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Dawn French

Highest Rated: 91% Coraline (2009)

Lowest Rated: 20% Love and Other Disasters (2006)

Birthday: Oct 11, 1957

Birthplace: Holyhead, Wales, UK

A powerhouse figure in British television comedy, Dawn French was the star, frequent writer, and driving force behind some of the UK's best and most popular series, including "The Comic Strip Presents..." (Channel 4/BBC Two/Gold 1982-1988, 1990-1993, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2011-2012), "French and Saunders" (BBC Two 1987-2007) and "The Vicar of Dibley" (BBC Two 1994-2013). With frequent comedy partner Jennifer Saunders ("Absolutely Fabulous," BBC One 1992-2012), French was a keen and merciless parodist of pop culture, skewering British and American films, television and music talent with unerring skill. As a solo performer, French dug deeper into character portrayals, from the force-of-nature vicar in "The Vicar of Dibley" to a middle-class wife longing for connection with her husband on "Roger & Val Have Just Got In" (BBC Two 2010-12). Her ability to develop fresh, funny and often thoughtful material for television also allowed her a second career as a popular advertising spokesperson and well-loved guest on variety series, specials and benefit shows. Dawn French's considerable talents as both a performer and series creator kept her at the top of the UK small screen comedy game for more than three decades.

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Highest rated movies

91% 74% Coraline Watchlist
90% 86% Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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75% 61% The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Watchlist 62% 82% Death on the Nile Watchlist 57% 41% Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Watchlist
50% 48% Maybe Baby
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36% 81% Eat the Rich
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35% 28% The Adventures of Pinocchio
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20% 57% Love and Other Disasters
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
62% 82% Death on the Nile Mrs. Bowers (Character) $45.6M 2022
No Score Yet 60% Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse Beatrix Potter (Character) - 2020
57% 41% Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Executive Producer $4.8M 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Animals United Angie (Voice) - 2010
91% 74% Coraline Miss Forcible (Voice) $94.2M 2009
20% 57% Love and Other Disasters Therapist (Character) - 2006
75% 61% The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Mrs. Beaver (Voice) $291.7M 2005
90% 86% Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Fat Lady in Painting (Character) $249.4M 2004
50% 48% Maybe Baby Charlene (Character) $19.1K 2000
No Score Yet 29% Milk Virginia (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sex & Chocolate Bev Bodger (Character) - 1997
35% 28% The Adventures of Pinocchio Baker's Wife (Character) $15.1M 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tender Loving Care Elaine Dobbs (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 67% The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball Unknown (Character) - 1989
36% 81% Eat the Rich Debbie Draws (Character) $194.9K 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet More Bad News Rachel (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 50% The Supergrass Andrea (Character) $1.8K 1985

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Nevermets Narrator 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Graham Norton Show Unknown (Guest Star),
Guest
2007-2009 2012 2014-2018 2020 2022-2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Masked Dancer UK Judge 2022
No Score Yet 61% RuPaul's Drag Race UK Judge 2021
67% 56% The Trouble With Maggie Cole Maggie Cole (Character) 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Travel Man: 48 Hours in... Self 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Delicious Gina Benelli (Character) 2016-2019
No Score Yet 90% Absolutely Fabulous Writer 1992 1994-1995 2001-2003 2011-2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Roger and Val Have Just Got In Val Stephenson (Character),
Creator,
Producer
2010 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lark Rise to Candleford Caroline Arless (Character) 2008-2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alan Carr: Chatty Man Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet Clatterford Rosie Bales (Character) 2006 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet French and Saunders Unknown (Character),
Writer
1987-1988 1990 1993 1996 2004
No Score Yet 100% The Vicar of Dibley Geraldine Granger (Character) 1994 1996-2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet David Copperfield Mrs Crupp (Character) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murder Most Horrid Unknown (Character) 1991 1994 1996 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Comic Strip Presents Unknown (Character),
Writer
1982-1984 1986 1988 1990 1992-1993 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Girls on Top Amanda Ripley (Character),
Writer
1985-1986
No Score Yet 94% The Young Ones Woman with Horns in Commercial (Guest Star) 1982 1984