Frances Barber
Known for ActingBorn 1958-05-13Wolverhampton, 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).
Known for
Thatcherworld
1993 · as Penny Jenkins
Goal!
2005 · as Carol Harmison
The Bookshop
2017 · as Jessie Welford
Mr. Holmes
2015 · as Matinee "Madame Schirmer"
Goal II: Living the Dream
2007 · as Carol Harmison
Evilenko
2004 · as Fenja Evilenka
Giorgino
1994 · as Marie
King Lear
2008 · as Goneril
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
2017 · as Joy
Muse of Fire
2013 · as Self
Castaway
1986 · as Sister Saint Winifred
Superstition
2001 · as Isabella Flores
The Missionary
1982 · as Mission Girl
Still Crazy
1998 · as Lady in Black
The Escort
1999 · as Jessica
The Chosen
2016 · as Natalia Sedova
The Red Siren
2002 · as Eva
Boudica
2003 · as Agrippina