BarbaraEwing
- Actor
- Writer
New Zealand-born actor Barbara Ewing appeared in 1960s British horror films, and won fame in England as buxom Agnes Fairchild on 1980s TV comedy Brass. Ewing was raised in New Zealand, before leaving to train at RADA in London. In 1979 she won a Feltex Award for expat returning to New Zealand drama Rachel. Ewing has written plays and several acclaimed novels, including theatre-set bestseller The Mesmerist.
Biography
Born in Carterton in 1939, actor and writer Barbara Ewing was raised and educated in New Zealand. She wrote from a young age. In a February 1951 diary entry, she described a Wellington summer’s day in the shadow of Empire: "I was having a wash this morning when Mum came in with a funny look on her face. Today is a day that will go down in history. King George VI is dead. There was no school. We went swimming at Days Bay and Vivian Hibberd smoked!!"
Screenography
Awards
1979 Feltex Television Awards (New Zealand)
Best Actress: for Rachel
“Writing is lonely. Acting is communal. [But the two] come from the same part of the brain.”