Acting credits
44
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Glynis Barber
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
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Movies: 20Series: 24
TMDB ID: 1222446
IMDb ID: nm0053392
Known for: Acting
Born: October 25, 1955
Age: 70
Place of birth: Durban, South Africa
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1965 - 2025
Years active: 61
Average TMDB rating: 6.1
Wikidata: Q286986
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Glynis Barber.
5.0
Dream Hacker
as Sue Hamilton
2025 Movie
Highgrove House: A Royal Residence
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2024 Movie
Princess Alice: The Royals’ Greatest Secret
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020 Movie
Edward & Sophie: The Reluctant Royals?
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020 Movie
6.0
Harry: The Troubled Prince
as Narrator (voice)
2020 Movie
The Best of EastEnders
as Glenda Mitchell (archive footage)
2018 Movie
6.1
Royal Hearts
as Joan
2018 Movie
4.4
Hammer of the Gods
as Astrid
2013 Movie
3.5
The Fairy King
as Nancy Preston
2002 Movie
5.3
Déjà Vu
as Claire
1998 Movie
7.4
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
as Lola Brewster
1992 Movie
5.3
Edge of Sanity
as Elisabeth Jekyll
1989 Movie
6.0
Visitors
as Lucy
1987 Movie
Dempsey and Makepeace The Movie
as Makepeace
1985 Movie
8.3
An Audience with Billy Connolly
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1985 Movie
6.5
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Beryl Stapleton
1983 Movie
4.8
The Wicked Lady
as Caroline
1983 Movie
3.8
Invaders of the Lost Gold
as Janice Jefferson
1982 Movie
5.2
Terror
as Carol Tucker
1979 Movie
3.8
Yesterday's Hero
as Susan
1979 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Glynis Barber.
Secrets of the Royals on Tour
as Narrator • 2 eps
2020 Series
The World's Most Expensive Cruise Ship
as narrator • 12 eps
2019 Series
Oxford Street 24/7
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 8 eps
2018 Series
7.4
The Outpost
as Gertrusha • 13 eps
2018 Series
5.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.4
New Tricks
as Cheryl Brooker • 1 eps
2004 Series
The Afternoon Play
as Brenda • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.6
The Royal
as Jean McAteer • 12 eps
2003 Series
7.0
Night and Day
117 eps
2001 Series
7.7
Murphy's Law
1 eps
2001 Series
5.3
Highlander: The Raven
as Rachel • 1 eps
1998 Series
6.8
Trial & Retribution
as Dora Hills • 2 eps
1997 Series
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
as Samantha Litvak • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.6
GMTV
as Self • 1 eps
1993 Series
3.5
Palace Guard
1 eps
1991 Series
8.1
Red Dwarf
as Woman with Fur • 1 eps
1988 Series
4.1
EastEnders
as Glenda Mitchell • 3709 eps
1985 Series
6.4
Dempsey and Makepeace
as Harriet Makepeace • 30 eps
1985 Series
6.5
Jane
10 eps
1982 Series
4.9
A Fine Romance
as Linda • 1 eps
1981 Series
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
as Lilian / Sylvia Brett • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.3
Blake's 7
as Mutoid • 1 eps
1978 Series
4.2
Emmerdale
20 eps
1972 Series
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Ethel Voysey • 1 eps
1965 Series