
Acting · 67 years old
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).

Bad Education: Christmas Special
Alfie's Mum

Let's Talk About Sex
Narrator

The Nativity
Elizabeth

The IT Crowd Manual
Self

The IT Crowd
Doctor Mendall

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Lady Millicent

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Merlina Rival

The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Medusa

Monkey Dust
(voice)

Red Dwarf
Genny

Inside No. 9
Lesley

Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town
Sally Denton

Hard Feelings
Viv

Inspector Morse
Nicole Burgess

Friday Night Dinner
Sheila Bloom

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

Love in a Cold Climate
The Bolter

Agatha Christie's Marple
Lizzie Hinchcliffe

Hustle
Clarissa

The Street