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Dawn French
Dawn French’s screen credits include Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice) in Coraline and Mrs. Beaver (voice) in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Born October 11, 1957 Holyhead, Wales, UK2 movies on MoviHero
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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About Dawn French
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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- 2026Becoming Victoria WoodSelf
- 2024Kirsty MacColl at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
- 2024Joan Rivers at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
- 2023Dawn French Is a Huge TwatWriter · Self
- 2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterSelf - Featured Artist
- 2023The Magician's ElephantSister Marie (voice)
- 2022Comedy Classics: The Vicar of DibleySelf (archive material)
- 2022Red Riding Hood: After Ever AfterTwit
- 2022Death on the NileBowers
- 2021An Audience with AdeleSelf
- 2021French & Saunders: Funny WomenSelf
- 2021The Vicar of Dibley: Inside OutSelf
- 2020A Baby Reindeer's First ChristmasNarrator
- 2020Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious MouseBeatrix Potter
- 2020The Vicar of Dibley: In LockdownGeraldine Granger
- 2020The Big Night InSelf
- 2019Completely Bad NewsTracy
- 2017300 Years of French & SaundersActor
- 2017Comic Relief: Red Nose DaySelf
- 2016Dawn French Live: 30 Million MinutesSelf
- 2016Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBCSelf
- 2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesVarious Characters (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2016Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieInterviewer
- 2012Five Go to RehabGeorge
- 201230 Years of Comic StripActor
- 2011Matthew Bourne's ChristmasSelf - Host
- 2011Michael Bublé: Home for ChristmasSelf
- 2011Catherine Tate: Laughing at the NoughtiesSelf
- 2011French & Saunders: The Ingenue YearsActor
- 2011Gentlemen Prefer French & SaundersActor
- 2010Psychoville Halloween SpecialJoy Aston
- 2009Victoria Wood: Seen on TVActor
- 2009Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'Self
- 2008French & Saunders: Still AliveWriter · Self
- 2007Donizetti: La Fille du RégimentLa Duchesse de Crackentorp
- 2006Love and Other DisastersTherapist
- 2006When Comedy Changed ForeverSelf (archive material)
- 2005The Comic Strip - A RetrospectiveSelf
- 2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedySelf
- 2005Comic AidActor
- 2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?Self - Narrator
- 2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanThe Fat Lady
- 2002The Best of French & SaundersWriter · Various
- 2001Absolutely FabulousWriter
- 2001Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacCollSelf
- 2000French & Saunders - LiveWriter · Various roles
- 2000Maybe BabyCharlene
- 1999It’s LuluSelf
- 1999MilkVirginia
- 1998Four Men in a CarStella
- 1997Sex & ChocolateBev Bodger
- 1997Treasure IslandJim Hawkins
- 1996The Adventures of PinocchioBaker's Wife
- 1995How to Be Absolutely FabulousWriter
- 1994French and Saunders' Christmas CarolWriter · Various Roles
- 1994DustySelf - Presenter
- 1993Tender Loving CareElaine Dobbs
- 1993The Legends of Treasure IslandJim Hawkins (voice)
- 1993Space Virgins from Planet SexGaynor
- 1993French & Saunders: At the MoviesActor
- 1992In DreamsDriving Instructor
- 1992Red Nose of CourageGlynis Kinnock
- 1991Amnesty International's Big 30Self
- 1990The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonPorcas
- 1990French & Saunders LIVEActor
- 1990Spaghetti HoopsFrancesca
- 1990OxfordCaroline
- 1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!Frances
- 1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1Frances / Mrs. Shines
- 1990GLC: The Carnage ContinuesCher as Joan Ruddock
- 1989Bosses From HellActor
- 1989Colleagues From HellActor
- 1989Communicators From HellActor
- 1989Customer Service From HellActor
- 1989Employees From HellActor
- 1989Interviewers From HellActor
- 1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest BallSelf
- 1988French And Saunders - Christmas Special '88Writer · Various Characters
- 1988An Audience With Victoria WoodSelf
- 1988The Storyteller: SapsorrowBadsister 2
- 1988Mr Jolly Lives Next DoorMrs. Cooper
- 1988More Bad NewsRachel
- 1988The StrikeVerity/Old Lady/Celebrity
- 1987Eat the RichDebbie Draws
- 1987The Silurian DisruptionWriter · Silurian #1
- 1986The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video LiveSelf
- 1986Comedians Do It On StageSelf
- 1986Private EnterpriseNayler
- 1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)Writer · Consuela
- 1985The SupergrassAndrea
- 1984SlagsPassion
- 1984Eddie Monsoon - a Life?Veronica
- 1984Gino: Full Story and PicsFiona/Frances
- 1984A Fistful of Travellers' ChequesJackie
- 1984SusieSusie
- 1984Dirty MovieMonica
- 1983Five Go Mad on MescalinGeorge
- 1983Summer SchoolWriter · Ursula
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