Frances Barber

Born: 1958-05-13, 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).

Filmography

• Midsomer Murders (1997)
• Doctor Who (2005)
• Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
• Death in Paradise (2011)
• Father Brown (2013)
• Casualty (1986)
• Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
• Omnibus (1967)
• Screen Two (1985)
• Inspector Morse (1987)
• The IT Crowd (2006)
• The Chelsea Detective (2022)
• Law & Order: UK (2009)
• Silk (2011)
• Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
• Benidorm (2007)
• Inside No. 9 (2014)
• Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
• Timewatch (1982)
• Hotel Babylon (2006)
• Playhouse Presents (2012)
• Friday Night Dinner (2011)
• Screen One (1989)
• Whitstable Pearl (2021)
• Space Precinct (1994)
• Murder Most Horrid (1991)
• Mr. Holmes (2015)
• The Street (2006)
• The Bookshop (2017)
• Goal! (2005)