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Name: Dawn French
Nicknames: None
Birthdate: October 11th, 1957
Birthplace: Holyhead, Wales
Height: Unkown
Parents: Names Unknown
Siblings: Unknown
Pets: None
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Brown
Marital status: Married to Lenny
Henry and has an adopted daughter, Billie.
IMDB Listing: Here
Movies: The Vicar of Dibley,
David Copperfield, Watership Down, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban
Narnia Movie Appearances: LWW
Narnia Character: Mrs. Beaver
(voice)
Biography: Dawn
was born in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales and educated in Plymouth, Devon,
England. She first came to public attention as a member of The Comic
Strip, part of the alternative comedy scene in the early 1980s. In her
film career, she has played The Fat Lady in the film adaptation of
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, replacing the less well-known
actress, Elizabeth Spriggs, who had played the character in the first
film of the series. In 2005 she provided the voice for the character
Mrs. Beaver in Disney and Walden Media's film adaptation of C. S.
Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Fun
Facts:
• She has a deep
interest in helping women of size find attractive clothing. She has
thereby co-authored two books on knitting, "Big Knits" and "Great Big
Knits" as well as founding a clothing store carrying fashionable and
affordable designs.
• It was revealed that she and
partner Jennifer Saunders declined Officer of the Order of the British
Empire (OBE) honors "for services to comedy drama" in 2001.
Narnia
Fun Facts:
• She was attracted to the idea
of taking the part because she wanted to work with Ray Winstone, but
actually didn't to do any direct face-to-face work with him.
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