Strip Presents...TV showas George · as Passion · as Tracy · as Susie · as Veronica · as Ursula · as Hermine · as Jackie/First Nun · as Consuela · as Eleanor · as Monica · as Nayler · as Fiona/Frances · as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity · as Rachel · as Mrs. Cooper · as Frances/Mrs. Shines · as Frances · as Joan · as Francesca · as Caroline · Writer · 30 episodes
1982Five Go Mad in DorsetMovieas George
1982WoganTV showas Self · 2 episodes
1981The Comic StripMovieWriter
1978The South Bank ShowTV show1 episodes
1978An Audience with...TV showas Self · 1 episodes
1976The Secret Policeman's BallTV showas Self · 15 episodes
1949The BAFTA AwardsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
—Coraline e o Mundo SecretoMovieas Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)