Dawn French

Dawn French
French in 2005
Born
Dawn Roma French

(1957-10-11) 11 October 1957 (age 67)
Holyhead, Wales
EducationCentral School of Speech and Drama (BA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • writer
Years active1981–present
Notable workFrench and Saunders
The Vicar of Dibley
Spouse
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    (m. 1984; div. 2010)​

    Mark Bignell
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    (m. 2013)​
Children1
AwardsBAFTA Fellowship (2009)

Dawn Roma French[1] (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, comedian, and writer. She is known for writing and starring on the BBC sketch comedy series French and Saunders (1987–2007) with her best friend and comedy partner Jennifer Saunders, and playing the lead role of Geraldine Granger in the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2020). French has been nominated for seven BAFTA TV Awards and won a BAFTA Fellowship with Saunders in 2009.[2]

  1. ^ "Dawn French: "I just had a lot of fun"". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
  2. ^ "French & Saunders BAFTA Fellowship 2009". bafta.org. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2020.