
Frances Barber
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).
TV Shows(30)

Dreamland
Cheryl

The Chelsea Detective
Olivia Arnold

Whitstable Pearl
Dolly Nolan

Semi-Detached
Patricia

Let's Talk About Sex
Narrator

Queens of Mystery
Viv Collins
Summer Comedy Shorts
Mum

The Rebel
Angela

Inside No. 9
Lesley

Mapp and Lucia
Amelia, Contessa di Faraglione

Father Brown
Davina Malmort

Psychobitches
Bette Davis

Psychobitches
Doris Stokes

Psychobitches
Catherine the Great

Psychobitches
Elizabeth I

Psychobitches
St Catherine

Psychobitches
Whistler's Mother

Psychobitches
Thora Hind

Psychobitches
Josephine-Joseph

Psychobitches
Barbara Cartland