Frances Barber

Acting

Frances Barber

Born May 13, 1958Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK150 credits

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).

Known For

Filmography

A Hand to Hold
2026A Hand to Hold
as MoiraMovie
Hamlet
2024Hamlet
as First Player / Player Queen / Second ClownMovie
Dreamland
2023Dreamland
as CherylTV
A Bird Flew In
2022A Bird Flew In
as MarieMovie
The Chelsea Detective
2022The Chelsea Detective
as Olivia ArnoldTV
Whitstable Pearl
2021Whitstable Pearl
as Dolly NolanTV
Semi-Detached
2020Semi-Detached
as PatriciaTV
Trick or Treat
2019Trick or Treat
as Miss FergusonMovie
Queens of Mystery
2019Queens of Mystery
as Viv CollinsTV
The Queen and I
2018The Queen and I
as Princess MargaretMovie
Blue Iguana
2018Blue Iguana
as PrincessMovie
An Ideal Husband
2018An Ideal Husband
as Mrs. CheveleyMovie
The Escape
2018The Escape
as AlisonMovie
The Bookshop
2017The Bookshop
as Jessie WelfordMovie
The Chosen
2016The Chosen
as Natalia SedovaMovie
The Rebel
2016The Rebel
as AngelaTV
Mr. Holmes
2015Mr. Holmes
as Matinee "Madame Schirmer"Movie
Mapp and Lucia
2014Mapp and Lucia
as Amelia, Contessa di FaraglioneTV
B
2014Bucky
as Miss EvershamMovie
Inside No. 9
2014Inside No. 9
as LesleyTV
Muse of Fire
2013Muse of Fire
as SelfMovie
Psychobitches
2013Psychobitches
as Bette DavisTV
The Spa
2013The Spa
as Virginia (Ginny) TrenchTV
Father Brown
2013Father Brown
as Davina MalmortTV
May I Kill U?
2013May I Kill U?
as BerniceMovie
Playhouse Presents
2012Playhouse Presents
as Bette DavisTV
We'll Take Manhattan
2012We'll Take Manhattan
as Diana VreelandMovie
Great Expectations
2011Great Expectations
as Mrs. BrandleyTV
Death in Paradise
2011Death in Paradise
as Diana WatsonTV
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - ParticipantTV
The Clocks
2011The Clocks
as Merlina RivalMovie
Friday Night Dinner
2011Friday Night Dinner
as Sheila BloomTV
Silk
2011Silk
as Caroline Warwick QCTV
The Nativity
2010The Nativity
as ElizabethTV
Vexed
2010Vexed
as Pat PoynterTV
Beautiful People
2008Beautiful People
as Miss PrenticeTV
King Lear
2008King Lear
as GonerilMovie
Goal II: Living the Dream
2007Goal II: Living the Dream
as Carol HarmisonMovie
Benidorm
2007Benidorm
as DaisyTV
The IT Crowd
2006The IT Crowd
as Doctor MendallTV
Funland
2005Funland
as Connie WoolfTV
Dead Fish
2005Dead Fish
as S & M ProstituteMovie
Goal!
2005Goal!
as Carol HarmisonMovie
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Who
as Madame KovarianTV
His Passionate Bride
2005His Passionate Bride
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marple
as Lizzie HinchcliffeTV
Evilenko
2004Evilenko
as Fenja EvilenkaMovie
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004The Legend of the Tamworth Two
as Miss Piggy (voice)Movie
Hustle
2004Hustle
as ClarissaTV
Boudica
2003Boudica
as AgrippinaMovie
L
2003Listening
as WomanMovie
Monkey Dust
2003Monkey Dust
as (voice)TV
Flyfishing
2003Flyfishing
as FrancesMovie
Superstition
2001Superstition
as Isabella FloresMovie
The Gentleman Thief
2001The Gentleman Thief
as Julia SinclairMovie
Esther Kahn
2000Esther Kahn
as Rivka KahnMovie
Shiner
2000Shiner
as GeorgieMovie
The Escort
1999The Escort
as JessicaMovie
Plastic Man
1999Plastic Man
as Louise FermanTV
P
1999Plastic Man
as Louise FermanMovie
Toy Boys
1999Toy Boys
as Mrs. ChambersMovie
Still Crazy
1998Still Crazy
as Lady in BlackMovie
Tea
1998Tea
as WomanMovie
A Royal Scandal
1997A Royal Scandal
as Lady JerseyMovie
Photographing Fairies
1997Photographing Fairies
as Beatrice TempletonMovie
Ruby
1997Ruby
as SelfTV
The Ice House
1997The Ice House
as Diana GoodeTV
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murders
as Ingrid LockstonTV
Rhodes
1996Rhodes
as Princess Catherine RadziwillTV
3 Steps to Heaven
19953 Steps to Heaven
as Andrea WallisMovie
Giorgino
1994Giorgino
as MarieMovie
Space Precinct
1994Space Precinct
as Erika BrandtTV
F
1994Fish Tale
as Helen WormsleyMovie
Rik Mayall Presents
1993Rik Mayall Presents
as Sally DentonTV
Chef
1993Chef
as Anita LawrenceTV
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
1993Soft Top Hard Shoulder
as Miss TrumbleMovie
The Leaving of Liverpool
1992The Leaving of Liverpool
as Ellen, Lil's MotherMovie
Murder Most Horrid
1991Murder Most Horrid
as Gloria TwiggeTV
Hancock
1991Hancock
as Freddie HancockMovie
Secret Friends
1991Secret Friends
as AngelaMovie
The Grasscutter
1990The Grasscutter
as Claire DeedsMovie
The Nightmare Years
1989The Nightmare Years
as Helga BauerTV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Lady MillicentTV
Red Dwarf
1988Red Dwarf
as GennyTV
Prick Up Your Ears
1987Prick Up Your Ears
as Leonie OrtonMovie
Inspector Morse
1987Inspector Morse
as Nicole BurgessTV
Casualty
1986Casualty
as NancyTV
Castaway
1986Castaway
as Sister Saint WinifredMovie
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985A Zed & Two Noughts
as Venus de MiloMovie
White City
1985White City
as AliceMovie
A Flame to the Phoenix
1983A Flame to the Phoenix
as Wanda GrabinskaMovie
The Missionary
1982The Missionary
as Mission GirlMovie
Timewatch
1982Timewatch
as Annie BesantTV
Home Sweet Home
1982Home Sweet Home
as MelodyMovie