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Fiona Shaw, CBE (Hon) (born Fiona Mary Wilson 10 July 1958) is a leading Irish actress who regularly appears in London theatre, although to international audiences she is probably most familiar for her minor role in the Harry Potter films. She is widely regarded as one of the finest classical actresses of her generation.

Shaw was born in County Cork, Republic of Ireland to a mixed-religious couple. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, she received much acclaim as Julia in the National Theatre production of Richard Sheridan's The Rivals (1983), a role which demonstrated her gift for comedy. Despite her natural comic abilities, Shaw has opted more often than not for roles showcasing her extreme but unaffected emotional intensity. These performances have earned her numerous stage awards.

Other notable theatrical roles include Celia in As You Like It (1984), Madame de Volanges in Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1985), Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew (1987), Winnie in Happy Days (2007), and the title roles in Electra (1988), The Good Person of Sechuan (1989), Hedda Gabler (1991), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1998) and Medea (2000). She performed T.S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land as a one-person show at the Liberty Theatre in New York to great acclaim in 1996.

She controversially played the lead in Richard II, directed by Deborah Warner in 1995. Shaw has collaborated with Warner on a number of occasions, on both stage and screen.

Shaw has also worked in film and television, including My Left Foot, Jane Eyre, Persuasion, Gormenghast, and a number of the Harry Potter films in which she plays the insufferable Aunt Petunia.

For a number of years, Fiona Shaw has been romantically linked in the press with actress Saffron Burrows. Neither actress has publicly confirmed or denied the relationship. The two appeared together in the National Theatre's production of The PowerBook, a play based on the novel of the same name by Jeanette Winterson in which they played lovers.

Filmography

* Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
* The Black Dahlia (2006)
* Catch and Release (2005)
* Midsummer Dream (2005)
* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
* Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
* Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
* Gormenghast (2000) (miniseries)
* The Avengers (1998)
* The Butcher Boy (1997)
* Anna Karenina (1997)
* Jane Eyre (1996)
* Persuasion (1995)
* Super Mario Bros. (1993)
* Hedda Gabler (1993) (TV)
* Three Men and a Little Lady (1990)
* Mountains of the Moon (1990)
* My Left Foot (1989)

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Fiona Shaw to Reprise Waste Land at Wilton's Music Hall Fiona Shaw will reprise her acclaimed performance of TS Eliot's The Waste Land at Wilton's Music Hall, from December 30 - January 10. Deborah Warner has directed the production,... Continue reading Fiona Shaw to Reprise TS Eliot's The Waste Land at London's ... Fiona Shaw is to reprise her performance of TS Eliot's poem, The Waste Land, at Wilton's Music Hall, beginning a run Dec. 30 prior to a gala performance Dec. 31, for a run through Jan. 10, 2010. Continue reading Fiona Shaw Dean Ayres posted a photo: Fiona Shaw recited an extract from The Wasteland. At a free foyer gig by Duke Special, following their performance is Mother courage at the National Theatre. Continue reading Who Loves You Pretty Baby? Second, this show starred Fiona Shaw, who you probably should know for something other than Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter movies, but you don't. Go fix that. Fiona Shaw was PHENOMENAL. Mind blowing. And it was the best Brecht ... Continue reading A Piece of Monologue: Literature, Philosophy & Critical Theory ... The Guardian has published an online gallery of leading ladies in dramatic on-stage productions, all photographed by Tristram Kenton. Included among them is Fiona Shaw's performance of Winnie in the 2007 production of Samuel Beckett's ... Continue reading Fiona Shaw inspects her Morley portraits Fiona Shaw was confronted by ten portraits of herself after modelling for the Morley Sculpture Society. Continue reading Review: Mother Courage and Her Children This opening scene is quite dramatic, explosions going off, lights whirling beams around the stage, and Fiona Shaw standing on top of her cart singing an almighty song of war. The production is going to epic, I could just tell, ... Continue reading Cat in the Hat, Luc Bondy, Fiona Shaw, et. al. Part of Young Vic's ... Theater News: Cat in the Hat, Luc Bondy, Fiona Shaw, et. al. Part of Young Vic's Spring Season: by Terri Paddock on TheaterMania.com. Continue reading Video: Fiona Shaw & Harry Melling play mother and son in Mother ... In addition to playing Petunia and Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films, actors Fiona Shaw and Harry Melling, respectively, are portraying mother. Continue reading Turned on to Brecht Quite simply because it was Fiona Shaw in the title role, and Deborah Warner directing her (who has also directed her in 'Medea' (which I tragically missed) and the film of 'The Last September', which I adore.). ... Continue reading Hollywood Actors Jessica alba Fiona Shaw pictures and Fiona Shaw biography

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