Fiona Ramsay, is a South African actress, voice over artist, MC and speaker.[1] Ramsay is best known for the roles in the television serials such as; Black Sails, Hard Copy, Heartlines and Scandal!.[2] Apart from that, she is also a vocal consultant, dialogue coach and motivational speaker on Communication Skills and Development.[3]
Fiona Ramsay | |
|---|---|
| Born | Fiona Ramsay |
| Nationality | South African |
| Education | St Mary's school |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Voice over artist, MC, Speaker |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Personal life
editRamsay was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She went to St Mary's school.[4] She graduated from the University of Cape Town (UCT).[5] She is also a lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand.[6]
Career
editAfter graduated from UCT, she founded the Troupe Theatre Company.[7] Through the company, she involved in many theatre productions across the country such as: East, Total Eclipse, Metamorphisis and Threepenny Opera, Lifex3, Decadence and Talking Heads.[8] Then she performed in the plays Going To St Ives, The Real Thing, Summit Conference, The Book Club, My Brilliant Divorce, Ladies & Gentleman and Shakespeare and Honour.[2] In 2005, she directed the tribute play Barney's Women to commemorate the former Artistic Director and founder of the Market Theatre.[9] Then in 2006, she directed the theatre musical play Gugu Mzimba - The Spirit of Gerard Sekoto which received critics acclaim.[5]
Later she received the Durban award for Best Director for her stage play Nunsense. Meanwhile, she moved to United Kingdom and performed in the plays such as: Arcadia produced by Tom Stoppard for the Royal National Theatre with the role "Lady Croom & Hannah" and then played the role "Lady Macbeth" in the Shakespearean play Macbeth.[8] During this period, she got the opportunity to appear in UK television, where she played the role of "villain" in the serial Supply And Demand, as "a teacher" in Element Of Doubt and as a "tough magistrate" in The Bill.[5]
As a radio artist, she hosted the radio arts programs such as; Art Of The Matter & Cultural Exchange and the literature program Between The Covers on SAfm.[8] Apart from that, she founded the Speakeasy Vocal Academy where she teaches vocal empowerment training in business, corporate and the arts sectors. Then she worked as a dialect coach American actors like Tim Robbins and Derek Luke for a film shot in South Africa. In the meantime, she joined with many international film ventures such as: Borderline, Country Of My Skull, Stander, Red Dust and Catch A Fire.[5][2]
In South African television, she acted as the "Dorothy Wilcox" in SABC3 drama Hard Copy in 2005. She continued to play the role in all three seasons of the show.[8] In 2006, she made a supportive role of "Andrea Bland" in the SABC2 education anthology series Heartlines. In 2010, she joined with the SABC2 drama series The Mating Game and played the role of "Veronica". Other than them, she also appeared in the serials: Hapgood, Stolen Lives, Arende III, Sterk Skemer and Sorted. In 2013, she played the role of "Helen" in the e.tv soap opera Scandal!. Then in 2014, she joined with the international mystery thriller serial Black Sails to play the role "Mrs. Mapleton". She played the role in the first four seasons of the show. In the meantime, she also appeared in the fourth season of Showtime thriller Homeland with the role "Dr. Helen Byatt".[5]
In the preceding years, she appeared in many television serials including; Abo Mzala, The Mayor, It's OK We're Family, Taryn & Sharon, Diamond City and Queen Sono. In 2021, she joined with three serials: as "Denise" in season two of M-Net telenovela Legacy, as "Charlotte Lawson" in M-Net miniseries Lioness and as "Cathleen Tyrone" in another M-Net thriller Reyka.[5][2]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sterk Skemer | Ellen | TV series | |
| 2005 | Sorted | Fiona Ramsay | TV series | |
| 2005 | Hard Copy | Dorothy Wilcox | TV series | |
| 2006 | Heartlines | Andrea Bland | TV series | |
| 2008 | Jacob's Cross | Terry Taylor | TV series | |
| Scandal! | Helen | TV series | ||
| 2010 | The Mating Game | Veronica | TV series | |
| 2014 | Black Sails | Mrs. Mapleton | TV series | |
| 2014 | Dominion | Senator Romero | TV series | |
| 2014 | Homeland | Dr. Helen Byatt | TV series | |
| 2015 | Abo Mzala | Rachel | TV series | |
| 2015 | The Mayor | Lucinda le Roux | TV series | |
| 2017 | It's OK We're Family | Fiona Ramsay | TV series | |
| 2017 | Taryn & Sharon | Sandy | TV series | |
| 2018 | Diamond City | Moeder | TV series | |
| 2018 | Maze Runner: The Death Cure | Board Member | Film | |
| 2018 | Table Manners | Annette | Film | |
| 2020 | Queen Sono | Guest role | TV series | |
| 2020 | Bulletproof 2 | Pernilla | Film | |
| 2021 | The Watch | Jocasta Wiggs | TV series | |
| 2021 | Legacy | Denise | TV series | |
| 2021 | Lioness | Charlotte Lawson | TV series | |
| 2021 | Reyka | Cathleen Tyrone | TV series |
References
edit- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes: Fiona Ramsay". www.rottentomatoes.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Fiona Ramsay". MLASA. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Fiona Ramsay". Owen S Management. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ News, Publisher: GoXtra. "The Sterling Fiona Ramsay on People of the South!". Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c d e f "Fiona Ramsay: TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Ramsay, Fiona (2 September 2019). "Your breath in art: acting from within: by Beatrice Manley, Everything Goes Media LLC, Milwaukee 2017, 220 pp, $16.95 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-89312-178-2". South African Theatre Journal: 321–324. doi:10.1080/10137548.2018.1505097. S2CID 188378643. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Fiona Ramsay: How many accents can you do in 30 seconds? - CreativeMornings/JHB". CreativeMornings. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "A Conversation with Fiona Ramsay". Sarafina Magazine. 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ admin. "FIONA RAMSAY". Theatre Lives. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
External links
edit- Fiona Ramsay at IMDb