Dawn French
British actress, comedian and writer (born 1957)
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- Born
- 1957
- Works
- 30
Top works
- Oh Dear Sylvia
- X40 Dear Fatty Dumpbin
- X18 Dear Fatty Dumpbin
- Through the Age
- Well Rounded Woman
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Acting · Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
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…
Known for
- Becoming Victoria Wood — Self2026
- Can You Keep a Secret? — Debbie Fendon2026
- Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia2026
- BeddyByes — Gramma Leeba2025
- Joan Rivers at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2024
- Kirsty MacColl at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2024
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1957 births20th-century British actresses20th-century British comedians21st-century British actresses21st-century British comedians21st-century British memoirists21st-century British novelists21st-century British women novelistsActors from AngleseyAlumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and DramaAustralia's Got TalentBAFTA fellows