Dawn French
British actress
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| 2023 | Dawn French voiced Sister Marie in the animated film 'The Magician's Elephant' |
| 2023 | Dawn French continued her performance in Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Palladium |
| 2023 | Appears in one-off documentary 'imagine… French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter' about herself |
| October 2023 | Published her third non-fiction book 'The Twat Files', which ties in with her second stand-up show 'Dawn French is a Huge Twat'. |
| 2022 | Voices a character named Twit in 'Red Riding Hood: After Ever After' |
| 2022 | Dawn French played Mrs. Bowers in the film 'Death on the Nile' |
| 2022 | Reprised her role in the Marks and Spencers Christmas advert, this time voicing a character alongside Jennifer Saunders, showcasing the M&S Food Christmas range. |
| December 2022 | Dawn French began appearing in the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Palladium. |
| November 2022 | Announcement made that she would continue touring the UK with 'Dawn French is a Huge Twat' in Autumn 2023, with additional shows planned in Australia in 2024. |
| 2021 | Served as a celebrity guest judge on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, evaluating the final five contestants (Lawrence Chaney, Bimini Bon-Boulash, Tayce, Ellie Diamond, and A'Whora) on their comedy stand-up routines. |
| 2021 | Voiced a fairy lady in Marks and Spencers Christmas food advertisements, featuring alongside Tom Holland as the voice of Percy Pig, creating a magical Christmas-themed commercial. |
| May 2021 | Sold her Fowey property and moved to a Gothic revival property in Calstock. |
| 2020 | Published her fourth novel 'Because of You', which was longlisted for the 2021 Women's Prize for Fiction. |
| 2020 | Appeared in the six-part television series 'The Trouble with Maggie Cole' alongside actor Mark Heap. |
| 2020 | Dawn French voiced the character Scarlet in the video game Sackboy: A Big Adventure |
| December 2020 | Four new special episodes of The Vicar of Dibley were aired, continuing the series' legacy. |
| 2019 | Dawn French continued her performance in Snow White at the London Palladium |
| 2019 | Provided voice-over work for Station idents for Greatest Hits Radio, produced in collaboration with Bespoke Music. |
| 2018 | Dawn French starred in Snow White at the London Palladium |
| 2017 | Appears in BBC One Christmas special '300 Years of French and Saunders' and starts presenting 'Little Big Shots' on ITV |
| 2017 | Released her second non-fiction book 'Me. You. A Diary'. |
| 2016 | French reprised her role as Kathy in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, portraying a more established veteran journalist. |
| 2016 | French began starring in 'Delicious' on Sky 1, a series where she plays a talented cook involved in a complex relationship with her celebrity chef ex-husband, which ran until 2019. |
| 2015 | Published her third novel 'According to Yes'. |
| 2014 | Dawn French toured her autobiographical one-woman show '30 Million Minutes' in the UK and Oceania, with the title referencing the number of minutes she had been alive at the time of the show's production. |
| September 2014 | Appointed as the new Chancellor of Falmouth University. |
| 2013 | Appeared in a mini-episode of The Vicar of Dibley with Damian Lewis for Comic Relief. |
| 2013 | Dawn French stars in TV series 'Heading Out' as Frances and becomes a judge on 'Australia's Got Talent' |
| April 22 2013 | French married Mark Bignell. |
| March 2013 | French replaced Brian McFadden as a judge on Network Nine's 'Australia's Got Talent', joining Kyle Sandilands, Geri Halliwell, and Timomatic. She departed the show after one series. |
| February 2013 | BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour assessed Dawn French as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom. |
| 2012 | Published her second novel 'Oh Dear Silvia'. |
| July 2012 | French served as a judge in ITV's 'Superstar' live shows. |
| 2011 | Nominated for BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance in the series Roger and Val Have Just Got In |
| 2011 | Nominated for the British Comedy Awards for Best TV Comedy Actress for her role in Psychoville |
| 2011 | French began dating charity executive Mark Bignell. |
| December 2011 | French appeared as a special guest on Michael Bublé's 'Home For Christmas' television show. |
| 2010 | French lent her voice to the character Angie the Elephant in the English dub of the German-British environmental animated film Animals United. |
| 2010 | French returned to Covent Garden for a revival of La Fille du règiment. |
| 2010 | Published her first novel 'A Tiny Bit Marvellous'. |
| 2010 | Dawn French starred in the television series 'Roger & Val Have Just Got In' with actor Alfred Molina, which aired for two series. |
| 2010 | French appeared in 'Little Crackers', a series of short comedy films broadcast over Christmas. |
| April 6 2010 | French and Henry announced their separation after 25 years of marriage, having decided to separate in October of the previous year. |
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