Frances Barber
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 13, 1958
- Birthplace
- Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
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
A Mother For An Hour TBA
as Nestan
- From London with Love
From London with Love TBA
Actor
The State of Us 2026
as Joan
MUSIK 2026
Actor
A Hand to Hold 2026
as Moira
The Secret Santa Project 2025
as Carol
The People Before 2025
Actor
Hamlet 2024
as First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown
A Bird Flew In 2022
as Marie
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint 2021
as Mrs Ambrigail
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel 2021
as Self
Trick or Treat 2019
as Miss Ferguson
The Queen and I 2018
as Princess Margaret
Blue Iguana 2018
as Princess
An Ideal Husband 2018
as Mrs. Cheveley
McKellen: Playing the Part 2018
Actor
The Escape 2018
as Alison
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 2017
as Joy
The Bookshop 2017
as Jessie Welford
The Chosen 2016
as Natalia Sedova
Mr. Holmes 2015
as Matinee "Madame Schirmer"
- Bucky
Bucky 2014
as Miss Eversham
The IT Crowd Manual 2014
as Self
Bad Education: Christmas Special 2013
as Alfie's Mum
Muse of Fire 2013
as Self
May I Kill U? 2013
as Bernice
We'll Take Manhattan 2012
as Diana Vreeland
The Fattest Man in Britain 2009
as Janice
King Lear 2008
as Goneril
Goal II: Living the Dream 2007
as Carol Harmison
Dead Fish 2005
as S & M Prostitute
Goal! 2005
as Carol Harmison
His Passionate Bride 2005
as Narrator (voice)
Evilenko 2004
as Fenja Evilenka
The Legend of the Tamworth Two 2004
as Miss Piggy (voice)
- Listening
Listening 2003
as Woman
Boudica 2003
as Agrippina
Flyfishing 2003
as Frances
The Red Siren 2002
as Eva
Superstition 2001
as Isabella Flores
The Gentleman Thief 2001
as Julia Sinclair
The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream 2001
Thanks
Esther Kahn 2000
as Rivka Kahn
Shiner 2000
as Georgie
The Escort 1999
as Jessica
- Plastic Man
Plastic Man 1999
as Louise Ferman
Toy Boys 1999
as Mrs. Chambers
Still Crazy 1998
as Lady in Black
Tea 1998
as Woman
- Just in Time
Just in Time 1998
Actor
A Royal Scandal 1997
as Lady Jersey
Photographing Fairies 1997
as Beatrice Templeton
- Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs
Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs 1996
as Annie Shepherd
- It Might Be You
It Might Be You 1995
as Wendy
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing 1995
as Adonia
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town 1995
as Sally Denton
3 Steps to Heaven 1995
as Andrea Wallis
Scarborough Ahoy! 1994
as Maria
Giorgino 1994
as Marie
Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin 1994
as Anna Lindsay
In The Cold Light Of Day 1994
as Mother
Return to Blood River 1994
as Karen
- Fish Tale
Fish Tale 1994
as Helen Wormsley
Thatcherworld 1993
as Penny Jenkins
- A Statement of Affairs
A Statement of Affairs 1993
as Pip
Soft Top Hard Shoulder 1993
as Miss Trumble
The Leaving of Liverpool 1992
as Ellen, Lil's Mother
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon 1991
as Medusa
Hancock 1991
as Freddie Hancock
Young Soul Rebels 1991
as Ann
Secret Friends 1991
as Angela
- Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb 1991
as Jenny
The Grasscutter 1990
as Claire Deeds
Separate Bedrooms 1989
as Gert
Twelfth Night, or What You Will 1988
as Viola / Cesario
We Think the World of You 1988
as Megan
- Duck
Duck 1988
Actor
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid 1987
as Rosie
Prick Up Your Ears 1987
as Leonie Orton
Castaway 1986
as Sister Saint Winifred
A Zed & Two Noughts 1985
as Venus de Milo
White City 1985
as Alice
Hard Feelings 1984
as Viv
A Flame to the Phoenix 1983
as Wanda Grabinska
Those Glory Glory Days 1983
as Woman
Acceptable Levels 1983
as Jill
The Missionary 1982
as Mission Girl
Home Sweet Home 1982
as Melody
Credits from TMDB.