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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1958-05-13 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK

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

Acting

2024

Hamlet as First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown

2023

Dreamland as Cheryl

2022

The Chelsea Detective as Olivia Arnold

2021

Whitstable Pearl as Dolly Nolan

2019

Trick or Treat as Miss Ferguson
Queens of Mystery as Viv Collins

2018

Blue Iguana as Princess
The Escape as Alison
An Ideal Husband as Mrs. Cheveley
The Queen and I as Princess Margaret

2017

The Bookshop as Jessie Welford

2016

The Chosen as Natalia Sedova
The Rebel as Angela

2015

Mr. Holmes as Matinee "Madame Schirmer"

2014

Bucky as Miss Eversham
Inside No. 9 as Lesley
Mapp and Lucia as Amelia, Contessa di Faraglione

2013

May I Kill U? as Bernice
Muse of Fire as Self
Psychobitches as Various Roles
Father Brown as Davina Malmort
The Spa as Virginia (Ginny) Trench

2012

We'll Take Manhattan as Diana Vreeland
Bad Education as Alfie's Mum

2011

Death in Paradise as Diana Watson
Friday Night Dinner as Sheila Bloom
Great Expectations as Mrs. Brandley
Silk as Caroline Warwick
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant

2010

Vexed as Pat Poynter
The Nativity as Elizabeth

2009

2008

King Lear as Goneril
Beautiful People as Miss Prentice

2007

Goal II: Living the Dream as Carol Harmison
Benidorm as Daisy

2006

The IT Crowd as Doctor Mendall
The IT Crowd as Herself

2005

Goal! as Carol Harmison
Dead Fish as S & M Prostitute
His Passionate Bride as Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who as Madame Kovarian
Doctor Who as Eye Patch Lady

2004

Evilenko as Fenja Evilenka
The Legend of the Tamworth Two as Miss Piggy (voice)
Hustle as Clarissa
Agatha Christie's Marple as Lizzie Hinchcliffe

2003

Flyfishing as Frances
Listening as Woman

2002

2001

Superstition as Isabella Flores
The Gentleman Thief as Julia Sinclair

2000

Shiner as Georgie
Esther Kahn as Rivka Kahn

1999

The Escort as Jessica
Plastic Man as Louise Ferman
Toy Boys as Mrs. Chambers
Plastic Man as Louise Ferman

1998

Still Crazy as Lady in Black
Tea as Woman

1997

Photographing Fairies as Beatrice Templeton
A Royal Scandal as Lady Jersey
Ruby as Self
The Ice House as Diana Goode
Midsomer Murders as Ingrid Lockston
Midsomer Murders as Constance Fielding

1996

Rhodes as Princess Catherine Radziwill

1995

3 Steps to Heaven as Andrea Wallis

1994

Fish Tale as Helen Wormsley
Giorgino as Marie

1993

Soft Top Hard Shoulder as Miss Trumble
Chef as Anita Lawrence
Rik Mayall Presents as Sally Denton

1992

The Leaving of Liverpool as Ellen, Lil's Mother

1991

Secret Friends as Angela
Hancock as Freddie Hancock
Murder Most Horrid as Gloria Twigge

1990

1989

The Nightmare Years as Helga Bauer
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Lady Millicent
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Merlina Rival

1988

Red Dwarf as Genny

1987

Prick Up Your Ears as Leonie Orton
Inspector Morse as Nicole Burgess

1986

Castaway as Sister Saint Winifred
Casualty as Nancy

1985

A Zed & Two Noughts as Venus de Milo
White City as Alice

1984

1983

A Flame to the Phoenix as Wanda Grabinska

1982

Home Sweet Home as Melody
The Missionary as Mission Girl
Timewatch as Annie Besant

1978

1970

Play for Today as Melody