Dawn French

Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, writer and comedienne. In her career, she has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards and also won a Fellowship BAFTA along with Jennifer Saunders. She is best-known for starring in and writing her comedy sketch show, French and Saunders, alongside her comedy partner Jennifer Saunders, and for playing the lead role of Geraldine Granger in the sitcom The Vicar of Dibley. French was born in ... more

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  • Oct 11, 1957 (age 52 years)

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Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab) is a British sitcom created and written by Jennifer Saunders, who also plays the leading character. Joanna Lumley...

Jam and Jerusalem

Jam & Jerusalem is a British comedy drama that has aired on BBC One since 2006. Written by Jennifer Saunders and Abigail Wilson, it stars Sue Johnston,...

Girls On Top

Girls On Top is a British television sitcom which ran on ITV from 1985 to 1986.. It was conceived by and starred comedic duo French & Saunders - in their first...

French & Saunders

French & Saunders is a British sketch comedy television show written by and starring BAFTA Award-winner Dawn French and Emmy and BAFTA Award-winner Jennifer...
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