
Frances Barber
Born: 1958-05-13
Place of birth: 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).
Filmography

Let's Talk About Sex
2019

Bad Education: Christmas Special
2013

Toy Boys
1999

Ruby
1997

Rhodes
1996

The Nativity
2010

The IT Crowd Manual
2014

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989

The IT Crowd
2006

The Storyteller: Greek Myths
1991

Red Dwarf
1988

Inside No. 9
2014

Monkey Dust
2003

Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town
1995

Scarborough Ahoy!
1994

Return to Blood River
1994

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988