--- name: "Fiona Shaw" canonical: "https://film.one/person/fiona-shaw" fi1m_id: "fiona-shaw" imdb_id: "nm0789716" tmdb_id: 10981 wikidata_id: "Q73612" roles: ["Actor"] born: "10 July 1958" reviewed_on_fi1m: 21 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_as: "actor" average_over: 21 updated: "2026-10-22T01:41:34.761191+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Fiona Shaw ## Identity Fiona Shaw - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/fiona-shaw - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** fiona-shaw - **IMDb ID:** nm0789716 - **TMDB ID:** 10981 - **Wikidata ID:** Q73612 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_Shaw, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73612, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789716/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10981 Actor. Born 10 July 1958 in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 10 July 1958, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland - **Active:** 1989–present - **BAFTA Television Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won) - **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 21 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 85 (1), 1990s 67 (3), 2000s 68 (6), 2010s 77 (7), 2020s 68 (4) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 70 across 20 titles - **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 11 at 60–79, 3 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 15 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 14, Fantasy 8, Adventure 6, Comedy 4, Crime 4, Romance 3 - **Screen time:** 31 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $4,942m across 15 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_Shaw, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73612, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0789716/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10981 ## Coming up - *The Education of Jane Cumming* (2026-12-02), as Lady Cumming Gordon - *Pride and Prejudice* (2026-12-03), as Lady Catherine de Bourg — [page](https://film.one/tv/pride-and-prejudice-2026.md) ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*True Detective*](https://film.one/tv/true-detective.md) (80), [*Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone.md) (68) - **BritBox:** [*Persuasion*](https://film.one/film/persuasion.md) (84) - **Apple TV:** [*Killing Eve*](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md) (82) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Mrs Wilson*](https://film.one/tv/mrs-wilson.md) (76) - **Disney+:** [*True Blood*](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md) (71) - **Tubi:** [*Ammonite*](https://film.one/film/ammonite.md) (64) - **Peacock:** [*Lizzie*](https://film.one/film/lizzie.md) (60) - **Netflix:** [*IF*](https://film.one/film/if.md) (56) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Fiona Shaw > Fiona Shaw can give a supporting role intelligence and an edge without needing to be the centre of the story. We rate her highly; our frustration with *IF* is how little it asks of her. Bea arrives at her grandmother’s flat in *IF* (2024), her father in hospital and her mind made up that she is finished with childish things. Shaw plays the grandmother and is given too little to do. We were frustrated by that waste, because her authority ought to be useful in a story about a child trying to cope when the adults cannot. Cailey Fleming holds John Krasinski’s fantasy together, playing capability and grief straight while the film struggles to decide what its imaginary friends are for. Its sincerity is welcome, but there is room here for more than one actor to do the difficult work. Shaw’s distinctive voice and physical presence suit commanding women, and she brings intelligence to parts that might otherwise settle for sternness. Her long collaboration with director Deborah Warner includes *Electra*, *Hedda Gabler* and *Richard II*. Those demanding stage roles help explain why an underwritten screen part feels such a poor use of her. Her film debut was *My Left Foot* (1989), playing Eileen Cole alongside Daniel Day-Lewis. Petunia Dursley in the *Harry Potter* series brought wider recognition from 2001, without exhausting what she had to offer. In *The Tree of Life* (2011), she is again a grandmother, this time in a film we recommend warmly. Terrence Malick’s childhood scenes earn the cosmic scale, though some passages repeat themselves after the point is clear. We would choose it for those childhood scenes; Shaw’s presence alone is not the reason to spend an evening with it. Her later career has included more television work, with Carolyn Martens in *Killing Eve* (2018) and Maarva Andor in *Andor* (2022). Maarva offers another example of the depth she can bring to a supporting part, something the films should make better use of. Her own assessment in 2024 was encouraging: “I feel I’m just starting in film and television and I’m loving it.” More films should take that enthusiasm seriously and give her something substantial to play. ## 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. *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, the-numbers.com, irishtimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (21) - *Sense and Sensibility* (2026), Fi1m 73, as Mrs. Jennings — [page](https://film.one/film/sense-and-sensibility-2026.md) - *IF* (2024), Fi1m 56, as Grandmother — [page](https://film.one/film/if.md) - *Bad Sisters* (2022), Fi1m 78, as Angelica Collins — [page](https://film.one/tv/bad-sisters.md) - *Ammonite* (2020), Fi1m 64, as Elizabeth Philpot — [page](https://film.one/film/ammonite.md) - *Killing Eve* (2018), Fi1m 82, as Carolyn Martens — [page](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md) - *Lizzie* (2018), Fi1m 60, as Abby Borden — [page](https://film.one/film/lizzie.md) - *Mrs Wilson* (2018), Fi1m 76, as Coleman — [page](https://film.one/tv/mrs-wilson.md) - *Fleabag* (2016), Fi1m 90, as Counsellor — [page](https://film.one/tv/fleabag.md) - *True Detective* (2014), Fi1m 80, as Rose Aguineau — [page](https://film.one/tv/true-detective.md) - *The Tree of Life* (2011), Fi1m 84, as Grandmother — [page](https://film.one/film/the-tree-of-life.md) - *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (2010), Fi1m 67, as Petunia Dursley — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-1.md) - *True Blood* (2008), Fi1m 71, as Marnie Stonebrook — [page](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md) - *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* (2007), Fi1m 68, as Petunia Dursley — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix.md) - *The Black Dahlia* (2006), Fi1m 56, as Ramona Linscott — [page](https://film.one/film/the-black-dahlia.md) - *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* (2004), Fi1m 82, as Petunia Dursley — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban.md) - *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (2002), Fi1m 65, as Petunia Dursley — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets.md) - *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (2001), Fi1m 68, as Aunt Petunia Dursley — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone.md) - *The Butcher Boy* (1998), Fi1m 74, as Mrs. Nugent — [page](https://film.one/film/the-butcher-boy.md) - *Persuasion* (1995), Fi1m 84, as Mrs. Croft — [page](https://film.one/film/persuasion.md) - *Super Mario Bros.* (1993), Fi1m 42, as Lena — [page](https://film.one/film/super-mario-bros.md) - *My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown* (1989), Fi1m 85, as Dr. Eileen Cole — [page](https://film.one/film/my-left-foot-the-story-of-christy-brown.md) ## Complete filmography (93) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Pride and Prejudice* (2026), series, as Lady Catherine de Bourg — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/pride-and-prejudice-2026.md) - *The Education of Jane Cumming* (2026), as Lady Cumming Gordon - *Sense and Sensibility* (2026), as Mrs. Jennings — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/sense-and-sensibility-2026.md) - *Ladies First* (2026), as Felicity Chase - *Park Avenue* (2025), as Kit - *Echo Valley* (2025), as Leslie Oliver - *Hot Milk* (2025), as Rose - *That Christmas* (2024), as Ms. Trapper (voice) - *IF* (2024), as Grandmother — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/if.md) - *Andor* (2022), series, as Maarva Andor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md) - *Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look* (2022), as Maarva Andor (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Bad Sisters* (2022), series, as Angelica Collins — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/bad-sisters.md) - *Russia vs. the World* (2021), as Narrator - *Ammonite* (2020), as Elizabeth Philpot — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/ammonite.md) - *Kindred* (2020), as Margaret - *Enola Holmes* (2020), as Miss Harrison - *The Christmas Letter* (2019), as Ms. Broom - *Out of Innocence* (2019), as Catherine Flynn - *Baptiste* (2019), series, as Emma Chambers - *Mrs Wilson* (2018), series, as Coleman — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/mrs-wilson.md) - *Colette* (2018), as Sido - *Lizzie* (2018), as Abby Borden — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/lizzie.md) - *Killing Eve* (2018), series, as Carolyn Martens — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/killing-eve.md) - *The Hippopotamus* (2017), as Anne Logan - *Emerald City* (2017), series, as Mombi - *Channel Zero* (2016), series, as Marla Painter - *Fleabag* (2016), series, as Counsellor — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/fleabag.md) - *The White King* (2016), as Kathrin Fitz - *Maigret* (2016), series, as Madame Moncin - *Pixels* (2015), as Prime Minister (uncredited) — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/pixels.md) - *Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero* (2014), series, as Hedwin (voice) - *Inside No. 9* (2014), series, as Jean — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inside-no-9.md) - *True Detective* (2014), series, as Rose Aguineau — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/true-detective.md) - *Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin* (2013), Director - *The English Teacher* (2013), as Narrator - *Shakespeare's Sonnets* (2012), Actor - *The Tree of Life* (2011), as Grandmother — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-tree-of-life.md) - *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* (2010), as Petunia Dursley — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-part-1.md) - *We Believed* (2010), as Emilie Ashurst - *National Theatre Live: London Assurance* (2010), as Lady Gay Spanker - *Dorian Gray* (2009), as Agatha - *Simon Schama's John Donne* (2009), series, Actor - *True Blood* (2008), series, as Marnie Stonebrook — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md) - *Mitchell & Kenyon in Ireland* (2007), as Narrator (voice) - *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* (2007), as Petunia Dursley — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix.md) - *Fracture* (2007), as Judge Robinson - *Catch and Release* (2006), as Mrs. Ellen Douglas - *The Black Dahlia* (2006), as Ramona Linscott — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/the-black-dahlia.md) - *Empire* (2005), series, as Fulvia - *Ebb and Flo* (2005), as Narrator - *Ebb and Flo* (2005), series, as Narrator - *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Miss Katherine Greenshaw - *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* (2004), as Petunia Dursley — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban.md) - *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (2002), as Petunia Dursley — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets.md) - *Doctor Sleep* (2002), as Catherine Lebourg - *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (2001), as Aunt Petunia Dursley — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone.md) - *The Triumph of Love* (2001), as Leontine - *Mind Games* (2001), as Frances O'Neil - *The Last September* (2000), as Marda Norton - *Gormenghast* (2000), series, as Irma Prunesquallor - *RKO 281* (1999), as Hedda Hopper - *The Avengers* (1998), as Father - *Titanic Town* (1998), as Sue, TV Interviewer (Uncredited Cameo) - *The Butcher Boy* (1998), as Mrs. Nugent — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-butcher-boy.md) - *Anna Karenina* (1997), as Lydia - *Richard II* (1997), as Richard II - *Jane Eyre* (1996), as Mrs. Reed - *Persuasion* (1995), as Mrs. Croft — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/persuasion.md) - *The Last Machine* (1995), series, Actor - *Undercover Blues* (1993), as Novacek - *Super Mario Bros.* (1993), as Lena — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/super-mario-bros.md) - *Maria's Child* (1993), as Pauline - *Hedda Gabler* (1993), as Hedda Gabler - *Shakespeare: The Animated Tales* (1992), series, as Viola (voice) - *Twelfth Night* (1992), as Viola (voice) - *London Kills Me* (1991), as Headley - *Performance* (1991), series, as Hedda Gabler, Richard II - *For the Greater Good* (1991), series, as Gillian Savage - *3 Men and a Little Lady* (1990), as Miss Lomax - *Mountains of the Moon* (1990), as Isabel - *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Mrs. McCormick (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) - *My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown* (1989), as Dr. Eileen Cole — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/my-left-foot-the-story-of-christy-brown.md) - *Sacred Hearts* (1985), as Sister Felicity - *Theatre Night* (1985), series, as Clytemnestra - *Love Song* (1985), as Young Deirdre Walters - *The Man Who Shot Christmas* (1984), as Laura - *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Miss Morrison - *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Miss Morrison - *Fireworks for Elspeth* (1983), as Elspeth - *All for Love* (1982), series, as Elspeth Erskine - *The Rising: 1916*, as Countess Markievicz - *Monstrous Beauty*, as Aphra Ben - *The Stalemate*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Fiona Shaw](https://film.one/media/person/11525/gallery-bce34eaaf9d5.jpg) Fiona Shaw — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/ThatXmasBFILFF191024_%2855_of_119%29_%2854100308426%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Fiona Shaw posing for pictures at the stage door after a performance of Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/11525/gallery-cae2fa907d7e.jpg) Fiona Shaw posing for pictures at the stage door after a performance of Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. (2011) — Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Fiona_Shaw_BAM_2011-01-16.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Fiona Shaw posing for pictures. Stage door session after the evening representation of Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, January 16 (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/11525/gallery-d24da44d3a02.jpg) Fiona Shaw posing for pictures. Stage door session after the evening representation of Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, January 16 (2011) — Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Fiona_Shaw_at_BAM_-01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Fiona Shaw posing for pictures. Stage door session after the evening representation of Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, January 16 (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/11525/gallery-f3a43886bde4.jpg) Fiona Shaw posing for pictures. Stage door session after the evening representation of Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, January 16 (2011) — Marie-Lan Nguyen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Fiona_Shaw_at_BAM_-02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Fiona Shaw](https://film.one/media/person/11525/gallery-23813b5e8a97.jpg) Fiona Shaw — Image via TMDB - ![Fiona Shaw](https://film.one/media/person/11525/gallery-89beaaf9e9bc.jpg) Fiona Shaw — Image via TMDB - ![Fiona Shaw](https://film.one/media/person/11525/gallery-c7445319c91f.jpg) Fiona Shaw — Image via TMDB - ![Fiona Shaw at Berlinale 2025](https://film.one/media/person/11525/gallery-b28a3b576733.jpg) Fiona Shaw at Berlinale 2025 — Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Fiona_Shaw_at_Berlinale_2025-1.jpg/1280px-Fiona_Shaw_at_Berlinale_2025-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Fiona Shaw at Berlinale 2025](https://film.one/media/person/11525/gallery-2955b558d702.jpg) Fiona Shaw at Berlinale 2025 — Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Fiona_Shaw_at_Berlinale_2025.jpg/1280px-Fiona_Shaw_at_Berlinale_2025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Fiona Shaw](https://film.one/media/person/11525/gallery-a6a9a7ce6eb2.jpg) Fiona Shaw — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### BAFTA Television Awards — 1 won - 2019: Best Supporting Actress (won), for *Killing Eve* ### Other awards — 3 won, 1 nominated - Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play 2003: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play (nominated) - honorary doctorate 1999: honorary doctorate (won) - Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show 1997: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show (won), for *The Waste Land* - Theatre World Award 1997: Theatre World Award (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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