Fiona Shaw Biography
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Fiona Shaw CBE (christened Fiona Mary
Wilson; born July 10, 1958) is a leading Irish stage actress who
regularly appears in London theatre. She was born in County Cork,
Ireland to a mixed religion couple, and is widely regarded as one of the
finest classical actresses of the age.
After training at the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, she received much acclaim as Julia in the
National Theatre production of Richard Sheridan's The Rivals, a role
which demonstrated her gift for comedy.
Other notable stage roles include Celia in
As You Like It (1984), Madame de Volanges in Dangerous Liaisons (1985),
Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew (1987), the title role in Elektra
(1988) and Hedda Gabler (1991).
She controversially played the lead in
Richard II, directed by Deborah Warner in 1995. Shaw collaborated with
Warner on a number of occasions, on both stage and screen.
Shaw has been linked romantically with
English actress Saffron Burrows.
Shaw has also worked in film and
television, including My Left Foot, Jane Eyre, Persuasion, Gormenghast,
and the Harry Potter films, in which she plays the insufferable Aunt
Petunia .
She was awarded an honorary CBE in 2001.
Selected Filmography
The Black Dahlia (2006)
Catch and Release (2005)
Midsummer Dream (2005)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(2004)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(2001)
Gormenghast (2000) (miniseries)
The Avengers (1998)
The Butcher Boy (1997)
Anna Karenina (1997)
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Hedda Gabler (1993) (TV)
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
My Left Foot (1989)
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