Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Acting
Born 1958-05-13Wolverhampton, 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).

Movies (85)

Mr. Holmes
6.5

Mr. Holmes

2015Movie6.5
The Bookshop
6.5

The Bookshop

2017Movie6.5
The Missionary
5.6

The Missionary

1982Movie5.6
Goal!
6.8

Goal!

2005Movie6.8
Blue Iguana
5.7

Blue Iguana

2018Movie5.7
Goal II: Living the Dream
6.0

Goal II: Living the Dream

2007Movie6.0
Muse of Fire
6.5

Muse of Fire

2013Movie6.5
Photographing Fairies
5.7

Photographing Fairies

1997Movie5.7
Dead Fish
5.6

Dead Fish

2005Movie5.6
The Escort
5.4

The Escort

1999Movie5.4
Still Crazy
6.9

Still Crazy

1998Movie6.9
Giorgino
6.4

Giorgino

1994Movie6.4
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
6.3

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

2017Movie6.3
A Zed & Two Noughts
7.0

A Zed & Two Noughts

1985Movie7.0
Prick Up Your Ears
6.7

Prick Up Your Ears

1987Movie6.7
King Lear
6.7

King Lear

2008Movie6.7
A Bird Flew In

A Bird Flew In

2022Movie
Evilenko
5.8

Evilenko

2004Movie5.8
Boudica
4.8

Boudica

2003Movie4.8
The Chosen
5.7

The Chosen

2016Movie5.7
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
5.7

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

1987Movie5.7
Shiner
5.4

Shiner

2000Movie5.4
Superstition
5.0

Superstition

2001Movie5.0
Castaway
6.3

Castaway

1986Movie6.3
The Escape
5.5

The Escape

2018Movie5.5
Trick or Treat
2.3

Trick or Treat

2019Movie2.3
Esther Kahn
6.0

Esther Kahn

2000Movie6.0
The Red Siren
5.3

The Red Siren

2002Movie5.3
Listening
7.5

Listening

2003Movie7.5
Scarborough Ahoy!
8.0

Scarborough Ahoy!

1994Movie8.0
We'll Take Manhattan
5.7

We'll Take Manhattan

2012Movie5.7
The Grasscutter
6.0

The Grasscutter

1990Movie6.0
McKellen: Playing the Part
7.2

McKellen: Playing the Part

2018Movie7.2
Hard Feelings
8.0

Hard Feelings

1984Movie8.0
The State of Us

The State of Us

2026Movie
The Queen and I
6.3

The Queen and I

2018Movie6.3
The Secret Santa Project

The Secret Santa Project

2025Movie
Thatcherworld

Thatcherworld

1993Movie
MUSIK

MUSIK

2026Movie
Home Sweet Home
6.3

Home Sweet Home

1982Movie6.3
A Hand to Hold

A Hand to Hold

2026Movie
Do Not Disturb
5.5

Do Not Disturb

1991Movie5.5
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
7.8

Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel

2021Movie7.8
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town
8.0

Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town

1995Movie8.0
Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs

Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs

1996Movie
The IT Crowd Manual
8.2

The IT Crowd Manual

2014Movie8.2
Hamlet
7.8

Hamlet

2024Movie7.8
Young Soul Rebels
5.4

Young Soul Rebels

1991Movie5.4
Those Glory Glory Days
5.3

Those Glory Glory Days

1983Movie5.3
Secret Friends
3.9

Secret Friends

1991Movie3.9
Plastic Man
3.7

Plastic Man

1999Movie3.7
We Think the World of You
6.4

We Think the World of You

1988Movie6.4
In The Cold Light Of Day

In The Cold Light Of Day

1994Movie
From London with Love

From London with Love

Movie
A Royal Scandal
7.6

A Royal Scandal

1997Movie7.6
The Fattest Man in Britain
5.9

The Fattest Man in Britain

2009Movie5.9
It Might Be You

It Might Be You

1995Movie
An Ideal Husband
7.5

An Ideal Husband

2018Movie7.5
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
7.4

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

1988Movie7.4
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing
7.0

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

1995Movie7.0
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
5.0

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

2004Movie5.0
The Gentleman Thief

The Gentleman Thief

2001Movie
Bad Education: Christmas Special
10.0

Bad Education: Christmas Special

2013Movie10.0
Duck

Duck

1988Movie
Toy Boys
10.0

Toy Boys

1999Movie10.0
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
6.9

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

2021Movie6.9
Just in Time

Just in Time

1998Movie
Hancock

Hancock

1991Movie
The Leaving of Liverpool
6.0

The Leaving of Liverpool

1992Movie6.0
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
6.3

Soft Top Hard Shoulder

1993Movie6.3
Tea
7.0

Tea

1998Movie7.0
Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin
7.0

Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin

1994Movie7.0
May I Kill U?
4.6

May I Kill U?

2013Movie4.6
3 Steps to Heaven
3.8

3 Steps to Heaven

1995Movie3.8
White City
7.0

White City

1985Movie7.0
A Flame to the Phoenix
8.0

A Flame to the Phoenix

1983Movie8.0
Acceptable Levels
7.0

Acceptable Levels

1983Movie7.0
His Passionate Bride
7.5

His Passionate Bride

2005Movie7.5
Flyfishing
4.2

Flyfishing

2003Movie4.2
Separate Bedrooms
5.3

Separate Bedrooms

1989Movie5.3
A Statement of Affairs
10.0

A Statement of Affairs

1993Movie10.0
Return to Blood River
8.0

Return to Blood River

1994Movie8.0
The People Before
5.6

The People Before

2025Movie5.6
Fish Tale

Fish Tale

1994Movie
Bucky

Bucky

2014Movie

TV Shows (70)

Midsomer Murders
7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997Series7.5
Doctor Who
7.6

Doctor Who

2005Series7.6
Death in Paradise
7.4

Death in Paradise

2011Series7.4
Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970Series6.6
Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989Series8.2
Casualty
6.2

Casualty

1986Series6.2
Father Brown
7.6

Father Brown

2013Series7.6
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.8

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004Series7.8
Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985Series7.1
Omnibus
7.2

Omnibus

1967Series7.2
New Tricks
7.3

New Tricks

2004Series7.3
Hustle
7.7

Hustle

2004Series7.7
Inspector Morse
7.9

Inspector Morse

1987Series7.9
The Chelsea Detective
6.3

The Chelsea Detective

2022Series6.3
Red Dwarf
8.1

Red Dwarf

1988Series8.1
The IT Crowd
8.2

The IT Crowd

2006Series8.2
Timewatch
6.9

Timewatch

1982Series6.9
Inside No. 9
8.1

Inside No. 9

2014Series8.1
Dalziel and Pascoe
6.4

Dalziel and Pascoe

1996Series6.4
Playhouse Presents
6.0

Playhouse Presents

2012Series6.0
An Audience with...
5.3

An Audience with...

1978Series5.3
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
6.0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011Series6.0
Silk
7.5

Silk

2011Series7.5
Benidorm
7.6

Benidorm

2007Series7.6
Law & Order: UK
7.0

Law & Order: UK

2009Series7.0
Funland
6.3

Funland

2005Series6.3
Murder Most Horrid
6.9

Murder Most Horrid

1991Series6.9
Great Expectations
7.3

Great Expectations

2011Series7.3
Hotel Babylon
7.3

Hotel Babylon

2006Series7.3
Space Precinct
6.2

Space Precinct

1994Series6.2
Friday Night Dinner
7.8

Friday Night Dinner

2011Series7.8
Ruby
9.0

Ruby

1997Series9.0
Screen One
7.2

Screen One

1989Series7.2
Whitstable Pearl
6.7

Whitstable Pearl

2021Series6.7
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
7.5

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

1999Series7.5
The Street
7.6

The Street

2006Series7.6
Reilly: Ace of Spies
7.0

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983Series7.0
A Ghost Story for Christmas
7.4

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971Series7.4
Chef
7.6

Chef

1993Series7.6
Monkey Dust
8.0

Monkey Dust

2003Series8.0
Gimme Gimme Gimme
7.1

Gimme Gimme Gimme

1999Series7.1
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
6.7

Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow

2015Series6.7
Semi-Detached
6.1

Semi-Detached

2020Series6.1
Rik Mayall Presents
7.3

Rik Mayall Presents

1993Series7.3
Psychobitches
6.8

Psychobitches

2013Series6.8
Love in a Cold Climate
8.1

Love in a Cold Climate

2001Series8.1
The Spa
6.0

The Spa

2013Series6.0
Beautiful People
6.8

Beautiful People

2008Series6.8
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
8.2

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

1991Series8.2
Queens of Mystery
7.0

Queens of Mystery

2019Series7.0
Mapp and Lucia
6.3

Mapp and Lucia

2014Series6.3
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
8.0

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988Series8.0
Dreamland
6.4

Dreamland

2023Series6.4
The Ice House
6.1

The Ice House

1997Series6.1
Vexed
7.0

Vexed

2010Series7.0
Celeb

Celeb

2002Series
The Nativity
8.8

The Nativity

2010Series8.8
Behaving Badly
4.3

Behaving Badly

1989Series4.3
Pete versus Life
6.5

Pete versus Life

2010Series6.5
Real Women

Real Women

1998Series
Summer Comedy Shorts

Summer Comedy Shorts

2017Series
Plastic Man

Plastic Man

1999Series
Let's Talk About Sex
10.0

Let's Talk About Sex

2019Series10.0
The Leaving of Liverpool
7.2

The Leaving of Liverpool

1992Series7.2
The Rebel
7.2

The Rebel

2016Series7.2
Rhodes
9.0

Rhodes

1996Series9.0
The Nightmare Years
6.5

The Nightmare Years

1989Series6.5
The Orchid House
4.8

The Orchid House

1991Series4.8
Having It Off
7.0

Having It Off

2002Series7.0
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

2008Series