Dawn French
Writer / Performer / Author
Dawn French - comedian, writer, actor
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Biography
As a writer, comedian and actor, Dawn French has been entertaining audiences and making them laugh for over 40 years.
She has starred in some of the UK’s most beloved television shows, including French and Saunders, The Vicar of Dibley, Jam and Jerusalem, Roger and Val Have Just Got In, Delicious, and The Trouble with Maggie Cole.
Credits
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET | Debbie Fendon | Simon Hynd | BBC |
| WALK THE LINE | Self | ITV | |
| THE VICAR OF DIBLEY IN LOCKDOWN | Geraldine Grainger | Barbara Wiltshire | Tiger Aspect / BBC |
| ROALD & BEATRIX: THE TAIL OF THE CURIOUS MOUSE | Beatrix Potter | David Kerr | Hartswood Films for Sky One |
| THE TROUBLE WITH MAGGIE COLE | Maggie Cole | Ben Gregor | Genial Productions / ITV |
| DELICIOUS (Series 3) | Gina Benelli | Various | Bandit for Sky One |
| DELICIOUS (Series 2) | Gina Benelli | John Hardwick | Bandit for Sky One |
| DELICIOUS | Gina Benelli | Clare Kilner & John Hardwick | Bandit TV Drama Ltd |
| THE WRONG MANS (Series 2) | Linda | Jim Field-Smith | BBC |
| THE WRONG MANS | Linda | Jim Field-Smith | BBC |
| HEADING OUT | Frances | Natalie Bailey | Red & Square Peg |
| COMIC STRIP: FIVE GO TO REHAB | Geoge | Peter Richardson | Great Western Features |
| SUPERSTAR | Judge | ITV | |
| ROGER AND VAL (Series 2) | Val | Jamie Rafn | BBC |
| ROGER AND VAL | Val | Jamie Rafn | BBC |
| LITTLE CRACKERS - QUEEN MOTHER VISIT | Queen Mother | Dewi Humphreys | Tiger Aspect / Sky |
| DAVID COPPERFIELD | Mrs Crupp | Simon Curtis | BBC |
| FRENCH AND SAUNDERS | Various | BBC | |
| GIRLS ON TOP | Co Star and Writer | Ed Bye and Paul Jackson | Central |
| HAPPY FAMILIES | Paul Jackson | BBC | |
| JAM & JERUSALEM | Rosie- Series 1, 2 & 3 | Mandie Fletcher | BBC |
| LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD | Caroline | Various | BBC |
| LET THEM EAT CAKE | with Jennifer Saunders | Christine Gernon | BBC |
| LITTLE BRITAIN | Vicky Pollard's Mother | BBC | |
| LITTLE PIG ROBINSON | Porcas to Jennifer's Dorcas | Christmas Special | |
| MURDER MOST HORRID | A different role for each film for three series | Various | BBC |
| PSYCHOVILLE | Joy Aston (Series 1 and 2) | Matt Lipsey | BBC |
| SAPSORROW | Henson Organisation | A Storyteller Film for STV | |
| SEX AND CHOCOLATE | Bev Bodger | Gavin Miller | BBC Screen One |
| TED & ALICE | Alice | Steve Bendelack | Granada |
| TENDER LOVING CARE | BBC Screen One | ||
| THE VICAR OF DIBLEY | Geraldine Grainger | Various | BBC |
| WILD WEST | 2 Series | Jonathan Gershfield | BBC |
Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT | Voice | Wendy Rogers | Twentieth Century Fox |
| RED RIDING HOOD: AFTER EVER AFTER | Twit (voice) | Tracey Rooney | SKY TV |
| DEATH ON THE NILE | Mrs Bowers | Kenneth Branagh | Twentieth Century Studios |
| ROALD & BEATRIX: THE TAIL OF CURIOUS MOUSE | Beatrix Potter | David Kerr | SKY ORIGINAL |
| CORALINE | Mrs Spink | Henry Selick | Laika Entertainment |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN | Fat Lady | Alfonso Cuarón | Warner Bros |
| LOVE AND OTHER DISASTERS | Therapist | Alek Keshishian | Skyline Films |
| MAYBE BABY | Ben Elton | Red Bus | |
| MILK | Virginia | William Brookfield | Gumfluh Films |
| PINOCCHIO | Baker's Wife | Steve Barron | |
| SUPERGRASS | Andrea | Peter Richardson | Comic Strip |
| THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE | Mrs Beaver | Andrew Adamson | Lamp Post Productions |
Stage
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN FRENCH IS A HUGE TWAT | Herself | UK Tour | |
| SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS | Wicked Queen | Michael Harrison | London Palladium |
| 30 MILLION MINUTES | Herself | Michael Grandage | UK Tour |
| A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | Bottom | Matthew Francis | Katharin Dore Productions |
| AN EVENING WITH FRENCH AND SAUNDERS | Nationwide Tour | ||
| FRENCH & SAUNDERS LIVE IN 2000 | Simon Mcburney | Hammersmith Apollo and Nation wide tour | |
| FRENCH & SAUNDERS STILL ALIVE | Hamish McColl | Phil McIntyre Entertainment | |
| LA FILLE DU REGIMENT | Duchesse de Crackenthorp | Laurent Pelly | Royal Opera House |
| ME AND MAMIE O'ROURKE | Robert Ackerman | Strand | |
| MY BRILLIANT DIVORCE | Angela | Garry Hynes | The Apollo Theatre |
| SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM | Matthew Francis | Greenwich Theatre | |
| SILLY COW | created the role of Doris Lawrence | Ben Elton | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| SMALLER | Bernice Clulow | Kathy Burke | Tour and Lyric Theatre |
| THEN AGAIN | Neil Bartlett | Lyric Hammersmith | |
| WHEN I WAS A GIRL I USED TO SCREAM AND SHOUT | Vari | Simon Stokes | Whitehall Theatre |
| WHEN WE ARE MARRIED | Jude Kelly | Chichester Festival Theatre |
Radio
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHATEVER HAPPENDED TO BABY JANE AUSTIN? | Florence | BBC Radio 4 | |
| FRENCH AND SAUNDERS | Easter Shows 2013 | BBC Radio 2 | |
| FRENCH AND SAUNDERS CHRISTMAS SHOW 2012 | BBC Radio 2 | ||
| FRENCH AND SAUNDERS AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL | Presenter | BBC Radio 2 | |
| FRENCH AND SAUNDERS EASTER BANK HOLIDAY SPECIALS | BBC Radio 2 | ||
| FRENCH AND SAUNDERS FESTIVE SPECIALS | Presenter | BBC Radio 2 | |
| COMIC STRIP | |||
| CONSUELA, MR JOLLY FOUR MEN IN A CAR, BAD NEWS TOUR | |||
| FIVE GO MAD IN DORSET, SLAGS, SUMMER SCHOOL | |||
| JOAN OF ARC | Joan | Lucy Armitage | Radio 4 |
| MASTERING THE UNIVERSE | Simon Nicholls | Radio 4 | |
| PRODUCTION | PRODUCER | THEATRE COMPANY | |
| SOUTH ATLANTIC RAIDERS, G.L.C, OXFORD | |||
| SPAGHETTI HOOPS, LE KISS, WEDDING, CALVI, STRIKE |
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Biography
Dawn French is the ‘French’ half of the comedy duo “French and Saunders” and an original member of The Comic Strip. She was recently awarded a BAFTA Fellowship.
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