Dawn Roma French

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Dawn Roma French Wiki Biography

Dawn French was born on 11th October 1957 in Holyhead, Wales, UK and is an actress and comedian, perhaps best known for the comedy series “French & Saunders” (1987 – 2007), in which she worked together with Jennifer Saunders. The two won the BAFTA Fellowship and Rose d’Or Light Entertainment Festival Award, moreover, French is the winner of British Comedy Award. Dawn has been active in the entertainment industry since 1981.

How much is the net worth of Dawn French? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the overall size of her wealth is equal to $10 million, as of the data presented in late 2017. Television, films and theatre are the major sources of French’s fortune.

To begin with, the girl was raised in Wales, but as her father served in Royal Air Force, the family moved from place to place, so the girl was educated at Caistor Grammar School, Spence School and the independent St. Dunstan’s Abbey School in Plymouth. Later, she graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama, where she met Jennifer Saunders, and both joined the collective which would become the leading cabaret of their generation.

Concerning her professional career, French started as a member of The Comic Strip, a merger of comedians which was a part of the alternative comedy scene in England in the early 1980s. In 1987, French and Jennifer Saunders launched the British TV comedy series “French & Saunders” (1987 – 2007), which clearly became extremely popular with the audience. Dawn French has since been involved in the charity project “Comic Relief”, which has also been the highlight of “Red Nose Day”. Together with Jennifer Saunders, she contributed almost every year with new sketches for the shows in England. She has also been represented in various music projects in this context, among others in a charity version of the Beatles “Help!”, French and Saunders as Lananeeneenoonoo sang together with the pop group Bananarama.

French also plays successfully in theatre, and is now and again seen in films. For example, she played the Fat Lady in “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004). Her voice is also still known as a synchron spreader in series like “Watership Down” (2000). In 2005, the viewers could hear her voice in the original version of the film “The Chronicles of Narnia: The King of Narnia” in which she voiced Mrs. Beaver. In early 2006, Dawn French, together with Alison Moyet and June Watson, appeared in the black comedy “Smaller”, which had great success not only in the London Lyric Theatre, but also in other British cities. From 1994 to 2007, she played the title role in the British TV comedy sitcom “The Vicar of Dibley”, again to a large audience, then in 2008 she did something completely different and played the Duchess of Crackentorp in Gaetano Donizetti’s opera “La Fille du Regiment” at the Royal Opera House in London.

More recently, in 2016 Dawn worked as an executive producer of the film “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie”, in which she also appeared as the Interviewer. Since 2016, she is starring in the drama series “Delicious” in the role of Gina; more, she is the presenter of the talent show “Little Big Shots” (2017 – present).

Finally, in the personal life of the actress-comedian, in 1980s she met her future husband, stand-up comedian Lenny Henry, with whom she was married from 1984 until 2010 and adopted a daughter. In 2013, she married charity worker Mark Bignell; they are based in Fowey, Cornwall England.

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Dawn Roma French Quick Info

Full Name Dawn French
Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth October 11, 1957
Place Of Birth Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
Height 5′ (1.52 m)
Profession Actress, Writer, Producer
Education St Dunstan’s Abbey School (Plymouth College), Caistor Grammar School in Caistor, Spence School in New York, Central School of Speech and Drama
Nationality British
Spouse Mark Bignell (m. 2013), Lenny Henry (m. 1984–2010)
Children Billie
Parents Denys Vernon French, Felicity Roma French (née O’Brien)
Siblings Gary French
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dawnfrenchofficial
Twitter https://twitter.com/Dawn_French
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dawnfrenchuk/?hl=en
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0294067
Allmusic https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dawn-french-mn0001945192
Awards BAFTA Fellowship Award (2009), Golden Rose of Montreux award (2002, 2003), British Comedy Awards (1997), Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Award for TV (1991), Rose d’Or Light Entertainment Festival Award (2002)
Albums Comic Strip (1981)
Music Groups Lananeeneenoonoo
Nominations National Television AwardS for Most Popular Comedy Performance, Annie Award for Voice Acting (2009), BAFTA Awards,100 most powerful women (2013, Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4)
Movies Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016), Coraline (2009), David Copperfield (1999), Love and Other Disasters (2006), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Watership Down (2000)
TV Shows French & Saunders (1987-2007), The Vicar of Dibley (1994-2007), The Paul O’Grady Show (2008), The Comic Strip Presents: Five Go Mad in Dorset (1982), The Wrong Mans (2013-2014), Little Big Shots (2017-present),

Dawn Roma French Quotes

  • I am not, I repeat, NOT a lesbian – even though I’d like to be one when I grow up.
  • Fawlty Towers was an enormous favorite. I once laughed so hard with my dad at this series that I actually wet my pants and then my dad wet his. We were in genuine physical pain with laughing. Lovely
  • Brit sitcom is usually good character observation and less gags. The Americans love the comedy to be high gag quota and slick.

Dawn Roma French Important Facts

  • Husband Mark proposed to her during a gondola ride in Venice.
  • In 2011 Dawn underwent a hysterectomy operation but not before losing almost 100lbs weight.
  • She and her first husband, Lenny Henry, have a daughter, Billie Henry (b.1991 and adopted in infancy).
  • When she was age 19, she lost her father (he took his own life).
  • Former sister-in-law of Paul Henry.
  • She originally studied to be a drama teacher.
  • Was revealed that she and comedy partner Jennifer Saunders declined Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) honours “for services to comedy drama” in 2001. [December 2003]
  • Has a deep and abiding interest in helping women of size find attractive clothing and, to that end, co-wrote two books on knitting — “Big Knits” and “Great Big Knits” — and founded a clothing store that carries fashionable and affordable designs.
  • Longtime comedy partner of Jennifer Saunders, though each works on projects without the other.

Dawn Roma French Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Delicious 2016 TV Series post-production Gina Actress
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 2016 Interviewer Actress
The Vicar of Dibley 1994-2015 TV Series Geraldine Granger
Geraldine Kennedy
Actress
The Wrong Mans 2013-2014 TV Series Linda Actress
Heading Out 2013 TV Series Frances Actress
The Comic Strip Presents… 1982-2012 TV Series George / Frances / Stella / … Actress
Roger & Val Have Just Got In 2010-2012 TV Series Val Stephenson / Val Stevenson Actress
Psychoville 2009-2011 TV Series Joy Aston Actress
Lark Rise to Candleford 2008-2011 TV Series Caroline Arless Actress
Little Crackers 2010 TV Series HM The Queen Mother Actress
Animals United 2010 Angie (English version, voice) Actress
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey 2010 Short The Fat Lady Actress
Clatterford 2006-2009 TV Series Rosie Bales / Margaret Actress
Coraline 2009 Miss Miriam Forcible
Other Forcible (voice)
Actress
French & Saunders Still Alive 2008 Video Actress
A Bucket o’ French & Saunders 2007 TV Series Various Characters / Various Actress
La fille du régiment 2007 TV Movie Duchesse de Crakentorp Actress
Little Britain 2006 TV Series Vicki Pollard’s Mum / Shelley Pollard Actress
Love and Other Disasters 2006 Therapist Actress
Agatha Christie’s Marple 2006 TV Series Janet Erskine Actress
French and Saunders 1987-2005 TV Series Various Characters / Star / Lexie / … Actress
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2005 Mrs. Beaver (voice) Actress
Arena 2004 TV Series documentary Narrator Actress
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 Fat Lady in Painting Actress
Wild West 2002-2004 TV Series Mary Trewednack / Mary Actress
Bosom Pals 2004 TV Movie Stella (voice) Actress
Pongwiffy 2002 TV Series Pongwiffy (voice) Actress
Ted and Alice 2002 TV Mini-Series Alice Putkin Actress
French & Saunders Live 2000 Video Various roles Actress
Watership Down 2000 TV Series Buttercup Actress
Maybe Baby 2000 Charlene Actress
David Copperfield 1999 TV Mini-Series Mrs. Crupp Actress
Let Them Eat Cake 1999 TV Series Lisette Actress
Milk 1999/I Virginia Actress
Murder Most Horrid 1991-1999 TV Series Tiffany Drapes / Jill Tanner / Harriet Snellgrove / … Actress
Treasure Island 1997 Video Jim Hawkins (voice) Actress
Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not! 1997 Video Kathy Actress
Sex & Chocolate 1997 TV Movie Bev Bodger Actress
Harry Enfield and Chums 1997 TV Series Mrs. Goggins: ‘Il Postino Pat’ Sketch Actress
I’d Like a Word with You 1997 Video Actress
The Adventures of Pinocchio 1996 Video Game Baker’s Wife Actress
Stanley Baxter in Reel Terms 1996 TV Movie Various roles Actress
The Adventures of Pinocchio 1996 Baker’s wife Actress
Look at the State We’re In! 1995 TV Mini-Series Clerk Actress
The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller 1994 TV Series Actress
French and Saunders Live 1993 Video Various roles Actress
The Legends of Treasure Island 1993 TV Series Jim Hawkins Actress
Screen One 1993 TV Series Elaine Dobbs Actress
Jackanory 1993 TV Series Reader Actress
In Dreams 1992 TV Movie Driving Instructor Actress
Absolutely Fabulous 1992 TV Series Kathy Actress
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson 1990 TV Movie Porcas Actress
Hit and Run 1990 TV Series Actress
The Jim Henson Hour 1989 TV Series Badsister 2 Actress
The Storyteller 1988 TV Series Badsister 2 Actress
Eat the Rich 1987 Debbie Draws Actress
Girls on Top 1985-1986 TV Series Amanda Ripley Actress
Lenny Henry Tonite 1986 TV Series Actress
Happy Families 1985 TV Series Cook Actress
The Supergrass 1985 Andrea Actress
The Lenny Henry Show 1984-1985 TV Series Actress
The Young Ones 1982-1984 TV Series Easter Bunny / Woman with Horns in Commercial / Religious Woman Actress
The Comic Strip 1981 TV Short Dawn Actress
The Balance Sheet Barrier 1977 Video short Rita Scroggs Actress
Absolutely Fabulous TV Series idea – 35 episodes, 1992 – 2004 writer – 1 episode, 2012 original idea – 1 episode, 2002 Writer
Absolutely Fabulous: Sport Relief Special 2012 TV Movie idea Writer
Roger & Val Have Just Got In 2010-2012 TV Series creator – 12 episodes Writer
Little Crackers 2010 TV Series original story – 1 episode Writer
French & Saunders Still Alive 2008 Video Writer
A Bucket o’ French & Saunders TV Series 1 episode, 2007 writer – 5 episodes, 2007 Writer
French and Saunders TV Series 1 episode, 1994 writer – 34 episodes, 1987 – 2005 written by – 4 episodes, 1987 Writer
Absolutely Fabulous: Comic Relief Special 2005 TV Movie original idea Writer
Absolument fabuleux 2001 creator Writer
French & Saunders Live 2000 Video Writer
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything 1999 TV Special Writer
Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not! 1997 Video original idea Writer
French and Saunders Live 1993 Video Writer
Comic Relief 1991 TV Special uncredited Writer
Girls on Top TV Series 3 episodes, 1985 writer – 4 episodes, 1985 – 1986 Writer
Comic Relief 1986/II TV Special documentary Writer
The Comic Strip Presents… 1983-1986 TV Series written by – 2 episodes Writer
An Evening for Nicaragua 1983 TV Special Writer
The Comic Strip 1981 TV Short Writer
Lark Rise to Candleford 2008 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Clatterford 2006-2008 TV Series performer – 3 episodes Soundtrack
The Vicar of Dibley 2000-2007 TV Series performer – 2 episodes Soundtrack
French and Saunders 1987-2004 TV Series performer – 8 episodes Soundtrack
Comic Relief 1997 TV Special performer: “Who Do You Think You Are” Soundtrack
Girls on Top 1985 TV Series performer: “Girls on Top” Soundtrack
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 2016 executive producer Producer
Roger & Val Have Just Got In 2010-2012 TV Series associate producer – 12 episodes Producer
Loose Women 2008-2015 TV Series Herself Self
The One Show 2008-2015 TV Series Herself / Herself – Guest Self
The Graham Norton Show 2007-2015 TV Series Herself / Herself – Guest Self
Planet’s Got Talent 2015 TV Series Herself Self
This Morning 2006-2012 TV Series Herself / Various Characters Self
Skavlan 2012 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Pride of Britain Awards 2012 TV Special Herself Self
Lorraine 2012 TV Series Herself Self
Superstar 2012 TV Series Herself – Chief Judge Self
Ben Elton: Laughing at the 80s 2011 TV Movie documentary Herself / Various Characters Self
Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas 2011 TV Movie Herself Self
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties 2011 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
Jennifer Saunders: Laughing at the 90s 2011 TV Movie documentary Herself / Various Characters Self
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments 2011 TV Movie documentary Herself – The Fat Lady (uncredited) Self
Ruth Jones’ Easter Treat 2011 TV Movie Herself Self
The Xtra Factor 2010 TV Series Herself Self
The 7PM Project 2010 TV Series Herself Self
Later… With Jools Holland 2010 TV Series Herself Self
Paul O’Grady Live 2010 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
The Million Pound Bike Ride: A Sport Relief Special 2010 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV 2009 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
Coraline: The Making of ‘Coraline’ 2009 Video short Herself Self
Coraline: U-Control Picture in Picture 2009 Video Herself Self
Coraline: Voicing the Characters 2009 Video short Herself Self
Alan Carr: Chatty Man 2009 TV Series Herself Self
Queens of British Pop 2009 TV Series Herself Self
The Paul O’Grady Show 2005-2009 TV Series Herself / Herself – Guest Host / Narrator Self
Comic Relief 2009 2009 TV Special Julie Walters Self
Happy Hour 2008 TV Series Herself Self
More Dawn French’s Boys Who Do Comedy 2007 TV Series documentary Herself Self
Parkinson 1999-2007 TV Series Herself Self
The Vicar of Dibley’s 40 Greatest Moments 2007 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
The F Word 2007 TV Series documentary Herself Self
A Taste of My Life 2007 TV Series documentary Herself Self
Comic Relief 2007: The Big One 2007 TV Special Herself Self
Comic Relief Does Car Booty 2007 TV Movie Herself Self
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy 2005-2007 TV Series Herself Self
The Story of Dibley 2007 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
Dawn French’s Boys Who Do Comedy 2007 TV Series documentary Herself Self
Jools’s Hootenanny 2004-2006 TV Series Herself Self
More Dawn French’s Girls Who Do: Comedy 2006 TV Series documentary Herself Self
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Creating Creatures 2006 Video documentary Herself Self
Davina 2006 TV Series Herself Self
Dawn French’s Girls Who Do: Comedy 2006 TV Series documentary Herself Self
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy 2005 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
Foley & McColl: This Way Up 2005 TV Short Herself (the Burglar) Self
‘T4’ in Narnia 2005 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
GMTV 2005 TV Series Herself Self
The Comic Strip: A Retrospective 2005 Video Herself Self
Blue Peter 2005 TV Series Herself Self
Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 2005 TV Special Herself Self
Comic Aid 2005 TV Movie Catherine Zeta-Jones Self
Victoria Wood: A BAFTA Tribute 2005 TV Movie Herself (as French & Saunders) Self
Plastic Surgery Ruined My Wife 2005 TV Movie Herself Self
The Funny Ladies of British Comedy 2004 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
The British Comedy Awards 2004 2004 TV Special Herself – Pre-Recorded Footage Self
Chasing God 2004 Documentary Narrator Self
Dibley Defrocked 2004 Video documentary short Herself (uncredited) Self
Britain’s Cleverest Animal 2003 TV Movie documentary Narrator Self
The Sitcom Story 2003 TV Series documentary Herself – Presenter Self
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do 2003 TV Special Harry Potter / Herself Self
V Graham Norton 2002 TV Series Herself Self
The Sketch Show Story 2001 TV Series documentary Herself Self
We Know Where You Live 2001 TV Movie Herself Self
The BAFTA TV Awards 2001 2001 TV Special documentary Herself Self
Happiness 2001 TV Series Herself Self
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl 2001 TV Special documentary Herself Self
Comic Relief Short Pants 2001 TV Special short Herself Self
TFI Friday 1996-2000 TV Series Herself / Herself – Special Guest Self
Night of a Thousand Shows 2000 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
The Priory 2000 TV Series Herself Self
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything 1999 TV Special Self
The Comedy Trail: A Shaggy Dog Story 1999 TV Special short Herself Self
Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python 1999 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
French and Saunders 1994-1999 TV Series Herself / Various roles Self
Comic Relief: The Record Breaker 1999 TV Special Herself – Host Self
Late Lunch 1998 TV Series Herself Self
Spice: The Official Video Volume 1 – One Hour of Girl Power! 1997 Video documentary Herself Self
Light Lunch 1997 TV Series Herself Self
Comic Relief 1997 TV Special Geraldine Granger Self
Everyman 1996 TV Series documentary Herself Self
Clive Anderson All Talk 1996 TV Series Herself Self
Comic Relief 1995 TV Special Herself / Dawn Self
Comic Relief: Behind the Nose 1995 TV Special Herself Self
Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes 1993 TV Special Herself Self
Amnesty International’s Big 30 1991 TV Movie Herself Self
Clive Anderson Talks Back 1991 TV Series Self
Comic Relief 1991 TV Special Herself / Sharon Theodopolopodous Self
Aspel & Company 1991 TV Series Herself Self
The Full Wax 1991 TV Series Herself Self
Lenny Henry: The Best of ‘The Lenny Henry Show’ 1990 Video documentary Special Guest Self
Good Morning Britain 1990 TV Series Herself Self
Hysteria 2! 1989 TV Special Herself Self
Juke Box Jury 1989 TV Series Herself – Panellist Self
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball 1989 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
A Night of Comic Relief 2 1989 TV Special Herself Self
Scoff 1988-1989 TV Series Herself – Presenter Self
Hysteria! Hysteria! Hysteria! 1988 TV Special Herself Self
Live! From London 1988 TV Special Herself Self
The Great British Pop Machine 1988 TV Movie Herself – Presenter Self
An Audience with Victoria Wood 1988 TV Special Herself – Audience Member (uncredited) Self
The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross 1987 TV Series Herself Self
Comedians Do It on Stage 1986 TV Movie Herself Self
Comic Relief 1986/II TV Special documentary Herself Self
Omnibus 1986 TV Series documentary Self
An Evening for Nicaragua 1983 TV Special Herself Self
The Entertainers 1983 TV Series Herself Self
Friday Night, Saturday Morning 1982 TV Series Herself Self
My Worst Job 2016 TV Mini-Series Herself – Narrator Self
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves 2016 TV Movie documentary Various Characters (uncredited) Archive Footage
Let’s Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood 2016 TV Movie documentary Herself – Audience Member (uncredited) Archive Footage
The One Show 2016 TV Series Geraldine Archive Footage
Christmas with the Double Acts 2015 TV Movie documentary Various Archive Footage
The Graham Norton Show 2008-2014 TV Series Herself / Herself – Guest Archive Footage
Britain’s Best Loved Double Acts 2014 TV Movie documentary Herself – Double Act Archive Footage
Tales of Television Centre 2012 TV Movie documentary Herself (uncredited) Archive Footage
Lulu: Something to Shout About 2011 TV Movie documentary Comedy Role (uncredited) Archive Footage
My Favourite Joke 2011 TV Series Dirty Old Man Archive Footage
30 Years of ‘An Audience With…’ 2010 TV Series documentary Herself – Audience Member Archive Footage
Live from Studio Five 2009-2010 TV Series Herself Archive Footage
Loose Women 2009 TV Series Herself Archive Footage
The Greatest Christmas Comedy Moments 2008 TV Movie documentary Various Roles (uncredited) Archive Footage
The Comedy Christmas 2007 TV Movie documentary Geraldine Granger (uncredited) Archive Footage
The Story of Light Entertainment 2006 TV Mini-Series documentary Archive Footage
Greatest TV Comedy Moments 2005 TV Movie documentary Hannibal (uncredited) Archive Footage
Comic Relief Does University Challenge 2005 TV Special Herself (uncredited) Archive Footage
The Comedians’ Comedian 2005 TV Movie documentary as French & Saunders Archive Footage
The Story of Absolutely Fabulous 2004 TV Movie documentary Saffron Archive Footage
Britain’s Favourite Comedian 2004 TV Series Herself Archive Footage
The Real Vicars of Dibley 2002 TV Movie Geraldine Granger (uncredited) Archive Footage
Night of a Thousand Faces 2001 TV Special Various Archive Footage
The Best of British 1998 TV Series Herself – Audience Member Archive Footage
Auntie’s Bloomers 1996 TV Series documentary Archive Footage
Comic Relief: Behind the Nose 1992 TV Movie Herself Archive Footage
Kate Bush: The Whole Story 1986 Video Assistant (clip: Experiment IV) (uncredited) Archive Footage
The Old Grey Whistle Test 1985 TV Series advert – Episode dated 1 October 1985 1985 … advert Archive Footage

Dawn Roma French Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2009 Academy Fellowship BAFTA Awards BAFTA Television Won
2002 Honorary Rose Rose d’Or Light Entertainment Festival Won
1997 British Comedy Award British Comedy Awards Best TV Comedy Actress The Vicar of Dibley (1994) Won
1991 Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Award Writers’ Guild of Great Britain TV- Light Entertainment French and Saunders (1987) Won
2009 Academy Fellowship BAFTA Awards BAFTA Television Nominated
2002 Honorary Rose Rose d’Or Light Entertainment Festival Nominated
1997 British Comedy Award British Comedy Awards Best TV Comedy Actress The Vicar of Dibley (1994) Nominated
1991 Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Award Writers’ Guild of Great Britain TV- Light Entertainment French and Saunders (1987) Nominated