1. IDEAS ABOUT ART
1.1. French would like to people to think she made them laugh.
1.2. She knew she can funny if she wanted to. She didn’t use if she felt that she was being forced to be funny.
1.3. She described herself as short, spiracle, bossy and cheerful.
1.4. Future
1.4.1. She’d like to a grumpy old lady in 10 year-time.
1.4.2. French did believed in an afterlife because she couldn’t bear the thought of the final end.
2. LIFE
2.1. Childhood
2.1.1. Born on 11 October 1957 in Holyhead, Wales
2.1.2. She was educated at the independent St Dunstan's Abbey School.
2.1.3. She later won a debating scholarship that brought her to study at the Spence School in New York.
2.1.4. She studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1977.
2.2. Family
2.2.1. She has an older brother, Gary (born 1955).
2.2.2. She is the former sister-in-law of Paul Henry.
2.2.3. When she was age 19, she lost her father (he took his own life).
2.3. Personal life
2.3.1. She and her first husband, Lenny Henry, adopted a daughter, Billie Henry
2.3.2. In 2013, French and Mark Bignell ( a charity worker) married.
2.3.3. In 2014, French was named as the new Chancellor of Falmouth University.
2.3.4. French is a supporter of the Labour Party.
3. ACHIEVEMENTS
3.1. Awards
3.1.1. BAFTA TV Award
3.1.1.1. From 1998 to 2007, French was nominated by BAFTA TV Award for Best Comedy Performance in The Vicar of Dibley.
3.1.1.2. 2011 – Nominated – BAFTA Best Female Performance in a Comedy Role in Roger and Val Have Just Got In.
3.1.2. British comedy awards
3.1.2.1. 2011 – Nominated – British Comedy Awards for Best TV Comedy Actress in Psychoville.
3.1.3. National Television Awards
3.1.3.1. 2002 – Nominated – National Television Award for Most Popular Comedy Performance in Ted and Alice
3.1.3.2. 2003 – Nominated – National Television Award for Most Popular Comedy Performance in Wild West
3.2. Career
3.2.1. (2000)Appears in "BBC: Serious About Comedy" TV commercial for BBC America.
3.2.2. (2001) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer's Night Dream," at the Albery Theatre in London, England.
3.2.3. (2014) Presented Tribute to Roger Lloyd Pack on BBC
3.3. Helpful for people
3.3.1. She founded a clothing store that carries fashionable and affordable designs.
3.3.2. She has a deep interest in helping women of size find attractive clothing and finally co-wrote two books on knitting -- "Big Knits" and "Great Big Knits"