1958-05-13 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).
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The People Before | 2025-01-24 | |
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The Secret Santa Project | Carol | 2025-11-17 |
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Hamlet | First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown | 2024-02-27 |
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A Bird Flew In | Marie | 2022-09-30 |
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A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint | Mrs Ambrigail | 2021-12-24 |
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Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel | Herself | 2021-05-28 |
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Trick or Treat | Miss Ferguson | 2019-10-25 |
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The Queen and I | Princess Margaret | 2018-12-24 |
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An Ideal Husband | Mrs. Cheveley | 2018-06-05 |
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The Escape | Alison | 2018-04-25 |
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McKellen: Playing the Part | 2018-05-25 | |
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Blue Iguana | Princess | 2018-08-23 |
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Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool | Joy | 2017-11-17 |
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The Bookshop | Jessie Welford | 2017-11-10 |
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El elegido | Natalia Sedova | 2016-09-02 |
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Mr. Holmes | Matinee "Madame Schirmer" | 2015-06-19 |
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Bucky | Miss Eversham | 2014-09-04 |
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The IT Crowd Manual | Self | 2014-01-04 |
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Muse of Fire | Self | 2013-09-26 |
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May I Kill U? | Bernice | 2013-01-11 |
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Bad Education: Christmas Special | Alfie's Mum | 2013-12-17 |
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We'll Take Manhattan | Diana Vreeland | 2012-01-26 |
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The Fattest Man in Britain | Janice | 2009-12-20 |
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King Lear | Goneril | 2008-08-06 |
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Goal II: Living the Dream | Carol Harmison | 2007-02-09 |
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Goal! | Carol Harmison | 2005-09-29 |
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Dead Fish | S & M Prostitute | 2005-10-11 |
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His Passionate Bride | Narrator (voice) | 2005-03-15 |
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The Legend of the Tamworth Two | Miss Piggy (voice) | 2004-04-12 |
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Evilenko | Fenja Evilenka | 2004-04-16 |
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Boudica | Agrippina | 2003-10-12 |
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Listening | Woman | 2003-10-03 |
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Flyfishing | Frances | 2003-02-02 |
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La sirène rouge | Eva | 2002-08-21 |
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Superstition | Isabella Flores | 2001-10-13 |
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The Gentleman Thief | Julia Sinclair | 2001-06-24 |
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Shiner | Georgie | 2000-09-22 |
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Esther Kahn | Rivka Kahn | 2000-10-04 |
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Mauvaise passe | Jessica | 1999-11-17 |
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Plastic Man | Louise Ferman | 1999-05-12 |
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Toy Boys | Mrs. Chambers | 1999-03-31 |
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Still Crazy | Lady in Black | 1998-10-30 |
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Just in Time | 1998-01-01 | |
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Tea | Woman | 1998-01-01 |
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Photographing Fairies | Beatrice Templeton | 1997-09-19 |
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A Royal Scandal | Lady Jersey | 1997-10-10 |
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Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town | Sally Denton | 1995-02-05 |
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3 Steps to Heaven | Andrea Wallis | 1995-01-01 |
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Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing | Adonia | 1995-09-05 |
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Return to Blood River | Karen | 1994-04-13 |
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In The Cold Light Of Day | Mother | 1994-06-15 |
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Scarborough Ahoy! | Maria | 1994-11-01 |
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Giorgino | Marie | 1994-10-05 |
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Fish Tale | Helen Wormsley | 1994-01-01 |
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Du fond du cœur | Anna Lindsay | 1994-09-28 |
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A Statement of Affairs | Pip | 1993-03-08 |
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Soft Top Hard Shoulder | Miss Trumble | 1993-01-15 |
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The Leaving of Liverpool | Ellen, Lil's Mother | 1992-07-08 |
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Hancock | Freddie Hancock | 1991-09-01 |
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Secret Friends | Angela | 1991-06-21 |
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Do Not Disturb | 1991-03-17 | |
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Young Soul Rebels | Ann | 1991-08-09 |
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The Grasscutter | Claire Deeds | 1990-12-07 |
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Chambre à part | Gert | 1989-11-22 |
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Duck | 1988-01-01 | |
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We Think the World of You | Megan | 1988-12-22 |
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Twelfth Night, or What You Will | Viola / Cesario | 1988-12-30 |
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Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | Rosie | 1987-10-30 |
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Prick Up Your Ears | Leonie Orton | 1987-04-17 |
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Castaway | Sister Saint Winifred | 1986-03-05 |
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A Zed & Two Noughts | Venus de Milo | 1985-10-04 |
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White City | Alice | 1985-01-02 |
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Hard Feelings | Viv | 1984-03-20 |
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Acceptable Levels | Jill | 1983-01-01 |
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A Flame to the Phoenix | Wanda Grabinska | 1983-12-15 |
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Those Glory Glory Days | Woman | 1983-11-17 |
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Home Sweet Home | Melody | 1982-03-16 |
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The Missionary | Mission Girl | 1982-11-02 |
