Fiona Ramsay

Fiona Ramsay is a South African actress, voice over artist, MC and speaker. Ramsay is best known for the roles in the television serials such as; Black Sails, Hard Copy, Heartlines and Scandal!. Apart from that, she is also a vocal consultant, dialogue coach and motivational speaker on Communication Skills and Development.

Personal life Ramsay was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She went to St Mary's school. She graduated from the University of Cape Town (UCT). She is also a lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Career After graduated from UCT, she founded the Troupe Theatre Company. Through the company, she involved in many theatre productions across the country such as: East and Total Eclipse. 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. Then in 2006, she directed the theatre musical play Gugu Mzimba - The Spirit of Gerard Sekoto which received critics acclaim.

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. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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".

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.

Filmography

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 2015 The Gamechangers Patricia Thompson Movie 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