Biography and filmography

Fiona Shaw

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).

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Movies (69)

The Education of Jane Cumming

The Education of Jane Cumming

2026 · Lady Cumming Gordon

The Stalemate

The Stalemate

2026

Sensatez y sentimiento

Sensatez y sentimiento

2026 · Mrs. Jennings

Las damas primero

Las damas primero

2026 · Felicity Chase

Park Avenue

Park Avenue

2025 · Kit

Echo Valley

Echo Valley

2025 · Leslie Oliver

Hot Milk

Hot Milk

2025 · Rose

Aquella Navidad

Aquella Navidad

2024 · Ms. Trapper (voice)

IF

IF

2024 · Grandmother

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

2022 · Maarva Andor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Russia vs. the World

Russia vs. the World

2021 · Narrator

Ammonite

Ammonite

2020 · Elizabeth Philpot

Kindred

Kindred

2020 · Margaret

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

2020 · Miss Harrison

The Christmas Letter

The Christmas Letter

2019 · Ms. Broom (voice)

Out of Innocence

Out of Innocence

2019 · Catherine Flynn

Colette: liberación y deseo

Colette: liberación y deseo

2018 · Sido

El asesinato de la familia Borden

El asesinato de la familia Borden

2018 · Abby Borden

The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus

2017 · Anne Logan

Maigret Sets A Trap

Maigret Sets A Trap

2016 · 演员

El Rey blanco

El Rey blanco

2016 · Kathrin Fitz

Pixeles

Pixeles

2015 · Prime Minister (uncredited)

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

2014 · Self

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

2013 · Director

Muse of Fire

Muse of Fire

2013 · Self

The English Teacher

The English Teacher

2013 · Narrator

Shakespeare's Sonnets

Shakespeare's Sonnets

2012

El Árbol de la Vida

El Árbol de la Vida

2011 · Grandmother

Harry Potter y las reliquias de la muerte (1ª parte)

Harry Potter y las reliquias de la muerte (1ª parte)

2010 · Petunia Dursley

We Believed

We Believed

2010 · Emilie Ashurst

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

National Theatre Live: London Assurance

2010 · Lady Gay Spanker

El Retrato de Dorian Gray

El Retrato de Dorian Gray

2009 · Agatha

Mitchell & Kenyon in Ireland

Mitchell & Kenyon in Ireland

2007 · Narrator (voice)

Harry Potter y la orden del Fénix

Harry Potter y la orden del Fénix

2007 · Petunia Dursley

Crimen perfecto

Crimen perfecto

2007 · Judge Robinson

Las vueltas de la vida

Las vueltas de la vida

2006 · Mrs. Ellen Douglas

La Dalia Negra

La Dalia Negra

2006 · Ramona Linscott

Ebb and Flo

Ebb and Flo

2005 · Narrator

Harry Potter y el prisionero de Azkaban

Harry Potter y el prisionero de Azkaban

2004 · Petunia Dursley

Harry Potter y la cámara secreta

Harry Potter y la cámara secreta

2002 · Petunia Dursley

Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep

2002 · Catherine Lebourg

Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal

Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal

2001 · Aunt Petunia Dursley

The Triumph of Love

The Triumph of Love

2001 · Leontine

Mind Games

Mind Games

2001 · Frances O'Neil

The Last September

The Last September

2000 · Marda Norton

RKO 281

RKO 281

1999 · Hedda Hopper

Los vengadores

Los vengadores

1998 · Father

Titanic Town

Titanic Town

1998 · Sue, TV Interviewer (Uncredited Cameo)

The Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy

1998 · Mrs. Nugent

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1997 · Lydia

Richard II

Richard II

1997 · Richard II

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1996 · Mrs. Reed

Persuasion

Persuasion

1995 · Mrs. Croft

The Waste Land

The Waste Land

1995 · Herself

Cuidado con la familia Blue

Cuidado con la familia Blue

1993 · Novacek

Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros.

1993 · Lena

Maria's Child

Maria's Child

1993 · Pauline

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

1993 · Hedda Gabler

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

1992 · Viola (voice)

London Kills Me

London Kills Me

1991 · Headley

Tres hombres y una pequeña dama

Tres hombres y una pequeña dama

1990 · Miss Lomax

Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon

1990 · Isabel

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

1989 · Dr. Eileen Cole

Sacred Hearts

Sacred Hearts

1985 · Sister Felicity

Love Song

Love Song

1985 · Young Deirdre Walters

The Man Who Shot Christmas

The Man Who Shot Christmas

1984 · Laura

Fireworks for Elspeth

Fireworks for Elspeth

1983 · Elspeth

Monstrous Beauty

Monstrous Beauty

· Aphra Ben

The Rising: 1916

The Rising: 1916

· Countess Markievicz

TV shows (32)