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'''Fiona Shaw''', [[Order of the British Empire|CBE (Hon)]] ([[birth|born]] '''Fiona Mary Wilson''' 10 July, 1958) is a leading Irish actress who regularly appears in [[West End theatre|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. <ref>[http://film.guardian.co.uk/Player/Player_Page/0,,506359,00.html]</ref> <ref>[http://www.edgwaretimes.co.uk/archive/display.var.33777.0.famous_faces_air_their_views.php].</ref>
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She was awarded an honorary [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in 2001 <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1092540.stm]</ref>.
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==Biography==
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Fiona Shaw was born in [[County Cork]], [[Republic of Ireland]] to a mixed-religious couple. She received her degree in [[University College Cork]]. After training at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA) in [[London]], she received much acclaim as Julia in the [[Royal National Theatre|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.
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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 (play)|Happy Days]]'' (2007), and the title roles in ''[[Electra (Euripides)|Electra]]'' (1988), ''[[The Good Person of Sezuan|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.<ref>Ben Brantly, ''Memory and Desire: Hearing Eliot's Passion,'' [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9407E2DC123AF93BA25752C1A960958260 New York Times] [[1996]] [[November 18]]</ref>
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She controversially played the lead in ''[[Richard II (play)|Richard II]]'', directed by [[Deborah Warner]] in 1995. Shaw has collaborated with Warner on a number of occasions, on both stage and screen.
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Shaw has also worked in film and television, including ''[[My Left Foot (film)|My Left Foot]]'', ''[[Jane Eyre (1996 movie)|Jane Eyre]]'', ''[[Persuasion]]'', ''[[Gormenghast (miniseries)|Gormenghast]]'', and a number of the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' films in which she plays the insufferable Aunt Petunia.
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For a number of years, Fiona Shaw has been romantically linked in the press with actress [[Saffron Burrows]]. <ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/14/1084289875211.html?from=storyrhs "Mad About Saffron", Sydney Morning Herald, [[2004]] [[May 15]]]</ref><ref>[http://www.afterellen.com/People/saffronburrows.html, "Saffron Burrows Embraces Lesbian Relationships On-screen and Off", AfterEllen.com, October 2003]</ref><ref>[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,11913,710122,00.html "A hint of Saffron", The Observer, [[2002]] [[May 5]]]</ref> Neither actress has publicly confirmed or denied the relationship. The two appeared together in the National Theatre's production of ''The PowerBook'', <ref>[http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=1190 "The PowerBook" at the National Theatre]</ref>, a play based on the novel of the same name by [[Jeanette Winterson]] in which they played lovers.
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==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' (2007)
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* ''[[The Black Dahlia (film)|The Black Dahlia]]'' (2006)
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* ''[[Catch and Release]]'' (2005)
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* ''[[Midsummer Dream]]'' (2005)
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* ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' (2004)
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* ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (2001)
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* ''[[Gormenghast (miniseries)|Gormenghast]]'' (2000) ([[miniseries]])
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* ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'' (1998)
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* ''[[The Butcher Boy]]'' (1997)
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* ''[[Anna Karenina]]'' (1997)
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* ''[[Jane Eyre (1996 film)|Jane Eyre]]'' (1996)
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* ''[[Persuasion (1995 film)|Persuasion]]'' (1995)
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* ''[[Super Mario Bros. (movie)|Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993)
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* ''[[Hedda Gabler]]'' (1993) ([[television movie|TV]])
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* ''[[Three Men and a Little Lady]]'' (1990)
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* ''[[Mountains of the Moon (film)|Mountains of the Moon]]'' (1990)
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* ''[[My Left Foot (movie)|My Left Foot]]'' (1989)
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==External links==
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* {{imdb name|id=0789716|name=Fiona Shaw}}
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* {{ibdb name|id=104639|name=Fiona Shaw}}
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* [http://www.americantheatrewing.org/seminars/detail/world_theatre_01_02/ World Theatre] - ''Working in the Theatre Seminar'' video at [[American Theatre Wing|American Theatre Wing.org]], January 2002
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==References==
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{{lgbt|Fiona Shaw}}
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[[Category:Irish character actors]]
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[[Category:Irish film actors]]
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[[Category:Irish stage actors]]
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[[Category:Irish television actors]]
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[[Category:Irish voice actors]]
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[[Category:Lesbian actors]]
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[[Category:Royal Shakespeare Company members]]

Latest revision as of 09:51, 20 November 2008

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. [1] [2]

She was awarded an honorary CBE in 2001 [3].

Biography[edit]

Fiona Shaw was born in County Cork, Republic of Ireland to a mixed-religious couple. She received her degree in University College Cork. 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.[4]

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. [5][6][7] Neither actress has publicly confirmed or denied the relationship. The two appeared together in the National Theatre's production of The PowerBook, [8], a play based on the novel of the same name by Jeanette Winterson in which they played lovers.

Selected filmography[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ [2].
  3. ↑ [3]
  4. ↑ Ben Brantly, Memory and Desire: Hearing Eliot's Passion, New York Times 1996 November 18
  5. ↑ "Mad About Saffron", Sydney Morning Herald, 2004 May 15
  6. ↑ "Saffron Burrows Embraces Lesbian Relationships On-screen and Off", AfterEllen.com, October 2003
  7. ↑ "A hint of Saffron", The Observer, 2002 May 5
  8. ↑ "The PowerBook" at the National Theatre


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