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Barbara Marten

Barbara Marten

Actor · Born January 3, 1947 (79) · Leeds, United Kingdom

Barbara Marten is a British actress. She is most known for playing 'Eve Montgomery' in Casualty. She has appeared in various soaps, including Eastenders and Brookside, as well as many other drama serials such as Harry, The Bill and Band of Gold.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 3, 1947 (79)
From
Leeds, United Kingdom
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on Motif · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 89% in 30 days

What are Barbara Marten's films like?

Across their 11 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
39%
Self
19%
Morality
17%
Bonds
11%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Trauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4
Mentor
1 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
7
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
3
Cold
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Haunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Barbara Marten's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 28 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Barbara Marten's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 28 with a Motif page.

  • Digger(2026)

    as Beatrice Compson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Idiot(s) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Dune: Prophecy(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sister Avila

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • My Lady Jane(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Granny

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil's Hour(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sylvia

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Twin(2022)

    as Helen

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Slow Horses(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Anne

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Her Majesty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Her Majesty (Aged)

  • Dalgliesh(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Janet Carpenter

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Turning(2020)

    as Mrs. Grose

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Making Noise Quietly(2019)

    as May

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sanctuary(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Margot

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Mrs. Wilson(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. McKelvie

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • A Discovery of Witches(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Everything is Possible: The York Suffragettes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Annie Seymour Pearson

  • Hamlet(2015)

    as Gertrude

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Mill(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Hannah Greg

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Henry IV, Part 2 - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mistress Quickly / Lady Northumberland

  • Shakespeare's Globe: Henry IV, Part 1(2010)

    as Mistress Quickley / Lady Northumberland

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Public Enemies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kathy Whiteley

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Diane Barton

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Oranges and Sunshine(2010)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Mother, Mine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Margaret

  • Florence Nightingale (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Fanny

  • Goldplated (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as Beth White

  • Faith(2005)

    as Doreen

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Between Two Women (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    as Ellen Hardy

  • The Debt (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    as Gwen Dresner

  • The Royal(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Assistant Matron Thelma Parker

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Flesh and Blood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Barbara

  • A Is for Acid(2002)

    as Emily Haigh

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Bob & Rose (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · as Carol Cooper

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Penny Cain

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Fat Friends(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · as Liz Ashburn

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Dalziel and Pascoe(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Louise Roach

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Band of Gold(1995)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs Richards

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Harry (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 14 episodes · as Rita Salter

  • The Sherman Plays (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Gwen John

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret Watson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Shoot to Kill (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    as Sheila Stalker

  • Home Run (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    as Bill's Wife

  • The Fifteen Streets(1989)

    as Hannah Kelly

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Love Birds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    as Marlene

  • A Month in the Country(1987)

    as Mrs Sykes

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Tamara Redpath

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 81st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Turning (2020)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

The Devil's Hour (2022)

Midcredits 80th

Film career

19862026

Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 Motif title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 45 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

1980s5 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s10 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Barbara Marten's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Making Noise Quietly (2019)

89th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Digger (2026)

Midcredits 89th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Barbara Marten work with?

People who share at least 2 of Barbara Marten's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dominic Dromgoole shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers