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Frances Barber

Frances Barber is an Olivier Award-nominated English actress who has appeared in stage and television productions. Frances studied drama at Bangor University, Wales. She has worked in a string of award-winning productions for the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, taking roles as diverse as Eliza in Pygmalion and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. Among her film appearances are roles in Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987), Secret Friends (1991) and Shiner (2000). Frances made her television breakthrough in Mike Leigh's Play for Today: Home Sweet Home (1982).