Louise Barnes (born 26 April 1974) 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

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, ''

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'', in which she starred alongside

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and

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. She also played Miranda Barlow in the 2014 American television series '' Black Sails'', produced by

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and Jonathan E. Steinberg.

Life and education

Barnes was born in

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and graduated at the

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with an Honours Degree in Dramatic Art. She lives in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

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.

Career

Barnes has starred in numerous South African produced films and series including '' Egoli'', ''

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'', ''Binnelanders'', ''Scandal!'', ''Sorted'', ''Suburban Bliss'', ''S.O.S.'' and the South African/Canadian co-production ''

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''. 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". She reprised her role in the second season which filmed in Cape Town, South Africa and aired in 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video Games

Theater

*''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

External links

TVSA
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnes, Louise 1974 births Living people South African film actresses South African television actresses South African stage actresses University of the Witwatersrand alumni People from Johannesburg