Dawn French
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.
TV Shows(59)
Can You Keep a Secret?
Debbie Fendon
2026
Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
2026
BeddyByes
Gramma Leeba
2025
The Nevermets
Narrator
2024
Walk the Line
Self - Judge
2021
The Secret World Of...
Self - Narrator
2021
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
Maggie Cole
2020
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Self - Guest Judge
2019
Little Big Shots
Host
2017
Delicious
Gina Benelli
2016
TFI Friday
Self
2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Self - Guest
2015
The Wrong Mans
Linda
2013
Heading Out
Frances
2013
Superstar
Self - Chief Judge
2012
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
Val Stevenson
2010
Psychoville
Joy Aston
2009
Lark Rise to Candleford
Caroline Arless
2008
Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy
Presenter
2007
More Dawn French's Boys Who Do: Comedy
Presenter
2007
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Comedy Shuffle
2007
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
Presenter
2006
Jam and Jerusalem
Rosie Bales
2006
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
Davina
2006
The F Word
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
Janet Erskine
2004
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Bosom Pals
2004
Wild West
Mary Trewednack
2002
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002
Pongwiffy
2002
V Graham Norton
Self
2002
Ted and Alice
2002
Happiness
Dawn French
2001
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
David Copperfield
Mrs. Crupp
1999
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
Parkinson
Self
1998
TFI Friday
Self
1996
Look at the State We're In!
Mrs Duvet
1995
The Vicar of Dibley
Revd Geraldine Granger
1994
Harry Enfield and Chums
Mrs Goggins
1994
The Legends of Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins (voice)
1993
Absolutely Fabulous
Kathy
1992
Murder Most Horrid
WPC Diane Softly
1991
The Storyteller
Badsister 2
1988
Going Live!
Self
1987
French & Saunders
Various Characters
1987
Girls On Top
Amanda
1985
Happy Families
Cook
1985
The Young Ones
Christian Evangelist
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
George
1982
Wogan
Self
1982
An Audience with...
Self
1978
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
1976
The BAFTA Awards
Self
1949
Movies(105)
Becoming Victoria Wood
Self
2026
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2024
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
Self
2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self - Featured Artist
2023
The Magician's Elephant
Sister Marie (voice)
2023
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
Self (archive material)
2022
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Twit
2022
Death on the Nile
Bowers
2022
An Audience with Adele
Self
2021
French & Saunders: Funny Women
Self
2021
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Self
2021
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Beatrix Potter
2020
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
Narrator
2020
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
Geraldine Granger
2020
The Big Night In
Self
2020
Completely Bad News
Tracy
2019
300 Years of French & Saunders
2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Self
2017
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
Self
2016
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
Self
2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Interviewer
2016
Five Go to Rehab
George
2012
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Matthew Bourne's Christmas
Self - Host
2011
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas
Self
2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
Self
2011
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
2011
Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
2011
Psychoville Halloween Special
Joy Aston
2010
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
Self
2009
Coraline
Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
2009
French and Saunders: Still Alive
Self
2008
Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
La Duchesse de Crackentorp
2007
Love and Other Disasters
Therapist
2006
When Comedy Changed Forever
Self (archive material)
2006
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Mrs. Beaver (voice)
2005
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Self
2005
Comic Aid
2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self - Narrator
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Fat Lady
2004
The Best of French & Saunders
Various
2002
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
Self
2001
French & Saunders - Live
Various roles
2000
Maybe Baby
Charlene
2000
It’s Lulu
Self
1999
Milk
Virginia
1999
Four Men in a Car
Stella
1998
Sex & Chocolate
Bev Bodger
1997
Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins
1997
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Baker's Wife
1996
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
Various Roles
1994
Dusty
Self - Presenter
1994
Tender Loving Care
Elaine Dobbs
1993
The Legends of Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins (voice)
1993
Space Virgins from Planet Sex
Gaynor
1993
French & Saunders: At the Movies
1993
In Dreams
Driving Instructor
1992
Red Nose of Courage
Glynis Kinnock
1992
Amnesty International's Big 30
Self
1991
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Porcas
1990
French & Saunders LIVE
1990
Spaghetti Hoops
Francesca
1990
Oxford
Caroline
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Frances / Mrs. Shines
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Frances
1990
GLC: The Carnage Continues
Cher as Joan Ruddock
1990
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
1989
Bosses From Hell
1989
Communicators From Hell
1989
Employees From Hell
1989
Customer Service From Hell
1989
Colleagues From Hell
1989
Interviewers From Hell
1989
French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
Various Characters
1988
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Self
1988
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Mrs. Cooper
1988
More Bad News
Rachel
1988
The Strike
Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
1988
Eat the Rich
Debbie Draws
1987
The Silurian Disruption
Silurian #1
1987
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
1986
Comedians Do It On Stage
Self
1986
Private Enterprise
Nayler
1986
Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
Consuela
1986
The Supergrass
Andrea
1985
Happy Families
Cook
1985
Slags
Passion
1984
Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
Veronica
1984
Gino: Full Story and Pics
Fiona/Frances
1984
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Jackie
1984
Susie
Susie
1984
Dirty Movie
Monica
1984
Five Go Mad on Mescalin
George
1983
Summer School
Ursula
1983
Bad News
Tracy
1983
The Beat Generation
Eleanor
1983
War
Hermine
1983
Five Go Mad in Dorset
George
1982
The Comic Strip
1981
Experiment IV
First Assistant
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
Badsister 2