Dawn French

Dawn French

Actor
Born: 11 October 1957, Holyhead, Wales, UK
Estimated net worth: $10 million

Dawn French is a British actress and comedian known for her work in television and theatre. She gained fame as one half of the comedy duo French and Saunders and is well recognized for her role in the sitcom The Vicar of Dibley. Her distinctive... Read More

Known for

Personal details

Name
Dawn French
Height
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Born
11 October 1957, Holyhead, Wales, UK
Spouses
Lenny Henry (1984–2010)
Children
1, Billie Henry
Parents
Felix French, Diana French
Estimated Net Worth
$10 million

Credits

Year Title Character Rating
2026
Becoming Victoria Wood poster
Movie

Becoming Victoria Wood

A feature length documentary celebrating the life of Britain’s beloved comedy icon Victoria Wood delving into the complex inner world...

Self
6.0 / 10
2026
Can You Keep a Secret? poster
TV

Can You Keep a Secret?

Debbie Fenton is a granny, lawn bowler, tinpot dictator - who will stop at nothing to make sure her family's...

Debbie Fendon
7.8 / 10
2026
Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia poster
TV

Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia

Two siblings discover a strange world beneath a deceptively ordinary surface: a wise local buffalo; an inch-tall exchange student; a...

Unknown character
9.0 / 10
2025
BeddyByes poster
TV

BeddyByes

Join best friends MeMo and BaBa as they travel across the remarkable Planet BeddyByes, meeting new and familiar faces on...

Gramma Leeba Not rated
2024
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC poster
Movie

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

Described by Bono as 'the Noel Coward of our generation’, the singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl would have turned 65...

Self (archive footage)
6.5 / 10
2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC poster
Movie

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Katherine Ryan presents a celebration of one of the biggest comedy talents to ever appear on the small screens –...

Self (archive footage) Not rated
2024
The Nevermets poster
TV

The Nevermets

Documentary meeting Brits who have all fallen madly in love online as they each make the potentially life-changing decision to...

Narrator Not rated
2023
Dawn French Is a Huge Twat poster
Movie

Dawn French Is a Huge Twat

Live (almost) from London’s iconic Palladium theatre, the nation’s favourite comedy star, Dawn French, is about to reveal (almost) all...

Self
8.5 / 10
2023
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter poster
Movie

imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter

imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders, exploring a brand of...

Self - Featured Artist
7.0 / 10
2023
The Magician's Elephant poster
Movie

The Magician's Elephant

Peter is searching for his long-lost sister when he crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square. His...

Sister Marie (voice)
6.8 / 10

Latest Release

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Dawn French is best known for her role as Geraldine Granger in The Vicar of Dibley and as part of the comedy duo French and Saunders.

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