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Dawn French

1957 - Today

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Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a Welsh 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Dawn French is the 6,892nd most popular actor (down from 6,639th in 2024), the 5,185th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,857th in 2019) and the 771st most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dawn French ranks 6,892 out of 13,578. Before her are Richard Arlen, Antonio de la Torre, Gina McKee, Yash, Harisu, and Lewis Wilson. After her are Juhi Chawla, Bud Luckey, Nadja Regin, Mammootty, Ray Collins, and Kirron Kher.

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Among people born in 1957, Dawn French ranks 455. Before her are Chris Lewis, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Lília Cabral, Frank Schätzing, Igor Sergun, and Kenji Nagai. After her are Anna Fotyga, Arnoldo Iguarán, Othmar Karas, Klaus Lindenberger, Mark Mancina, and Peter Müller.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dawn French ranks 5,187 out of 8,785. Before her are Harriet Harman (1950), David Mitchell (1969), Paul Scott (1920), Gina McKee (1964), John Curry (1949), and Bernice Rubens (1923). After her are Susan Haack (1945), Derek Riggs (1958), Reginald McKenna (1863), John Nunn (1955), Jason Watkins (1962), and William Spottiswoode (1825).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Dawn French ranks 771. Before her are Stephanie Beacham (1947), Prunella Scales (1932), Juliet Stevenson (1956), Simone Ashley (1995), Heather Angel (1909), and Gina McKee (1964). After her are Jason Watkins (1962), Craig Ferguson (1962), James D'Arcy (1975), Jemima Kirke (1985), Alex Jennings (1957), and Laura Haddock (1985).

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