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).
Filmography50+ titles
The Nativity
The IT Crowd
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Inside No. 9
Red Dwarf
Inspector Morse
Love in a Cold Climate
Friday Night Dinner
Agatha Christie's Marple
Hustle
Father Brown
The Street
Doctor Who
A Royal Scandal
Chef!
An Ideal Husband
Death in Paradise
Silk
Benidorm
Midsomer Murders
Hamlet
Hotel Babylon
New Tricks
McKellen: Playing the Part
Queens of Mystery
Law & Order: UK
A Zed & Two Noughts
Reilly: Ace of Spies
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
Vexed
Murder Most Horrid
Goal! The Dream Begins
Still Crazy
Whitstable Pearl
King Lear
Prick Up Your Ears
The Bookshop
Mr. Holmes
Muse of Fire
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Dalziel and Pascoe
Space Precinct
We Think the World of You
The Chelsea Detective
Mapp & Lucia
Home Sweet Home
Casualty
The Ice House
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip