Frances Barber

65 · Born: May 13, 1958

Career

acting

2024

Hamlet as First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown

2023

Dreamland as Cheryl

2022

A Bird Flew In as Marie

Inside No. 9 as Lesley

2021

The Mezzotint as Mrs Ambrigail

Whitstable Pearl

Whitstable Pearl as Dolly Nolan

2019

Trick or Treat as Miss Ferguson

Queens of Mystery

Queens of Mystery as Viv Collins

Let's Talk About Sex

Let's Talk About Sex as Narrator

2018

The Escape as Alison

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband as Mrs. Cheveley

The Queen and I

The Queen and I as Princess Margaret

McKellen: Playing the Part

McKellen: Playing the Part

Blue Iguana as Princess

2017

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool as Joy

The Bookshop as Jessie

2016

The Chosen as Natalia Sedova

Father Brown as Davina Malmort

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders as Ingrid Lockston

2014

Mapp & Lucia as Amelia, Contessa di Faraglione

2013

Advance to Contact

Advance to Contact as Dr. Catherine Sheldon

May I Kill U? as Bernice

The Spa as Virginia (Ginny) Trench

Psychobitches as Various Roles

2012

We'll Take Manhattan

We'll Take Manhattan as Diana Vreeland

Silk as Caroline Warwick

2011

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise as Diana Watson

Friday Night Dinner

Friday Night Dinner as Sheila Bloom

Great Expectations

Great Expectations as Mrs. Brandley

Doctor Who as Madame Kovarian

2010

The Nativity as Elizabeth

2009

The Fattest Man in Britain

The Fattest Man in Britain as Janice

Law & Order: UK

Law & Order: UK

2008

King Lear as Goneril

Beautiful People

Beautiful People as Miss Prentice

2007

Goal II: Living the Dream

Goal II: Living the Dream as Carol Harmison

Hustle as Clarissa

2006

The IT Crowd as Doctor Mendall

2005

2004

Evilenko as Fenja Evilenka

Trial & Retribution

Trial & Retribution

2003

2002

La sirène rouge

La sirène rouge as Eva

Flyfishing as Frances

2001

Superstition as Isabella Flores

Love in a Cold Climate

Love in a Cold Climate as The Bolter

2000

Esther Kahn as Rivka Kahn

Shiner as Georgie

1999

Plastic Man as Louise Ferman

The Escort as Jessica

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

1997

A Royal Scandal

A Royal Scandal as Lady Jersey

Photographing Fairies

Photographing Fairies as Beatrice Templeton

The Ice House as Diana Goode

1995

3 Steps to Heaven

3 Steps to Heaven as Andrea Wallis

1994

Screen Two as Karen

Scarborough Ahoy!

Scarborough Ahoy! as Maria

1993

Soft Top Hard Shoulder

Soft Top Hard Shoulder as Miss Trumble

1992

The Leaving of Liverpool

The Leaving of Liverpool as Ellen, Lil's Mother

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse as Nicole Burgess

1991

Young Soul Rebels

Young Soul Rebels as Ann

Secret Friends as Angela

1990

The Grasscutter

The Grasscutter as Claire Deeds

Poirot as Lady Millicent

1989

The Nightmare Years

The Nightmare Years as Helga Bauer

Red Dwarf as Genny

1988

We Think the World of You

We Think the World of You as Megan

Victim of the Brain

Victim of the Brain

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

Twelfth Night, or What You Will as Viola / Cesario

1987

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid as Rosie

Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears as Leonie Orton

1986

Castaway as Sister Saint Winifred

1985

A Zed & Two Noughts

A Zed & Two Noughts as Venus de Milo

White City as Alice

1984

Play for Today as Viv

1983

A Flame to the Phoenix

A Flame to the Phoenix as Wanda Grabinska

Acceptable Levels

Acceptable Levels as Jill

1982

Play for Today as Melody

1981

Play for Today as Melody

appearances

2021

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

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