Dawn French
Biography
Dawn French is a British actress, comedian, and writer known for her television sketch work and long-running comedy roles. Born in Holyhead, she began drama studies at the Royal Central School and met Jennifer Saunders; their partnership led to the sketch series French and Saunders (1987 to 2007). French also starred in Murder Most Horrid across the 1990s and played vicar Geraldine Granger in The Vicar of Dibley, which began in 1994. Over her career she has earned seven BAFTA TV nominations and shared the BAFTA Fellowship with Saunders in 2009. In film, she appeared in The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996), voiced Mrs. Beaver in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), and received an Annie Award nomination for her voice work in Coraline (2009); she also voiced Angie the Elephant in Animals United (2010). French has also published novels and toured a one-woman show.
69years old
Turns 70 on October 11in 364 days
- Born Holyhead
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Dawn Roma French
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 27 years1996 to 2023
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Early training
French began drama studies at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 1977. There she met Jennifer Saunders, who became her comedy partner.
Beyond film
In 2014, French toured the UK and Oceania with 30 Million Minutes, an autobiographical one woman show. Its title comes from how many minutes she had lived when she made it.
Dawn French movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Coraline2009 Animation, Family, Fantasy, Horroras Miss Miriam Forcible / Other Forciblevoice
IMDb rating 7.8306K votes
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe2005as Mrs. Beavervoice
IMDb rating 6.9462K votes
Worked with
Dawn French shares two films with Jim Broadbent, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jim Broadbent's page
Jennifer Saunders's page
Keith David's page
Michael Madsen's page
Liam Neeson's page
Udo Kier's page
Andrew AdamsonDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Andrew Adamson
All films by Henry Selick
All films by Kenneth Branagh
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.