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Frances Barber

Born · May 13, 1958 (66 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK

Bio

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

Hamlet

First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown

7.8

2024

Dreamland

Cheryl · (6 episodes)

7.1

2023

A Bird Flew In

Marie

0.0

2022

The Chelsea Detective

Olivia Arnold · (4 episodes)

6.3

2022

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

Mrs Ambrigail

6.9

2021

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

Herself

7.8

2021

Whitstable Pearl

Dolly Nolan · (18 episodes)

6.5

2021

Trick or Treat

Miss Ferguson

2.3

2019

Queens of Mystery

Viv Collins · (1 episode)

7.2

2019

Let's Talk About Sex

Narrator · (3 episodes)

10.0

2019

The Queen and I

Princess Margaret

6.4

2018

Blue Iguana

Princess

5.8

2018

An Ideal Husband

Mrs. Cheveley

7.5

2018

McKellen: Playing the Part

7.2

2018

The Escape

Alison

5.6

2018

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Joy

6.4

2017

The Bookshop

Jessie

6.5

2017

The Chosen

Natalia Sedova

5.8

2016

The Rebel

Angela · (2 episodes)

7.5

2016

Mr. Holmes

Matinee "Madame Schirmer"

6.5

2015

Mapp and Lucia

Amelia, Contessa di Faraglione · (3 episodes)

6.6

2014

Bucky

Miss Eversham

0.0

2014

Inside No. 9

Lesley · (1 episode)

8.0

2014

The IT Crowd Manual

Self

8.3

2014

Muse of Fire

Self

6.5

2013

Psychobitches

Various Roles · (11 episodes)

6.7

2013

The Spa

Virginia (Ginny) Trench · (8 episodes)

6.0

2013

Father Brown

Davina Malmort · (1 episode)

7.5

2013

May I Kill U?

Bernice

4.6

2013

Bad Education

Alfie's Mum · (1 episode)

7.0

2012

We'll Take Manhattan

Diana Vreeland

5.7

2012

Great Expectations

Mrs. Brandley · (2 episodes)

7.2

2011

Death in Paradise

Diana Watson · (1 episode)

7.5

2011

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant · (1 episode)

5.0

2011

Friday Night Dinner

Sheila Bloom · (1 episode)

7.8

2011

Silk

Caroline Warwick · (12 episodes)

7.6

2011

The Nativity

Elizabeth · (4 episodes)

8.8

2010

Vexed

Pat Poynter · (1 episode)

7.0

2010

Pete versus Life

(1 episode)

6.7

2010

The Fattest Man in Britain

Janice

5.9

2009

Law & Order: UK

(1 episode)

2006

The IT Crowd

Doctor Mendall · (1 episode)

8.1

2006

The IT Crowd

Herself · (1 episode)

8.1

2006

Hotel Babylon

(1 episode)

7.3

2006

Funland

(11 episodes)

6.4

2005

Dead Fish

S & M Prostitute

5.5

2005

Goal!

Carol Harmison

6.8

2005

Doctor Who

7.6

2004

New Tricks

(1 episode)

7.3

2004

Listening

Woman

Isabella Flores

5.2

2001

Love in a Cold Climate

The Bolter · (3 episodes)

7.8

2001

Esther Kahn

Rivka Kahn

6.0

2000

Shiner

Georgie

5.6

2000

The Escort

Jessica

5.3

1999

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

(89 episodes)

6.0

1999

Plastic Man

Louise Ferman · (2 episodes)

0.0

1999

Plastic Man

Louise Ferman

1.0

1999

Toy Boys

Mrs. Chambers

0.0

1999

Gimme Gimme Gimme

Janine · (1 episode)

7.0

1999

Still Crazy

Lady in Black

6.8

1998

Just in Time

0.0

1998

Tea

Woman

0.0

1998

Trial & Retribution

(2 episodes)

6.4

1997

A Royal Scandal

Lady Jersey

7.0

1997

Photographing Fairies

Beatrice Templeton

5.7

1997

Ruby

Self · (2 episodes)

0.0

1997

The Ice House

Diana Goode · (2 episodes)

6.4

1997

Midsomer Murders

0.0

1994

Fish Tale

Helen Wormsley

0.0

1994

Rik Mayall Presents

5.0

1991

Secret Friends

Angela

3.9

1991

Do Not Disturb

0.0

1991

The Orchid House

Joan · (4 episodes)

5.5

1991

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

Medusa · (1 episode)

8.1

1990

The Grasscutter

5.0

1990

Separate Bedrooms

Gert

5.2

1989

The Nightmare Years

Helga Bauer · (4 episodes)

5.0

1989

Behaving Badly

(4 episodes)

3.0

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Lady Millicent · (1 episode)

8.1

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Merlina Rival · (1 episode)

8.1

1989

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Viola / Cesario

6.9

1988

We Think the World of You

Megan

6.7

1988

Red Dwarf

Genny · (1 episode)

8.0

1988

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Winnie Verloc · (1 episode)

0.0

1988

Duck

0.0

1988

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Rosie

5.6

1987

Prick Up Your Ears

Leonie Orton

6.6

1987

Inspector Morse

Nicole Burgess · (1 episode)

7.8

1987

Casualty

Nancy · (1 episode)

6.0

1986

Castaway

Sister Saint Winifred

6.3

1986

A Zed & Two Noughts

Venus de Milo

7.0

1985

White City

Alice

0.0

1985

Hard Feelings

Viv

0.0

1984

A Flame to the Phoenix

Wanda Grabinska

0.0

1983

Those Glory Glory Days

Woman

4.6

1983

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Dagmara · (3 episodes)

7.1

1983

Acceptable Levels

Jill

0.0

1983

The Missionary

Mission Girl

5.6

1982

Timewatch

Annie Besant · (1 episode)

6.9

1982

Home Sweet Home

Melody

6.3

1982

An Audience with...

Self · (1 episode)

5.3

1978

Play for Today

Melody · (1 episode)

6.1

1970