Acting credits
139
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Frances Barber
Acting
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Movies: 75Series: 65Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 47644
IMDb ID: nm0053384
Known for: Acting
Born: May 13, 1958
Age: 68
Place of birth: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1967 - 2026
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 6.74
Wikidata: Q5478514
Also known as
فرانسس باربر
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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).
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Frances Barber.
MUSIK
2026 • Movie
as Moira
A Hand to Hold
2026 • Movie
as Carol
The Secret Santa Project
2025 • Movie
The People Before
2025 • Movie
as First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown
Hamlet
2024 • Movie
as Marie
A Bird Flew In
2022 • Movie
as Mrs Ambrigail
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
2021 • Movie
as Self
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
2021 • Movie
as Miss Ferguson
Trick or Treat
2019 • Movie
as Princess Margaret
The Queen and I
2018 • Movie
as Princess
Blue Iguana
2018 • Movie
as Mrs. Cheveley
An Ideal Husband
2018 • Movie
McKellen: Playing the Part
2018 • Movie
as Alison
The Escape
2018 • Movie
as Joy
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
2017 • Movie
as Jessie Welford
The Bookshop
2017 • Movie
as Natalia Sedova
The Chosen
2016 • Movie
as Matinee "Madame Schirmer"
Mr. Holmes
2015 • Movie
as Self
The IT Crowd Manual
2014 • Movie
as Alfie's Mum
Bad Education: Christmas Special
2013 • Movie
as Self
Muse of Fire
2013 • Movie
as Bernice
May I Kill U?
2013 • Movie
as Diana Vreeland
We'll Take Manhattan
2012 • Movie
as Janice
The Fattest Man in Britain
2009 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Frances Barber.
as Cheryl • 6 eps
Dreamland
2023 • Series
as Olivia Arnold • 5 eps
The Chelsea Detective
2022 • Series
as Dolly Nolan • 18 eps
Whitstable Pearl
2021 • Series
as Patricia • 2 eps
Semi-Detached
2020 • Series
as Viv Collins • 1 eps
Queens of Mystery
2019 • Series
as Narrator • 3 eps
Let's Talk About Sex
2019 • Series
as Angela • 2 eps
The Rebel
2016 • Series
as Narrator • 1 eps
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
2015 • Series
as Amelia, Contessa di Faraglione • 3 eps
Mapp and Lucia
2014 • Series
as Lesley • 1 eps
Inside No. 9
2014 • Series
as Bette Davis • 1 eps
Psychobitches
2013 • Series
as Ginny • 6 eps
The Spa
2013 • Series
as Davina Malmort • 1 eps
Father Brown
2013 • Series
as Bette Davis • 1 eps
Playhouse Presents
2012 • Series
as Mrs. Brandley • 2 eps
Great Expectations
2011 • Series
as Diana Watson • 1 eps
Death in Paradise
2011 • Series
as Self - Participant • 1 eps
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 • Series
as Sheila Bloom • 1 eps
Friday Night Dinner
2011 • Series
as Caroline Warwick QC • 12 eps
Silk
2011 • Series
as Elizabeth • 4 eps
The Nativity
2010 • Series
as Pat Poynter • 1 eps
Vexed
2010 • Series
1 eps
Pete versus Life
2010 • Series
1 eps
Law & Order: UK
2009 • Series
as Miss Prentice • 1 eps
Beautiful People
2008 • Series