Mr. Holmes2015
As Matinee "Madame Schirmer"
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Frances Barber
Born
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 (87)
The Bookshop2017
As Jessie Welford
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Goal!2005
As Carol Harmison
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Goal II: Living the Dream2007
As Carol Harmison
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool2017
As Joy
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Giorgino1994
As Marie
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Still Crazy1998
As Lady in Black
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Muse of Fire2013
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Escape2018
As Alison
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Red Siren2002
As Eva
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Blue Iguana2018
As Princess
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Castaway1986
As Sister Saint Winifred
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Evilenko2004
As Fenja Evilenka
TMDb 5.8 / 10
King Lear2008
As Goneril
TMDb 6.7 / 10
A Zed & Two Noughts1985
As Venus de Milo
TMDb 7.0 / 10
We'll Take Manhattan2012
As Diana Vreeland
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Prick Up Your Ears1987
As Leonie Orton
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Boudica2003
As Agrippina
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel2021
As Self
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Escort1999
As Jessica
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid1987
As Rosie
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Dead Fish2005
As S & M Prostitute
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Queen and I2018
As Princess Margaret
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Scarborough Ahoy!1994
As Maria
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Trick or Treat2019
As Miss Ferguson
TMDb 2.3 / 10
The Missionary1982
As Mission Girl
TMDb 5.6 / 10
We Think the World of You1988
As Megan
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Esther Kahn2000
As Rivka Kahn
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Secret Santa Project2025
As Carol
A Bird Flew In2022
As Marie
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint2021
As Mrs Ambrigail
TMDb 6.9 / 10
A Hand to Hold2026
As Moira
Photographing Fairies1997
As Beatrice Templeton
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Superstition2001
As Isabella Flores
TMDb 5.0 / 10
McKellen: Playing the Part2018
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The IT Crowd Manual2014
As Self
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Hamlet2024
As First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Young Soul Rebels1991
As Ann
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Twelfth Night, or What You Will1988
As Viola / Cesario
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Bad Education: Christmas Special2013
As Alfie's Mum
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town1995
As Sally Denton
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Those Glory Glory Days1983
As Woman
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Listening
Listening2003
As Woman
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Legend of the Tamworth Two2004
As Miss Piggy (voice)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Secret Friends1991
As Angela
TMDb 3.9 / 10
The Chosen2016
As Natalia Sedova
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Shiner2000
As Georgie
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing1995
As Adonia
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs
Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs1996
As Annie Shepherd
Home Sweet Home1982
As Melody
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The State of Us2026
As Joan
Hard Feelings1984
As Viv
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Grasscutter1990
As Claire Deeds
TMDb 6.0 / 10
In The Cold Light Of Day1994
As Mother
May I Kill U?2013
As Bernice
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Fattest Man in Britain2009
As Janice
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Leaving of Liverpool1992
As Ellen, Lil's Mother
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The People Before2025
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Return to Blood River1994
As Karen
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Deep in My Heart - Germaine and Benjamin1994
As Anna Lindsay
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hancock1991
As Freddie Hancock
An Ideal Husband2018
As Mrs. Cheveley
TMDb 7.5 / 10
MUSIK2026
Acceptable Levels1983
As Jill
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Flame to the Phoenix1983
As Wanda Grabinska
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb1991
As Jenny
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Thatcherworld1993
As Penny Jenkins
From London with Love
From London with LoveRelease date TBA
Duck
Duck1988
Tea1998
As Woman
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Separate Bedrooms1989
As Gert
TMDb 5.3 / 10
3 Steps to Heaven1995
As Andrea Wallis
TMDb 3.8 / 10
White City1985
As Alice
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Toy Boys1999
As Mrs. Chambers
TMDb 10.0 / 10
A Mother For An HourRelease date TBA
As Nestan
Soft Top Hard Shoulder1993
As Miss Trumble
TMDb 6.3 / 10
A Royal Scandal1997
As Lady Jersey
TMDb 7.6 / 10
It Might Be You
It Might Be You1995
As Wendy
The Gentleman Thief2001
As Julia Sinclair
A Statement of Affairs
A Statement of Affairs1993
As Pip
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Plastic Man
Plastic Man1999
As Louise Ferman
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Just in Time
Just in Time1998
Flyfishing2003
As Frances
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Bucky
Bucky2014
As Miss Eversham
His Passionate Bride2005
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Fish Tale
Fish Tale1994
As Helen Wormsley
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon1991
As Medusa
Filmography and biography: TMDb