| Net Worth: | $10 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | October 11, 1957 (66 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | TV Actress |
| Nationality: | British |
Created BBC’s Absolutely Fabulous with Jennifer Saunders. She also played multiple roles in Murder Most Horrid from 1991 to 1999.
She studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama, where she met her future comedy partner Jennifer Saunders.
She has been nominated for over six BAFTA awards.
Personal Life
She married Lenny Henry in 1984; together they adopted a daughter named Billie. The couple divorced in 2010. She married Mark Bignell in 2013.
She starred with Daniel Kaluuya on Psychoville.
Quotes
“Why would I worry about getting older – what’s to moan about?”
— Dawn French
“It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life.”
— Dawn French
“I’m constantly astounded by how amazing women are. And as we go through all these different stages of life as long as you share them with others and say, ‘Well, this is bloody weird’, you can get through everything.”
— Dawn French
“Turning 50 can be difficult, sometimes dangerous, for women. The danger is in that blip that can come from the fact that you become invisible, and if you’re not careful and don’t embrace that, it can trip you up and you lose confidence.”
— Dawn French
“In actual life I am a grumpy old bag.”
— Dawn French