Actor profile

Glynis Barber

25th October 1955 Durban, South Africa Acting

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.

21 Movies 28 TV Shows 53 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Dream Hacker poster

Dream Hacker 10th June 2025 as Sue Hamilton

Highgrove House: A Royal Residence poster

Highgrove House: A Royal Residence 13th July 2024 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Princess Alice: The Royals’ Greatest Secret poster

Princess Alice: The Royals’ Greatest Secret 12th December 2020 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Edward & Sophie: The Reluctant Royals? poster

Edward & Sophie: The Reluctant Royals? 29th August 2020 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Harry: The Troubled Prince poster

Harry: The Troubled Prince 21st March 2020 as Narrator (voice)

The Best of EastEnders poster

The Best of EastEnders 26th November 2018 as Glenda Mitchell (archive footage)

Royal Hearts poster

Royal Hearts 24th February 2018 as Joan

Hammer of the Gods poster

Hammer of the Gods 5th July 2013 as Astrid

The Fairy King poster

The Fairy King 14th May 1998 as Nancy Preston

Déjà Vu poster

Déjà Vu 22nd April 1998 as Claire

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

Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side 27th December 1992 as Lola Brewster

Edge of Sanity poster

Edge of Sanity 14th April 1989 as Elisabeth Jekyll

Visitors poster

Visitors 22nd February 1987 as Lucy

Blake's 7: Duel poster

Blake's 7: Duel 4th August 1986 as Mutoid

Dempsey and Makepeace The Movie poster

Dempsey and Makepeace The Movie 1st November 1985 as Makepeace

An Audience with Billy Connolly poster

An Audience with Billy Connolly 26th October 1985 as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles 3rd November 1983 as Beryl Stapleton

The Wicked Lady poster

The Wicked Lady 21st April 1983 as Caroline

Invaders of the Lost Gold poster

Invaders of the Lost Gold 20th September 1982 as Janice Jefferson

Terror poster

Terror 26th October 1979 as Carol Tucker

Yesterday's Hero poster

Yesterday's Hero 24th April 1979 as Susan

Secrets of the Royals on Tour poster

Secrets of the Royals on Tour 16th April 2020 as Narrator

The World's Most Expensive Cruise Ship poster

The World's Most Expensive Cruise Ship 23rd August 2019 as narrator

Oxford Street 24/7 poster

Oxford Street 24/7 29th November 2018 as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Outpost poster

The Outpost 10th July 2018 as Gertrusha

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 24th October 2011 as Self - Participant

New Tricks poster

New Tricks 1st January 2004 as Cheryl Brooker

The Afternoon Play poster

The Afternoon Play 27th January 2003 as Brenda

The Royal poster

The Royal 19th January 2003 as Jean McAteer

Night and Day poster

Night and Day 6th November 2001

Murphy's Law poster

Murphy's Law 24th September 2001 as Patricia Morris

Highlander: The Raven poster

Highlander: The Raven 26th September 1998 as Rachel

Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder 29th October 1993 as Samantha Litvak

GMTV poster

GMTV 1st January 1993 as Self

Palace Guard poster

Palace Guard 17th October 1991

Monsters poster

Monsters 22nd October 1988 as Dr. Jarris

Red Dwarf poster

Red Dwarf 15th February 1988 as Woman with Fur

EastEnders poster

EastEnders 19th February 1985 as Glenda Mitchell

EastEnders poster

EastEnders 19th February 1985 as Amy Mitchell

Dempsey and Makepeace poster

Dempsey and Makepeace 11th January 1985 as Harriet Makepeace

Screen Two poster

Screen Two 6th January 1985 as Lucy

Jane poster

Jane 2nd August 1982

A Fine Romance poster

A Fine Romance 1st November 1981 as Linda

Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected 24th March 1979 as Lilian / Sylvia Brett

The Sandbaggers poster

The Sandbaggers 18th September 1978 as Margaret Müller

Blake's 7 poster

Blake's 7 2nd January 1978 as Mutoid

Blake's 7 poster

Blake's 7 2nd January 1978 as Soolin

Emmerdale poster

Emmerdale 16th October 1972

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Ethel Voysey