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Dawn French
Holyhead, 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 Sau…
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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.
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2026
Becoming Victoria Wood
Movie Self
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2026
Can You Keep a Secret?
TV show Debbie Fendon
- 2026
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2025
BeddyByes
TV show Gramma Leeba
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2024
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2024
The Nevermets
TV show Narrator
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2023
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat
Movie Self
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2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Movie Self - Featured Artist
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2023
The Magician's Elephant
Movie Sister Marie (voice)
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2022
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
Movie Self (archive material)
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2022
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Movie Twit
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2022
Death on the Nile
Movie Bowers
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2021
Walk the Line
TV show Self - Judge
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2021
An Audience with Adele
Movie Self
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2021
The Secret World Of...
TV show Self - Narrator
More credits
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2021
French & Saunders: Funny Women
Movie Self
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2021
The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out
Movie Self
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2020
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Movie Beatrix Potter
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2020
A Baby Reindeer's First Christmas
Movie Narrator
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2020
The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
Movie Geraldine Granger
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2020
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Movie Scarlet
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2020
The Big Night In
Movie Self
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2020
The Trouble with Maggie Cole
TV show Maggie Cole
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2019
Completely Bad News
Movie Tracy
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2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
TV show Self - Guest Judge
- 2017
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2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Movie Self
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2017
Little Big Shots
TV show Self - Host
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2016
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
Movie Self
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2016
Delicious
TV show Gina Benelli
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2016
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
Movie Self
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2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Movie Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Movie Interviewer
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2015
TFI Friday
TV show Self
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2015
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
TV show Self - Guest
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2013
The Wrong Mans
TV show Linda
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2013
Heading Out
TV show Frances
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2012
Five Go to Rehab
Movie George
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2012
30 Years of Comic Strip
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