Person
Dawn French
Born 11 October 1957 68 years old Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK Who else is 68? → TMDB ↗
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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The numbers
23age in their first credit on record (1981)
45years on screen and counting
26credits in 1982, their busiest year
158dated credits on record
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Movie credits
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Experiment IV
as First Assistant
Age: 65 The Magician's Elephant
2023as Sister Marie (voice)
Age: 65 Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
2022as Twit
Age: 64 Death on the Nile
2022as Bowers
Age: 63 Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020as Beatrix Potter
Age: 63 The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown
2020as Geraldine Granger
Age: 62 Completely Bad News
2019as Tracy
Age: 60 300 Years of French & Saunders
2017
Age: 58 British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016as Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age: 58 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016as Interviewer
Age: 55 Five Go to Rehab
2012as George
Age: 55 30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
Age: 53 French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years
2011
Age: 53 Gentlemen Prefer French & Saunders
2011
Age: 53 Psychoville Halloween Special
2010as Joy Aston
Age: 52 Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009
Age: 51 Coraline
2009as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)
Age: 49 Donizetti: La Fille du Régiment
2007as La Duchesse de Crackentorp
Age: 48 Love and Other Disasters
2006as Therapist
Age: 48 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005as Mrs. Beaver (voice)
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Age: 47 Comic Aid
2005
Age: 46 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004as The Fat Lady
Age: 44 The Best of French & Saunders
2002as Various
Age: 43 French & Saunders - Live
2000as Various roles
Age: 42 Maybe Baby
2000as Charlene
Age: 41 Milk
1999as Virginia
Age: 40 Four Men in a Car
1998as Stella
Age: 40 Sex & Chocolate
1997as Bev Bodger
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Age: 39 Treasure Island
1997as Jim Hawkins
Age: 38 The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996as Baker's Wife
Age: 37 French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994as Various Roles
Age: 35 Tender Loving Care
1993as Elaine Dobbs
Age: 35 The Legends of Treasure Island
1993as Jim Hawkins (voice)
Age: 35 Space Virgins from Planet Sex
1993as Gaynor
Age: 35 French & Saunders: At the Movies
1993No poster
Age: 35 In Dreams
1992as Driving Instructor
Age: 34 Red Nose of Courage
1992as Glynis Kinnock
Age: 33 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990as Porcas
Age: 32 French & Saunders LIVE
1990
Age: 32 Spaghetti Hoops
1990as Francesca
Age: 32 Oxford
1990as Caroline
Age: 32 South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990as Frances / Mrs. Shines
Age: 32 South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
1990as Frances
Age: 32 GLC: The Carnage Continues
1990as Cher as Joan Ruddock
Age: 31 Bosses From Hell
1989
Age: 31 Communicators From Hell
1989
Age: 31 Employees From Hell
1989
Age: 31 Customer Service From Hell
1989
Age: 31 Colleagues From Hell
1989
Age: 31 Interviewers From Hell
1989
Age: 31 French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88
1988as Various Characters
Age: 30 The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
1988as Badsister 2
Age: 30 Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988as Mrs. Cooper
Age: 30 More Bad News
1988as Rachel
Age: 30 The Strike
1988as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
Age: 30 Eat the Rich
1987as Debbie Draws
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Age: 29 The Silurian Disruption
1987as Silurian #1
Age: 28 Private Enterprise
1986as Nayler
Age: 28 Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)
1986as Consuela
Age: 28 The Supergrass
1985as Andrea
Age: 28 Happy Families
1985as Cook
Age: 26 Slags
1984as Passion
Age: 26 Eddie Monsoon - a Life?
1984as Veronica
Age: 26 Gino: Full Story and Pics
1984as Fiona/Frances
Age: 26 A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
1984as Jackie
Age: 26 Susie
1984as Susie
Age: 26 Dirty Movie
1984as Monica
Age: 26 Five Go Mad on Mescalin
1983as George
Age: 25 Summer School
1983as Ursula
Age: 25 Bad News
1983as Tracy
Age: 25 The Beat Generation
1983as Eleanor
Age: 25 War
1983as Hermine
Age: 25 Five Go Mad in Dorset
1982as George
Age: 23 The Comic Strip
1981 FR·03
TV credits
Age: 68 Can You Keep a Secret?
2026as Debbie Fendon
Age: 68 Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia
2026
Age: 67 BeddyByes
2025as Gramma Leeba
Age: 62 The Trouble with Maggie Cole
2020as Maggie Cole
Age: 59 Delicious
2016as Gina Benelli
Age: 55 The Wrong Mans
2013as Linda
Age: 55 Heading Out
2013as Frances
Age: 52 Roger & Val Have Just Got In
2010as Val Stevenson
Age: 51 Psychoville
2009as Joy Aston
Age: 50 Lark Rise to Candleford
2008as Caroline Arless
Age: 49 A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007No poster
Age: 49 Comedy Shuffle
2007
Age: 49 Jam and Jerusalem
2006as Rosie Bales
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Age: 48 Davina
2006
Age: 48 The F Word
2005
Age: 47 Agatha Christie's Marple
2004as Janet Erskine
Age: 47 The Paul O'Grady Show
2004No poster
Age: 46 Bosom Pals
2004
Age: 45 Wild West
2002as Mary Trewednack
Age: 44 Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002No poster
Age: 44 Pongwiffy
2002No poster
Age: 44 Ted and Alice
2002
Age: 43 Happiness
2001as Dawn French
Age: 42 The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
Age: 42 David Copperfield
1999as Mrs. Crupp
Age: 41 Let Them Eat Cake
1999No poster
Age: 37 Look at the State We're In!
1995as Mrs Duvet
Age: 37 The Vicar of Dibley
1994as Revd Geraldine Granger
Age: 37 Harry Enfield and Chums
1994as Mrs Goggins
Age: 35 The Legends of Treasure Island
1993as Jim Hawkins (voice)
Age: 35 Absolutely Fabulous
1992as Kathy
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as WPC Diane Softly
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Maria
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Judy Talent
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Rita Proops / Rita Proops II
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Bunty Breslaw
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Miss Katie Hatcliffe / Mrs Sonya Redfern
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Tina Mellish
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Denise Cunningham
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Maude Jenkins
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Lily
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Verity Hodge
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Vicki
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Sally Fairfax
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Dr Kate Marshall
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Daisy Talwinning
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Linda Bryce
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Wendy Hodge
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as The Grim Reaper
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Lily Wood-Newton
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Tracey Phillips
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as WPC Barbara Greaves / Whoopi Stone
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Harriet Snellgrove
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Jill Tanner
Age: 34 Murder Most Horrid
1991as Tiffany Drapes
Age: 31 Screen One
1989as Elaine Dobbs
Age: 30 The Storyteller
1988as Badsister 2
Age: 29 French & Saunders
1987as Various Characters
Age: 28 Girls On Top
1985as Amanda
Age: 28 Happy Families
1985as Cook
Age: 25 The Young Ones
1982as Christian Evangelist
Age: 25 The Young Ones
1982as Easter Bunny
Age: 25 The Young Ones
1982as Devil in Advert
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as George
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Passion
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Tracy
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Susie
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Veronica
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Ursula
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Hermine
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Jackie/First Nun
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Consuela
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Eleanor
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Monica
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Nayler
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Fiona/Frances
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Rachel
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Mrs. Cooper
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Frances/Mrs. Shines
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Frances
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Joan
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Francesca
Age: 25 The Comic Strip Presents...
1982as Caroline
Age: 25