Dawn French

Fat Lady

Full name: Dawn French
Age: 48
Birthplace: Holyhead, Wales, UK
Short biography: Dawn French (born 11 October 1957 in Holyhead, Wales) is a British comedian and actress best known as one half of the comic duo French and Saunders, the other half being Jennifer Saunders of Absolutely Fabulous fame. French was educated in Plymouth, and first came to public attention as a member of The Comic Strip -- part of the alternative comedy scene in the early 1980s. Here she met her future husband Lenny Henry, with whom she has an adopted daughter. A successful television series French and Saunders followed in 1987. Her first post-Saunders project was Murder Most Horrid, a dark comedy satire of murder mysteries.

French's role in the Potter films was that of the Fat Lady in Chamber of Secrets.

Filmography:

1. "Untitled Jennifer Saunders/Joanna Lumley Project" (2007) TV Series (pre-production)
2. Coraline (2007) (filming) (voice) .... Miss Spink
3. "Jam and Jerusalem" (2006) TV Series .... Rosie
4. Love and Other Disasters (2006) .... Therapist
5. "French and Saunders" .... Various Characters - Celebrity Christmas Special (2005) TV Episode .... Various Characters - Episode #2.5 (1988) TV Episode .... Various Characters
6. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) (voice) .... Mrs. Beaver ... aka The Chronicles of Narnia (International: English title: short title)
7. Marple: Sleeping Murder (2005) (TV) .... Janet Erskine
8. "The Vicar of Dibley" .... Boadicea Geraldine 'Gerry' Granger - Comic Relief Special (2005) TV Episode .... Boadicea Geraldine 'Gerry' Granger - Happy New Year (2005) TV Episode .... Boadicea Geraldine 'Gerry' Granger - Merry Christmas (2004) TV Episode .... Boadicea Geraldine 'Gerry' Granger - Summer (2000) TV Episode .... Boadicea Geraldine 'Gerry' Granger - Spring (1999) TV Episode .... Boadicea Geraldine 'Gerry' Granger (16 more)
9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) .... Fat Lady in Painting ... aka Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
10. Bosom Pals (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Stella
11. Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) (TV) .... Harry Potter/Herself
12. "Wild West" (2002) TV Series .... Mary Trewednack
13. "Pongwiffy" (2002) TV Series (voice) .... Pongwiffy
14. Ted and Alice (2002) (TV) .... Alice Putkin
15. French & Saunders Live (2000) (V) .... Various roles
16. Maybe Baby (2000) .... Charlene
17. The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999) (TV)
18. David Copperfield (1999) (TV) .... Mrs. Crupp
19. "Let Them Eat Cake" (1999) TV Series .... Lisette
20. Milk (1999/I) .... Virginia
21. Comic Relief: Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death (1999) (V) .... Silurian in French and Saunders sketch ... aka Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death (UK: video box title)
22. "Watership Down" (1999) TV Series (voice) .... Buttercup
23. Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not! (1998) (V) .... Kathy
24. "The Comic Strip Presents..." - Four Men in a Car (1998) TV Episode .... Stella - Space Virgins from Planet Sex (1993) TV Episode .... Gaynor - Red Nose of Courage (1992) TV Episode .... Glynis Kinnock - Spaghetti Hoops (1990) TV Episode .... Francesca - Oxford (1990) TV Episode .... Caroline (20 more)
25. Sex & Chocolate (1997) (TV) .... Bev Bodger
26. Stanley Baxter in Reel Terms (1996) (TV) .... Various roles

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