Louise Barnes Explained

Birth Name:Louise Barnes
Birth Date:26 April 1974
Birth Place:KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Education:University of the Witwaters
Children:1
Years Active:2004–present

Louise Barnes (born 26 April 1974)[1] is a South African actress. Barnes 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

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

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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Where Angels Trend-
2002BorderlineKaren Kendler
2003Hoodlun & SonCelia
2004Critical AssignmentLaura
2009Surviving EvilRachel Rice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Suburban Bliss
1997–2000EgoliAdele de Bruyn de Koning
2006–2007Jozi-HJocelyn Del Rossi
2011The Sinking of the LaconiaMary Bates
2009–2013Scandal!Donna HardySAFTA Winner—Best Actress in a TV Soap[5]
2014–2016Black SailsMiranda Barlow
2017OutsidersMoregon
2019NCISSarah/Sahar
2022 Kaya
2022GaslitDorothy HuntEpisode 1x03 "King George"
20229-1-1Rehab ReceptionistEpisode 6x09 "Red Flag"

Video games

Theatre

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donna Hardy . e.tv . 1974-04-26 . 13 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130619195519/http://www.etv.co.za/scandal/characters/donna-hardy. 19 June 2013. dead.
  2. News: . 17 March 2013 . Saftas 2013: The winners . News24 . 20 November 2023.
  3. News: Black Sails . EW.com . 17 November 2017 . en.
  4. News: 'Black Sails' Season 2 Trailer And Release Date: Starz Bought Season 2 Of 'Treasure Island' Prequel Before Season 1 Aired [Video] ]. KpopStarz . 14 August 2014 . KpopStarz . 17 November 2017.
  5. Web site: News | e.tv.