Gillian Barber

Actor · Born February 22, 1958 · Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK

Biography

Gillian Barber (February 22, 1958, in Coventry, England) is a British-Canadian actress and theater educator. She grew up in British Columbia, Canada, and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London as well as the BFA program at the University of Victoria. Barber has appeared in numerous films, including The Stepfather (1987), Needful Things (1993), Jumanji (1995), The 6th Day (2000), and 2012 (2009). On television, she has been featured in series such as The X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural, Smallville, The Man in the High Castle, and Chesapeake Shores. In addition to her acting career, she is an educator and founded the musical theater program at Capilano University in British Columbia in 2007.

Acted in 80

2020s

2024
Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers
Nanny O'Neal
2023
The Last of Us
Councilwoman · 2 episodes
84
2022
Under the Banner of Heaven
Sister Dorren · 1 episode
75
2021
Maid
Melody · 2 episodes
82

2010s

2018
Idle Thoughts
Loretta
Status Update
Mrs. Gregory
46
2016
Chesapeake Shores
Deidra Peck · 8 episodes
76
2015
The Christmas Note
Mrs. Schweiger
The Man in the High Castle
Alice Adler · 6 episodes
78
2013
Witches of East End
Maura Thatcher · 3 episodes
74
Bates Motel
Dr. Helen Ginsberg · 1 episode
81
2012
Hamlet
Gertrude

2000s

2009
2012
Cruise Ship Lady
53
Something with Bite
Moonflower Dougdale
2007
Reaper
Therapist · 1 episode
75
Beneath
Donna
Hot Rod
Riot Singer
56
2005
Supernatural
Dr. Hess, Mrs. Rourke · 3 episodes
84
2004
The 4400
Dr. Roxanne Kern · 1 episode
72
Jack
Vice Principal
61
2003
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Audrey Duncan
Bang Bang You're Dead
Principal Meyer
An Unexpected Love
Rita
Stealing Sinatra
Mary Keenan
56
Before I Say Goodbye
Therapist
53
2002
The Dead Zone
Dr. Surman · 1 episode
73
Movie Toons: Treasure Island
Jim's Mother (voice)
2001
Smallville
Marianne Taylor · 1 episode
77
Suspicious River
Mrs. Schmidt
Cats & Dogs
Factory Receptionist
51
The Sports Pages
Movie
2000
The 6th Day
Katherine's Doctor
54
The Guilty
Maddy Corrigan
55
A Storm in Summer
Mrs. Parker

1990s

1999
Final Run
Mrs. Hofflund
Double Jeopardy
Rebecca Tingely
53
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
(voice) · 26 episodes
Sabrina: The Animated Series
(voice) · 1 episode
62
The Color of Courage
Carol
1998
First Wave
Dr. Rita Hagen · 1 episode
72
The Baby Dance
Nurse Nancy
Disturbing Behavior
Judy Effkin
52
Nobody Lives Forever
Ann Corley
I've Been Waiting for You
Eric's Mother
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County
Roselyn McPherson
1997
Sleepwalkers
TV
Unwed Father
Case Worker
The Advocate's Devil
District Attorney
Kitchen Party
Barb
Intensity
Chairperson
Stargate SG-1
Resident #1, Ambassador Dreylock, First Minister Dreylock · 1 episode
84
High Stakes
Pediatrician
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Rena Dunne's Mother (segment "Room 245") · 1 episode
77
NightScream
Dr. Melville
Bliss
Therapist
58
1996
In Cold Blood
Bonnie Clutter · 2 episodes
Millennium
Mrs. Barbakow · 1 episode
78
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
Aurora (voice) · 13 episodes
Maternal Instincts
Julie Taft
The Sentinel
Dr. Gladstone · 1 episode
67
Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
Movie
1995
Jumanji
Mrs. Thomas
62
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Grace Briggs
Action Man
(voice) · 1 episode
Jack Reed: One of Our Own
Francine Hood
The Outer Limits
General, Fisk, Lt. Bateson · 1 episode
77
Sliders
Nicole Mitchell · 1 episode
75
Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Col. Koufalis
1994
Max
Donna, Jayne's Friend
Double Cross
Coroner
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Art Sycophant
1993
The X-Files
Beth Kane, Jane Spiller, Penny Northern · 1 episode
85
Needful Things
Myrtle Keeton
53
1992
Impolite
Voice on the Phone (voice)
1991
The Commish
Dr. Sheila West · 1 episode
71
1990
Short Time
Nurse

1980s

1989
Midnight Matinee
Marilyn
1987
The Stepfather
Anne Barnes
72
1986
Rainbow War
Yellow Queen
1985
Brotherly Love
Ski Shop Clerk