Description
Dawn French works across many different industries, she is an actor, a comedian, a presenter, and a writer. Originally born in Wales to British parents, she studied at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where she would later meet her long-term friend and collaborator Jennifer Saunders. Saunders and French rose to prominence during a time of alternative comedy, French and her double-act partner starred in the BBC comedy sketch show French and Saunders, which was a smash hit and ran for 6 series, making timely and funny observations of British life and popular culture. Dawn French later starred in The Vicar of Dibley, a British sitcom centred around a female bishop in the fictional town of Dibley, the series is amongst the most successful of the digital era, an audience of 12.3 million watched the final full-length episode to see her character’s marriage ceremony. French has appeared in multiple films, such as Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Theatre credits include productions such as Snow White at the Palladium, Jack and The Beanstalk and A Midsummer’s Night Dream.
