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Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Known for: Acting

Born 13/05/1958
Place of birth Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK

Frances Barber (née Brookes, born 13 May 1958) is an English actress. She received Olivier Award nominations for her work in the plays Camille (1985), and Uncle Vanya (1997). Her film appearances include three collaborations with Gary Oldman in Prick Up Your Ears (1987), We Think the World of You (1988) and Dead Fish (2005); as well as Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987); Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1992); and latterly Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017). Barber's numerous television credits include The Street (2009), Doctor Who (2011), Silk (2012–2014), and Whitstable Pearl (2021–2022).

Filmography

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Ingrid Lockston

1997

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Constance Fielding

1997

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,6

Doctor Who

Madame Kovarian

2005

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,6

Doctor Who

Eye Patch Lady

2005

Death in Paradise Series ★ 7,5

Death in Paradise

Diana Watson

2011

Agatha Christie's Poirot Series ★ 8,2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Lady Millicent

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot Series ★ 8,2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Merlina Rival

1989

Casualty Series ★ 6,2

Casualty

Nancy

1986

Play for Today Series ★ 6,6

Play for Today

Melody

1970

Father Brown Series ★ 7,6

Father Brown

Davina Malmort

2013

Agatha Christie's Marple Series ★ 7,8

Agatha Christie's Marple

Lizzie Hinchcliffe

2004

Omnibus Series ★ 7,2

Omnibus

1967

Red Dwarf Series ★ 8,1

Red Dwarf

Genny

1988

Hustle Series ★ 7,7

Hustle

Clarissa

2004

New Tricks Series ★ 7,3

New Tricks

2004

Inside No. 9 Series ★ 8,1

Inside No. 9

Lesley

2014

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Jenny Coldfield

1985

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Karen

1985

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Mother

1985

Inspector Morse Series ★ 7,9

Inspector Morse

Nicole Burgess

1987

An Audience with... Series ★ 5,3

An Audience with...

Self

1978

Benidorm Series ★ 7,5

Benidorm

Daisy

2007

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Series ★ 6,0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant

2011

The IT Crowd Series ★ 8,2

The IT Crowd

Doctor Mendall

2006

Dalziel and Pascoe Series ★ 6,4

Dalziel and Pascoe

Amanda 'Cap' Marvell

1996

Law & Order: UK Series ★ 7,0

Law & Order: UK

2009

Silk Series ★ 7,5

Silk

Caroline Warwick QC

2011

Timewatch Series ★ 6,9

Timewatch

Annie Besant

1982

Playhouse Presents Series ★ 6,0

Playhouse Presents

Bette Davis

2012

Playhouse Presents Series ★ 6,0

Playhouse Presents

Doris Stokes

2012

Playhouse Presents Series ★ 6,0

Playhouse Presents

Catherine the Great

2012

The Chelsea Detective Series ★ 6,3

The Chelsea Detective

Olivia Arnold

2022

Murder Most Horrid Series ★ 6,9

Murder Most Horrid

Gloria Twigge

1991

Bremner, Bird and Fortune Series ★ 7,5

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

1999

Screen One Series ★ 7,2

Screen One

Freddie Hancock

1989

Hotel Babylon Series ★ 7,3

Hotel Babylon

2006

Reilly: Ace of Spies Series ★ 7,0

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Dagmara

1983

Whitstable Pearl Series ★ 6,7

Whitstable Pearl

Dolly Nolan

2021

Space Precinct Series ★ 6,4

Space Precinct

Erika Brandt

1994

The Street Series ★ 7,6

The Street

2006

Goal! Film ★ 6,8

Goal!

Carol Harmison

2005

A Ghost Story for Christmas Series ★ 7,4

A Ghost Story for Christmas

Mrs Ambrigail

1971

Friday Night Dinner Series ★ 7,8

Friday Night Dinner

Sheila Bloom

2011

Mr. Holmes Film ★ 6,5

Mr. Holmes

Matinee "Madame Schirmer"

2015

Chef Series ★ 7,6

Chef

Anita Lawrence

1993

Great Expectations Series ★ 7,3

Great Expectations

Mrs. Brandley

2011

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers Series ★ 8,0

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Winnie Verloc

1988

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Bette Davis

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Doris Stokes

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Catherine the Great

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Elizabeth I

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

St Catherine

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Whistler's Mother

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Thora Hind

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Josephine-Joseph

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Barbara Cartland

2013

Ruby Series ★ 9,0

Ruby

Self

1997

Goal II: Living the Dream Film ★ 6,0

Goal II: Living the Dream

Carol Harmison

2007

Funland Series ★ 6,3

Funland

Connie Woolf

2005

Vexed Series ★ 6,9

Vexed

Pat Poynter

2010

Beautiful People Series ★ 6,8

Beautiful People

Miss Prentice

2008

Queens of Mystery Series ★ 7,0

Queens of Mystery

Viv Collins

2019

Gimme Gimme Gimme Series ★ 6,9

Gimme Gimme Gimme

Janine

1999

Rik Mayall Presents Series ★ 7,3

Rik Mayall Presents

Sally Denton

1993

The Nativity Series ★ 8,8

The Nativity

Elizabeth

2010

Monkey Dust Series ★ 8,0

Monkey Dust

(voice)

2003

Hamlet Film ★ 7,4

Hamlet

First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown

2024

The Storyteller: Greek Myths Series ★ 8,2

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

Medusa

1991

The Spa Series ★ 6,0

The Spa

Ginny

2013

The Missionary Film ★ 5,6

The Missionary

Mission Girl

1982

Behaving Badly Series ★ 4,3

Behaving Badly

1989

The Ice House Series ★ 6,1

The Ice House

Diana Goode

1997

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Film ★ 6,4

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Joy

2017

The Bookshop Film ★ 6,5

The Bookshop

Jessie Welford

2017

Still Crazy Film ★ 6,8

Still Crazy

Lady in Black

1998

Semi-Detached Series ★ 6,0

Semi-Detached

Patricia

2020

Pete versus Life Series ★ 6,5

Pete versus Life

2010

Film ★ 7,5

Listening

Woman

2003

Dreamland Series ★ 6,5

Dreamland

Cheryl

2023

Rhodes Series ★ 9,0

Rhodes

Princess Catherine Radziwill

1996

Love in a Cold Climate Series ★ 7,9

Love in a Cold Climate

The Bolter

2001

Blue Iguana Film ★ 5,7

Blue Iguana

Princess

2018

The Leaving of Liverpool Series ★ 7,2

The Leaving of Liverpool

1992

Esther Kahn Film ★ 6,0

Esther Kahn

Rivka Kahn

2000

Muse of Fire Film ★ 6,5

Muse of Fire

Self

2013

Mapp and Lucia Series ★ 6,3

Mapp and Lucia

Amelia, Contessa di Faraglione

2014

Castaway Film ★ 6,3

Castaway

Sister Saint Winifred

1986

The Rebel Series ★ 7,2

The Rebel

Angela

2016

Evilenko Film ★ 5,8

Evilenko

Fenja Evilenka

2004

The Escort Film ★ 5,4

The Escort

Jessica

1999

Series

Summer Comedy Shorts

Mum

2017

We'll Take Manhattan Film ★ 5,7

We'll Take Manhattan

Diana Vreeland

2012

Prick Up Your Ears Film ★ 6,7

Prick Up Your Ears

Leonie Orton

1987

The Nightmare Years Series ★ 6,5

The Nightmare Years

Helga Bauer

1989

Superstition Film ★ 5,3

Superstition

Isabella Flores

2001

A Zed & Two Noughts Film ★ 7,0

A Zed & Two Noughts

Venus de Milo

1985

Shiner Film ★ 5,4

Shiner

Georgie

2000

Photographing Fairies Film ★ 5,7

Photographing Fairies

Beatrice Templeton

1997

Dead Fish Film ★ 5,5

Dead Fish

S & M Prostitute

2005

Boudica Film ★ 4,8

Boudica

Agrippina

2003

Young Soul Rebels Film ★ 5,3

Young Soul Rebels

Ann

1991

Plastic Man Series

Plastic Man

Louise Ferman

1999

King Lear Film ★ 6,7

King Lear

Goneril

2008

Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel Film ★ 7,8

Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel

Self

2021

The Secret Santa Project Film

The Secret Santa Project

Carol

2025

We Think the World of You Film ★ 6,4

We Think the World of You

Megan

1988

Series

Celeb

2002

McKellen: Playing the Part Film ★ 7,2

McKellen: Playing the Part

2018

Trick or Treat Film ★ 2,3

Trick or Treat

Miss Ferguson

2019

3 Steps to Heaven Film ★ 3,8

3 Steps to Heaven

Andrea Wallis

1995

Series

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

Dinner Guest

2008

Hancock Film

Hancock

Freddie Hancock

1991

The Orchid House Series ★ 4,8

The Orchid House

Joan

1991

MUSIK Film

MUSIK

2026

The Chosen Film ★ 5,9

The Chosen

Natalia Sedova

2016

A Hand to Hold Film

A Hand to Hold

Moira

2026

The Escape Film ★ 5,5

The Escape

Alison

2018

The Red Siren Film ★ 5,3

The Red Siren

Eva

2002

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing Film ★ 7,0

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

Adonia

1995

Acceptable Levels Film ★ 7,0

Acceptable Levels

Jill

1983

The Queen and I Film ★ 6,3

The Queen and I

Princess Margaret

2018

The IT Crowd Manual Film ★ 8,2

The IT Crowd Manual

Self

2014

Giorgino Film ★ 6,4

Giorgino

Marie

1994

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid Film ★ 5,7

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Rosie

1987

The Legend of the Tamworth Two Film ★ 5,0

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

Miss Piggy (voice)

2004

An Ideal Husband Film ★ 7,5

An Ideal Husband

Mrs. Cheveley

2018

The Leaving of Liverpool Film ★ 6,0

The Leaving of Liverpool

Ellen, Lil's Mother

1992

Those Glory Glory Days Film ★ 5,3

Those Glory Glory Days

Woman

1983

Home Sweet Home Film ★ 6,3

Home Sweet Home

Melody

1982

Film ★ 3,7

Plastic Man

Louise Ferman

1999

Let's Talk About Sex Series ★ 10,0

Let's Talk About Sex

Narrator

2019

Film ★ 5,5

Do Not Disturb

Jenny

1991

A Royal Scandal Film ★ 7,6

A Royal Scandal

Lady Jersey

1997

Series ★ 7,0

Having It Off

2002

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint Film ★ 6,9

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

Mrs Ambrigail

2021

Soft Top Hard Shoulder Film ★ 6,3

Soft Top Hard Shoulder

Miss Trumble

1993

The Grasscutter Film ★ 6,0

The Grasscutter

Claire Deeds

1990

Twelfth Night, or What You Will Film ★ 7,4

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Viola / Cesario

1988

The Fattest Man in Britain Film ★ 5,9

The Fattest Man in Britain

Janice

2009

Film

Just in Time

1998

Flyfishing Film ★ 4,2

Flyfishing

Frances

2003

The Gentleman Thief Film

The Gentleman Thief

Julia Sinclair

2001

The People Before Film ★ 5,6

The People Before

2025

Film ★ 10,0

A Statement of Affairs

Pip

1993

A Flame to the Phoenix Film ★ 8,0

A Flame to the Phoenix

Wanda Grabinska

1983

White City Film ★ 7,0

White City

Alice

1985

Film

Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs

Annie Shepherd

1996

Secret Friends Film ★ 3,9

Secret Friends

Angela

1991

Film

Bucky

Miss Eversham

2014

In The Cold Light Of Day Film

In The Cold Light Of Day

Mother

1994

Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town Film ★ 8,0

Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town

Sally Denton

1995

Scarborough Ahoy! Film ★ 8,0

Scarborough Ahoy!

Maria

1994

Toy Boys Film ★ 10,0

Toy Boys

Mrs. Chambers

1999

Return to Blood River Film ★ 8,0

Return to Blood River

Karen

1994

Hard Feelings Film ★ 8,0

Hard Feelings

Viv

1984

May I Kill U? Film ★ 4,6

May I Kill U?

Bernice

2013

Separate Bedrooms Film ★ 5,3

Separate Bedrooms

Gert

1989

Film

The State of Us

Joan

His Passionate Bride Film ★ 7,5

His Passionate Bride

Narrator (voice)

2005

A Bird Flew In Film

A Bird Flew In

Marie

2022

Tea Film ★ 7,0

Tea

Woman

1998

Film

Duck

1988

Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin Film ★ 7,0

Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin

Anna Lindsay

1994

Film

From London with Love

Bad Education: Christmas Special Film ★ 10,0

Bad Education: Christmas Special

Alfie's Mum

2013

Film

Fish Tale

Helen Wormsley

1994