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Fiona Shaw

Biography

Fiona Shaw is an Irish actress who has worked widely in theater as well as on screen, including long associations with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Raised in County Cork, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1982. Her stage career brought her Laurence Olivier Awards in 1990 and 1994 for Electra, As You Like It, The Good Person of Szechwan and Machinal, and she earned a Tony nomination for playing the title role in Medea on Broadway in 2002. She appeared in the film My Left Foot, and played Harry's aunt, Petunia Dursley, in five of the Harry Potter films; later roles came in Enola Holmes and Ammonite. On television she won a BAFTA for Killing Eve and drew Emmy nominations for that series and for Fleabag. She was made an honorary CBE in 2001.

68years old

Turns 69 on July 10in 241 days

  • Born County Cork
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Also credited as Fiona Mary Shaw, Fiona Wilson and Fiona Mary Wilson

Movie Career

Films
37
Career span
37 years1989 to 2026

Genres

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Fiona Shaw movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Tree of Life2011 Drama, Fantasyas Grandmother

    IMDb rating 6.8193K votes

  2. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas Aunt Petunia

    IMDb rating 7.9779K votes

  3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone2001as Aunt Petunia Dursley

    IMDb rating 7.7967K votes

  4. Enola Holmes2020as Miss Harrison

    IMDb rating 6.7255K votes

  5. Fracture2007as Judge Robinson

    IMDb rating 7.2239K votes

  6. IF2024as Grandmother

    IMDb rating 6.469K votes

  7. Dorian Gray2009as Agatha

    IMDb rating 6.272K votes

  8. The Black Dahlia2006as Ramona Linscott

    IMDb rating 5.680K votes

Most often with

Chris Columbus directed two of these films, David Yates two. Five actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Fiona Shaw's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$5.2 billion

27 of the 36 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 36 films: 27 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.

  • 27Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 2Streaming, short cinema run
  • 3Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone2001as Aunt Petunia Dursley
    $1.0B19.8% of the total
  2. 2
    $954M18.3% of the total
  3. 3
    $938M18.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002as Aunt Petunia Dursley
    $877M16.9% of the total
  5. 5
    $790M15.2% of the total
  6. 6
    IF2024as Grandmother
    $190M3.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Fracture2007as Judge Robinson
    $91M1.8% of the total
  8. 8
    3 Men and a Little Lady1990as Miss Lomax
    $72M1.4% of the total
The Tree of Life (2011), $54.7 millionThe Black Dahlia (2006), $49.3 millionThe Avengers (1998), $48.6 millionSuper Mario Bros. (1993), $20.9 millionCatch and Release (2006), $16.2 millionMy Left Foot (1989), $14.7 millionColette (2018), $14.3 millionUndercover Blues (1993), $12.4 millionPersuasion (1995), $5.3 millionJane Eyre (1996), $5.2 millionThe Butcher Boy (1997), $5.0 millionDorian Gray (2009), $4.7 millionMountains of the Moon (1990), $4.0 millionAmmonite (2020), $1.4 millionAnna Karenina (1997), $858,553Lizzie (2018), $844,786

$259 millionfrom the other 19 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total

Awards

Seven awards and honors from 1997 to 2019, one of them major.

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Fiona Shaw's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
BAFTA
2019Best Supporting ActressKilling EveWon
Other honors
1999Honorary doctorateHonorary
1997Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person ShowThe Waste LandWon
1997Theatre World AwardWon
Commander of the Order of the British EmpireWon
Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best ActressWon
Laurence Olivier AwardsWon

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