Frances Barber
Acting
Born: 1958-05-13 in 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).
Known For
Midsomer Murders
Ingrid Lockston
Midsomer Murders
Constance Fielding
Doctor Who
Madame Kovarian
Doctor Who
Eye Patch Lady
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Lady Millicent
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Merlina Rival
Death in Paradise
Diana Watson
Play for Today
Melody
Father Brown
Davina Malmort
Casualty
Nancy
Agatha Christie's Marple
Lizzie Hinchcliffe
Omnibus
Screen Two
Jenny Coldfield
Screen Two
Karen
Screen Two
Mother
Hustle
Clarissa
New Tricks
Red Dwarf
Genny
Inspector Morse
Nicole Burgess
Law & Order: UK
The IT Crowd
Doctor Mendall
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
Silk
Caroline Warwick QC
Timewatch
Annie Besant
The Chelsea Detective
Olivia Arnold
Benidorm
Daisy
Inside No. 9
Lesley
Dalziel and Pascoe
Amanda 'Cap' Marvell
Playhouse Presents
Bette Davis
Playhouse Presents
Doris Stokes
Playhouse Presents
Catherine the Great
An Audience with...
Self
Screen One
Freddie Hancock
Space Precinct
Erika Brandt
Friday Night Dinner
Sheila Bloom
Hotel Babylon
Ruby
Self
Great Expectations
Mrs. Brandley
Funland
Connie Woolf
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Dagmara