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Dawn French was born on 11th October 1957 in Holyhead, Wales, UK and is an actress and comedian, perhaps best known for the comedy series “French & Saunders” (1987 – 2007), in which she worked together with Jennifer Saunders. The two won the BAFTA Fellowship and Rose d’Or Light Entertainment Festival Award, moreover, French is the winner of British Comedy Award. Dawn has been active in the entertainment industry since 1981.
How much is the net worth of Dawn French? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the overall size of her wealth is equal to $10 million, as of the data presented in late 2017. Television, films and theatre are the major sources of French’s fortune.
Dawn French Net Worth $10 Million
To begin with, the girl was raised in Wales, but as her father served in Royal Air Force, the family moved from place to place, so the girl was educated at Caistor Grammar School, Spence School and the independent St. Dunstan’s Abbey School in Plymouth. Later, she graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama, where she met Jennifer Saunders, and both joined the collective which would become the leading cabaret of their generation.
Concerning her professional career, French started as a member of The Comic Strip, a merger of comedians which was a part of the alternative comedy scene in England in the early 1980s. In 1987, French and Jennifer Saunders launched the British TV comedy series “French & Saunders” (1987 – 2007), which clearly became extremely popular with the audience. Dawn French has since been involved in the charity project “Comic Relief”, which has also been the highlight of “Red Nose Day”. Together with Jennifer Saunders, she contributed almost every year with new sketches for the shows in England. She has also been represented in various music projects in this context, among others in a charity version of the Beatles “Help!”, French and Saunders as Lananeeneenoonoo sang together with the pop group Bananarama.
French also plays successfully in theatre, and is now and again seen in films. For example, she played the Fat Lady in “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004). Her voice is also still known as a synchron spreader in series like “Watership Down” (2000). In 2005, the viewers could hear her voice in the original version of the film “The Chronicles of Narnia: The King of Narnia” in which she voiced Mrs. Beaver. In early 2006, Dawn French, together with Alison Moyet and June Watson, appeared in the black comedy “Smaller”, which had great success not only in the London Lyric Theatre, but also in other British cities. From 1994 to 2007, she played the title role in the British TV comedy sitcom “The Vicar of Dibley”, again to a large audience, then in 2008 she did something completely different and played the Duchess of Crackentorp in Gaetano Donizetti’s opera “La Fille du Regiment” at the Royal Opera House in London.
More recently, in 2016 Dawn worked as an executive producer of the film “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie”, in which she also appeared as the Interviewer. Since 2016, she is starring in the drama series “Delicious” in the role of Gina; more, she is the presenter of the talent show “Little Big Shots” (2017 – present).
Finally, in the personal life of the actress-comedian, in 1980s she met her future husband, stand-up comedian Lenny Henry, with whom she was married from 1984 until 2010 and adopted a daughter. In 2013, she married charity worker Mark Bignell; they are based in Fowey, Cornwall England.
Full Name
Dawn French
Net Worth
$10 Million
Date Of Birth
October 11, 1957
Place Of Birth
Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
Height
5' (1.52 m)
Profession
Actress, Writer, Producer
Education
St Dunstan's Abbey School (Plymouth College), Caistor Grammar School in Caistor, Spence School in New York, Central School of Speech and Drama
Nationality
British
Spouse
Mark Bignell (m. 2013), Lenny Henry (m. 1984–2010)
Children
Billie
Parents
Denys Vernon French, Felicity Roma French (née O'Brien)
Siblings
Gary French
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Twitter
Instagram
IMDB
Allmusic
Awards
BAFTA Fellowship Award (2009), Golden Rose of Montreux award (2002, 2003), British Comedy Awards (1997), Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for TV (1991), Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival Award (2002)
Albums
Comic Strip (1981)
Music Groups
Lananeeneenoonoo
Nominations
National Television AwardS for Most Popular Comedy Performance, Annie Award for Voice Acting (2009), BAFTA Awards,100 most powerful women (2013, Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4)
Movies
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016), Coraline (2009), David Copperfield (1999), Love and Other Disasters (2006), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Watership Down (2000)
TV Shows
French & Saunders (1987-2007), The Vicar of Dibley (1994-2007), The Paul O'Grady Show (2008), The Comic Strip Presents: Five Go Mad in Dorset (1982), The Wrong Mans (2013-2014), Little Big Shots (2017-present),
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I am not, I repeat, NOT a lesbian - even though I'd like to be one when I grow up.
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Fawlty Towers was an enormous favorite. I once laughed so hard with my dad at this series that I actually wet my pants and then my dad wet his. We were in genuine physical pain with laughing. Lovely
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Brit sitcom is usually good character observation and less gags. The Americans love the comedy to be high gag quota and slick.
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Fact
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Husband Mark proposed to her during a gondola ride in Venice.
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In 2011 Dawn underwent a hysterectomy operation but not before losing almost 100lbs weight.
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She and her first husband, Lenny Henry, have a daughter, Billie Henry (b.1991 and adopted in infancy).
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When she was age 19, she lost her father (he took his own life).
Was revealed that she and comedy partner Jennifer Saunders declined Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) honours "for services to comedy drama" in 2001. [December 2003]
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Has a deep and abiding interest in helping women of size find attractive clothing and, to that end, co-wrote two books on knitting -- "Big Knits" and "Great Big Knits" -- and founded a clothing store that carries fashionable and affordable designs.
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Longtime comedy partner of Jennifer Saunders, though each works on projects without the other.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Delicious
2016
TV Series post-production
Gina
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
Interviewer
The Vicar of Dibley
1994-2015
TV Series
Geraldine Granger Geraldine Kennedy
The Wrong Mans
2013-2014
TV Series
Linda
Heading Out
2013
TV Series
Frances
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982-2012
TV Series
George / Frances / Stella / ...
Roger & Val Have Just Got In
2010-2012
TV Series
Val Stephenson / Val Stevenson
Psychoville
2009-2011
TV Series
Joy Aston
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008-2011
TV Series
Caroline Arless
Little Crackers
2010
TV Series
HM The Queen Mother
Animals United
2010
Angie (English version, voice)
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
2010
Short
The Fat Lady
Clatterford
2006-2009
TV Series
Rosie Bales / Margaret
Coraline
2009
Miss Miriam Forcible Other Forcible (voice)
French & Saunders Still Alive
2008
Video
A Bucket o' French & Saunders
2007
TV Series
Various Characters / Various
La fille du régiment
2007
TV Movie
Duchesse de Crakentorp
Little Britain
2006
TV Series
Vicki Pollard's Mum / Shelley Pollard
Love and Other Disasters
2006
Therapist
Agatha Christie's Marple
2006
TV Series
Janet Erskine
French and Saunders
1987-2005
TV Series
Various Characters / Star / Lexie / ...
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe