Fiona Shaw: Summary
- Recent Role:
- Jo Wilson QC on Trial and Retribution
- Gender:
- Female
- Birthday:
- 7-10-1958
- Birthplace:
- County Cork, Ireland
Irish-born actress Fiona Shaw is one of British's most enduringly successful character actors on screen, yet on the stage she is one of the finest classical actresses in the world. Her intense performances and magnificent acting skills in the theatre have won her much praise and accolades. In films, she often takes small, comic roles, usually largely insignificant to the plot.
Her extensive theatre credits include 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie', 'Medea', 'As You Like It', 'The Taming of the Shrew', 'Elektra', 'Hedda Gabler', 'Footfalls' and the hugely controversial 'Richard II', in which she played the title role. She often collaberates with director Deborah Warner.
Film and television roles, despite being infrequent, are notable. She was argubly the best thing about 'Three Men and a Little Lady' and 'Super Mario Bros', and she made her mark in period films such as 'Persuasion' and 'Jane Eyre'. Shaw's is perhaps best known to cinemagoers for her role as Aunt Petunia, the insufferable aunt of 'Harry Potter' in the blockbuster movies, a character she played to perfection in the first three films. She also appeared as Irma Prunasqualler in 'Gormenghast'.
A multiple Olivier winner, she is renowned worldwide for her unparralled performances, and continues to play roles on stage that win her much acclaim. Irish-born actress Fiona Shaw is one of British's most enduringly successful character actors on screen, yet on the stage she is one of the finest classical actresses in the world. Her intense performances and magnificent acting skills in the theatre have won her much praise and accolades. In films, she often takes small, comic roles, usually largely insignificant to the plot.
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Her extensive theatre credits include 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie', 'Medea', 'As You Like It', 'The Taming of the Shrew', 'Elektra', 'Hedda Gabler', 'Footfalls' and the hugely controversial 'Richard II', in which she played the title role. She often collaberates with director Deborah Warner.
Film and television roles, despite being infrequent, are notable. She was argubly the best thing about 'Three Men and a Little Lady' and 'Super Mario Bros', and she made her mark in period films such as 'Persuasion' and 'Jane Eyre'. Shaw's is perhaps best known to cinemagoers for her role as Aunt Petunia, the insufferable aunt of 'Harry Potter' in the blockbuster movies, a character she played to perfection in the first three films. She also appeared as Irma Prunasqualler in 'Gormenghast'.
A multiple Olivier winner, she is renowned worldwide for her unparralled performances, and continues to play roles on stage that win her much acclaim. Irish-born actress Fiona Shaw is one of British's most enduringly successful character actors on screen, yet on the stage she is one of the finest classical actresses in the world. Her intense performances and magnificent acting skills in the theatre have won her much praise and accolades. In films, she often takes small, comic roles, usually largely insignificant to the plot.
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