Person Details

Birthday:

Aliases: 돈 프렌치 , Dawn Roma French

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 36

TV Involvements: 20


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Agatha Christie's Marple
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8

Agatha Christie's Marple

(2004) Janet Erskine
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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8
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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7
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
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7

RuPaul's Drag Race UK

(2019) Self - Judge
Lark Rise to Candleford
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8

Lark Rise to Candleford

(2008) Caroline Arless
Coraline
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8

Coraline

(2009) Miriam Forcible (voice)
Death on the Nile
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6

Death on the Nile

(2022) Bowers
David Copperfield
Average
7

David Copperfield

(1999) Mrs. Cupp

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self
Self - featured artist
Sister Marie (voice)
2022 Self (archive material)
Twit
Bowers
2021 Self - Judge
Self
Self - Narrator
Herself
Self
2020 Beatrix Potter
Narrator
Geraldine Granger
Maggie Cole
2019 Tracy
Self - Judge
2017 N/A
Self
Host
Herself
2016 Herself
Gina Benelli
Self
Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
Interviewer
2015 Self
2013 Frances
2012 George
N/A
Panel Judge
2011 Herself/Host
As Herself
Self
N/A
N/A
2010 Joy Aston
Val Stevenson
2009 Self
N/A
Miriam Forcible (voice)
2008 Herself
Caroline Arless
2007 Presenter
Presenter
N/A
La Duchesse de Crackentorp
Self - Guest
N/A
2006 Rosie Bales
Therapist
Self - Guest
Self
Self (archive material)
N/A
2005 Mrs. Beaver (voice)
N/A
Self
N/A
2004 Janet Erskine
Self - Narrator
N/A
The Fat Lady
N/A
2003 N/A
2002 Mary Trewednack
N/A
Various
N/A
Self
N/A
2001 Herself
Self
2000 Various roles
Charlene
N/A
1999 Mrs. Cupp
N/A
N/A
N/A
Virginia
1998 Stella
1997 Bev Bodger
Jim Hawkins
1996 Baker's Wife
N/A
1995 Clerk
1994 Revd Geraldine Granger
Self - Presenter
1993 Elaine Dobbs
Jim Hawkins (voice)
Jim Hawkins (voice)
Gaynor
N/A
1992 N/A
Glynis Kinnock
1991 Self
Various characters
1990 Porcas
N/A
Francesca
Caroline
Frances / Mrs. Shines
Frances
Cher as Joan Ruddock
1989 Herself
1988 Herself
N/A
Mrs. Cooper
Rachel
Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
1987 Debbie Draws
N/A
Various Characters
1986 N/A
Nayler
Consuela
1985 Andrea
Amanda
N/A
1984 Jackie
Passion
Veronica
Fiona/Frances
Susie
Monica
1983 George
Ursula
Tracy
Eleanor
Hermine
1982 Christian Evangelist
Devil in Advert
Easter Bunny
George
Ursula
Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
Monica
Susie
Rachel
Jackie/First Nun
Joan
Hermine
Fiona/Frances
Frances
Nayler
Eleanor
Tracy
Veronica
Passion
Frances/Mrs. Shines
Consuela
Mrs. Cooper
Glynis Kinnock
Francesca
Caroline
Stella
Gaynor
Dawn
N/A
George
Self
1981 N/A
1978 Self
1976 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

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