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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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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Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel | Herself | 2021-05-28 |
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A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint | Mrs Ambrigail | 2021-12-24 |
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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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McKellen: Playing the Part | 2018-05-25 | |
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Blue Iguana | Princess | 2018-08-23 |
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The Escape | Alison | 2018-04-25 |
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Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool | Joy | 2017-11-17 |
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La librería | 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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The IT Crowd Manual | Self | 2014-01-04 |
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Bucky | Miss Eversham | 2014-09-04 |
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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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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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Evilenko | Fenja Evilenka | 2004-04-16 |
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The Legend of the Tamworth Two | Miss Piggy (voice) | 2004-04-12 |
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Flyfishing | Frances | 2003-02-02 |
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Listening | Woman | 2003-10-03 |
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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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Toy Boys | Mrs. Chambers | 1999-03-31 |
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Plastic Man | Louise Ferman | 1999-05-12 |
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Mauvaise passe | Jessica | 1999-11-17 |
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Just in Time | 1998-01-01 | |
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Still Crazy | Lady in Black | 1998-10-30 |
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Tea | Woman | 1998-01-01 |
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A Royal Scandal | Lady Jersey | 1997-10-10 |
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Photographing Fairies | Beatrice Templeton | 1997-09-19 |
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Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing | Adonia | 1995-09-05 |
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3 Steps to Heaven | Andrea Wallis | 1995-01-01 |
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Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town | Sally Denton | 1995-02-05 |
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Fish Tale | Helen Wormsley | 1994-01-01 |
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Giorgino | Marie | 1994-10-05 |
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Du fond du cœur | Anna Lindsay | 1994-09-28 |
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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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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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Do Not Disturb | 1991-03-17 | |
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Hancock | Freddie Hancock | 1991-09-01 |
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Young Soul Rebels | Ann | 1991-08-09 |
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Secret Friends | Angela | 1991-06-21 |
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The Grasscutter | 1990-01-01 | |
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Chambre à part | Gert | 1989-11-22 |
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Twelfth Night, or What You Will | Viola / Cesario | 1988-12-30 |
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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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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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Those Glory Glory Days | Woman | 1983-11-17 |
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A Flame to the Phoenix | Wanda Grabinska | 1983-12-15 |
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The Missionary | Mission Girl | 1982-11-02 |
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Home Sweet Home | Melody | 1982-03-16 |
