Glynis Barber

Glynis Barber

Known for
Acting
Born
October 25, 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Durban, South Africa

Biography

Glynis Barber (born Glynis van der Riet; 25 October 1955) is a South African actress. She is known for her portrayals of Sgt. Harriet Makepeace in the British police drama Dempsey and Makepeace, Glenda Mitchell in EastEnders, DCI Grace Barraclough in Emmerdale, Fiona Brake in Night and Day, and Soolin in Blake's 7. In 2022, she joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Norma Crow.

Known For

Filmography

2025
Dream Hacker poster

Dream Hacker

Movie · as Sue Hamilton

2024
Highgrove House: A Royal Residence poster

Highgrove House: A Royal Residence

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2020
Princess Alice: The Royals’ Greatest Secret poster

Princess Alice: The Royals’ Greatest Secret

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2020
Edward & Sophie: The Reluctant Royals? poster

Edward & Sophie: The Reluctant Royals?

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2020
Harry: The Troubled Prince poster

Harry: The Troubled Prince

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2020
Secrets of the Royals on Tour poster

Secrets of the Royals on Tour

TV · as Narrator · 2 eps

2019
The World's Most Expensive Cruise Ship poster

The World's Most Expensive Cruise Ship

TV · as narrator · 12 eps

2018
The Best of EastEnders poster

The Best of EastEnders

Movie · as Glenda Mitchell (archive footage)

2018
Royal Hearts poster

Royal Hearts

Movie · as Joan

2018
The Outpost poster

The Outpost

TV · as Gertrusha · 13 eps

2018
Oxford Street 24/7 poster

Oxford Street 24/7

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 8 eps

2013
Hammer of the Gods poster

Hammer of the Gods

Movie · as Astrid

2013
Miss Marple: Endless Night poster

Miss Marple: Endless Night

Movie · as Cora Van Stuyvesant

2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · as Cheryl Brooker · 1 ep

2003
The Terry and Gaby Show

The Terry and Gaby Show

TV · 1 ep

2003
The Afternoon Play poster

The Afternoon Play

TV · as Brenda · 1 ep

2003
The Royal poster

The Royal

TV · as Jean McAteer · 12 eps

2001
Night and Day poster

Night and Day

TV · 117 eps

2001
Murphy's Law poster

Murphy's Law

TV · as Patricia Morris · 1 ep

1998
The Fairy King poster

The Fairy King

Movie · as Nancy Preston

1998
Déjà Vu poster

Déjà Vu

Movie · as Claire

1998
Highlander: The Raven poster

Highlander: The Raven

TV · as Rachel · 1 ep

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Samantha Litvak · 1 ep

1993
GMTV poster

GMTV

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side poster

Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

Movie · as Lola Brewster

1991
Palace Guard poster

Palace Guard

TV · 1 ep

1990
The Making of the Edge of Sanity

The Making of the Edge of Sanity

Movie · as Self

1989
Edge of Sanity poster

Edge of Sanity

Movie · as Elisabeth Jekyll

1988
Red Dwarf poster

Red Dwarf

TV · as Woman with Fur · 1 ep

1988
Monsters poster

Monsters

TV · as Dr. Jarris · 1 ep

1987
Visitors poster

Visitors

Movie · as Lucy

1986
Blake's 7: Duel poster

Blake's 7: Duel

Movie · as Mutoid

1985
An Audience with Billy Connolly poster

An Audience with Billy Connolly

Movie · as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

1985
Dempsey and Makepeace The Movie poster

Dempsey and Makepeace The Movie

Movie · as Makepeace

1985
EastEnders poster

EastEnders

TV · as Glenda Mitchell, Amy Mitchell · 623 eps

1985
Dempsey and Makepeace poster

Dempsey and Makepeace

TV · as Harriet Makepeace · 30 eps

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Lucy · 1 ep

1984
Love and Marriage

Love and Marriage

TV · as Fiona Jebb · 1 ep

1983
The Wicked Lady poster

The Wicked Lady

Movie · as Caroline

1983
The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Movie · as Beryl Stapleton

1982
Invaders of the Lost Gold poster

Invaders of the Lost Gold

Movie · as Janice Jefferson

1982
Tangiers

Tangiers

Movie · as Beth

1982
Jane poster

Jane

TV · 10 eps

1982
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim

The New Adventures of Lucky Jim

TV · as Lucy Simmons · 1 ep

1981
A Fine Romance poster

A Fine Romance

TV · as Linda · 1 ep

1979
Terror poster

Terror

Movie · as Carol Tucker

1979
Yesterday's Hero poster

Yesterday's Hero

Movie · as Susan

1979
Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected

TV · as Lilian / Sylvia Brett · 1 ep

1978
Blake's 7 poster

Blake's 7

TV · as Mutoid, Soolin · 1 ep

1978
The Sandbaggers poster

The Sandbaggers

TV · as Margaret Müller · 1 ep

1972
Emmerdale poster

Emmerdale

TV · 20 eps

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Ethel Voysey · 1 ep