Charlotte Barker (born 1962) is a British actress.

Career

Barker was born in 1962 in

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, Barker is the only daughter of

Ronnie Barker Ronald William George Barker (25 September 1929 – 3 October 2005) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He was known for roles in British comedy television series such as '' Porridge'', ''The Two Ronnies'', and ''Open All Hours''. ...

and Joy Tubb. As an actress she worked mostly in theatre. Her television debut came in the film ''Frankie and Johnnie'' (1985). The same year she appeared in episodes of the television sitcoms ''

Open All Hours ''Open All Hours'' is a British television British sitcom, sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke for the BBC. It ran for 26 episodes in four series, which aired in 1976, 1981, 1982 and 1985. The programme developed from a television pilot br ...

'' (with her father) and ''

Fresh Fields ''Fresh Fields'' is a British sitcom starring Julia McKenzie and Anton Rodgers. A ratings success at the time, it was written by John Chapman and produced by Thames Television for ITV, running for four series between 7 March 1984 and 23 Oc ...

'', then in 1987 she was in the film '' Wish You Were Here'' and also in Agatha Christie's ''Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel''. Other parts came in ''The Widowmaker'' (1990) and the crime series ''

Maigret Jules Maigret (), or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a '' commissaire'' ("commissioner") of the Paris ''Brigade Criminelle'' ('' Direction Régionale de la Police Judiciaire de Paris:36, Quai des Orfèvres''), created by ...

'' (1992) with

Michael Gambon Sir Michael John Gambon (; born 19 October 1940) is an Irish-English actor. Regarded as one of Ireland and Britain's most distinguished actors, he is known for his work on stage and screen. Gambon started his acting career with Laurence Olivi ...

. In 1998, she appeared in the play ''Mum'', which was written by her father.

Family

Her elder brother, Larry, retired after a successful career in advertising. Her younger brother, Adam, was an actor (''

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'').

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* 1962 births Living people 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London English film actresses English television actresses People from Willesden Date of birth missing (living people) {{UK-tv-actor-1960s-stub