person

Frances Barber

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1958-05-13

Place of Birth

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK

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).

Also Known For

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Still Crazy

Oct 30, 1998

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The IT Crowd Manual

Jan 04, 2014

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Young Soul Rebels

Aug 09, 1991

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A Zed & Two Noughts

Oct 04, 1985

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Goal!

Sep 29, 2005

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Goal II: Living the Dream

Feb 09, 2007

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Prick Up Your Ears

Apr 17, 1987

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The Fattest Man in Britain

Dec 20, 2009

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53

Shiner

Sep 22, 2000

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58

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Oct 30, 1987

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Fish Tale

Jan 01, 1994

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A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

Dec 24, 2021

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King Lear

Aug 06, 2008

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Dead Fish

Oct 11, 2005

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The Escort

Nov 17, 1999

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The Grasscutter

Jan 01, 1990

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Giorgino

Oct 05, 1994

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NA

Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin

Sep 28, 1994

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25

3 Steps to Heaven

Jan 01, 1995

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Secret Friends

Jun 21, 1991

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May I Kill U?

Jan 11, 2013

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Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing

Sep 05, 1995

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Superstition

Oct 13, 2001

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Separate Bedrooms

Nov 22, 1989

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In The Cold Light Of Day

Jun 15, 1994

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Flyfishing

Feb 02, 2003

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White City

Jan 02, 1985

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Just in Time

Jan 01, 1998

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Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Dec 30, 1988

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The Red Siren

Aug 21, 2002

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Photographing Fairies

Sep 19, 1997

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80

Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town

Feb 05, 1995

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75

Hamlet

Feb 27, 2024

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63

Castaway

Mar 05, 1986

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NA

Tea

Jan 01, 1998

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62

Soft Top Hard Shoulder

Jan 15, 1993

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63

Home Sweet Home

Mar 16, 1982

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NA

Do Not Disturb

Mar 17, 1991

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NA

Hancock

Sep 01, 1991

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78

Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel

May 28, 2021

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56

Evilenko

Apr 16, 2004

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NA

Bucky

Sep 04, 2014

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The Leaving of Liverpool

Jul 08, 1992

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Mr. Holmes

Jun 19, 2015

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The Missionary

Nov 02, 1982

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We'll Take Manhattan

Jan 26, 2012

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Plastic Man

May 12, 1999

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A Royal Scandal

Oct 10, 1997

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Muse of Fire

Sep 26, 2013

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We Think the World of You

Dec 22, 1988

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Blue Iguana

Aug 23, 2018

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The Chosen

Sep 02, 2016

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Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Nov 17, 2017

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The Escape

Apr 25, 2018

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The Bookshop

Nov 10, 2017

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A Flame to the Phoenix

Dec 15, 1983

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McKellen: Playing the Part

May 25, 2018

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An Ideal Husband

Jun 05, 2018

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60

Esther Kahn

Oct 04, 2000

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64

The Queen and I

Dec 24, 2018

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NA

Acceptable Levels

Jan 01, 1983

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His Passionate Bride

Mar 15, 2005

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Those Glory Glory Days

Nov 17, 1983

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Scarborough Ahoy!

Nov 01, 1994

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Trick or Treat

Oct 25, 2019

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The Legend of the Tamworth Two

Apr 12, 2004

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A Statement of Affairs

Mar 08, 1993

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NA

Return to Blood River

Apr 13, 1994

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NA

Toy Boys

Mar 31, 1999

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NA

A Bird Flew In

Sep 30, 2022

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Hard Feelings

Mar 20, 1984

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Listening

Oct 03, 2003

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Duck

Jan 01, 1988

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The Gentleman Thief

Jun 24, 2001

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The People Before

Jan 24, 2025

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81

Monkey Dust

Feb 09, 2003

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75

Death in Paradise

Oct 25, 2011

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NA

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

Nov 02, 2008

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65

Dalziel & Pascoe

Mar 16, 1996

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78

Inspector Morse

Jan 06, 1987

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59

Space Precinct

Oct 03, 1994

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100

Let's Talk About Sex

Apr 05, 2019

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68

Psychobitches

May 30, 2013

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60

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

Oct 17, 1999

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69

Law & Order: UK

Feb 23, 2009

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NA

Having It Off

Jul 04, 2002

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80

Red Dwarf

Feb 15, 1988

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Trial & Retribution

Oct 19, 1997

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65

Whitstable Pearl

May 24, 2021

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New Tricks

Jan 01, 2004

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Funland

Oct 23, 2005

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NA

Celeb

Sep 06, 2002

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Behaving Badly

Feb 20, 1989

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The Street

Apr 13, 2006

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NA

Rhodes

Sep 15, 1996

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68

The Leaving of Liverpool

Jul 08, 1992

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75

Doctor Who

Mar 26, 2005

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Play for Today

Oct 15, 1970

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69

Timewatch

Sep 29, 1982

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80

Inside No. 9

Feb 05, 2014

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75

Doctor Who

Mar 26, 2005

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Vexed

Aug 15, 2010

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75

Father Brown

Jan 14, 2013

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The Orchid House

Feb 21, 1991

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70

Beautiful People

Oct 02, 2008

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Chef

Jan 28, 1993

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78

Friday Night Dinner

Feb 25, 2011

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70

Gimme Gimme Gimme

Jan 08, 1999

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72

Hotel Babylon

Jan 19, 2006

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76

Hustle

Feb 24, 2004

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Benidorm

Feb 01, 2007

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Murder Most Horrid

Nov 14, 1991

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73

Rik Mayall Presents

May 20, 1993

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81

The IT Crowd

Feb 03, 2006

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NA

Ruby

May 12, 1997

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72

Great Expectations

Dec 27, 2011

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53

An Audience with...

Jan 08, 1978

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63

Pete versus Life

Aug 06, 2010

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50

The Nightmare Years

Nov 17, 1989

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61

Casualty

Sep 06, 1986

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62

The Chelsea Detective

Feb 07, 2022

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88

The Nativity

Dec 20, 2010

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77

Agatha Christie's Marple

Dec 12, 2004

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81

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Jan 08, 1989

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64

The Ice House

Apr 05, 1997

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78

Love in a Cold Climate

Feb 04, 2001

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69

Mapp and Lucia

Dec 29, 2014

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75

Midsomer Murders

Mar 23, 1997

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Silk

Feb 22, 2011

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Queens of Mystery

Apr 08, 2019

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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Oct 24, 2011

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The Spa

Feb 07, 2013

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Plastic Man

May 19, 1999

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Midsomer Murders

Mar 23, 1997

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Dreamland

Apr 06, 2023

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NA

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Jan 10, 1988

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75

The Rebel

Jul 20, 2016

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70

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Sep 05, 1983

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80

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

Dec 01, 1991

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81

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Jan 08, 1989