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
1998
asLady in Black
2014
asSelf
1991
asAnn
1985
asVenus de Milo
2005
asCarol Harmison
2007
asCarol Harmison
1987
asLeonie Orton
2009
asJanice
2000
asGeorgie
1987
asRosie
1994
asHelen Wormsley
2021
asMrs Ambrigail
2008
asGoneril
2005
asS & M Prostitute
1999
asJessica
1990
as
1994
asMarie
1994
asAnna Lindsay
1995
asAndrea Wallis
1991
asAngela
2013
asBernice
1995
asAdonia
2001
asIsabella Flores
1989
asGert
1994
asMother
2003
asFrances
1985
asAlice
1998
as
1988
asViola / Cesario
2002
asEva
1997
asBeatrice Templeton
1995
asSally Denton
2024
asFirst Player / Player Queen / Second Clown
1986
asSister Saint Winifred
1998
asWoman
1993
asMiss Trumble
1982
asMelody
1991
as
1991
asFreddie Hancock
2021
asHerself
2004
asFenja Evilenka
2014
asMiss Eversham
1992
asEllen, Lil's Mother
2015
asMatinee "Madame Schirmer"
1982
asMission Girl
2012
asDiana Vreeland
1999
asLouise Ferman
1997
asLady Jersey
2013
asSelf
1988
asMegan
2018
asPrincess
2016
asNatalia Sedova
2017
asJoy
2018
asAlison
2017
asJessie Welford
1983
asWanda Grabinska
2018
as
2018
asMrs. Cheveley
2000
asRivka Kahn
2018
asPrincess Margaret
1983
asJill
2005
asNarrator (voice)
1983
asWoman
1994
asMaria
2019
asMiss Ferguson
2004
asMiss Piggy (voice)
1993
asPip
1994
asKaren
1999
asMrs. Chambers
2022
asMarie
1984
asViv
2003
asWoman
1988
as
2001
asJulia Sinclair
2025
as
as
asDiana Watson
asDinner Guest
as
asNicole Burgess
asErika Brandt
asNarrator
asVarious Roles
as
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asGenny
as
asDolly Nolan
as
asas 
as
as
asPrincess Catherine Radziwill
as
asMadame Kovarian
asMelody
asAnnie Besant
asLesley
asEye Patch Lady
asPat Poynter
asDavina Malmort
asJoan
asMiss Prentice
asAnita Lawrence
asSheila Bloom
asJanine
as
asClarissa
asDaisy
asGloria Twigge
asSally Denton
asDoctor Mendall
asSelf
asMrs. Brandley
asSelf
as
asHelga Bauer
asNancy
asOlivia Arnold
asElizabeth
asLizzie Hinchcliffe
asLady Millicent
asDiana Goode
asThe Bolter
asAmelia, Contessa di Faraglione
asIngrid Lockston
asCaroline Warwick
asViv Collins
asSelf - Participant
asVirginia (Ginny) Trench
asLouise Ferman
asConstance Fielding
asCheryl
asWinnie Verloc
asAngela
asDagmara
asMedusa
asMerlina Rival
Production
Crew
Directing
