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BIO

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.



Shaw appeared in The Waste Land at Wilton's Music Hall in January 2010 and in a National Theatre revival of London Assurance in March 2010. In November 2010, Shaw starred in Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin alongside Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan. The play was also staged in New York's Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2011. In 2012, Shaw appeared in the National Theatre revival of Scenes from an Execution by Howard Barker. The world's largest solo theatre festival, United Solo, recognised her performance in The Testament of Mary on Broadway with the 2013 United Solo Special Award.

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STAGE CREDITS

Figures of Speech Figures of Speech
[West End]
Almeida Theatre Original Film Project, 2017
Performer
The Testament of Mary The Testament of Mary
[Broadway]
2013
Mary
Scenes From An Execution Scenes From An Execution
[West End]
National Theatre Production, 2012
Galactia
My Life as a Fairy Tale
[New York]
World Premiere, 2005
Poet
Medea
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2002
Medea

Movies

Sacred Hearts
[ 1984 ] Sister Felicity
Love Song
[ 1985 ] Young Deirdre
My Left Foot
[ 1989 ] Dr. Eileen Cole
3 Men and a Little Lady
[ 1990 ] Miss Lomax
Mountains of the Moon
[ 1990 ] Isabel
London Kills Me
[ 1991 ] Headley
Super Mario Bros.
[ 1993 ] Lena
Undercover Blues
[ 1993 ] Novacek
Seascape
[ 1994 ]
Jane Eyre
[ 1996 ] Mrs. Reed
Anna Karenina
[ 1997 ] Lydia
The Butcher Boy
[ 1997 ] Mrs. Nugent
The Avengers
[ 1998 ] Father
RKO 281
[ 1999 ] Hedda Hopper
The Last September
[ 1999 ] Marda Norton
The Last September
[ 1999 ]
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
[ 2001 ] Aunt Petunia Dursley
Mind Games
[ 2001 ] Frances O'Neil
The Seventh Stream
[ 2001 ] Mrs. Gourdon
The Triumph of Love
[ 2001 ] Leontine
Close Your Eyes
[ 2002 ] Catherine Lebourg
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
[ 2002 ] Aunt Petunia
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
[ 2004 ] Aunt Petunia
Midsummer Dream
[ 2005 ] The Witches - Voice
Catch and Release
[ 2006 ] Mrs. Douglas
Paris, je t'aime
[ 2006 ]
The Black Dahlia
[ 2006 ] Ramona Linscott
Fracture
[ 2007 ] Judge Robinson
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
[ 2007 ] Petunia Dursley
Dido and Aeneas - Didon et Énée
[ 2009 ] Comédienne dans le prologue
Dorian Gray
[ 2009 ] Agatha
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
[ 2010 ] Petunia Dursley
National Theatre Live: London Assurance
[ 2010 ] Lady Gay Spanker
We Believed
[ 2010 ] Emilie Ashurst
The Tree of Life
[ 2011 ] Grandmother
The English Teacher
[ 2013 ] Narrator
Lumen
[ 2015 ] D'Laria
Out of Innocence
[ 2016 ] Catherine Flynn
The White King
[ 2016 ] Kathrin Fitz
The Hippopotamus
[ 2017 ] Anne Logan
Colette
[ 2018 ] Sido
Lizzie
[ 2018 ] Abby Borden
Ammonite
[ 2020 ] Elizabeth Philpot
Enola Holmes
[ 2020 ] Miss Harrison
Kindred
[ 2020 ] Margaret
Imaginary Friends
[ 2024 ]

TV Shows

All for Love
Elspeth
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Miss Morrison
Theatre Night
Clytemnestra
For the Greater Good
Gillian Savage
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Viola
Screen Two
[ 1992-1995 ] Mrs. Croft, Pauline
The Last Machine
Performance
[ 1993-1997 ] Richard II, Hedda Gabler
Gormenghast
Irma Prunesquallor
Ebb and Flo
Narrator
Empire
Fulvia
Trial & Retribution
Jo Wilson QC
True Blood
Marnie Stonebrook
Marple
Miss Katherine Greenshaw
Masterpiece Mystery
Miss Katherine Greenshaw
True Detective
Rose Aguineau
Channel Zero
Marla Painter
Maigret
Madame Moncin
Emerald City
Mombi
Inside No. 9
Jean
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Hedwin
Sarah & Duck
[ 2015-2017 ] Music Lady
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
Birdie, Halcon
Mrs Wilson
Coleman
Fleabag
Counsellor
Baptiste
Emma Chambers
Andor
Maarva Andor
Killing Eve
[ 2018-2022 ] Carolyn Martens, Carolyn

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2013 - Distinguished Performance Award

Fiona Shaw, The Testament of Mary

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Solo Performance

Fiona Shaw, The Testament of Mary

Olivier Awards - 2008 - Best Actress

Fiona Shaw, Happy Days

Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Fiona Shaw, Happy Days

Tony Awards - 2003 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Fiona Shaw, Medea


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Fiona Shaw, Medea


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1996 - Outstanding One Person Show

Fiona Shaw, The Waste Land


winner
Olivier Awards - 1994 - Best Actress

Fiona ShawMachinal

Olivier Awards - 1992 - Actress of the Year

Fiona ShawHedda Gabler

Olivier Awards - 1992 - Actress of the Year

Fiona ShawHedda Gabler


winner
Olivier Awards - 1990 - Actress of the Year

Fiona ShawElectra

Olivier Awards - 1986 - Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role

Fiona ShawAs You Like It

Olivier Awards - 1986 - Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role

Fiona ShawMephisto

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Fiona Shaw been in?

Fiona Shaw has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Fiona Shaw been in?

Fiona Shaw has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.

What was Fiona Shaw's first West End show?

Fiona Shaw's first West End show was Scenes From An Execution which opened in 2012

What awards has Fiona Shaw been nominated for?

Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Testament of Mary, Outstanding Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Testament of Mary, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for Happy Days, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Happy Days, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Medea, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Medea, Outstanding One Person Show (Drama Desk Awards) for The Waste Land, Best Actress (Olivier Awards) for Machinal , Actress of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Hedda Gabler, Actress of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Hedda Gabler, Actress of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Electra, Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for As You Like It and Outstanding Performance of the Year in a Supporting Role (Olivier Awards) for Mephisto.

What awards has Fiona Shaw won?

Fiona Shaw has won several prestigious awards including Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for her performance in Medea. She also received the Outstanding One Person Show award at the Drama Desk Awards for The Waste Land. Additionally, she won Best Actress at the Olivier Awards for her role in Machinal and was honored as Actress of the Year at the Olivier Awards for her performance in Electra.

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