Actor

Dawn French

1981–presentb. 1957ComedyDocumentaryMusicFamily

Comic Visionary

Also wrote 12 screenplays ↗

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Known For

103 acting credits

as The Fat Lady

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

as The Fat Lady

2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)

Coraline

as Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forcible (voice)

2009

Coraline

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

Filmography

2026Becoming Victoria WoodSelf6.0 2024Joan Rivers at the BBCSelf (archive footage)2024Kirsty MacColl at the BBCSelf (archive footage)6.5 2023The Magician's ElephantSister Marie (voice)6.8 2023Dawn French Is a Huge TwatSelf8.5 2023imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, BitterSelf - Featured Artist

About

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.

As Screenwriter

Full writer page ↗

2008French and Saunders: Still Alive 2002The Best of French & Saunders 1995How to Be Absolutely Fabulous 1983Summer School 1986Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders)2023Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

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