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Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Acting

Born: July 10, 1958County Cork, Ireland

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.

Known For
Filmography

Sense and Sensibility

Mrs. Jennings

2026
The Education of Jane Cumming

The Education of Jane Cumming

Lady Cumming Gordon

2026
Park Avenue

Park Avenue

Kit

2025
Echo Valley

Echo Valley

Leslie Oliver

2025
Hot Milk

Hot Milk

Rose

2025
That Christmas

That Christmas

Ms. Trapper (voice)

2024
IF

IF

Grandmother

2024
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Maarva Andor (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022
Russia vs. the World

Russia vs. the World

Narrator

2021
Ammonite

Ammonite

Elizabeth Philpot

2020
Kindred

Kindred

Margaret

2020
Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

Miss Harrison

2020
The Christmas Letter

The Christmas Letter

Ms. Broom

2019
Out of Innocence

Out of Innocence

Catherine Flynn

2019
Colette

Colette

Sido

2018
Lizzie

Lizzie

Abby Borden

2018
The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus

Anne Logan

2017
The White King

The White King

Kathrin Fitz

2016
Pixels

Pixels

Prime Minister (uncredited)

2015
Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Self

2014
Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

Self

2013
The English Teacher

The English Teacher

Narrator

2013
Shakespeare's Sonnets

Shakespeare's Sonnets

2012
The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life

Grandmother

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Petunia Dursley

2010
We Believed

We Believed

Emilie Ashurst

2010
National Theatre Live: London Assurance

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

Lady Gay Spanker

2010
Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray

Agatha

2009
Mitchell And Kenyon In Ireland

Mitchell And Kenyon In Ireland

Narrator (voice)

2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Petunia Dursley

2007
Fracture

Fracture

Judge Robinson

2007
Catch and Release

Catch and Release

Mrs. Ellen Douglas

2006
The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

Ramona Linscott

2006

Ebb and Flo

Narrator

2005
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Petunia Dursley

2004
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Petunia Dursley

2002
Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep

Catherine Lebourg

2002
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Petunia Dursley

2001
The Triumph of Love

The Triumph of Love

Leontine

2001
Mind Games

Mind Games

Frances O'Neil

2001
The Last September

The Last September

Marda Norton

2000
RKO 281

RKO 281

Hedda Hopper

1999
The Avengers

The Avengers

Father

1998
Titanic Town

Titanic Town

Sue, TV Interviewer (Uncredited Cameo)

1998
The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy

Mrs. Nugent

1998
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

Lydia

1997
Richard II

Richard II

Richard II

1997
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Mrs. Reed

1996
Persuasion

Persuasion

Mrs. Croft

1995
The Waste Land

The Waste Land

Herself

1995
Undercover Blues

Undercover Blues

Novacek

1993
Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros.

Lena

1993
Maria's Child

Maria's Child

Pauline

1993
Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

1993
Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Viola (voice)

1992
London Kills Me

London Kills Me

Headley

1991
3 Men and a Little Lady

3 Men and a Little Lady

Miss Lomax

1990
Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon

Isabel

1990
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Dr. Eileen Cole

1989
Sacred Hearts

Sacred Hearts

Sister Felicity

1985

Love Song

Young Deirdre Walters

1985

The Man Who Shot Christmas

Laura

1984
Fireworks for Elspeth

Fireworks for Elspeth

Elspeth

1983