Glynis Barber

Known for: Acting

Born: 1955-10-25 (age 70)

From: Durban, South Africa

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.

Filmography (51)

MOVIE★ 6.0
Dream Hacker
2025
as Sue Hamilton
MOVIE
Highgrove House: A Royal Residence
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE
Princess Alice: The Royals’ Greatest Secret
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE
Edward & Sophie: The Reluctant Royals?
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV
Secrets of the Royals on Tour
2020
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.0
Harry: The Troubled Prince
2020
as Narrator (voice)
TV
The World's Most Expensive Cruise Ship
2019
as narrator
TV
Oxford Street 24/7
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MOVIE
The Best of EastEnders
2018
as Glenda Mitchell (archive footage)
TV★ 7.5
The Outpost
2018
as Gertrusha
MOVIE★ 6.1
Royal Hearts
2018
as Joan
MOVIE★ 4.4
Hammer of the Gods
2013
as Astrid
TV★ 6.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
TV★ 7.3
New Tricks
2004
as Cheryl Brooker
TV★ 7.0
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003
TV★ 6.5
The Afternoon Play
2003
as Brenda
TV★ 7.8
The Royal
2003
as Jean McAteer
TV★ 8.0
Night and Day
2001
TV★ 7.6
Murphy's Law
2001
as Patricia Morris
TV★ 5.4
Highlander: The Raven
1998
as Rachel
MOVIE★ 3.8
The Fairy King
1998
as Nancy Preston
MOVIE★ 5.5
Déjà Vu
1998
as Claire
TV★ 7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Samantha Litvak
TV★ 5.8
GMTV
1993
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.4
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
1992
as Lola Brewster
TV★ 5.7
Palace Guard
1991
MOVIE★ 5.4
Edge of Sanity
1989
as Elisabeth Jekyll
TV★ 7.1
Monsters
1988
as Dr. Jarris
TV★ 8.1
Red Dwarf
1988
as Woman with Fur
MOVIE★ 7.5
Visitors
1987
as Lucy
MOVIE
Blake's 7: Duel
1986
as Mutoid
MOVIE
Dempsey and Makepeace The Movie
1985
as Makepeace
MOVIE★ 8.4
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
TV★ 4.2
EastEnders
1985
as Glenda Mitchell
TV★ 6.6
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Harriet Makepeace
TV★ 7.1
Screen Two
1985
as Lucy
TV★ 9.0
Love and Marriage
1984
as Fiona Jebb
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1983
as Beryl Stapleton
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Wicked Lady
1983
as Caroline
TV★ 8.0
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim
1982
as Lucy Simmons
MOVIE★ 3.8
Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982
as Janice Jefferson
TV★ 7.0
Jane
1982
MOVIE★ 7.5
Tangiers
1982
as Beth
TV★ 5.4
A Fine Romance
1981
as Linda
MOVIE★ 5.4
Terror
1979
as Carol Tucker
MOVIE★ 4.8
Yesterday's Hero
1979
as Susan
TV★ 6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Lilian / Sylvia Brett
TV★ 8.3
The Sandbaggers
1978
as Margaret Müller
TV★ 7.3
Blake's 7
1978
as Mutoid
TV★ 4.3
Emmerdale
1972
TV★ 5.3
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Ethel Voysey