Biography
Fiona Shaw is an Irish actress. She was born Fiona Mary Wilson on 10 July 1958 in Cobh, County Cork. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and has worked extensively in theatre, including with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.
Shaw is known for playing Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2010) and for her role as Grandmother in IF (2024). Other film credits include My Left Foot (1989), Enola Holmes (2020) and Ammonite (2020). On television she has appeared in Killing Eve (2018–2022) as Carolyn Martens and True Detective (2014, 2024). She received the CBE in 2001 and has won multiple Laurence Olivier Awards for stage performances.
