Frances Barber

Frances Barber

🎂 13th May 1958 (67 yrs) 📍 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK

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).

Frances Barber

🎬 Movies Featuring Frances Barber

The Secret Santa Project

The Secret Santa Project (2025)

as Carol
The People Before

The People Before (2025)

Hamlet

Hamlet (2024)

as First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown
A Bird Flew In

A Bird Flew In (2022)

as Marie
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint (2021)

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

Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel (2021)

as Self
Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat (2019)

as Miss Ferguson
The Queen and I

The Queen and I (2018)

as Princess Margaret
Blue Iguana

Blue Iguana (2018)

as Princess
An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband (2018)

as Mrs. Cheveley
McKellen: Playing the Part

McKellen: Playing the Part (2018)

The Escape

The Escape (2018)

as Alison
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)

as Joy
The Bookshop

The Bookshop (2017)

as Jessie Welford
The Chosen

The Chosen (2016)

as Natalia Sedova
Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes (2015)

as Matinee "Madame Schirmer"
No Image

Bucky (2014)

as Miss Eversham
The IT Crowd Manual

The IT Crowd Manual (2014)

as Self
Bad Education: Christmas Special

Bad Education: Christmas Special (2013)

as Alfie's Mum
Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire (2013)

as Self
May I Kill U?

May I Kill U? (2013)

as Bernice
We'll Take Manhattan

We'll Take Manhattan (2012)

as Diana Vreeland
The Fattest Man in Britain

The Fattest Man in Britain (2009)

as Janice
King Lear

King Lear (2008)

as Goneril
Goal II: Living the Dream

Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)

as Carol Harmison
Dead Fish

Dead Fish (2005)

as S & M Prostitute
Goal!

Goal! (2005)

as Carol Harmison
His Passionate Bride

His Passionate Bride (2005)

as Narrator (voice)
Evilenko

Evilenko (2004)

as Fenja Evilenka
The Legend of the Tamworth Two

The Legend of the Tamworth Two (2004)

as Miss Piggy (voice)
Boudica

Boudica (2003)

as Agrippina
No Image

Listening (2003)

as Woman
Flyfishing

Flyfishing (2003)

as Frances
The Red Siren

The Red Siren (2002)

as Eva
Superstition

Superstition (2001)

as Isabella Flores
The Gentleman Thief

The Gentleman Thief (2001)

as Julia Sinclair
Esther Kahn

Esther Kahn (2000)

as Rivka Kahn
Shiner

Shiner (2000)

as Georgie
The Escort

The Escort (1999)

as Jessica
No Image

Plastic Man (1999)

as Louise Ferman
Toy Boys

Toy Boys (1999)

as Mrs. Chambers
Still Crazy

Still Crazy (1998)

as Lady in Black
No Image

Just in Time (1998)

Tea

Tea (1998)

as Woman
A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal (1997)

as Lady Jersey
Photographing Fairies

Photographing Fairies (1997)

as Beatrice Templeton
No Image

Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs (1996)

as Annie Shepherd
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing (1995)

as Adonia
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town

Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town (1995)

as Sally Denton
3 Steps to Heaven

3 Steps to Heaven (1995)

as Andrea Wallis
Scarborough Ahoy!

Scarborough Ahoy! (1994)

as Maria
Giorgino

Giorgino (1994)

as Marie
Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin

Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin (1994)

as Anna Lindsay
In The Cold Light Of Day

In The Cold Light Of Day (1994)

as Mother
Return to Blood River

Return to Blood River (1994)

as Karen
No Image

Fish Tale (1994)

as Helen Wormsley
No Image

A Statement of Affairs (1993)

as Pip
Soft Top Hard Shoulder

Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1993)

as Miss Trumble
The Leaving of Liverpool

The Leaving of Liverpool (1992)

as Ellen, Lil's Mother
Hancock

Hancock (1991)

as Freddie Hancock
Young Soul Rebels

Young Soul Rebels (1991)

as Ann
Secret Friends

Secret Friends (1991)

as Angela
No Image

Do Not Disturb (1991)

The Grasscutter

The Grasscutter (1990)

as Claire Deeds
Separate Bedrooms

Separate Bedrooms (1989)

as Gert
Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Twelfth Night, or What You Will (1988)

as Viola / Cesario
We Think the World of You

We Think the World of You (1988)

as Megan
No Image

Duck (1988)

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)

as Rosie
Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears (1987)

as Leonie Orton
Castaway

Castaway (1986)

as Sister Saint Winifred
A Zed & Two Noughts

A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)

as Venus de Milo
White City

White City (1985)

as Alice
Hard Feelings

Hard Feelings (1984)

as Viv
A Flame to the Phoenix

A Flame to the Phoenix (1983)

as Wanda Grabinska
Those Glory Glory Days

Those Glory Glory Days (1983)

as Woman
Acceptable Levels

Acceptable Levels (1983)

as Jill
The Missionary

The Missionary (1982)

as Mission Girl
Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home (1982)

as Melody