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My Take
Fiona Shaw is, to my mind, the gold standard of what stage training does for an actor. Decades with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre gave her an authority that bends every scene toward her, whether she is playing Petunia Dursley in Harry Potter or the magnificently dry spymaster of Killing Eve, which earned her a BAFTA. The Olivier Awards and the honorary CBE merely confirm what the eye already knows: this is craft of the highest order. Whenever her name appears in a cast list, I immediately trust the entire production a little more. Cork should be proud.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Fiona Shaw
- Name (Japanese)
- フィオナ・ショウ
- Reading
- ふぃおな・しょう
- Born
- July 10, 1958 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dog
- Origin
- County Cork, Ireland
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor / performing artist / director
2. Background
- University
- University College Cork
Awards & achievements
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 1997 Theatre World Award
- 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show
- 2019 British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress
- 1999 honorary doctorate
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Fiona Shaw born?
Born July 10, 1958 (age 68).
Where is Fiona Shaw from?
Fiona Shaw is from County Cork, Ireland.
What does Fiona Shaw do?
Fiona Shaw works as actor, stage actor, film actor, performing artist, director.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.