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Louise Barnes

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Louise Barnes
Born (1974-04-26) 26 April 1974 (age 50)
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
EducationUniversity of the Witwaters
Occupation(s)Actress, voice artist
Years active2004–present
Children1

Louise Barnes (born 26 April 1974)[1] is a South African actress. She gained recognition in South Africa for various roles in locally produced films and television series. She is best known for her role in the 2009 South African/UK horror film, Surviving Evil, in which she starred alongside Billy Zane, Christina Cole and Natalie Mendoza. She also played Miranda Barlow in the 2014 American television series Black Sails, produced by Michael Bay and Jonathan E. Steinberg.

Life and education

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Barnes was born in KwaZulu-Natal and graduated at the University of the Witwatersrand with an Honours Degree in Dramatic Art. She lives in Johannesburg with her husband and daughter. She once co-owned a health studio after training in the United States as an instructor of Bikram Yoga. She has received critical acclaim for her performance on the series Scandal! for which she won a SAFTA award for Best Actress in a TV Soap.[2]

Career

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Barnes has starred in numerous South African produced films and series including Egoli, 7de Laan, Binnelanders, Scandal!, Sorted, Suburban Bliss, S.O.S. and the South African/Canadian co-production Jozi-H. She appears in the 2014 American television series Black Sails, for which she has received critical acclaim for her performance. Entertainment Weekly called her character "intriguing" and "mysterious".[3] She reprised her role in the second season which filmed in Cape Town, South Africa and aired in 2015.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Where Angels Trend -
2002 Borderline Karen Kendler
2003 Hoodlun & Son Celia
2004 Critical Assignment Laura
2009 Surviving Evil Rachel Rice

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Suburban Bliss
1997–2000 Egoli Adele de Bruyn de Koning
2006–2007 Jozi-H Jocelyn Del Rossi
2011 The Sinking of the Laconia Mary Bates
2009–2013 Scandal! Donna Hardy SAFTA Winner—Best Actress in a TV Soap[5]
2014–2016 Black Sails Miranda Barlow
2017 Outsiders Moregon
2019 NCIS Sarah/Sahar
2022 NCIS: Hawaiʻi Kaya
2022 Gaslit Dorothy Hunt Episode 1x03 "King George"
2022 9-1-1 Rehab Receptionist Episode 6x09 "Red Flag"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2022 The Callisto Protocol Dr. Caitlyn Mahler Voice only

Theatre

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  • Life x 3 – Sonja. By Alan Swerdlow at Theatre on the Square.
  • Fanie's Angel – Tish. By Sylvaine Strike at KKNK.
  • Kindertranspor – Faith. By Barbara Rubin at Market Theatre.
  • Beautiful Bodies – Clair. By Mark Graham at Wits Amphitheatre.
  • Heresy – Frances. By Anthony Ackerman at Wits Amphitheatre.
  • Isabella – Melisa. Directed by Lucy Voss-Price at Wits Amphitheatre.

References

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  1. ^ "Donna Hardy". e.tv. 26 April 1974. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Saftas 2013: The winners". News24. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Black Sails". EW.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. ^ KpopStarz (14 August 2014). "'Black Sails' Season 2 Trailer And Release Date: Starz Bought Season 2 Of 'Treasure Island' Prequel Before Season 1 Aired [Video]". KpopStarz. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  5. ^ "News | e.tv".
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