From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dawn Roma French (born 11 October 1957) is a British actress, writer and comedienne. She is best-known for starring in and writing for the comedy sketch show French and Saunders with comedy partner Jennifer Saunders and also for playing the lead role of Geraldine Granger in the sitcom The Vicar of Dibley. She has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards and also won a Fellowship BAFTA along with Jennifer Saunders. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dawn French, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.