Dawn French

Date of birth: October 11th 1957

Place of birth: Wales

Dawn french is most known for her comedy show French and Saunders, also for playing the vicar of Dibley which she challenged the gender stereotype and became the first women vicar in Dibley. All her shows have been hugely successful, vicar of Dibley aired from 1994 to 2007 and in 2004 became the 3rd best British sitcom. French has co-written and starred in her own successful comedy series French and Saunders with Jennifer Saunders, which debuted in 1987 and still airs sporadically to this day. French also stared in Murder Most horrid from 1991 to 1999, she played a different character each week, whether it was the murderer, victim or even both this again showing her ability to play many comedy roles. In 2002, French appeared in the comedy Ted and Alice, where French played a tourist-information officer who incidentally falls in love with an alien. She has also has appeared along side Catherine Tate in the sitcom wild west. Recently Dawn has played a role in Jam and Jerusalem and also helped write it this was in 2007 and 2008. French has also appeared in little Britain as Vicky Pollards mum!!!