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Fiona Shaw

Birth Place: IRELAND

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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.

Shaw appeared in The Waste Land at Wilton's Music Hall in January 2010 and in a National Theatre revival of London Assurance in March 2010. In November 2010, Shaw starred in Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin alongside Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan. The play was also staged in New York's Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2011. In 2012, Shaw appeared in the National Theatre revival of Scenes from an Execution by Howard Barker. The world's largest solo theatre festival, United Solo, recognised her performance in The Testament of Mary on Broadway with the 2013 United Solo Special Award.

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Fiona Shaw STAGE CREDITS

[West End]
Almeida Theatre Original Film Project, 2017
Performer

[Broadway]
2013
Mary

[West End]
National Theatre Production, 2012
Galactia

[New York]
World Premiere, 2005
Poet

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2002
Medea


Fiona Shaw Movies

Sacred Hearts
[ 1984 ] Sister Felicity
Love Song
[ 1985 ] Young Deirdre
My Left Foot
[ 1989 ] Dr. Eileen Cole
3 Men and a Little Lady
[ 1990 ] Miss Lomax
Mountains of the Moon
[ 1990 ] Isabel
London Kills Me
[ 1991 ] Headley
Super Mario Bros.
[ 1993 ] Lena
Undercover Blues
[ 1993 ] Novacek
Seascape
[ 1994 ]
Jane Eyre
[ 1996 ] Mrs. Reed
Anna Karenina
[ 1997 ] Lydia
The Butcher Boy
[ 1997 ] Mrs. Nugent
The Avengers
[ 1998 ] Father
RKO 281
[ 1999 ] Hedda Hopper
The Last September
[ 1999 ]
The Last September
[ 1999 ] Marda Norton
The Triumph of Love
[ 2001 ] Leontine
Mind Games
[ 2001 ] Frances O'Neil
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
[ 2001 ] Aunt Petunia Dursley
The Seventh Stream
[ 2001 ] Mrs. Gourdon
Close Your Eyes
[ 2002 ] Catherine Lebourg
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
[ 2002 ] Aunt Petunia
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
[ 2004 ] Aunt Petunia
Midsummer Dream
[ 2005 ] The Witches - Voice
The Black Dahlia
[ 2006 ] Ramona Linscott
Catch and Release
[ 2006 ] Mrs. Douglas
Paris, je t'aime
[ 2006 ]
Fracture
[ 2007 ] Judge Robinson
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
[ 2007 ] Petunia Dursley
Dorian Gray
[ 2009 ] Agatha
Dido and Aeneas - Didon et Énée
[ 2009 ] Comédienne dans le prologue
We Believed
[ 2010 ] Emilie Ashurst
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
[ 2010 ] Lady Gay Spanker
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
[ 2010 ] Petunia Dursley
The Tree of Life
[ 2011 ] Grandmother
The English Teacher
[ 2013 ] Narrator
Lumen
[ 2015 ] D'Laria
Out of Innocence
[ 2016 ] Catherine Flynn
The White King
[ 2016 ] Kathrin Fitz
The Hippopotamus
[ 2017 ] Anne Logan
Lizzie
[ 2018 ] Abby Borden
Colette
[ 2018 ] Sido
Kindred
[ 2020 ] Margaret
Enola Holmes
[ 2020 ] Miss Harrison
Ammonite
[ 2020 ] Elizabeth Philpot
Imaginary Friends
[ 2024 ]

Fiona Shaw TV Shows

All for Love
Elspeth
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Miss Morrison
Theatre Night
Clytemnestra
For the Greater Good
Gillian Savage
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Viola
The Last Machine
Screen Two
[ 1992-1995 ] Mrs. Croft, Pauline
Performance
[ 1993-1997 ] Richard II, Hedda Gabler
Gormenghast
Irma Prunesquallor
Ebb and Flo
Narrator
Empire
Fulvia
Trial & Retribution
Jo Wilson QC
True Blood
Marnie Stonebrook
Marple
Miss Katherine Greenshaw
Masterpiece Mystery
Miss Katherine Greenshaw
True Detective
Rose Aguineau
Maigret
Madame Moncin
Channel Zero
Marla Painter
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Hedwin
Sarah & Duck
[ 2015-2017 ] Music Lady
Inside No. 9
Jean
Emerald City
Mombi
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
Birdie, Halcon
Mrs Wilson
Coleman
Fleabag
Counsellor
Baptiste
Emma Chambers
Killing Eve
[ 2018-2022 ] Carolyn Martens, Carolyn
Andor
Maarva Andor

Fiona Shaw Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2013 - Distinguished Performance Award

Fiona Shaw, The Testament of Mary

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Solo Performance

Fiona Shaw, The Testament of Mary

Olivier Awards - 2008 - Best Actress

Fiona Shaw, Happy Days

Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Fiona Shaw, Happy Days

Tony Awards - 2003 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Fiona Shaw, Medea


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Fiona Shaw, Medea


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1996 - Outstanding One Person Show

Fiona Shaw, The Waste Land


winner
Olivier Awards - 1994 - Best Actress

Fiona ShawMachinal

Olivier Awards - 1992 - Actress of the Year

Fiona ShawHedda Gabler

Olivier Awards - 1992 - Actress of the Year

Fiona ShawHedda Gabler


winner
Olivier Awards - 1990 - Actress of the Year

Fiona ShawElectra

Olivier Awards - 1986 - Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role

Fiona ShawAs You Like It

Olivier Awards - 1986 - Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role

Fiona ShawMephisto

Fiona Shaw News


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HBO Renews Original Drama Series TRUE DETECTIVE For A Fifth Season


HBO has renewed the critically acclaimed original drama series TRUE DETECTIVE for a fifth season. This season, ‘True Detective: Night Country,’ concluded February 18. Additionally, under a new multiyear overall deal with HBO, Issa López will create content exclusive to HBO and Max, including the next season of “True Detective.”

Paramount Pictures Renews Multi-Year First Look Deal with Ryan Reynolds' Production Company Maximum Effort


The deal covers motion picture development for all of Maximum Effort's projects, at all budget levels. Maximum Effort Co-Founder George Dewey and Co-Presidents Ashley Fox and Johnny Pariseau run day-to-day operations for the production company out of their Los Angeles office. Reynolds and Dewey launched Maximum Effort in 2018.

a.k. payne, Jasmine Naziha Jones & More Named as Finalists for 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize


The 2024 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has revealed the finalists for this prestigious international award honoring women+ playwrights.

Video: Watch Ryan Reynolds & John Krasinski in the IF Trailer


IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination. Watch the new video teaser trailer now!

Video: HBO Releases TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY Trailer With Jodie Foster & Kali Reis


HBO has released the official trailer for the original drama series TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY, starring Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Isabella Star Lablanc, Aka Niviâna, Anna Lambe, and Joel D. Montgrand with Christopher Eccleston, and John Hawkes. Watch the video now!

Liz Callaway, Alex Edelman, Trevor Noah & More Nominated for 2023 United Solo Special Award


Discover the nominees for the 2023 United Solo Special Award, which will be presented at the festival's closing gala on November 19. Find out who made the list and get ready to celebrate outstanding solo performances.

TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY Drama Series to Return to HBO In January For Season Two


The six-episode HBO Original drama series TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY, starring Academy Award®-winner and Emmy®-nominated Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, also features Finn Bennett, Fiona Shaw, with Christopher Eccleston, Isabella Star LaBlanc, and John Hawkes. Guest stars are Anna Lambe, Aka Niviâna, June Thiele, Diane Benson, and Joel D. Montgrand.

THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA Comes to San Francisco in July


Merola Opera Program continues its 2023 Summer Festival with a fully staged production of Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia, approached through a current lens.

Video: HBO Releases TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY Teaser Starring Jodie Foster


HBO has released the teaser video for the original drama series TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY, starring Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Isabella Star Lablanc, Aka Niviâna, Anna Lambe, and Joel D. Montgrand with Christopher Eccleston, and John Hawkes. Issa López serves as showrunner and writer and directs all episodes.

Joe Spano & More to Star in Rolling Southern California Premiere of THE REALISTIC JONESES


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The 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Names 10 Finalists Including Zadie Smith, Francisca Da Silveira & More


The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced 10 Finalists for its prestigious playwriting award, the oldest and largest international prize awarded to women+ playwrights.

Joe Spano & More to Star in THE REALISTIC JONESES at Rubicon Theatre Company


Rubicon Theatre Company will present the Southern California premiere of THE REALISTIC JONESES, Wednesday, January 25 at 7:00 pm, with a press opening on Saturday, January 28 at 7:00 pm, running through Sunday, February 12.

Photos: Go Inside THE WIFE OF WILLESDEN Opening Night


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Cast Announced For SALT-WATER MOON at Finborough Theatre


In a production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, the UK premiere of David French's classic Salt-Water Moon opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 3 January 2023 (Press Nights: Thursday, 5 January 2023 and Friday, 6 January 2023 at 7.30pm). It's a splendid moon-filled night in Coley's Point in 1926.

Dael Orlandersmith & More Receive Awards at 2022 United Solo Festival


In the culmination of a seven-week run that featured over seventy one-person theatre productions from across the globe, the world’s largest solo theatre festival concluded its thirteenth season at Theatre Row on 42nd Street in New York on November 20, with this year’s awards gala.

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ANDOR Star Wars Series Will Premiere on ABC, Freeform, FX, & Hulu


To  celebrate the highly anticipated “Andor” finale on Disney+, and to help kick off the Thanksgiving holiday, The Walt Disney Company will offer viewers a special opportunity to watch the first two episodes of the acclaimed series across its unparalleled distribution platforms including ABC, FX, Freeform and Hulu. 

HBO Drama Series TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY Begins Production


Production is currently underway in Iceland on the HBO Original drama series TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY. The series stars Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, John Hawkes, Christopher Eccleston, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Anna Lambe, Aka Niviâna, Isabella Star Lablanc, and Joel D. Montgrand.

Kathleen Chalfant, David Strathairn, Melissa Etheridge & More Nominated for 2022 United Solo Special Award


United Solo has announced the nominees for their thirteenth annual Special Award, presented each year to an outstanding solo performance that takes place outside of the festival.

Fiona Shaw FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Fiona Shaw been in?

Fiona Shaw has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Fiona Shaw been in?

Fiona Shaw has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.

What was Fiona Shaw's first West End show?

Fiona Shaw's first West End show was Scenes From An Execution which opened in 2012

What awards has Fiona Shaw been nominated for?

Fiona Shaw has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "The Testament of Mary," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Testament of Mary," Best Actress at the Olivier Awards for "Happy Days," Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Happy Days," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Medea," Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Medea," Outstanding One Person Show at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Waste Land," Best Actress at the Olivier Awards for "Machinal," Actress of the Year at the Olivier Awards for "Hedda Gabler" (twice), Actress of the Year at the Olivier Awards for "Electra," Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role at the Olivier Awards for "As You Like It," and Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role at the Olivier Awards for "Mephisto."

What awards has Fiona Shaw won?

Fiona Shaw has won several awards, including Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Medea," Outstanding One Person Show at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Waste Land," Best Actress at the Olivier Awards for "Machinal," and Actress of the Year at the Olivier Awards for "Electra."

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