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Frances Barber
Birth name Frances J Brookes
Born May 13, 1957 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards
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Contents

Biography

Roles

Starring Roles

Series Role Year(s) Season(s)
Behaving Badly Rebecca 1989 miniseries
The Nightmare Years Helga Bauer 1989 miniseries
Rhodes Princess Catherine Radziwill 1996 miniseries
The Ice House Diana Goode 1997 miniseries
Real Women Anna Nicholls 1998–1999 1 2
Having It Off April Summers 2002 1
Silk Caroline Warwick, QC 2012–2014 2 3
Whitstable Pearl Dolly Nolan 2021 1

Recurring Roles

Series Role Year(s) Season(s)
Funland Connie Woolf 2005 miniseries
The Spa Ginny 2013 1

Guest Starring Roles

Series Role Episode Airdate
Play for Today Melody 12x19 - Home Sweet Home March 16, 1982
Reilly: Ace of Spies Dagmara 1x07 - Gambit October 12, 1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies Dagmara 1x08 - Endgame October 19, 1983
Reilly: Ace of Spies Dagmara 1x11 - The Last Journey November 9, 1983
Play for Today Viv 14x06 - Hard Feelings March 20, 1984
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers Winnie Verloc 1x02 - Joseph Conrad's 'The Secret Agent' January 17, 1988
This Is David Lander Irina Tereschkov 1x02 - The Nicholson Story November 7, 1988
This Is David Lander Yvonne Watts 1x04 - A Question of Trial and Error November 21, 1988
Red Dwarf Genny 3x03 - Polymorph November 28, 1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot Lady Millicent 2x02 - The Veiled Lady January 14, 1990
El C.I.D. Molly 2x06 - All Grown Up and Nowhere to Go February 5, 1991
El C.I.D. Molly 2x07 - Ticket to Ride February 12, 1991
The Orchid House Joan 1x03 - Joan March 7, 1991
The Orchid House Joan 1x04 - Natalie March 14, 1991
The Storyteller: Greek Myths Medusa 1x02 - Perseus & the Gorgon April 6, 1991
Screen One Freddie Hancock 3x01 - Hancock September 1, 1991
Screen Two Jenny Coldfield 7x09 - Do Not Disturb March 17, 1991
Inspector Morse Nicole Burgess 6x03 - The Death of the Self March 25, 1992
A Statement of Affairs Pip 1x01 - Episode 101 March 8, 1993
Rory Bremner, Who Else? 1x01 - Episode 101 October 9, 1993
Screen Two Karen 10x07 - Return to Blood River April 13, 1994
Screen Two Mother 10x15 - In the Cold Light of Day June 15, 1994
Alleyn Mysteries Kitty Cartarette 2x03 - Scales of Justice August 29, 1994
Chef! Anita Lawrence 2x04 - A Diploma of Miseries September 29, 1994
Space Precinct Erika Brandt 1x16 - Hate Street May 1, 1995
Dalziel and Pascoe Amanda 'Cap' Marvell 3x04 - The Wood Beyond October 25, 1998
Murder Most Horrid Gloria Twigge 4x06 - Dinner at Tiffany's April 2, 1999
Love in a Cold Climate The Bolter 1x02 - Episode 102 February 11, 2001
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme Janine 3x04 - Trauma November 30, 2001
Manchild Elizabeth 1x03 - Marriage March 5, 2002
Manchild Elizabeth 1x04 - Jealousy March 12, 2002
Manchild Elizabeth 1x05 - Responsability March 19, 2002
Manchild Elizabeth 1x06 - Swingers and Shakers March 26, 2002
Manchild Elizabeth 1x07 - Four of a Kind April 2, 2002
Celeb Suzi 1x03 - The Cast Member September 20, 2002
Holby City Eva Thomas 5x11 - Sinners and Saints December 17, 2002
My Family Vanessa 4x05 - Owed to Susan April 18, 2003
Monkey Dust 2x02 - Episode 202 November 11, 2003
Trial & Retribution Cassandra 8x01 - Blue Eiderdown (1) October 11, 2004
Trial & Retribution Cassandra 8x02 - Blue Eiderdown (2) October 12, 2004
Agatha Christie's Marple Lizzie Hinchcliffe 1x04 - A Murder Is Announced January 2, 2005
According to Bex Brenda 1x02 - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag January 14, 2005
Where the Heart Is Michelle 9x04 - Sisters Under the Skin July 17, 2005
The IT Crowd Doctor Mendall 1x06 - Aunt Irma Visits February 26, 2006
New Tricks Anita Walsh 3x02 - Dockers April 24, 2006
Brief Encounters Jackie Knight 1x03 - Life's Like That May 10, 2006
Bremner, Bird and Fortune 11x01 - Episode 1101 March 3, 2007
Hustle Clarissa 4x04 - A Designer's Paradise May 9, 2007
Great Performances Goneril 37x12 - King Lear March 25, 2008
Beautiful People Miss Prentice 1x06 - How I Got My Globe November 6, 2008
Casualty Nancy 23x17 - Took a Long Time to Come December 21, 2008
Law & Order: UK Michaela Herman 1x06 - Paradise March 30, 2009
Hotel Babylon Arianna Adams 4x04 - Episode 4 July 17, 2009
The Street Lizzie Gargan 3x01 - Loss of Control July 13, 2009
The Street Lizzie Gargan 3x06 - Smoke August 17, 2009
A Passionate Woman Margaret 1x02 - Episode 102 April 18, 2010
Midsomer Murders Constance Fielding 13x05 - Master Class October 6, 2010
The Nativity Elizabeth 1x01 - Part One December 20, 2010
The Nativity Elizabeth 1x02 - Part Two December 21, 2010
Friday Night Dinner Sheila Bloom 1x05 - The Mercedes April 1, 2011
Doctor Who Eye Patch Lady 32x02 - Day of the Moon April 30, 2011
Doctor Who
(uncredited)
Eye Patch Lady 32x03 - The Curse of the Black Spot May 7, 2011
Doctor Who Eye Patch Lady 32x05 - The Rebel Flesh May 21, 2011
Doctor Who Eye Patch Lady 32x06 - The Almost People May 28, 2011
Doctor Who Madame Kovarian 32x07 - A Good Man Goes to War June 4, 2011
Doctor Who Madame Kovarian 32x12 - Closing Time September 24, 2011
Doctor Who Madame Kovarian 32x13 - The Wedding of River Song October 1, 2011
Death in Paradise Diana Watson 1x02 - Wicked Wedding Night November 1, 2011
Pete Versus Life Rebecca 2x03 - The Tennis Player November 4, 2011
Agatha Christie's Poirot Merlina Rival 12x04 - The Clocks December 26, 2011
Great Expectations Mrs. Brandley 1x02 - Episode 102 December 28, 2011
Great Expectations Mrs. Brandley 1x03 - Episode 103 December 29, 2011
Vexed Pat Poynter 2x06 - Episode 206 September 5, 2012
Psychobitches Bette Davis 1x01 - Episode 101 May 30, 2013
Psychobitches Doris Stokes 1x02 - Episode 102 June 6, 2013
Psychobitches Catherine the Great 1x05 - Episode 105 June 27, 2013
Bad Education Alfie's Mum 2x07 - Christmas December 17, 2013
The Life of Rock with Brian Pern
(credited as Francis Barber)
Wendy 1x03 - Death of Rock February 24, 2014
Psychobitches Elizabeth I 2x01 - Episode 201 November 25, 2014
Psychobitches St. Catherine 2x02 - Episode 202 November 25, 2014
Psychobitches Whistler's Mother 2x03 - Episode 203 December 2, 2014
Psychobitches Thora Hird 2x04 - Episode 204 December 9, 2014
Psychobitches Josephine and Joseph 2x05 - Episode 205 December 16, 2014
Psychobitches Barbara Cartland 2x06 - Episode 206 December 23, 2014
Mapp & Lucia Amelia, Contessa Di Faraglione 1x03 - Episode 103 December 31, 2014
Murder in Successville Mary Berry 1x02 - Bunch of Cults May 13, 2015
Benidorm Daisy 8x06 - Episode 806 February 15, 2016
Vicious Carlotta 2x07 - The Finale June 19, 2016
Medici Piccarda 1x01 - Original Sin October 17, 2016
Medici Piccarda 1x02 - The Dome and the Domicile October 18, 2016
Medici Piccarda 1x03 - Pestilence October 25, 2016
Father Brown Davina Malmort 5x02 - The Labyrinth of the Minotaur January 2, 2017
Midsomer Murders Ingrid Lockston 19x02 - Crime and Punishment January 4, 2017
Summer Comedy Shorts Mum 1x01 - Morgana Robinson's Summer July 20, 2017
The Rebel Angela 2x04 - Drugs November 29, 2017
The Rebel Angela 2x05 - Sex December 6, 2017
Queens of Mystery Viv Collins 1x03 - Death by Vinyl: First Chapter April 15, 2019
Queens of Mystery Viv Collins 1x04 - Death by Vinyl: Final Chapter April 15, 2019
Casualty Claire Wakelins 33x33 - Episode 3333 April 27, 2019
The Split Misty Brodeur 2x02 - Episode 202 February 11, 2020
Cold Feet Maxine Ibson 9x06 - Episode 906 February 17, 2020
Semi-Detached Patricia 1x02 - Episode 102 August 13, 2020
Semi-Detached Patricia 1x03 - Episode 103 August 20, 2020

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title Role Airdate Series/Banner
Those Glory Glory Days Woman November 17, 1983
Clem Lisa 1987
Twelfth Night, or What You Will Viola / Cesario 1988
The Grasscutter Claire Deeds 1988
Thatcherworld Penny Jenkins October 24, 1993
The Leaving of Liverpool Ellen, Lily's mother November 8, 1993
Dirty Old Town Sally Denton February 5, 1995
3 Steps to Heaven Andrea Wallis May 1995
Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing Adonia September 5, 1995
It Might Be You Wendy December 23, 1995
Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs Annie Shepherd December 23, 1996
Hand on the Shoulder Translator's voice July 31, 1997
A Royal Scandal Lady Jersey October 10, 1997
Rules of Engagement 1997
Plastic Man Louise Ferman May 12, 1999
The Gentleman Thief Julia Sinclair June 24, 2001
Boudica Agrippina September 28, 2003
The Legend of the Tamworth Two Miss Piggy April 12, 2004
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: A Bunch of Counts Various May 5, 2005
The Fattest Man in Britain Janice December 20, 2009
We'll Take Manhattan Diana Vreeland January 26, 2012
The Academy: Special Actor September 14, 2012
The Queen and I Margaret December 24, 2018

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Memorable Moments

Awards and Accolades

Trivia