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Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 10, 1958 (67)
Birthplace County Cork, Ireland
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Apr 29, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Fiona Shaw (born Fiona Mary Wilson, 10 July 1958) is an Irish film and theatre actress. She did extensive work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, as well as in film and television. In 2020, she was listed at No. 29 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. ... She was made an Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2001. She won both the 1990 and 1994 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for roles in the plays Electra, As You Like It, The Good Person of Szechwan (1990), and Machinal (1994) and received a further three Olivier Award nominations for her roles in Mephisto (1986), Hedda Gabler (1992), and Happy Days (2008). She made her Broadway debut playing the title role in Medea (2002), for which she earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She returned to Broadway in the Colm Tóibín play The Testament of Mary (2013). In film, she played Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2010). Other notable film roles include My Left Foot (1989), Persuasion (1995), Jane Eyre (1996), The Tree of Life (2011), Colette (2018), Ammonite (2020), and Enola Holmes (2020). Her television roles include Hedda Hopper in the HBO film RKO 281 (1999) and Marnie Stonebrook in the HBO series True Blood (2011). She played Carolyn Martens in the BBC series Killing Eve (2018–22), for which she received the 2019 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. For her role as a counsellor in Fleabag (2019), she received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series nomination. She starred in the BBC One series Baptiste (2021) and the Disney+ series Andor (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Manny Jacinto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Echo Valley

Echo Valley

2025

as Jessie Oliver

That Christmas

That Christmas

2024

as Ms. Trapper (voice)

IF

IF

2024

as Grandmother

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

2022

as Maarva Andor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Russia vs. the World

Russia vs. the World

2021

as Narrator

Ammonite

Ammonite

2020

as Elizabeth Philpot

Kindred

Kindred

2020

as Margaret

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

2020

as Miss Harrison

Out of Innocence

Out of Innocence

2019

as Catherine Flynn

The Christmas Letter

The Christmas Letter

2019

as Ms. Broom

Colette

Colette

2018

as Sido

Lizzie

Lizzie

2018

as Abby Borden

The White King

The White King

2017

as Kathrin Fitz

The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus

2017

as Anne Logan

Pixels

Pixels

2015

as Prime Minister (uncredited)

The English Teacher

The English Teacher

2013

as Narrator

The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life

2011

as Grandmother

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

2010

as Lady Gay Spanker

Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray

2009

as Agatha

Fracture

Fracture

2007

as Judge Robinson

Catch and Release

Catch and Release

2006

as Mrs. Ellen Douglas

The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

2006

as Ramona Linscott

Ebb and Flo

Ebb and Flo

2005

as Narrator

Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep

2002

as Lebourg

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

as Petunia Dursley

Mind Games

Mind Games

2001

as Frances O'Neil

The Triumph of Love

The Triumph of Love

2001

as Leontine

The Last September

The Last September

2000

as Marda Norton

RKO 281

RKO 281

2000

as Hedda Hopper

The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy

1998

as Mrs. Nugent

The Avengers

The Avengers

1998

as Father

Titanic Town

Titanic Town

1998

as Sue, TV Interviewer (Uncredited Cameo)

Richard II

Richard II

1997

as Richard II

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1997

as Lydia

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1996

as Mrs. Reed

Persuasion

Persuasion

1995

as Mrs. Croft

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

1993

as Hedda Gabler

Undercover Blues

Undercover Blues

1993

as Novacek

Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros.

1993

as Lena

Maria's Child

Maria's Child

1993

as Pauline

London Kills Me

London Kills Me

1991

as Headley

Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon

1990

as Isabel

3 Men and a Little Lady

3 Men and a Little Lady

1990

as Miss Lomax

Sacred Hearts

Sacred Hearts

1985

as Sister Felicity

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Television Credits

Killing Eve

as Carolyn Martens

Episodes: 32

First Aired: Apr 08, 2018

Ebb and Flo

as Narrator

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Unknown

True Blood

as Marnie Stonebrook

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 07, 2008

Bad Sisters

as Angelica Collins

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Aug 19, 2022

Empire

as Fulvia

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 28, 2005

Baptiste

as Emma Chambers

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 17, 2019

Channel Zero

as Marla Painter

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 11, 2016

True Detective

as Rose Aguineau

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 12, 2014

Gormenghast

as Irma Prunesquallor

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 17, 2000

Star Wars: Andor

as Maarva Andor

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 21, 2022

For the Greater Good

as Gillian Savage

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 20, 1991

Mrs Wilson

as Coleman

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 27, 2018

Performance

as Hedda Gabler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Performance

as Richard II

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

as Hedwin (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 05, 2014

Emerald City

as Mombi

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 2017

Fleabag

as Counsellor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 21, 2016

Sherlock Holmes

as Miss Morrison

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 24, 1984

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Miss Katherine Greenshaw

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 2004

Inside No. 9

as Jean

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 2014

Maigret

as Madame Moncin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 2016

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as Viola (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1992

The Last Machine

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 07, 1995

Trial & Retribution

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 19, 1997

Ruby

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 12, 1997

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Simon Schama's John Donne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 26, 2009

The Hand of Stalin

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1990

Great Britons

as Herself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 20, 2002

Theatre Night

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1985

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