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).
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Movies (25)
The Secret Santa Project
as Carol
2025
The People Before
2025
Hamlet
as First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown
2024
A Bird Flew In
as Marie
2022
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
as Mrs Ambrigail
2021
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
as Self
2021
Trick or Treat
as Miss Ferguson
2019
The Queen and I
as Princess Margaret
2018
Blue Iguana
as Princess
2018
An Ideal Husband
as Mrs. Cheveley
2018
McKellen: Playing the Part
2018
The Escape
as Alison
2018
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
as Joy
2017
The Bookshop
as Jessie Welford
2017
The Chosen
as Natalia Sedova
2016
Mr. Holmes
as Matinee "Madame Schirmer"
2015
Bucky
as Miss Eversham
2014
The IT Crowd Manual
as Self
2014
Bad Education: Christmas Special
as Alfie's Mum
2013
Muse of Fire
as Self
2013
May I Kill U?
as Bernice
2013
We'll Take Manhattan
as Diana Vreeland
2012
The Fattest Man in Britain
as Janice
2009
King Lear
as Goneril
2008
Goal II: Living the Dream
as Carol Harmison
2007
TV Shows (25)
Dreamland
as Cheryl
2023
The Chelsea Detective
as Olivia Arnold
2022
Whitstable Pearl
as Dolly Nolan
2021
Queens of Mystery
as Viv Collins
2019
Let's Talk About Sex
as Narrator
2019
Summer Comedy Shorts
as Mum
2017
The Rebel
as Angela
2016
Mapp and Lucia
as Amelia, Contessa di Faraglione
2014
Inside No. 9
as Lesley
2014
Psychobitches
as Various Roles
2013
The Spa
as Virginia (Ginny) Trench
2013
Father Brown
as Davina Malmort
2013
Great Expectations
as Mrs. Brandley
2011
Death in Paradise
as Diana Watson
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011
Friday Night Dinner
as Sheila Bloom
2011
Silk
as Caroline Warwick QC
2011
The Nativity
as Elizabeth
2010
Vexed
as Pat Poynter
2010
Pete versus Life
2010
Law & Order: UK
2009
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
as Dinner Guest
2008
Beautiful People
as Miss Prentice
2008
Benidorm
as Daisy
2007
The Street
2006