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Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Acting May 13, 1958 (68 years old) Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK

Biography

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).

Movies 87

Goal! 6.8

Goal!

as Carol Harmison

2005
Mr. Holmes 6.5

Mr. Holmes

as Matinee "Madame Schirmer"

2015
Goal II: Living the Dream 6.0

Goal II: Living the Dream

as Carol Harmison

2007
The Bookshop 6.5

The Bookshop

as Jessie Welford

2017
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 6.3

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

as Joy

2017
Evilenko 5.8

Evilenko

as Fenja Evilenka

2004
Superstition 5.0

Superstition

as Isabella Flores

2001
A Zed & Two Noughts 7.0

A Zed & Two Noughts

as Venus de Milo

1985
Boudica 4.8

Boudica

as Agrippina

2003
Still Crazy 6.9

Still Crazy

as Lady in Black

1998
The Missionary 5.6

The Missionary

as Mission Girl

1982
The Secret Santa Project

The Secret Santa Project

as Carol

2025
Castaway 6.3

Castaway

as Sister Saint Winifred

1986
Twelfth Night, or What You Will 7.5

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

as Viola / Cesario

1988
We'll Take Manhattan 5.7

We'll Take Manhattan

as Diana Vreeland

2012
The Chosen 5.8

The Chosen

as Natalia Sedova

2016
Prick Up Your Ears 6.7

Prick Up Your Ears

as Leonie Orton

1987
Photographing Fairies 5.7

Photographing Fairies

as Beatrice Templeton

1997
The Queen and I 6.3

The Queen and I

as Princess Margaret

2018
Those Glory Glory Days 5.3

Those Glory Glory Days

as Woman

1983
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid 5.8

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

as Rosie

1987
Muse of Fire 6.5

Muse of Fire

as Self

2013
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town 8.0

Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town

as Sally Denton

1995
Dead Fish 5.6

Dead Fish

as S & M Prostitute

2005
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint 6.5

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

as Mrs Ambrigail

2021
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel 7.8

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

as Self

2021
We Think the World of You 6.4

We Think the World of You

as Megan

1988
The Escort 5.4

The Escort

as Jessica

1999
Blue Iguana 5.7

Blue Iguana

as Princess

2018
A Bird Flew In

A Bird Flew In

as Marie

2022
Esther Kahn 6.0

Esther Kahn

as Rivka Kahn

2000
McKellen: Playing the Part 7.2

McKellen: Playing the Part

2018
The Escape 5.5

The Escape

as Alison

2018
The Red Siren 5.2

The Red Siren

as Eva

2002
Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin 7.0

Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin

as Anna Lindsay

1994
King Lear 6.4

King Lear

as Goneril

2008
Young Soul Rebels 5.5

Young Soul Rebels

as Ann

1991
Hancock

Hancock

as Freddie Hancock

1991
Home Sweet Home 6.3

Home Sweet Home

as Melody

1982
Listening 7.5

Listening

as Woman

2003
Shiner 5.4

Shiner

as Georgie

2000
Giorgino 6.4

Giorgino

as Marie

1994
The IT Crowd Manual 8.1

The IT Crowd Manual

as Self

2014
Soft Top Hard Shoulder 6.3

Soft Top Hard Shoulder

as Miss Trumble

1993
Hamlet 7.8

Hamlet

as First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown

2024
The Legend of the Tamworth Two 5.0

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

as Miss Piggy (voice)

2004
Bad Education: Christmas Special 10.0

Bad Education: Christmas Special

as Alfie's Mum

2013
An Ideal Husband 7.5

An Ideal Husband

as Mrs. Cheveley

2018
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing 7.0

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

as Adonia

1995
The Fattest Man in Britain 5.9

The Fattest Man in Britain

as Janice

2009
Secret Friends 4.2

Secret Friends

as Angela

1991
3 Steps to Heaven 3.8

3 Steps to Heaven

as Andrea Wallis

1995
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon

as Medusa

1991
A Flame to the Phoenix 8.0

A Flame to the Phoenix

as Wanda Grabinska

1983
Acceptable Levels 7.0

Acceptable Levels

as Jill

1983
Trick or Treat 5.4

Trick or Treat

as Miss Ferguson

2019
Toy Boys 10.0

Toy Boys

as Mrs. Chambers

1999
From London with Love

From London with Love

The Grasscutter 6.0

The Grasscutter

as Claire Deeds

1990
Hard Feelings 8.0

Hard Feelings

as Viv

1984
Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs

Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs

as Annie Shepherd

1996
A Hand to Hold

A Hand to Hold

as Moira

2026
The Gentleman Thief

The Gentleman Thief

as Julia Sinclair

2001
It Might Be You

It Might Be You

as Wendy

1995
Plastic Man 3.7

Plastic Man

as Louise Ferman

1999
The Leaving of Liverpool 6.0

The Leaving of Liverpool

as Ellen, Lil's Mother

1992
The State of Us

The State of Us

as Joan

2026
The People Before 5.6

The People Before

2025
In The Cold Light Of Day

In The Cold Light Of Day

as Mother

1994
May I Kill U? 4.6

May I Kill U?

as Bernice

2013
MUSIK

MUSIK

2026
Scarborough Ahoy! 8.0

Scarborough Ahoy!

as Maria

1994
His Passionate Bride 7.5

His Passionate Bride

as Narrator (voice)

2005
A Royal Scandal 7.6

A Royal Scandal

as Lady Jersey

1997
A Mother For An Hour

A Mother For An Hour

as Nestan

Flyfishing 4.2

Flyfishing

as Frances

2003
Tea 7.0

Tea

as Woman

1998
Thatcherworld

Thatcherworld

as Penny Jenkins

1993
A Statement of Affairs 10.0

A Statement of Affairs

as Pip

1993
Return to Blood River 8.0

Return to Blood River

as Karen

1994
White City 7.0

White City

as Alice

1985
Separate Bedrooms 5.3

Separate Bedrooms

as Gert

1989
Do Not Disturb 5.5

Do Not Disturb

as Jenny

1991
Just in Time

Just in Time

1998
Bucky

Bucky

as Miss Eversham

2014
Duck

Duck

1988
Fish Tale

Fish Tale

as Helen Wormsley

1994

TV Shows 88

Doctor Who 7.6

Doctor Who

as Madame Kovarian

2005
Doctor Who 7.6

Doctor Who

as Eye Patch Lady

2005
Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Ingrid Lockston

1997
Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Constance Fielding

1997
The IT Crowd 8.2

The IT Crowd

as Doctor Mendall

2006
Death in Paradise 7.4

Death in Paradise

as Diana Watson

2011
Agatha Christie's Poirot 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Lady Millicent

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Merlina Rival

1989
Casualty 6.2

Casualty

as Nancy

1986
Father Brown 7.7

Father Brown

as Davina Malmort

2013
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Melody

1970
Red Dwarf 8.1

Red Dwarf

as Genny

1988
Omnibus 7.2

Omnibus

1967
Agatha Christie's Marple 7.9

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Lizzie Hinchcliffe

2004
New Tricks 7.3

New Tricks

2004
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Jenny Coldfield

1985
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Karen

1985
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Mother

1985
Inside No. 9 8.1

Inside No. 9

as Lesley

2014
An Audience with... 5.3

An Audience with...

as Self

1978
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 6.0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

2011
Hustle 7.8

Hustle

as Clarissa

2004
Dalziel and Pascoe 6.4

Dalziel and Pascoe

as Amanda 'Cap' Marvell

1996
Inspector Morse 7.9

Inspector Morse

as Nicole Burgess

1987
Benidorm 7.6

Benidorm

as Daisy

2007
The Chelsea Detective 6.3

The Chelsea Detective

as Olivia Arnold

2022
Law & Order: UK 7.0

Law & Order: UK

2009
Timewatch 6.9

Timewatch

as Annie Besant

1982
Hotel Babylon 7.3

Hotel Babylon

2006
Hotel Babylon 7.3

Hotel Babylon

as Arianna Adams

2006
Bremner, Bird and Fortune 7.5

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

1999
Silk 7.5

Silk

as Caroline Warwick QC

2011
Screen One 7.2

Screen One

as Freddie Hancock

1989
Friday Night Dinner 7.8

Friday Night Dinner

as Sheila Bloom

2011
Space Precinct 6.1

Space Precinct

as Erika Brandt

1994
Playhouse Presents 6.0

Playhouse Presents

as Bette Davis

2012
Playhouse Presents 6.0

Playhouse Presents

as Doris Stokes

2012
Playhouse Presents 6.0

Playhouse Presents

as Catherine the Great

2012
Murder Most Horrid 6.9

Murder Most Horrid

as Gloria Twigge

1991
A Ghost Story for Christmas 7.3

A Ghost Story for Christmas

as Mrs Ambrigail

1971
Whitstable Pearl 6.7

Whitstable Pearl

as Dolly Nolan

2021
Gimme Gimme Gimme 7.1

Gimme Gimme Gimme

as Janine

1999
The Street 7.6

The Street

2006
Reilly: Ace of Spies 7.0

Reilly: Ace of Spies

as Dagmara

1983
Psychobitches 6.8

Psychobitches

as Bette Davis

2013
Psychobitches 6.8

Psychobitches

as Doris Stokes

2013
Psychobitches 6.8

Psychobitches

as Catherine the Great

2013
Psychobitches 6.8

Psychobitches

as Elizabeth I

2013
Psychobitches 6.8

Psychobitches

as St Catherine

2013
Psychobitches 6.8

Psychobitches

as Whistler's Mother

2013
Psychobitches 6.8

Psychobitches

as Thora Hind

2013
Psychobitches 6.8

Psychobitches

as Josephine-Joseph

2013
Psychobitches 6.8

Psychobitches

as Barbara Cartland

2013
Great Expectations 7.3

Great Expectations

as Mrs. Brandley

2011
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow 6.7

Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow

as Narrator

2015
Beautiful People 6.8

Beautiful People

as Miss Prentice

2008
Ruby 9.0

Ruby

as Self

1997
Funland 6.2

Funland

as Connie Woolf

2005
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers 8.0

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as Winnie Verloc

1988
Chef 7.6

Chef

as Anita Lawrence

1993
The Storyteller: Greek Myths 8.2

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

as Medusa

1991
Queens of Mystery 7.0

Queens of Mystery

as Viv Collins

2019
Vexed 7.0

Vexed

as Pat Poynter

2010
Monkey Dust 8.0

Monkey Dust

as (voice)

2003
The Nativity 8.8

The Nativity

as Elizabeth

2010
Pete versus Life 6.5

Pete versus Life

2010
Rik Mayall Presents 7.3

Rik Mayall Presents

as Sally Denton

1993
The Spa 6.0

The Spa

as Ginny

2013
Semi-Detached 5.9

Semi-Detached

as Patricia

2020
Dreamland 6.4

Dreamland

as Cheryl

2023
Love in a Cold Climate 8.1

Love in a Cold Climate

as The Bolter

2001
The Rebel 7.2

The Rebel

as Angela

2016
Mapp and Lucia 6.3

Mapp and Lucia

as Amelia, Contessa di Faraglione

2014
Behaving Badly 4.3

Behaving Badly

1989
The Ice House 6.1

The Ice House

as Diana Goode

1997
The Nightmare Years 6.5

The Nightmare Years

as Helga Bauer

1989
Rhodes 9.0

Rhodes

as Princess Catherine Radziwill

1996
Having It Off 7.0

Having It Off

2002
Celeb

Celeb

as Suzi

2002
Real Women

Real Women

as Anna Nicholls

1998
The Orchid House 4.8

The Orchid House

as Joan

1991
Treasure 6.0

Treasure

as Mum (voice)

2000
Brief Encounters 7.0

Brief Encounters

as Jackie Knight

2006
Let's Talk About Sex 10.0

Let's Talk About Sex

as Narrator

2019
Summer Comedy Shorts

Summer Comedy Shorts

as Mum

2017
The Leaving of Liverpool 7.2

The Leaving of Liverpool

1992
Plastic Man

Plastic Man

as Louise Ferman

1999
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

as Dinner Guest

2008

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