Louise Barnes
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 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 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. Career. Barnes has starred in numerous South African produced films and series including "", "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". She reprised her role in the second season which filmed in Cape Town, South Africa and aired in 2015.