Known For
Acting
Born
May 13, 1958
Place of Birth
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Credits
156 titles
Frances Barber
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).
Known For
Filmography
MUSIK
A Hand to Hold
Moira
The Secret Santa Project
Carol
The People Before
Hamlet
First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown
Dreamland
Cheryl
A Bird Flew In
Marie
The Chelsea Detective
Olivia Arnold
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
Mrs Ambrigail
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
Self
Whitstable Pearl
Dolly Nolan
Semi-Detached
Patricia
Trick or Treat
Miss Ferguson
Queens of Mystery
Viv Collins
Let's Talk About Sex
Narrator
The Queen and I
Princess Margaret
Blue Iguana
Princess
An Ideal Husband
Mrs. Cheveley
McKellen: Playing the Part
The Escape
Alison
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Joy
The Bookshop
Jessie Welford
Summer Comedy Shorts
Mum
The Chosen
Natalia Sedova
The Rebel
Angela
Mr. Holmes
Matinee "Madame Schirmer"
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
Narrator
Mapp and Lucia
Amelia, Contessa di Faraglione
Bucky
Miss Eversham
Inside No. 9
Lesley
The IT Crowd Manual
Self
Bad Education: Christmas Special
Alfie's Mum
Muse of Fire
Self
Psychobitches
Bette Davis
The Spa
Ginny
Father Brown
Davina Malmort
May I Kill U?
Bernice
Playhouse Presents
Bette Davis
We'll Take Manhattan
Diana Vreeland
Great Expectations
Mrs. Brandley
Death in Paradise
Diana Watson
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
Friday Night Dinner
Sheila Bloom
Silk
Caroline Warwick QC
The Nativity
Elizabeth
Vexed
Pat Poynter
Pete versus Life
The Fattest Man in Britain
Janice
Law & Order: UK
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
Dinner Guest