Dawn French

Dawn Roma French (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.

Dawn French
French in 2005
Born
Dawn Roma French

(1957-10-11) 11 October 1957
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
  • Lenny Henry
    (m. 1984; div. 2010)

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