Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Date of Birth:

May 13, 1958

Place of Birth:

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:

We Think the World of You We Think the World of You

1988

Muse of Fire Muse of Fire

2013

A Royal Scandal A Royal Scandal

1997

Blue Iguana Blue Iguana

2018

The Chosen The Chosen

2016

The Bookshop The Bookshop

2017

The Escape The Escape

2018

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

2017

Plastic Man Plastic Man

1999

We'll Take Manhattan We'll Take Manhattan

2012

Evilenko Evilenko

2004

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

2021

Hancock Hancock

1991

Bucky Bucky

2014

The Leaving of Liverpool The Leaving of Liverpool

1992

The Missionary The Missionary

1982

Mr. Holmes Mr. Holmes

2015

A Flame to the Phoenix A Flame to the Phoenix

1983

McKellen: Playing the Part McKellen: Playing the Part

2018

Toy Boys Toy Boys

1999

Return to Blood River Return to Blood River

1994

A Statement of Affairs A Statement of Affairs

1993

A Bird Flew In A Bird Flew In

2022

Hard Feelings Hard Feelings

1984

Duck Duck

1988

Listening Listening

2003

The Legend of the Tamworth Two The Legend of the Tamworth Two

2004

Trick or Treat Trick or Treat

2019

The Queen and I The Queen and I

2018

Esther Kahn Esther Kahn

2000

An Ideal Husband An Ideal Husband

2018

Acceptable Levels Acceptable Levels

1983

His Passionate Bride His Passionate Bride

2005

Scarborough Ahoy! Scarborough Ahoy!

1994

Those Glory Glory Days Those Glory Glory Days

1983

Do Not Disturb Do Not Disturb

1991

Home Sweet Home Home Sweet Home

1982

King Lear King Lear

2008

A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

2021

Fish Tale Fish Tale

1994

Dead Fish Dead Fish

2005

The Escort The Escort

1999

Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin

1994

Giorgino Giorgino

1994

The Grasscutter The Grasscutter

1990

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

1987

Shiner Shiner

2000

A Zed & Two Noughts A Zed & Two Noughts

1985

Young Soul Rebels Young Soul Rebels

1991

The IT Crowd Manual The IT Crowd Manual

2014

Goal! Goal!

2005

Goal II: Living the Dream Goal II: Living the Dream

2007

The Fattest Man in Britain The Fattest Man in Britain

2009

Prick Up Your Ears Prick Up Your Ears

1987

3 Steps to Heaven 3 Steps to Heaven

1995

Secret Friends Secret Friends

1991

Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town

1995

Photographing Fairies Photographing Fairies

1997

The Red Siren The Red Siren

2002

Hamlet Hamlet

2024

Castaway Castaway

1986

Soft Top Hard Shoulder Soft Top Hard Shoulder

1993

Tea Tea

1998

Twelfth Night, or What You Will Twelfth Night, or What You Will

1988

Just in Time Just in Time

1998

Superstition Superstition

2001

Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

1995

May I Kill U? May I Kill U?

2013

Separate Bedrooms Separate Bedrooms

1989

In The Cold Light Of Day In The Cold Light Of Day

1994

White City White City

1985

Flyfishing Flyfishing

2003

Still Crazy Still Crazy

1998

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