Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

1958-07-10

Biography

Fiona Shaw (born Fiona Mary Wilson; 10 July 1958) is an Irish film and theatre actress. She is known for her roles as Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2010), Marnie Stonebrook in the fourth season of the HBO series True Blood (2011), and Carolyn Martens in the BBC series Killing Eve (2018–22). For her performance in Killing Eve, Shaw won the 2019 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress. For her performances in the second seasons of Killing Eve and Fleabag, she received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series respectively. For the third season of Killing Eve, she was again nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. 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. In 2020, she was listed at No. 29 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Also appears in

That Christmas

That Christmas

7.3

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

7.9

IF

IF

7.2

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

7.7

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

8.0

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

7.7

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

7.7

Pixels

Pixels

5.7

The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life

6.7

Fracture

Fracture

7.3

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

7.3

Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros.

4.4

Persuasion

Persuasion

7.1

The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

5.6

The Avengers

The Avengers

4.4

The English Teacher

The English Teacher

5.6

Ammonite

Ammonite

7.0

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

7.5

Catch and Release

Catch and Release

5.9

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

6.0