Fiona began ballet lessons at age 4 in Jamaica.  Her family traveled frequently, and she also attended school briefly in Italy,  England and South Africa.  Her family moved again to South Carolina, where the 10-year-old Fiona joined the Columbia City Ballet.  By 13, she won a two-year scholarship to England's Royal Ballet, and at the age of 15 she moved by herself to attend the School of American Ballet in New York City, where she trained with Natalia Makarova and Baryshnikov and performed with the American Ballet Theatre. 

At the age of 18, while rehearsing for the ballet 'Giselle' at The Miami Conservatory, Fiona severely injured the lower portion of her spine, thus ending her illustrious career as a prima ballerina.  Paralyzed for 6 weeks, the doctors were fearful of her even walking again but she prevailed after two years of therapy.  A decade later, she made a triumphant return to ballet as a guest performer with the Columbia City Ballet. 

Meanwhile, Fiona turned her attentions to acting where she has made her mark on stage and screen.   A nomination for an Outstanding Lead Actress Daytime EMMY for her role of Jenna Bradshaw on Guiding Light, and an L.A. Theater Critics Dramalogue Award for Best Actress for 3 More Sleepless Nights, top her honors. 

Currently, Fiona can be seen hosting the documentary series Royal Families of the World, and as of March 27, 2000 can be seen weekdays in Tea with Fi, a series she helped develop for the American Movie Classics Network that will air on their sister station the Romance Classics Network.   She has also signed a contract to do a show Vows about weddings. 

Fiona also heads the Daytime Division at NYC's School of Film and Television, and teaches the Understanding Daytime Drama - Advanced Class.

She is also the co-founder and producer of The Essential Theater ...Blah ...Blah ...Blah... with her husband actor/writer John Viscardi (ex-Fr. Tony Vallone -OLTL).  They have two children John "Hutch" Viscardi (born Sept 3, 1996) and Trevor Viscardi (Rocky Cooper-GL) (born May 3, 1998).

Fiona's considerable hobbies/interests include painting, fast cars, horseback riding, scuba diving, and hiking (Fiona and John wed after hiking down the Grand Canyon, Sept 16, 1994) 

Series:
 

• One Life to Live: (ABC) .... Gabrielle Medina Holden (1987-91; May 2001- present)

• Tea With Fi: (RCN/AMC)   Hostess, starting March 27, 2000.  Airs weekdays.  Schedule and other info will soon be avilable at the site Tea With Fi

• Royal Families of the World:  (RCN) Hostess/Narrator; Documentary Series, 13 episodes (1999-still re-airing weekly)

 
• Monaco:  First aired Sunday, Apr 18 1999
• Japan:  First aired Sunday, Apr 25 1999
• The Swedish House of Bernadotte: First aired Sunday, May 2 1999
• The House of Orange (Netherlands): First aired Sunday, May 9 1999
• House of Saxe-Coburg of Belgium:  First aired Sunday, May 16 1999
• Spain: First aired Sunday, May 23 1999
• The British Royal Family:  First aired Sunday, May 30 1999
• Morocco:  First aired Sunday, Jun 6 1999
• Luxembourg: First aired Sunday, Jul 11 1999
• Thailand:  First aired Sunday, Jul 18 1999
• Jordan/Saudi Arabia:  First aired Sunday, Aug 1 1999
• Denmark: First aired Sunday, Aug 8 1999
• The Hapsburg Dynasty(Austria): First aired Sunday, Aug 15 1999

• As The World Turns (CBS) .... Celia Frasier (June- Aug 2002  )

• Guiding Light: (CBS)  Jenna Bradshaw Cooper; Outstanding Lead Actress Emmy Nomination 1994 (1992-94, 1996-98)

• Guiding Light: (CBS)  Molly Patterson (recurring, 1986)

• As The World Turns (CBS) .... Sheila (recurring, 1986)

Guest Appearance:
 

• Poltergeist: The Legacy: (Syndicated)...  Nakties D'avasia/Lithuanian Demon (lead guest role) "The Lady of the Endless Night" in episode: The Tenement,  (episode # 1.4) 6/21/1996

• The Cosby Mysteries: (NBC) Brenda Brackett (lead guest role)  in episode:  Mirror, Mirror (episode # 1.9) 11/30/1994

Movies of the Week:

• The Lady and the Highwayman: (1989)  (cameo)

• Mirrors:(1985) (cameo)

• Born Beautiful: (1982) (cameo)

• Something to Believe In: (1998) .... Elaine (featured)

• Deep Cover: (1996): FBI agent (A Cynthia Rothrock movie, no other info available)

• After Matron: (1996): an independent film, no other info available.

• Prey of the Jaguar: (1996) .... Karen Leigh (featured)

• Rage: (1995) .... Mary Gainer (lead)

• American Gothic: (1988) .... Lynn ... aka Hide and Shriek (1988) (lead)

• Biggles: Adventures in Time: (1986) .... Debbie ... aka Biggles (1986) (lead)

• Eat The Rich: (1986) Devoured Shopgirl (cameo)

• An Ideal Husband: (Oscar Wilde) at The Paper Mill Playhouse (NJ State Theater) (Feb 14-March 18, 2001)

• Co-Founder/Producer of  The Essential Theater Company..Blah...Blah...Blah (1998-current)

• Naked From the Waist Down:  (John Viscardi) at  the 78th St Theater Lab (1999)

• 3 More Sleepless Nights:  at the McCadden Place Theater (1996): (LA Theater Crtics Dramalogue Winner for Lead Actress)

• The Secret Rapture: (David Mamet) at the Ventura Theater (1996)

• Dial M for Murder: at the Pasadena Playhouse (1995)

• The Rehearsal: (Jean Anouilah)at New York’s Samuel Beckett Theater (1995)

• The Unexpected Guest:  (Agatha Christie) (1994)

• A Terrible Beauty: (Kevin Breslin) at the Provincetown (New York) Playhouse (1992)

• Private Lives: (Noel Coward) (1988)

• Columbia City Ballet  (SC):
• Sleeping Beauty (September 1993): Carabosee
• Swan Lake (1989): The Black Swan

• The Miami Conservatory (Miami): age 17 

• School of American Ballet  &  American Ballet Theatre  (NYC): age 15

• Royal Ballet School (England): scholarship at age 13

• Columbia City Ballet  (SC):  age 10

Audio Books:

• Anna & The King:(Nov 1999) (ISBN #0694522546)  2 casettes, 180 minutes, unabridged. Solo performance by Fiona Hutchison.  Harper Collins Audio.

Books:

• The Guiding Light Family Album:(1997) Julie Poll.  Info and photos on Fiona's character Jenna Bradshaw Thorpe Morgan Cooper

• One Life To Live: Thirty Years of Memories:  (1998) Gary Warner:  Info and photos on Fiona's character Gabrielle Medina Holden

• Daytime's Most Wanted Men: (1994)  Includes Max & Gabrielle scenes in  the James DePaiva/Max profile

• OLTL's Greatest Weddings: (1994)  Gabrielle at Max and Tina's non-wedding (one scene)