About
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
Becoming Victoria Wood2026 · Self
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC2024 · Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC2024 · Self (archive footage)
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat2023 · Self
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter2023 · Self - Featured Artist
The Magician's Elephant2023 · Sister Marie (voice)
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley2022 · Self (archive material)
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After2022 · Twit
Death on the Nile2022 · Bowers
An Audience with Adele2021 · Self
French & Saunders: Funny Women2021 · Self
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out2021 · Self
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse2020 · Beatrix Potter
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas2020 · Narrator
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown2020 · Geraldine Granger
The Big Night In2020 · Self
Completely Bad News2019 · Tracy
300 Years of French & Saunders2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day2017 · Self
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes2016 · Self