Dawn French

Dawn French

Actor · Writer

Holyhead, Wales, UK
October 11, 1957

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.

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Representative Works

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
8.0
/ English
Coraline
Coraline
7.9
/ English
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
7.1
/ English
Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile
6.4
/ English
Dusty
Dusty
8.0
/ English
Experiment IV
Experiment IV
4.0
/ English
The Magician's Elephant
The Magician's Elephant
6.8
/ English
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
5.3
/ English
The Adventures of Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio
5.3
/ English
Love and Other Disasters
Love and Other Disasters
5.7
/ English
Eat the Rich
Eat the Rich
6.2
/ English
Summer School
Summer School
No Rating Yet
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004Winner

Best Performance

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Coraline
2009Winner

Best Performance

Coraline

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005Nominee

Best Performance

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Career Highlights

Death on the Nile
2022Highlight

Best Performance

Death on the Nile

Dusty
1994Highlight

Best Performance

Dusty

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