Frances Barber
Acting Born May 13, 1958 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK 24 credits
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).
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Full filmography
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Ingrid Lockston
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Constance Fielding
- Doctor Who (2005) as Madame Kovarian
- Doctor Who (2005) as Eye Patch Lady
- Death in Paradise (2011) as Diana Watson
- Casualty (1986) as Nancy
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Lady Millicent
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Merlina Rival
- Play for Today (1970) as Melody
- New Tricks (2004)
- Father Brown (2013) as Davina Malmort
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Lizzie Hinchcliffe
- Silk (2011) as Caroline Warwick QC
- Red Dwarf (1988) as Genny
- Hustle (2004) as Clarissa
- Screen Two (1985) as Jenny Coldfield
- Screen Two (1985) as Karen
- Screen Two (1985) as Mother
- Inspector Morse (1987) as Nicole Burgess
- Inside No. 9 (2014) as Lesley
- Omnibus (1967)
- Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) as Amanda 'Cap' Marvell
- Benidorm (2007) as Daisy
- The IT Crowd (2006) as Doctor Mendall