Inspirational Quotes by Dawn French (Welsh Comedienne, Actress)

Dawn Roma French (b.1957) is a British comedienne, actress, and writer. She is best known for her work on television comedy series, including French and Saunders, which she co-created with Jennifer Saunders.

Born in Holyhead, Wales, French trained to become an acting teacher at London’s Central School of Speech and Drama, where she met Jennifer Saunders. Starting at the Comedy Store in London, they created a double act that took them to the forefront of the ‘alternative’ comedy of the time. In 1980, they joined the new Comic Strip, a London comedy club. After appearing in The Comic Strip Presents (1982–93,) the duo were given their own successful BBC series, French and Saunders (s.1987.) They also wrote and starred in Girls on Top (1985–86,) Jam & Jerusalem (2006; U.S.: Clatterford,) and A Bucket o’ French and Saunders (2007.)

In addition to her partnership with Saunders, French has appeared on television in Murder Most Horrid (1991–99,) Sex and Chocolate (1997,) the romantic comedy Ted and Alice (2002,) The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2006,) Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–11,) and The Wrong Mans (2013–14.)

French has also starred on stage in Sharman Macdonald’s When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout, Ben Elton’s Silly Cow, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2001,) and the one-woman play My Brilliant Divorce (2003.) Her films include The Supergrass (1985) and The Strike (1988.)

In 2014, French launched the solo stand-up show 30 Million Minutes, which toured Great Britain and Australia. Her works include the memoirs Dear Fatty (2008) and Me. You. A Diary (2017.)

The British journalist and biographer Alison Bowyer wrote Dawn French: The Unauthorized Biography (2000.)

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