Fiona Shaw
Biography
Fiona Shaw is an Irish film and theatre actress born on 10 July 1958 in County Cork, Ireland. She has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Shaw has won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress twice, in 1990 and 1994, for her roles in Electra and Machinal. She has also received three further Olivier Award nominations for her performances in Mephisto, Hedda Gabler, and Hap. In 2001, Shaw was made an Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. She was listed as Ireland's greatest film actors at number 29 in The Irish Times in 2020.
Career overview
Fiona Shaw is an Irish film and theatre actress. She has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, in addition to her work in film and television. Shaw has been recognized for her contributions to the arts, including being listed at No. 29 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors in 2020.
Shaw has received numerous awards and nominations for her performances in various plays. She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in 1990 and 1994 for her roles in Electra, As You Like It, The Good Person of Szechwan, and Machinal. She has also received three further Olivier Award nominations for her roles in Mephisto, Hedda Gabler, and Hap.
Shaw was made an Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2001. Her extensive career in theatre and film has earned her recognition and accolades, solidifying her position as a respected actress in the industry.
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- The Education of Jane Cumming (2027) as Lady Cumming Gordon
- Ladies First (2026) as Felicity Chase
- Sense and Sensibility (2026) as Mrs. Jennings
- Echo Valley (2025) as Leslie Oliver
- Hot Milk (2025) as Rose
- Park Avenue (2025) as Kit
- IF (2024) as Grandmother
- That Christmas (2024) as Ms. Trapper (voice)
- Bad Sisters (2022) as Angelica Collins
- Andor (2022) as Maarva Andor
- Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look (2022) as Maarva Andor (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Russia vs. the World (2021) as Narrator
- Enola Holmes (2020) as Miss Harrison
- Ammonite (2020) as Elizabeth Philpot
- Kindred (2020) as Margaret
- Baptiste (2019) as Emma Chambers
- The Christmas Letter (2019) as Ms. Broom
- Out of Innocence (2019) as Catherine Flynn
- Killing Eve (2018) as Carolyn Martens
- Mrs Wilson (2018) as Coleman
- Colette (2018) as Sido
- Lizzie (2018) as Abby Borden
- Emerald City (2017) as Mombi
- The Hippopotamus (2017) as Anne Logan
- Fleabag (2016) as Counsellor
- Channel Zero (2016) as Marla Painter
- Maigret (2016) as Madame Moncin
- The White King (2016) as Kathrin Fitz
- Pixels (2015) as Prime Minister (uncredited)
- True Detective (2014) as Rose Aguineau
- Inside No. 9 (2014) as Jean
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014) as Hedwin (voice)
- Great Poets: In Their Own Words (2014) as Self
- The English Teacher (2013) as Narrator
- Muse of Fire (2013) as Self
- Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (2013) Director
- Shakespeare's Sonnets (2012)
- The Tree of Life (2011) as Grandmother
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) as Petunia Dursley
- We Believed (2010) as Emilie Ashurst
- National Theatre Live: London Assurance (2010) as Lady Gay Spanker
- Dorian Gray (2009) as Agatha
- Simon Schama's John Donne (2009)
- True Blood (2008) as Marnie Stonebrook
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) as Petunia Dursley
- Fracture (2007) as Judge Robinson
- Mitchell & Kenyon in Ireland (2007) as Narrator (voice)
- The Black Dahlia (2006) as Ramona Linscott
- Catch and Release (2006) as Mrs. Ellen Douglas
- Empire (2005) as Fulvia
- Ebb and Flo (2005) as Narrator
- Ebb and Flo (2005) as Narrator
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Miss Katherine Greenshaw
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) as Petunia Dursley
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) as Petunia Dursley
- Great Britons (2002) as Herself
- Doctor Sleep (2002) as Catherine Lebourg
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) as Petunia Dursley
- Mind Games (2001) as Frances O'Neil
- The Triumph of Love (2001) as Leontine
- Gormenghast (2000) as Irma Prunesquallor
- The Last September (2000) as Marda Norton
- RKO 281 (1999) as Hedda Hopper
- The Avengers (1998) as Father
- The Butcher Boy (1998) as Mrs. Nugent
- Titanic Town (1998) as Sue, TV Interviewer (Uncredited Cameo)
- Ruby (1997) as Self
- Anna Karenina (1997) as Lydia
- Richard II (1997) as Richard II
- Jane Eyre (1996) as Mrs. Reed
- Persuasion (1995) as Mrs. Croft
- The Last Machine (1995)
- The Waste Land (1995) as Herself
- Super Mario Bros. (1993) as Lena
- Undercover Blues (1993) as Novacek
- Hedda Gabler (1993) as Hedda Gabler
- Maria's Child (1993) as Pauline
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992) as Viola (voice)
- Twelfth Night (1992) as Viola (voice)
- Performance (1991) as Hedda Gabler
- Performance (1991) as Richard II
- For the Greater Good (1991) as Gillian Savage
- London Kills Me (1991) as Headley
- 3 Men and a Little Lady (1990) as Miss Lomax
- Mountains of the Moon (1990) as Isabel
- The Hand of Stalin (1990) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Simpsons (1989) as Mrs. McCormick (voice)
- My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989) as Dr. Eileen Cole
- Sacred Hearts (1985) as Sister Felicity
- Theatre Night (1985) as Clytemnestra
- Love Song (1985) as Young Deirdre Walters
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Miss Morrison
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Miss Morrison
- The Man Who Shot Christmas (1984) as Laura
- Fireworks for Elspeth (1983) as Elspeth
- All for Love (1982) as Elspeth Erskine
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
- Pride and Prejudice as Lady Catherine de Bourg
- The Stalemate
- The Rising: 1916 as Countess Markievicz
- Monstrous Beauty as Aphra Ben