Fiona Shaw
Irish actress (born 1958)
Fiona Shaw is an Irish actor from Cork whose stage work includes Olivier Award wins in 1990 and 1994 and a Tony nomination for Medea on Broadway. Film audiences know her as Petunia Dursley across five Harry Potter films. On television she won a BAFTA as MI6's Carolyn Martens in Killing Eve, earned an Emmy nomination for Fleabag and played Maarva in Andor. She was made an honorary CBE in 2001.
Fiona Shaw appears in 10 films and 1 TV series in The Rerun, from 1993 to 2024. Most of that work is in family, fantasy and adventure. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Rupert Grint (5), Daniel Radcliffe (5), Emma Watson (5), Bonnie Wright (5), Tom Felton (5).
Known for
- Killing Eve (2018), Carolyn Martens. The unreadable head of MI6’s Russia desk, a role that won her a BAFTA.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Petunia Dursley. Harry’s pinched, disapproving aunt, a part she played across five films.
- Andor (2022), Maarva Andor. Cassian’s adoptive mother, a role that brought a BAFTA nomination.
- Fleabag (2019), Counsellor. A guest turn as a counsellor that earned her an Emmy nomination.
- That Christmas (2024), Ms. Trapper (voice). A voice role in the animated holiday film.
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Film
In theatres · CA US · From 16 Oct
Street Fighter and Friday’s New Films
A 1993-set Street Fighter, a man swallowed by a sperm whale, a new Sense and Sensibility and Canada's run of the Palme d'Or winner opened on 16 October.
Indie · Canada
In theatres · CA US · Now playing, from 16 Oct
A New Sense and Sensibility, Finally
Georgia Oakley's adaptation of Jane Austen's first published novel is now in Canadian cinemas, with Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as the Dashwood sisters.
Casie Stewart · 5 min read
Streaming
Netflix · CA US UK · Streaming 3 Dec
Netflix’s Pride and Prejudice, First Look
Dolly Alderton's six-part Austen adaptation, with Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden, lands on Netflix on 3 Dec. Here is the cast, the team and what Netflix has shown so far.
Casie Stewart · 4 min read
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Fiona Shaw been in?
- Fiona Shaw appears in That Christmas (2024), IF (2024), Killing Eve (2018), The Tree of Life (2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001), Anna Karenina (1997) and Super Mario Bros. (1993) on The Remote.
- When was Fiona Shaw born?
- Fiona Shaw was born on 10 July 1958.
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