Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw as Leotine in Paramount Classics' The Triumph of Love - 2002 Photo: Sergio Strizzi

Biography

Born 07/10/1955

An Irish-born stage actress often (to her dismay) compared to Vanessa Redgrave, Fiona Shaw has been making inroads onscreen as well since the late 1980s. Intense and fiercely intellectual off-stage and on, this statuesque brunette with a great aquiline profile graduated from the Royal Academy of...
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Awards

  • In 2001, received Evening Standard Award for Best Actress
  • In 1997, received Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show
  • In 1997, received Theatre World Award

Highlights

  • In 2007, Co-starred with Jennifer Garner in "Catch and Release" the directorial debut of Susannah Grant
  • In 2004, Appeared in the thriller "Close Your Eyes"
  • In 2001, Played Aunt Petunia in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"

Family & Companions

  • Family: had three brothers; one died in car accident

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