Actor
Fiona Shaw Movies, Cast & Biography
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…
- Born
- 10 July 1958
- Birthplace
- Cobh, County Cork, Ireland
- Known for
- Actor
- Guides here
- 2 films
Biography
Who is 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Manny Jacinto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Biography from TMDB, edited for length. Verified 6 November 2026.
In our library
Fiona Shaw film guides
Full cast, ratings, runtime and official places to watch.
Filmography
Notable credits
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone2001Aunt Petunia Dursley
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002Petunia Dursley
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004Petunia Dursley
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007Petunia Dursley
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010Petunia Dursley
- The Simpsons1989Mrs. McCormick (voice)
- Pixels2015Prime Minister (uncredited)
- Enola Holmes2020Miss Harrison
- Fracture2007Judge Robinson
- True Detective2014Rose Aguineau
Credit list from TMDB. Sorted by audience votes.
Questions
Frequently asked
Fiona was born in which country?
Cobh, County Cork, Ireland.
What is Fiona Shaw best known for?
Best known as a actor, with 2 credited films in the MovieState library.
Which Fiona Shaw films can I read about here?
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Sense and Sensibility (2026).

