Frances Barber

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

148

Gender

Female

Birthday

1958-05-13 (67 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

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Death in Paradise

    Death in Paradise

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Inside No. 9

    Inside No. 9

  • Inspector Morse

    Inspector Morse

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • The IT Crowd

    The IT Crowd

  • Red Dwarf

    Red Dwarf

  • Hustle

    Hustle

  • Goal!

    Goal!

  • Benidorm

    Benidorm

  • Secret Friends

    Secret Friends

  • The Chelsea Detective

    The Chelsea Detective

  • Bucky

    Bucky

  • Plastic Man

    Plastic Man

  • Superstition

    Superstition

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • The Escort

    The Escort

  • Shiner

    Shiner

  • A Bird Flew In

    A Bird Flew In

  • Trial & Retribution

    Trial & Retribution

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Hard Feelings

    Hard Feelings

  • Giorgino

    Giorgino

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • Toy Boys

    Toy Boys

  • The Bookshop

    The Bookshop

  • Silk

    Silk

  • Hancock

    Hancock

  • Blue Iguana

    Blue Iguana

  • White City

    White City

  • Law & Order: UK

    Law & Order: UK

  • The Missionary

    The Missionary

  • Scarborough Ahoy!

    Scarborough Ahoy!

  • Evilenko

    Evilenko

  • Flyfishing

    Flyfishing

  • Listening

    Listening

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • Timewatch

    Timewatch

  • We'll Take Manhattan

    We'll Take Manhattan

  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

    The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

  • Muse of Fire

    Muse of Fire

  • Friday Night Dinner

    Friday Night Dinner

  • Whitstable Pearl

    Whitstable Pearl

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas

    A Ghost Story for Christmas

  • Hotel Babylon

    Hotel Babylon

  • An Ideal Husband

    An Ideal Husband

  • Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

  • Space Precinct

    Space Precinct

  • The Storyteller: Greek Myths

    The Storyteller: Greek Myths

  • Murder Most Horrid

    Murder Most Horrid

  • Reilly: Ace of Spies

    Reilly: Ace of Spies

  • Funland

    Funland

  • The Red Siren

    The Red Siren

  • The Street

    The Street

  • Home Sweet Home

    Home Sweet Home

  • Twelfth Night, or What You Will

    Twelfth Night, or What You Will

  • Acceptable Levels

    Acceptable Levels

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Beautiful People

    Beautiful People

  • Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

    Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

  • Monkey Dust

    Monkey Dust

  • Castaway

    Castaway

  • Prick Up Your Ears

    Prick Up Your Ears

  • The Leaving of Liverpool

    The Leaving of Liverpool

  • McKellen: Playing the Part

    McKellen: Playing the Part

  • Mr. Holmes

    Mr. Holmes

  • Those Glory Glory Days

    Those Glory Glory Days

  • Vexed

    Vexed

  • Ruby

    Ruby

  • Queens of Mystery

    Queens of Mystery

  • Gimme Gimme Gimme

    Gimme Gimme Gimme

  • Goal II: Living the Dream

    Goal II: Living the Dream

  • A Royal Scandal

    A Royal Scandal

  • Rik Mayall Presents

    Rik Mayall Presents

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas

    A Ghost Story for Christmas

  • Bremner, Bird and Fortune

    Bremner, Bird and Fortune

  • The Nativity

    The Nativity

  • Dreamland

    Dreamland

  • Do Not Disturb

    Do Not Disturb

  • Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

    Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

  • The Ice House

    The Ice House

  • Still Crazy

    Still Crazy

  • Chef

    Chef

  • Love in a Cold Climate

    Love in a Cold Climate

  • The Spa

    The Spa

  • Duck

    Duck

  • Psychobitches

    Psychobitches

  • Boudica

    Boudica

  • Mapp and Lucia

    Mapp and Lucia

  • The Escape

    The Escape

  • Pete versus Life

    Pete versus Life

  • Behaving Badly

    Behaving Badly

  • Dead Fish

    Dead Fish

  • A Zed & Two Noughts

    A Zed & Two Noughts

  • Plastic Man

    Plastic Man

  • The Rebel

    The Rebel

  • Celeb

    Celeb

  • Summer Comedy Shorts

    Summer Comedy Shorts

  • The Queen and I

    The Queen and I

  • The Orchid House

    The Orchid House

  • Photographing Fairies

    Photographing Fairies

  • The Chosen

    The Chosen

  • His Passionate Bride

    His Passionate Bride

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

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

  • Rhodes

    Rhodes

  • The Nightmare Years

    The Nightmare Years

  • Soft Top Hard Shoulder

    Soft Top Hard Shoulder

  • Young Soul Rebels

    Young Soul Rebels

  • The IT Crowd Manual

    The IT Crowd Manual

  • Esther Kahn

    Esther Kahn

  • A Flame to the Phoenix

    A Flame to the Phoenix

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

    A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

  • Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

    Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

  • Let's Talk About Sex

    Let's Talk About Sex

  • Trick or Treat

    Trick or Treat

  • Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

    Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

  • We Think the World of You

    We Think the World of You

  • The Fattest Man in Britain

    The Fattest Man in Britain

  • The Grasscutter

    The Grasscutter

  • The Legend of the Tamworth Two

    The Legend of the Tamworth Two

  • Having It Off

    Having It Off

  • 3 Steps to Heaven

    3 Steps to Heaven

  • The Secret Santa Project

    The Secret Santa Project

  • A Statement of Affairs

    A Statement of Affairs

  • The People Before

    The People Before

  • May I Kill U?

    May I Kill U?

  • The Gentleman Thief

    The Gentleman Thief

  • The Leaving of Liverpool

    The Leaving of Liverpool

  • Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town

    Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town

  • Return to Blood River

    Return to Blood River

  • In The Cold Light Of Day

    In The Cold Light Of Day

  • Separate Bedrooms

    Separate Bedrooms

  • Just in Time

    Just in Time

  • Bad Education: Christmas Special

    Bad Education: Christmas Special

  • Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs

    Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs

  • Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin

    Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin

  • Tea

    Tea

  • MUSIK

    MUSIK

  • Fish Tale

    Fish Tale