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Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, writer and comedienne. She is best-known for starring in and writing for the comedy sketch show French and Saunders with comedy partner Jennifer Saunders and also for playing the lead role of Geraldine Granger in the sitcom The Vicar of Dibley. She has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards and also won a Fellowship BAFTA along with Jennifer Saunders.
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Dawn French Biography / Wiki
| Name | Dawn French |
| Also Know | ëˆ í”„ë Œì¹˜ |
| Gender | Female |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Holyhead, Wales, UK |
| Date of Birth | 1957-10-11 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 65 |
| Deathday |
Dawn French Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Remember the Secret Policeman’s Ball ? | Herself – Narrator | 2004-12-09 | The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters – from Python and Beyond the Fringe – and performer… |
| Matthew Bourne’s Christmas | Herself/Host | 2011-12-25 | This new Christmas ballet film was conceived by Matthew Bourne and directed by his long standing film collaborator Ross MacGibbon. The film celebrates… |
| Tender Loving Care | Elaine Dobbs | 1993-10-03 | Night nurse Elaine Dobbs may be overworked and underpaid, but she has created a very special atmosphere in her ward and is extremely attentive to her … |
| Sex & Chocolate | 1997-10-26 | Bev Bodger is a married teacher tempted by an old school boyfriend to enjoy a little sex and chocolate in Paris…. | |
| Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes | Herself | 2016-12-31 | Dawn French’s acclaimed one-woman show—on the story of her life…. |
| 300 Years of French & Saunders | 2017-12-25 | Dragged up all the way from the ocean bed, national treasures Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are back together this festive season with a special 3… | |
| Space Virgins from Planet Sex | Gaynor | 1993-04-29 | A craft full of Space Rats,glamorous extra-terrestrials from the planet Sex,arrive on Earth desperate to find men with whom they can procreate in orde… |
| Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse | Beatrix Potter | 2020-12-24 | Roald & Beatrix, the tail of the curious mouse, a heart-warming Christmas film inspired by the true encounter between a six-year-old Roald Dahl and hi… |
| The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown | Geraldine Granger | 2020-12-20 | The nation’s favourite vicar muses upon lockdown, social distancing, masks and absent friends…. |
| A Baby Reindeer’s First Christmas | Narrator | 2020-12-24 | Documentary following a community of herders in the Scottish Highlands preparing young reindeer for their first Christmas, including an orphaned reind… |
| The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out | Self | 2021-03-06 | Dawn French and Richard Curtis take viewers on a joyful stroll down memory lane as they look back at their favorite Dibley moments, and for the first … |
| French & Saunders: At the Movies | 1993-01-01 | Comediennes and “Absolutely Fabulous” creators Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders star in this compilation of the best skits and spoofs from the fourth… | |
| French & Saunders LIVE | 1990-03-12 | Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders perform a live comedy show in London’s West End at the world famous Shaftesbury Theatre, in front of a hugely apprec… | |
| French and Saunders: Still Alive | Herself | 2008-11-17 | French and Saunders, Britain’s most celebrated female comedians, bring their final ever sell-out Still Alive tour to DVD! Catch the last chance to w… |
| Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas | As Herself | 2011-12-18 | Michael Buble performs a selection of seasonal hits and other favorites from his Canadian mountain chalet. Plus guests including Dawn French, Gary Bar… |
| French & Saunders – Live | Various roles | 2000-11-20 | For the first time in 10 years, see Britain’s funniest double act French & Saunders at their hilarious LIVE best… Together they perform their u… |
| Confessions of the Paparazzi | Herself | 2017-02-06 | Controversial freelance photographer George Bamby reveals the dark arts of his profession as we see him in hot pursuit of celebrities such a Britney S… |
| GLC: The Carnage Continues | Cher as Joan Ruddock | 1990-02-05 | The Greater London Council fight to save the capital against the wicked Ice Maiden…. |
| The Tale of Little Pig Robinson | Porcas | 1990-12-26 | Adapted from the Beatrix Potter story tells the story of the pignap of Little Pig Robinson by Captain Barnabus Butcher who fools Robinson into believi… |
| French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years | 2011-01-04 | No topic is off limits to the side-splitting sketch comedy partnership of Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, creators of the groundbreaking British si… | |
| Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders | 2011-01-04 | Gentlemen prefer blondes, but when Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders parody Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, it’s proof enough why comedy fans prefer … | |
| French & Saunders: Funny Women | Herself | 2021-07-17 | Filmed on the set of their sketch show, much-loved duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders discuss all the crucial and female contributions to the panth… |
| Dusty | Self – Presenter | 1994-05-02 | A career retrospective celebrating the timeless music of one of the world’s greatest singer–Dusty Springfield. For the first time, Dusty contributes… |
| Milk | Virginia | 1999-01-01 | Forty-five-year-old Adrian has been living with his mother Lucy and running their Wiltshire dairy farm all his adult life. When Lucy unexpectedly dies… |
| The Strike | Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity | 1988-02-20 | Paul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984 miners’ strike. However, the Hollywood production company… |
| A Fistful of Travellers’ Cheques | Jackie | 1984-07-30 | Two students calling themselves Carlos and Miguel arrive in Spain dressed as gunslingers to live out their dream of being in a spaghetti Western. At a… |
| Mr Jolly Lives Next Door | 1988-03-05 | A couple of bored escorts find themselves suddenly involved with a hit-gang and an ax-murderer – Mr. Jolly. Gratuitous violence, rivers of blood and m… | |
| Completely Bad News | Tracy | 2019-11-29 | A double offering of heavy metal madness from The Comic Strip and Bad News…. |
| Coraline | Miriam Forcible (voice) | 2009-02-05 | A young girl discovers an idealized parallel universe behind a secret door in her new home, unaware that it contains a sinister secret…. |
| More Bad News | Rachel | 1988-02-27 | Four years after they were last the subject of a documentary, Bad News get back together again for another film of their exploits, beginning with a re… |
| Bad News Tour | Tracy | 1983-01-24 | A documentary crew films heavy metal band Bad News as they have trouble starting their van, pick up a schoolgirl groupie, and meet up with rock journa… |
| The Magician’s Elephant | (voice) | 2023-02-26 | Peter is searching for his long-lost sister when he crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square. His one one question is: is his sister s… |
| Red Riding Hood: After Ever After | Twit | 2022-12-23 | Fifty years after her legendary brush with the wolf, an adult Red Riding Hood and her granddaughter face a new lupine problem…. |
| The Supergrass | Andrea | 1985-11-08 | While taking a holiday in the country with his mother, Dennis hits on a scheme to impress a girl so that she’ll go away on a trip with him as his girl… |
| The Comic Strip | 1981-01-01 | A tongue-in-cheek “behind the scenes” look at the Comic Strip comedy club in the early 1980s, which gave rise to ‘The Comic Strip Presents’… | |
| The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live | 1986-04-25 | In April 1986, inspired by the previous summer’s bombastic Live Aid event and the success of Amnesty’s first four Secret Policeman’s Ball shows, the U… | |
| Coraline: The Making of ‘Coraline’ | Self | 2009-07-21 | A look at the complexities and intricacies of making the 2009 stop motion animation film Coraline…. |
| Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl | Self | 2001-01-01 | A documentary tribute to the singer/songwriter who died on 18th December, 2000…. |
| Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment | La Duchesse de Crackentorp | 2007-06-01 | In January 2007, superstar soprano Natalie Dessay, joined on stage by acclaimed tenor Juan Diego Florez dazzled British audiences in Laurent Pelly’s n… |
| Love and Other Disasters | Therapist | 2006-09-09 | Flighty Emily “Jacks” Jackson works for the British edition of Vogue magazine. Rather than pursue a relationship, Jacks regularly hooks up with her de… |
| The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball | Herself | 1989-01-01 | After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music – and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend con… |
| The Adventures of Pinocchio | Baker’s Wife | 1996-07-26 | One of puppet-maker Geppetto’s creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major desire and that is to become a real boy someda… |
| Death on the Nile | Bowers | 2022-02-09 | Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot boards a glamorous river steamer with enough champagne to fill the Nile. But his Egyptian vacation turns into a thrillin… |
| An Audience With Victoria Wood | Herself | 1988-12-10 | British comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters, Judi Dench and Dawn French in this 1988 special. Watch… |
| Comic Relief: Red Nose Day | Self | 2017-03-24 | A fund-raising event organised by Comic Relief…. |
| Comic Aid | 2005-03-02 | Shot live at the one off Comic Aid benefit gig at London’s Carling Apollo – which sold out in just three and a half minutes of tickets being put o… | |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | The Fat Lady | 2004-05-31 | Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts… |
| An Audience with Adele | Self | 2021-11-21 | Joining multi-Grammy Award winning and one of the biggest UK artists of all time, Adele, for a unique and special night at the legendary London Pallad… |
| Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties | Self | 2011-12-17 | Sketch-show sensation Catherine Tate tells the story of the decade in which she became a household name. She meets with comedy glitterati Alan Carr, D… |
| Eat the Rich | Debbie Draws | 1987-06-01 | Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class… |
| Maybe Baby | Charlene | 2000-06-02 | Sam and Lucie Bell are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful careers, matching motorbikes, and an enthusiastic love life. T… |
| Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie | Interviewer | 2016-07-01 | Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around Londo… |
| Amnesty International’s Big 30 | Self | 1991-12-28 | In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen’s Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversa… |
| British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves | Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2016-09-12 | Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a tri… |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Mrs. Beaver (voice) | 2005-12-07 | Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kin… |
Writing
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| French and Saunders: Still Alive | Writer | 2008-11-17 | French and Saunders, Britain’s most celebrated female comedians, bring their final ever sell-out Still Alive tour to DVD! Catch the last chance to w… |
| French & Saunders – Live | Writer | 2000-11-20 | For the first time in 10 years, see Britain’s funniest double act French & Saunders at their hilarious LIVE best… Together they perform their u… |
| Absolutely Fabulous | Writer | 2001-08-29 | The wildly popular British television show Absolutely Fabulous gets a Francophonic makeover with this film version directed by Gabriel Aghion. In this… |
| The Comic Strip | Writer | 1981-01-01 | A tongue-in-cheek “behind the scenes” look at the Comic Strip comedy club in the early 1980s, which gave rise to ‘The Comic Strip Presents’… |
| Writer | French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the n… | ||
| Writer | The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are known for their television series The Comic Strip Prese… | ||
| Writer | Four girls share a flat together in London. Having nothing in common aside from their gender, they barely manage to co-exist…. | ||
| Writer | Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie’s sensible daughter, Saffron, up th… | ||
Other Info
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Creator | Jam & Jerusalem is a British sit-com that aired on BBC One from 2006 to 2009. Written by Jennifer Saunders and Abigail Wilson, it starred Sue Johnston… | ||
| Creator | French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the n… | ||
| Creator | Four girls share a flat together in London. Having nothing in common aside from their gender, they barely manage to co-exist…. | ||
| Creator | Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie’s sensible daughter, Saffron, up th… | ||
| Creator | Comedy starring Dawn French and Alfred Molina following their lives as a middle-aged couple and their first half an hour back home… | ||
| Creator | Compilation of vintage clips from French and Saunders, along with new material…. | ||
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