Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

65 · Born: Jul 10, 1958

Personal Details

Born Jul 10, 1958 County Cork, Ireland
Parents
  • Mary Wilson
  • Denis Wilson

Biography

Fiona Shaw (born Fiona Mary Wilson; 10 July 1958) is an Irish film and theatre actress. She is known for her roles as Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2010), Marnie Stonebrook in the fourth season of the HBO series True Blood (2011), and Carolyn Martens in the BBC series Killing Eve (2018–22). For her performance in Killing Eve, Shaw won the 2019 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her performances in the second seasons of Killing Eve and Fleabag, she received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series respectively. For the third season of Killing Eve, she was again nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Shaw has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. She won the 1990 Olivier Award for Best Actress for various roles, including Electra, the 1994 Olivier Award for Best Actress for Machinal, and the 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for The Waste Land. Her other stage work includes playing the title role in Medea in the West End and on Broadway (2001–2002). She was awarded an Honorary CBE in 2001. In 2020, she was listed at No. 29 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Career

2024
IF
IF as Grandmother
True Detective
True Detective as Rose Aguineau
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2021
Russia - A Thousand Years of History
Baptiste
Baptiste as Emma Chambers
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2020
Enola Holmes
Enola Holmes as Miss Harrison
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Kindred
Kindred as Margaret
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Ammonite
Ammonite as Elizabeth Philpot
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2019
The Christmas Letter
The Christmas Letter as Ms. Broom
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Out of Innocence
Out of Innocence as Catherine Flynn
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2018
Lizzie
Lizzie as Abby Borden
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Colette
Colette as Sido
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Killing Eve
Killing Eve as Carolyn Martens
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Mrs. Wilson
Mrs. Wilson as Coleman
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2017
The Hippopotamus
The Hippopotamus as Anne Logan
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The White King
The White King as Kathrin Fitz
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2016
Channel Zero
Channel Zero as Marla Painter
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Maigret
Maigret as Madame Moncin
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2013
The English Teacher
The English Teacher as Narrator
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2011
The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life as Grandmother
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True Blood
True Blood as Marnie Stonebrook
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2009
Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray as Agatha
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2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Petunia Dursley
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Fracture
Fracture as Judge Robinson
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2006
The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia as Ramona Linscott
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Catch and Release
Catch and Release as Mrs. Ellen Douglas
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2005
Empire
Empire as Fulvia
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2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Aunt Petunia
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2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Aunt Petunia
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2001
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as Aunt Petunia Dursley
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The Triumph of Love
The Triumph of Love as Leontine
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The Seventh Stream
The Seventh Stream as Mrs. Gourdon
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Mind Games
Mind Games as Frances O'Neil
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2000
The Last September
The Last September as Marda Norton
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RKO 281
RKO 281 as Hedda Hopper
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Gormenghast
Gormenghast as Irma Prunesquallor
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1998
The Avengers
The Avengers as Father
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The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy as Mrs. Nugent
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1997
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina as Lydia
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Performance
Performance as Richard II
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1996
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre as Mrs. Reed
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1995
Screen Two
Screen Two as Mrs. Croft
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The Last Machine
The Last Machine
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1993
Undercover Blues
Undercover Blues as Paulina Novacek
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Performance
Performance as Hedda Gabler
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Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. as Lena
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1991
London Kills Me
London Kills Me as Headley
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1990
Three Men and a Little Lady
Three Men and a Little Lady as Miss Lomax
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Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon as Isabel
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1985
Sacred Hearts
Sacred Hearts as Sister Felicity
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1984
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as Miss Morrison
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