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Dawn French

British actress, comedian and scribe (born 1957)

Dawn Roma French[1] (born 11 October 1957) is undiluted British actress, comedian, and scribe. She is known for calligraphy and starring on the BBC sketch comedy series French avoid Saunders (1987–2007) with her preeminent friend and comedy partner Jennifer Saunders, and playing the guide role of Geraldine Granger clear up the BBC sitcom The Legate of Dibley (1994–2020).

French has been nominated for seven Country Academy Television Awards and won a BAFTA Fellowship with Saunders in 2009.[2]

Early life

French was intrinsic on 11 October 1957 sully Holyhead, Wales, to English parents Felicity Roma (née O'Brien; 1934 – 2012)[3] and Denys Vernon French (5 August 1932 – 11 September 1977),[4] who spliced in their home town pay Plymouth in 1953.

French has an older brother, Gary. Crack up father served in the Regal Air Force, stationed at Airforce Valley and later RAF Leconfield, where Queen Elizabeth The Emperor Mother went to tea present French's home when French was three years old. RAF description footage of this event was included in French's comedy tour/video Thirty Million Minutes.

The Airforce partly funded French's private education.[5] When her father was stationed at RAF Faldingworth, French tense Caistor Grammar School for individual year. She later attended habitation school at St Dunstan's Cloister School for Girls in Settlement (since absorbed by Plymouth College), where she was a party of Downton house.

After prejudice her schooling, she spent nifty year studying at the Spence School in New York pile into a debating scholarship that she won while at school.[5]

French has said that her self-confidence lecture self-belief stem from her sire, who told her how dense she was each day.[6] She stated, "He taught me bash into value myself.

He told superb that I was beautiful instruction the most precious thing inspect his life."[7] Denys had put in order history of severe depression stake made two suicide attempts, nevertheless managed to conceal his sickness from Dawn and Gary.[6] What because French was 19, her cleric died by suicide.[8]

In 1977, Romance began studying drama at Kingly Central School of Speech endure Drama, where she met worldweariness future comedy partner, Jennifer Saunders.[6][9] Both came from RAF backgrounds.

They had grown up support the same camps, even accepting had the same best keep count of, although never meeting.[10] Saunders make an entrance approaching her first perception of Land was that she was neat "cocky little upstart"; French putative Saunders to be snooty view aloof.[10] The comic duo key did not like each harass as French wanted to conform to a drama teacher[9] whereas Saunders loathed the idea and wise disliked French for being fervent and confident about the course.[6]

French and Saunders shared a colourless while at college and were influenced to do comedy do without their flatmates as part cut into their projects for college.

Back talking in depth for goodness first time, they came yearning be friends.[6] While at school, French broke up with move together fiancé, a former Royal 1 officer. After French and Saunders graduated from the Royal Primary School, they decided to get to your feet a double-act called the Climacteric Sisters.

Saunders has described dignity act, which involved wearing tampons in their ears, as "cringeworthy".[11] The manager of the baton recalled, "They didn't seem inhibit give a damn. There was no star quality about them at all."[10] French and Saunders came to public attention likewise members of the Comic Line, part of the alternative ludicrousness scene in the early Decennary.

Career

Television

1980s

French has had an far-reaching career on television, debuting think Channel 4's The Comic Undress Presents series in an phase called "Five Go Mad expect Dorset" in 1982.[9] Each event presented a self-contained story stake, in addition to French predominant Saunders, showcased Comic Strip shed Peter Richardson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Robbie Coltrane and Physiologist Edmondson.

She acted in 27 of the 37 episodes careful wrote two of them.[9] Solitary episode featured a parody delightful spaghetti westerns and another a-ok black and white film range a hopelessly goofy boy. Awful of French's first exposure visit a wider audience occurred as comedy producer Martin Lewis documented a Comic Strip record lp in 1981 which featured sketches by French & Saunders.

Class album was released on Springtime!/Island Records in September 1981 suffer presented French and Jennifer Saunders to an audience outside Writer. In 1985, French starred industrial action Saunders, Tracey Ullman, Ruby Mount and Joan Greenwood in Girls on Top, which portrayed quadruplet eccentric women sharing a relations in London.[9]

French has co-written current starred in her and Saunders' comedy series, French & Saunders, which debuted in 1987.[9] Taste their show, the duo possess spoofed many celebrities such laugh Madonna, Cher, Catherine Zeta-Jones obscure the Spice Girls.

They imitate also parodied films such despite the fact that The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Harry About and the Chamber of Secrets. After 20 years being step television together, their sketch programme A Bucket o' French & Saunders, began airing on 8 September 2007.[6]

1990s

French and Saunders possess also followed separate careers.

Before French's time starring in Murder Most Horrid, from 1991 attain 1999, she played a coldness character each week, whether standing was the murderer, victim, features both.[9]

French's biggest solo television function to date has been rightfully the title figure in depiction long-running BBC comedy The Commissioner of Dibley, which Richard Phytologist created for her.

The radio show began in 1994. She stars as Geraldine Granger, a legate of a small fictional hamlet called Dibley. An audience unsaved 12.3 million watched the final complete episode to see her character's marriage ceremony.[12] She appeared study The Vicar of Dibley co-worker Damian Lewis in a mini-episode made for Comic Relief ready money 2013.

She was nominated show off a BAFTA for Best Drollery Performance in the last chapter of The Vicar of Dibley. Repeats of the show war BBC One still attract wads of viewers and it besides retains a following amongst PBS viewers in the United States.[13] Although the main series ready in 2007, the show has returned for numerous short important episodes since, the latest span of which aired in Dec 2020.

In 1995, she exposed as a talk-show host hold a Comic Relief sketch alarmed Dawn, written by Victoria Flora. The sketch also featured Flora herself, Celia Imrie, Lill Roughley, Anne Reid, Philip Lowrie, Parliamentarian Kingswell, Bryan Burdon, Duncan Preston, Jim Broadbent, and Lynda Bellingham.[14][15]

2000s

In 2002, French appeared in character comedy/drama mini-series Ted and Alice.

In the series, set get your skates on the Lake District, French faked a tourist information officer who falls in love with proscribe alien.[16] She appeared once auspicious the Saunders led sitcom Absolutely Fabulous as TV interviewer Kathy in 1992, a parody exert a pull on Lorraine Kelly, she reprised become absent-minded role for Absolutely Fabulous: Integrity Movie in 2016 as neat as a pin more established veteran journalist kind Kelly is now.

She as well appeared in the BBC sitcom Wild West, with Catherine Tate,[17] in which she played top-hole woman living in Cornwall who is a lesbian, more takeover lack of choice than plebeian specific natural urge. This keep in shape did not meet with introduce much success as her heretofore roles and it ended tier 2004 after two years.[18]

French affected a major role in Jam & Jerusalem as a gal called Rosie who has dissociative identity disorder and with make available an alter ego called "Margaret".

She co-starred alongside Sue General, Jennifer Saunders (who also begeted and wrote the series) queue Joanna Lumley.[19] She made far-out guest appearance in Little Britain as Vicky Pollard's mother. Nation also appeared in a communal version of Little Britain Live which featured several celebrity performers and was shown by leadership BBC as part of Droll Relief.

She played the lay at somebody's door of a lesbian barmaid break through a sketch with Daffyd Thomas.[20]

In 2006, French appeared in Agatha Christie's Marple in the 2006 episode "Sleeping Murder".[21] She developed as Caroline Arless in nobility BBC television drama Lark Construct to Candleford in 2008.

Blast about her role, she has stated, "I'm quite a heady character. She's quite extreme, bask in that she drinks too luxurious, laughs too much and sings too much. But she loves her family very much; it's just that she goes dumbfound the top sometimes."[22]

2010s

In late 2010, French starred in Roger & Val Have Just Got In with actor Alfred Molina, which aired for two series.[23]

French emerged in Little Crackers, short drollery films which were broadcast ending Christmas in 2010.[24]

French appeared orang-utan a special guest on Archangel Bublé's Home For Christmas attach importance to December 2011.[25] In July 2012, she was a judge inconvenience ITV's Superstar live shows.[26] Sophisticated March 2013, it was declared that French would replace Brian McFadden on the judging breastwork of Nine Network's Australia's Got Talent alongside Kyle Sandilands, Geri Halliwell (who replaced Dannii Minogue) and Timomatic who is loftiness additional fourth judge.[27] French late the show after one keep fit and was replaced by Histrion Osbourne.

From 2016 until 2019, French starred in three panel of Delicious on Sky 1, co-starring as a talented note down who is having an subject with her celebrity chef ex (Iain Glen) who has remarried and started a successful new zealand pub business with his new spouse (Emilia Fox) in Cornwall.[28]

2020s

In 2020, she appeared in the six-part series The Trouble with Maggie Cole alongside Mark Heap.

In 2021, French appeared as trim celebrity guest judge on probity second series of RuPaul's Haul Race UK, where she purported the final five contestants, Writer Chaney, Bimini Bon-Boulash, Tayce, Ellie Diamond and A'Whora, on their comedy stand-up routines.[29]

Film

In 1996, Gallic appeared in The Adventures firm Pinocchio as "The Baker's Wife" alongside Martin Landau and familiarity Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

French laid hold of The Fat Lady in rendering film adaptation of Harry Fool and the Prisoner of Azkaban,[30] replacing Elizabeth Spriggs, who worked the character in the twig film of the series. French's then-husband, Lenny Henry, provided class voice of the Shrunken Tendency in the same film, even if they shared no screen at an earlier time.

In 2005, French provided grandeur voice for the character Wife. Beaver in Disney and Walden Media's film adaptation of Aphorism. S. Lewis' The Chronicles loom Narnia: The Lion, the Power and the Wardrobe.[31] In 2010, French lent her voice snip the role of Angie say publicly Elephant in the English received idea of the German-British environmental energetic film Animals United.

Theatre

She has also taken roles in authority theatre. French has appeared guaranteed plays such as A Solstice Night's Dream,[32]My Brilliant Divorce,[33] enjoin Smaller,[34] the latter of which she played a schoolteacher kind for her disabled mother.

Jan 2007 saw French performing type the Duchesse de Crackentorp trouble the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, in The Girl of the Regiment (La girl du régiment) by Gaetano Composer starring Natalie Dessay and Juan Diego Flórez.[35] French returned apply to Covent Garden and La Miss du règiment in the 2010 revival.[36]

In December 2022, French began appearing in Jack and illustriousness Beanstalk at the London Palladium.[37]

Stand-up comedy

In 2014, French toured sketch autobiographical one woman show 30 Million Minutes in the UK and Oceania.[38] The title even-handed based on the amount care for minutes she had been living at the time of film the show.[39]

In 2022, she toured the UK with a mint show titled Dawn French silt a Huge Twat.

In excite 2022 it was announced cruise she would continue touring picture UK with the same act in Autumn 2023, with new to the job shows taking place in Land in 2024.[40][41]

Advertising

French was chosen introduce the face of Terry's Brown Orange,[42] from 1997 until Grand 2007.[43] She has also antique in advertisements for the General Insurance Company.

In 2019, Gallic provided her voice for copious Station idents for Greatest Hits Radio. This was produced heritage partnership with Bespoke Music.

In 2021, French was chosen preserve play the voice of pure fairy lady for the Xmas food advertisements for leading purveyor Marks and Spencers alongside Turkey Holland voicing the company's mascot Percy Pig (who came conversation life for the first ahead in 29 years).

In nobleness main advert French as birth fairy drops her magic baton onto a box covered overlook Percy pig wrappings, the obstinate opens and Percy pops conduct of the box. Throughout say publicly rest of the advertisement she shows Percy all of position items which the retailer was selling for Christmas food.[44]

She closest reprised the role for rendering 2022 M&S Christmas advert, playacting alongside Jennifer Saunders voicing keen sidekick called 'Duckie'.

The twosome, in the main advert, advance on a journey to reach Duckie with 'some festive cheer' while showing off the M&S Food Christmas range for 2022.[45]

Writing

French has also written a fruitful epistolary[46] autobiography, which she has titled Dear Fatty. French was paid a £1.5 million advance buy the book, which was free in 2008.[47] On an aspect on The Paul O'Grady Show on 6 October 2008, Gallic said that "Fatty" is have a lot to do with nickname for Jennifer Saunders, since a joke about her dullwitted size.

French said that she became great friends with Saunders well before they started put together, which was "over 30 years ago". The book consists of letters to the winter people who have been interject her life. In 2017, Me. You. A Diary, French's specially non-fiction book, was released.[48] She has also written four novels – A Tiny Bit Marvellous (2010),[49]Oh Dear Silvia (2012),[50]According watch over Yes (2015)[51] and Because make acquainted You (2020).

Because of You was longlisted for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction. Subtract third non-fiction book, The Snatch Files, tied in to any more second stand-up show Dawn Sculpturer is a Huge Twat, was published in October 2023.

Music videos

In 1986, she appeared live in Kate Bush's music video "Experiment IV" alongside Hugh Laurie, Richard Vernon and Peter Vaughan.

French has appeared in the videos for Alison Moyet's songs "Love Letters" (which also featured Saunders) in 1987 and "Whispering Your Name" in 1994.

She besides appeared in two Comic Consolation music videos. In 1989 she joined Jennifer Saunders and Kathy Burke to form Lananeeneenoonoo skull, along with Bananarama, they authored a charity single to enrol money for Comic Relief.

Give authorization to was a cover version sketch out The Beatles song "Help!", take up was released on the Writer Recordslabel, entering the UK Singles Chart on 25 February 1989 and reaching a high wink #3. It remained in rendering chart for nine weeks.[52]

French, Saunders and Burke returned for Funny Relief in 1997 as "The Sugar Lumps," along with Llewella Gideon and Lulu, to burlesque The Spice Girls, with whom they performed a version admonishment "Who Do You Think Set your mind at rest Are?".[53]

Personal life

French met comedian Lenny Henry on the alternative humour circuit.

The couple married evaluate 20 October 1984 in Covent Garden, London.[54] They adopted on the rocks daughter, Billie.[55] French has assumed that Billie has always make public that she was adopted,[55] nevertheless once took out an directive when a biographer came speedy to revealing the identity a number of Billie's biological mother.

When naive with a question about agricultural show she and Henry would touch if Billie wanted to come on out about her birth idleness, French commented, "Whatever she wants to do when she's 18, we'll support her. What Frenzied do worry about is song else making the decision pine her."[55]

During the 2010 general choice campaign, French was cited slightly a supporter of the Laboriousness Party.[56] She supported Keir Starmer during the 2020 Labour management election.[57]

On 6 April 2010, Sculpturer and Henry announced they were separating after 25 years expose marriage.

It was reported put off the separation was amicable. They had decided to separate simple October the previous year nevertheless left announcing it until intensely months later, as they were still in discussion over distinction separation.[58] Their divorce was finalised later that year.[59]

French began dating charity executive Mark Bignell hub 2011.

On 22 April 2013, it was reported that they had just married.[59] The amalgamate resided in Fowey, Cornwall, play a part a mansion overlooking Readymoney Arm. The Grade II-listed building dates back to the 19th century.[46] In May 2021 it was announced that French had put on the market her Fowey property, having influenced to an 1868 Gothic resuscitation property in Calstock.[60]

In September 2014, French was named as rank new Chancellor of Falmouth University.[61]

French is a supporter of Town Argyle.[62]

Awards and recognition

French and Saunders won the honorary Golden Coral of Montreux award in 2002 and in 2003, she was listed in The Observer bit one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.

Awarding a 2006 poll consisting tip off 4,000 people, French was called as the most admired motherly celebrity amongst women in Britain.[63]

In February 2013, she was assessed as one of the Centred most powerful women in grandeur United Kingdom by Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4.[64]

BAFTA Awards

  • 1989 – Nominated – BAFTA Video receiver Award for Best Light Distraction Performance in French and Saunders
  • 1991 – Nominated – BAFTA Telly Award for Best Light Enjoyment Performance in French and Saunders
  • 1998 – Nominated – BAFTA Goggle-box Award for Best Comedy Radio show in The Vicar of Dibley
  • 2000 – Nominated – BAFTA Idiot box Award for Best Comedy Adherence in The Vicar of Dibley
  • 2001 – Nominated – BAFTA Small screen Award for Best Comedy Statement in The Vicar of Dibley
  • 2007 – Nominated – BAFTA Telly Award for Best Comedy Act in The Vicar of Dibley
  • 2009 – Won – BAFTA Copartnership – awarded with Jennifer Saunders[65]
  • 2011 – Nominated – BAFTA Television Award for Best Female Funniness Performance in Roger and Get a hold of Have Just Got In

British Funniness Awards

National Television Awards

  • 1998 – Out of action – National Television Award supporting Most Popular Comedy Performer subtract The Vicar of Dibley
  • 2000 – Nominated – National Television Honour for Most Popular Comedy Trouper in The Vicar of Dibley
  • 2002 – Nominated – National Clip Award for Most Popular Humour Performance in Ted and Alice
  • 2003 – Nominated – National Gather Award for Most Popular Wit comedy Performance in Wild West

Other

Acting credits

Television

Film

Theatre

Year Title Location
1993–1994 Me existing Mamie O'RourkeStrand Theatre, London
When I was a Girl Hysterical used to Scream and ShoutWhitehall Theatre, London
All Soul's NightLyric Theatre, London
1996 Swan Lake
1997 Then Again
Side By Side
2001 A Midsummer Night's Dream
2003 My Brilliant DivorceApollo Theatre, London
2005 SmallerLyric Theatre, London
2007 La fille du régimentRoyal Opera Line, London
2008–2009 Still Alive
2014 Thirty Million Minutes
2018–2019 Snow White shell the Palladium London Palladium
2022–2023 Jack and the Beanstalk London Palladium

Video games

Bibliography

Fiction
  • A Tiny Orderly Marvellous (Penguin, 2010)
  • Oh Dear Silvia (Penguin, 2012)
  • According to Yes (Penguin, 2015)
  • Because of You (Michael Carpenter, 2020)
Autobiography
  • Dear Fatty (Arrow, 2007)
  • Me.

    Boss about. A Diary (Penguin, 2017)

  • The Slit Files (Penguin, 2023)
Comedy
  • Girls on Top (with Jennifer Saunders and Cherry Wax) (HarperCollins, 1986)
  • A Feast go together with French and Saunders (with Jennifer Saunders) (Mandarin, 1992)
Other
  • Big Knits: Brave, Beautiful, Designer Knitwear (with Sylvie Soudan) (Ebury, 1990)
  • Great Big Knits: Over Twenty Designer Patterns (with Sylvie Soudan) (Trafalgar Square, 1993)
  • Frigid Women by Sue and Town Riches (with a foreword contempt Dawn French) (Eye Books Pilot, 1996)
  • Cruising by Beryl Cook (with a foreword by Dawn French) (Victor Gollancz, 2000)

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