Frances Barber
Acting
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
2026MUSIK
2026A Hand to Hold
Moira
2025The People Before
2025The Secret Santa Project
Carol
2024Hamlet
First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown
2022A Bird Flew In
Marie
2021A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint
Mrs Ambrigail
2021Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel
Self
2019Trick or Treat
Miss Ferguson
2018Blue Iguana
Princess
2018The Escape
Alison
2018McKellen: Playing the Part
2018An Ideal Husband
Mrs. Cheveley
2018The Queen and I
Princess Margaret
2017Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Joy
2017The Bookshop
Jessie Welford
2016The Chosen
Natalia Sedova
2015Mr. Holmes
Matinee "Madame Schirmer"
2014The IT Crowd Manual
Self
2013May I Kill U?
Bernice
2013Muse of Fire
Self
2013Bad Education: Christmas Special
Alfie's Mum
2012We'll Take Manhattan
Diana Vreeland
2009The Fattest Man in Britain
Janice