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Biography

Dawn French was born on October 11, 1957 in Holyhead, Wales. She won a debating scholarship to study in New York after leaving school…more

Born

10/11/1957, Holyhead, Wales, UK

Birth Name

Dawn French

Gender

Female

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Star (18)

Role
- Roger And Val Have Just Got In
  Val Stephenson
  - S 1: Ep 4 Be Our Guests
    8/27/10
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Dining Room Curtains
    8/20/10
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Unglamorous Row
    8/13/10
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Guarantee
    8/6/10
- Jam and Jerusalem
  Rosie Bales
  - S 3: Ep 3 New Beginnings/Ladies in Lavender
    8/23/09
  - S 3: Ep 2 Dinner Party/Missing Persons
    8/16/09
  - S 3: Ep 1 Easter/Working From Home
    8/9/09
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 11
    2/1/08
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode 10
    1/25/08
  - + 12 More Credits
- Lark Rise to Candleford
  Caroline Arless
  - S 2: Ep 1 Christmas Special
    12/21/08
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode Ten
    3/23/08
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode Nine
    3/9/08
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode Seven
    2/24/08
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode Six
    2/17/08
  - + 5 More Credits
- French & Saunders
  Herself / Various
  - S 7: Ep 14 A Christmas Bucket o' French & Saunders
    12/24/07
  - S 7: Ep 3 A Bucket o' French & Saunders (3)
    9/21/07
  - S 7: Ep 2 A Bucket o' French & Saunders (2)
    9/14/07
  - S 7: Ep 1 A Bucket o' French & Saunders (1)
    9/7/07
  - S 6: Ep 9 French and Saunders: Christmas Celebrity Special
    12/27/05
  - + 50 More Credits
- The Vicar of Dibley
  Reverend Geraldine Granger
  - S 5: Ep 4 Comic Relief - Wife Swap
    3/16/07
  - S 5: Ep 2 The Vicar In White
    1/1/07
  - S 5: Ep 1 The Handsome Stranger
    12/25/06
  - S 4: Ep 3 Comic Relief - Antiques Roadshow
    3/11/05
  - S 4: Ep 2 Happy New Year
    1/1/05
  - + 19 More Credits
- Wild West
  Mary Trewednack
  - S 2: Ep 6 Holly Loses Faith in Witchcraft
    4/13/04
  - S 2: Ep 5 Film Crew
    4/9/04
  - S 2: Ep 4 Cornish Flu
    4/2/04
  - S 2: Ep 3 Angela Learns to Drive
    3/26/04
  - S 2: Ep 2 Magical Horses
    3/19/04
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Wheels on the Bus
  Voice of Beep and the Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 5 Five Currant Buns
    2/5/03
  - S 1: Ep 4 Pat a Cake
    2/4/03
  - S 1: Ep 3 Five Fat Sausages
    2/3/03
  - S 1: Ep 2 One Two Three Four Five
    2/2/03
  - S 1: Ep 1 Humpty Dumpty
    2/1/03
  - + 12 More Credits
- Pongwiffy
  Voice of Pongwiffy
  - S 1: Ep 13 -
    9/4/02
  - S 1: Ep 12 Any Witch Way But Lose
    8/28/02
  - S 1: Ep 11 Lucky 7
    8/21/02
  - S 1: Ep 10 Low Flying Pong
    8/14/02
  - S 1: Ep 9 Troublesome Spell
    8/7/02
  - + 9 More Credits
- Ted and Alice
  Alice
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    4/18/02
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    4/11/02
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    4/4/02
- Watership Down
  voice of Buttercup
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Last Battle
    12/4/01
  - S 3: Ep 12 Hannah's Big Achievement
    11/27/01
  - S 3: Ep 11 Campion's Betrayal
    11/20/01
  - S 3: Ep 10 The Spy
    11/13/01
  - S 3: Ep 9 An Unfair Due
    11/6/01
  - + 34 More Credits
- Let Them Eat Cake
  Lisette
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Royal Command Performance
    10/14/99
  - S 1: Ep 5 A Marriage of Convenience
    10/7/99
  - S 1: Ep 4 Making Voopee
    9/30/99
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Portrait
    9/23/99
  - S 1: Ep 2 Murder
    9/16/99
  - + 1 More Credits
- Murder Most Horrid
  Various characters
  - S 4: Ep 6 Dinner at Tiffany's
    4/2/99
  - S 4: Ep 5 Elvis, Jesus, and Zack
    3/26/99
  - S 4: Ep 4 Confessions of a Murderer
    3/19/99
  - S 4: Ep 3 Whoopi Stone
    3/5/99
  - S 4: Ep 2 Going Solo
    2/26/99
  - + 19 More Credits
- The Legends of Treasure Island
  Jim Hawkins (season 1)
  - S 2: Ep 13 One For All
    6/27/95
  - S 2: Ep 12 Double Cross
    6/20/95
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Oracle
    6/13/95
  - S 2: Ep 10 Allegiance
    6/6/95
  - S 2: Ep 9 Dragon
    5/30/95
  - + 21 More Credits
- Scoff
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    1/3/89
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    12/20/88
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    12/13/88
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    12/6/88
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    11/29/88
  - + 2 More Credits
- Comic Relief
  Presenter
- Girls on Top
  Amanda Ripley
  - S 2: Ep 6 Lower the Donkey
    12/11/86
  - S 2: Ep 5 Mr. Yummy Brownie
    12/4/86
  - S 2: Ep 4 Bring Me More Flamingoes
    11/27/86
  - S 2: Ep 3 Who's Ya Uncle Shelley?
    11/20/86
  - S 2: Ep 2 Big Snogs
    11/6/86
  - + 8 More Credits
- Saturday Live
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Peter Cook
    3/22/86
- Happy Families (1985)
  Cook
  - S 1: Ep 6 Reunion
    11/21/85
  - S 1: Ep 5 Roxanne
    11/14/85
  - S 1: Ep 4 Joyce
    11/7/85
  - S 1: Ep 3 Madeleine
    10/31/85
  - S 1: Ep 2 Cassie
    10/24/85
  - + 1 More Credits
Recurring Role (31)

Role
- Psychoville
  Joy
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    7/30/09
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    7/23/09
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    7/16/09
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    7/2/09
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    6/25/09
  - + 1 More Credits
- Comic Relief
  Geraldine (Vicar of Dibley) and Herself
  - S 6: Ep 3 RND 2005 - Big Hair & Beyond
    3/11/05
- Comic Relief
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 6 RND 2003 - The Big Hair Do
    3/14/03
- Comic Relief
  Host
  - S 3: Ep 6 RND 1999 - The Record Breaker
    3/12/99
  - S 1: Ep 10 RND 1995 - Behind the Nose
    3/17/95
- The Comic Strip
  Stella
  - S 7: Ep 7 Four Men in a Car
    4/12/98
- Comic Relief
  Presenter
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Furry Funny Bits
    4/12/98
- The Comic Strip
  Gaynor
  - S 7: Ep 2 Space Virgins from Planet Sex
    4/29/93
- Comic Relief
  Recurring Role
  - S 1: Ep 8 RND 1993 - Total Relief
    3/12/93
  - S 1: Ep 4 RND 1991 - The Stonker
    3/15/91
  - S 1: Ep 3 RND 1989 - A Night of Comic Relief 2
    3/10/89
  - S 1: Ep 2 Comic Relief's Nose At Ten
    12/31/88
- The Comic Strip
  Glynis Kinnock
  - S 6: Ep 1 Red Nose of Courage
    4/9/92
- The Comic Strip
  Francesca
  - S 5: Ep 5 Spaghetti Hoops
    3/1/90
- The Comic Strip
  Caroline
  - S 5: Ep 4 Oxford
    2/22/90
- The Comic Strip
  Joan
  - S 5: Ep 3 GLC: the Carnage Continues ...
    2/15/90
- The Comic Strip
  Frances
  - S 5: Ep 2 South Atlantic Raiders (2): Argie Bargie!
    2/8/90
- The Comic Strip
  Frances/Mrs Shines
  - S 5: Ep 1 South Atlantic Raiders (1)
    2/1/90
- The Comic Strip
  Mrs Cooper
  - S 4: Ep 3 Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door
    3/5/88
- The Comic Strip
  Rachel
  - S 4: Ep 2 More Bad News
    2/27/88
- The Comic Strip
  Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
  - S 4: Ep 1 The Strike
    2/20/88
- The Comic Strip
  Nayler
  - S 3: Ep 2 Private Enterprise
    1/2/86
- The Comic Strip
  Consuela
  - S 3: Ep 1 Consuela, or, The New Mrs Saunders
    1/1/86
- The Comic Strip
  Passion
  - S 2: Ep 7 Slags
    2/11/84
- The Comic Strip
  Veronica
  - S 2: Ep 6 Eddie Monsoon - A Life?
    2/4/84
- The Comic Strip
  Fiona/Frances
  - S 2: Ep 5 Gino: Full Story and Pics
    1/28/84
- The Comic Strip
  Jackie
  - S 2: Ep 4 A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
    1/21/84
- The Comic Strip
  Susie
  - S 2: Ep 3 Susie
    1/14/84
- The Comic Strip
  Monica
  - S 2: Ep 2 Dirty Movie
    1/7/84
- The Comic Strip
  George
  - S 2: Ep 1 Five Go Mad on Mescalin
    11/2/83
  - S 1: Ep 1 Five Go Mad in Dorset
    11/2/82
- The Comic Strip
  Ursula
  - S 1: Ep 5 Summer School
    1/31/83
- The Comic Strip
  Tracy
  - S 1: Ep 4 Bad News Tour
    1/24/83
- The Comic Strip
  Eleanor
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Beat Generation
    1/17/83
- The Comic Strip
  Hermine
  - S 1: Ep 2 War
    1/3/83
- The Comic Strip
  Recurring Role
  - S 1: Ep 6 Back to Normal with Eddie Monsoon
Guest Star (44)

Role
- Sport Relief
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 12 Million Pound Bike Ride: A Sport Relief Challenge
    3/18/10
- The Graham Norton Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 7 Episode 73
    11/16/09
  - S 3: Ep 6 Episode 36
    5/22/08
  - S 1: Ep 11 Episode 10
    5/3/07
- Alan Carr: Chatty Man
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    7/5/09
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Guest Host
  - S 10: Ep 32 Episode 32 [Guest Presenters Week]
    4/7/09
- Comic Relief
  Herself & Julie Walters [French & Saunders 'Mamma Mia!']
  - S 8: Ep 12 RND 2009 - Funny For Money
    3/13/09
- Let's Dance for Sport Relief
  Julie Walters 'Good Luck Message'
  - S 1: Ep 2 Comic Relief 2009 - Week Two
    2/28/09
- The One Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 211 Monday 27th October 2008
    10/27/08
- Al Murray's Happy Hour
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 5 Series 3 Episode 5
    10/10/08
- Loose Women
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 27 Tuesday 7th October
    10/7/08
- Gordon Ramsay's F Word
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Episode 3.1
    5/8/07
- Comic Relief
  Myfanwy (Little Britain Live sketch)
  - S 7: Ep 8 RND 2007 - The Big One
    3/16/07
- Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
  Herself[Comic Relief Footage]
  - S 3: Ep 4 Friday- Tim Expelled.
    3/9/07
- Comic Relief
  Contestant
  - S 7: Ep 3 Comic Relief Does Car Booty
    3/4/07
- Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Live Launch - Rowland Expelled
    3/3/07
  - S 2: Ep 9 Wednesday Debra Expelled
    3/9/05
- The Vicar of Dibley
  Herself & Archive Footage
  - S 5: Ep 3 The Story of... The Vicar of Dibley
    1/10/07
- Davina
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    3/29/06
- Agatha Christie's Marple
  Janet Erskine
  - S 2: Ep 1 Sleeping Murder
    2/5/06
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 60 Episode 60
    12/2/05
- Parkinson
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 7 Chris Evans, Dawn French, David Gray, Ian Hislop
    11/19/05
- GMTV Today
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 230 Friday 18th November
    11/18/05
- Blue Peter
  Herself
  - S 46: Ep 36 11/03/05 [Comic Relief Special]
    3/11/05
- The Late Late Show (Ireland)
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 0 August 2004
    8/7/04
- Britain's Best Sitcom
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Vicar Of Dibley
    3/13/04
- Parkinson (1998)
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 1 Heather Mills, Simply Red, Dawn French, George Clooney
    2/22/03
  - S 4: Ep 1 French & Saunders, Mike Reid, Tom Jones
    9/8/00
  - S 2: Ep 1 Geri Halliwell, Dawn French, Carol Vorderman
    1/8/99
- V Graham Norton
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 5 October 25th 2002
    10/25/02
- Happiness
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 I'm Doing It for Me
    3/27/01
- The Best Of British
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Lenny Henry
    12/16/98
- Late Lunch
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 19 Episode 18
    5/7/98
- TFI Friday
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 19 Dawn French, All Saints, Chumbawamba, Spacehog, Headswim.
    1/30/98
  - S 1: Ep 1 Dawn French, Kathy Lloyd, Kula Shaker, Ocean Colour Scene.
    2/9/96
- Light Lunch
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 31 Double Trouble
    5/5/97
- Clive Anderson All Talk
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Dawn French, Lord Lawson
    10/13/96
- Look at the State We're In!
  Clerk
  - S 1: Ep 2 Secrecy
    5/21/95
- Absolutely Fabulous
  Kathy
  - S 1: Ep 6 Magazine
    12/17/92
- Aspel & Company
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 6 Dawn French, John Hurt, Status Quo
    2/16/91
- The Full Wax
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Grace Jones, Sandra Bernhardt, Dawn French, Louie Anderson, Terry Wogan
    2/2/91
- Good Morning Britain
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 2 March 14th 1990
    3/14/90
- Jim Henson's the Storyteller
  Badsister 2
  - S 1: Ep 7 Sapsorrow
    6/26/88
- Lenny Henry Tonite
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 4 Neighbourhood Watch
    9/25/86
- Omnibus (UK)
  Herself
  - S 20: Ep 3 Comic Relief
    4/25/86
- The Lenny Henry Show (1984)
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode 11
    10/3/85
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    9/18/84
- The Young Ones
  Easter Bunny
  - S 2: Ep 5 Time
    6/12/84
- The Young Ones
  Woman with Horns in Commerical
  - S 2: Ep 3 Nasty
    5/29/84
- The Young Ones
  Religious Woman
  - S 1: Ep 5 Interesting
    12/7/82
- Jackanory
  Reader
  - — Daisy Pig
Cameo (2)

Role
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Herself
  - S 43: Ep 40 Comic Relief Does Top of the Pops
    3/13/09
- An Audience With...
  Audience Member
  - S 2: Ep 9 An Audience With Victoria Wood
    12/10/88
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Little Britain
  Shelley Pollard
  - S 3: Ep 8 Little Britain Abroad (2)
    12/30/06
Writer (4)

Role
- Jam and Jerusalem
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 6
    12/26/06
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 3
    12/8/06
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 2
    12/1/06
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 1
    11/24/06
- French & Saunders
  Writer
  - S 6: Ep 9 French and Saunders: Christmas Celebrity Special
    12/27/05
  - S 6: Ep 6 Series 6 Episode 6
    11/26/04
  - S 6: Ep 5 Series 6 Episode 5
    11/12/04
  - S 6: Ep 4 Series 6 Episode 4
    11/5/04
  - S 6: Ep 3 Series 6 Episode 3
    10/29/04
  - + 13 More Credits
- Girls on Top
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 5 Mr. Yummy Brownie
    12/4/86
  - S 1: Ep 2 Staying Alive
    10/30/85
  - S 1: Ep 1 Four Play
    10/23/85
- The Comic Strip
  Writer
Story (1)

Role
- Murder Most Horrid
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 6 Mrs Hat and Mrs Red
    12/19/91

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- In a survey of 1,000 schoolgirls in 2004, Dawn was voted the number one female role model in the UK.
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- Dawn's agent is Maureen Vincent who has other clients such as Jennifer Saunders, Ruby Wax and June Whitfield
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- Dawn has appeared in many stage productions. Her work has included roles in Smaller, My Brillant Divorce, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Side By Side, When We Are Married, Then Again, Me and Mamie O'Rourke and Silly Cow.
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- Dawn French: The Vicar has been a life-affirming show for me so knowing we won't be doing it again and our little gang will be disbanding has left me a bit teary.
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- Dawn French: I personally wouldn't be seen dead or alive in a kagool. But it was very useful for filming since it rained every single day.
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- Dawn French: I never do any television without chocolate. That's my motto and I live by it. Quite often I write the scripts and I make sure there are chocolate scenes. Actually I'm a bit of a chocolate tart and will eat anything. It's amazing I'm so slim.
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