Dawn French
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| Born | Dawn Roma French 11 October 1957 Holyhead, Wales |
| Education | Central School of Speech and Drama (BA) |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Notable work | The Comic Strip Presents... French and Saunders Murder Most Horrid The Vicar of Dibley |
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| Children | 1 |
| Awards | BAFTA Fellowship (2009) |
Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, comedian and writer. She is known for writing and starring on the BBC sketch comedy series French and Saunders (1987–2007) with her best friend and comedy partner Jennifer Saunders, and for starring in the BBC comedy anthology series Murder Most Horrid (1991–1999) and the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2007). French has been nominated for seven British Academy Television Awards and won a BAFTA Fellowship with Saunders in 2009.