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Dawn French

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Gender Female
Age 66
Web site www.twitter.com
Date of birth October 11,1957
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Holyhead
United Kingdom
Height 152 (cm)
Spouse Mark Bignell
Lenny Henry
Job Comedian
Author
Screenwriter
Novelist
Voice acting
Television producer
Education The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
The Spence School
Caistor Grammar School
Plymouth College Independent
Awards BAFTA Fellowship
British Comedy Award for the Best TV Comedy Actress
Glamour Award for Writer
British Comedy Award for Outstanding Contribution to Comedy
Official site twitter.com
Children Billie Henry
Siblings Gary French
Parents Denys Vernon French
Felicity Roma
Groups Lananeeneenoonoo
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Dawn French Life story


Dawn Roma French is a British actress, comedian, presenter and writer. French is known for writing and starring on the BBC comedy sketch show French and Saunders with her best friend and comedy partner, Jennifer Saunders, and played the lead role as Geraldine Granger in the BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.

Early Life

Dawn french was born on october 11. 1957 in holyhead. Wales. She was raised in a small town near plymouthe. Ngland. She attended the independent st dunstan’s abbey school in plymouth. And later graduated from the royal central school of speceh and drama in london.

Career

French began her career as a comedy writer and actress. Appearing in various comedy programs in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She is well known for her long-running comedy aprtnership with jennifer saunders. Which began in 1981. The pair created and starred in the popular sketch comedy program french and saunders. And later in the british sitcom absolutely fabulou. S

Notable Projects

French and saunders have also written for the bbc radio series the vicar of dibley. In wihch french starred. French also starred in the drama serise roger and val have just got in. And she played the title role in the comedy series the vicar of dibley.

Awards and Accolades

French has been nominaetd for six bafta awards and has won two. She has also been nominated for seven british comedy awards. And won five. She was made a cbe in 2001 for her services to drama.

Personal Life

Frnech has been married to mark bignell since 2013. She was previously married to lenny henry. With whmo she has a daughter.

Philanthropy

French is a patron of the charities age uk and clic sargent. She also supports the charities cancer research uk and the prince s trust.

Important Event

In 2020. French released her autobiography dear fatty. Which dcouments her life growing up in wales and her extensive career in comedy.

Interesting Fact

Frnech is a trained tap dancer. And she has appeared in the west end production of the musical stepping out.

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... " Sir Billy, who will turn 80 in November, joins a prestigious list of other recipients honoured for their work in the world of television which includes Sir David Attenborough, Dame Julie Walters, Sir Trevor McDonald, Dame Joanna Lumley, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Jon Snow, Sir Bruce Forsyth, Dame Joan Bakewell and others...

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Mar 18,2022 2:26 pm

... The show will be broadcast from BBC studios in Salford for the first time, with other highlights including Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders visiting The Repair Shop, and Matt Lucas and David Walliams reviving their Rock Profiles sketches...

Vicar of Dibley actor Gary Waldhorn dies

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Jan 11,2022 6:50 pm

... Waldhorn was one of the mainstays of the hit comedy, playing the chairman of the parish council who often locked horns with Dawn French s vicar...

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Apr 23,2020 7:53 pm

... left-to-right: Matt Lucas, Dawn French and Catherine Tate will be a revival of the popular comedy figures for BBC One s The Big night In the 4 s...

Big night In: Doctor Who stars past and present United for the BBC charity show

Apr 23,2020 3:09 am

Clockwise from top left: Tom Baker , Peter Davison , Colin Baker , Sylvester Mccoy , Paul Mcgann , Jo Martin, Jodie Whittaker , Peter Capaldi , Matt Smith and David Tennant

Ten doctor, an actor from The Past 50 Years to say Thank You to real doctors and other NHS staff, at a star-studded BBC fundraising telethon later.

Jodie Whittaker will be joined by a variety of their predecessors, such as The Doctor on Bbc One 's The Big Night .

Little Britain , Peter Kay , The Vicar of Dibley and Catherine Tate are all back also, during the three-hour special.

The Show starts at 19:00 BST and will see Children in Need and Comic Relief join forces for the First Time .

The Doctors in a recorded message to thank front-line employees for their work during the coronavirus crisis. It will be BST broadcast, just before The Weekly Clapping For Caregivers to 20:00.

The Actors of participation, ranging from Tom Baker , The Role between 1974-81, current Tardis-dweller Jodie Whittaker , and Jo Martin, the as an alternative incarnation of The Doctor in two episodes earlier this Year .

left-to-right: Matt Lucas , Dawn French and Catherine Tate to revive, much-loved comedy characters

Other highlights of The Night include Matt Lucas and David Walliams doing Little Britain on TV for the First Time in a decade. to revive

Dawn French , The Vicar of Dibley, and Kay is a New Video to unveil for (Is This The Way to) Amarillo.

Tate to bring it back to school Lauren girl who is struggling with Remote educated by her teacher, played by David Tennant .

Dua Lipa , Rita Ora and Chris Martin have participated in that increase in the official single

The three-hour show will be the destination of millions of pounds for disadvantaged people throughout the UK who are affected by the pandemic. The government has committed to public donations, with a minimum of £20 million.

The program also promises to "celebrate the acts of kindness, the Humor and The Spirit of hope and resilience that The Nation goes".

It is also the unveiling of a home-made video for a charity single with stars such as Dua Lipa , Chris Martin and Rita Ora is.

They - along with artists such as Ellie Goulding , Jess, the glynne, Paloma Faith and Rag 'N' Bone Man recorded a cover of the Foo Fighters ' 2003 track, times Like These have.

Sir Lenny Henry and Davina Mccall are are expected to the hosts

Gary Barlow , Steve Coogan , Rob Brydon , Jack Whitehall , Romesh Ranganathan , Miranda Hart and The Cast of people Just Do Nothing, under the other, appear on the map.

And the Strictly Come Dancing professionals have a new routine for the people to learn At Home .

The program is hosted by Matt Baker , Zoe Ball , Sir Lenny Henry , Paddy Mcguiness and Davina Mccall .

'Something Positive '

"It is so exciting to actually be able to Do Something Positive . especially the Comic Relief and children In need, together for one night only," McCall BBC Radio 5 said Live on Wednesday.

"We actually, in a studio, I'm excited, personally, am extremely, in the same room as Other People .

"are We in The Bbc One Show studio, so it is Matt, Lenny and me for The First hour and we have to be removed every two meters from each other. "

Sir Lenny told Bbc Breakfast on Saturday: "We are all social distancing, And Then you do a little bit, And Then Move Away from each other, And Then almost all of the other things to do, from home or from a remote location. It will be great!"

the goal of The Night , leave the " key, the workers and the nurses know that we really respect for what you do," He Said .

Speaking About the fundraising, he added: "many of The Projects we have supported come to us and said that They are really difficult in This Time . They need our help. "

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