Fiona Shaw is the stage name of Fiona Mary Wilson, a famous Irish actress and theater director. A girl was born in County Cork, Ireland, July 10, 1958 in the family of a chemistry teacher and ophthalmologist.
Since childhood, Fiona preferred the company of boys, had a strong character. Theatre began to get involved from an early age, participating in the productions of amateur performances, and also loved to read poetry, sing and play the piano. After school, she entered the University of Ireland
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Fiona Shaw is the stage name of Fiona Mary Wilson, a famous Irish actress and theater director. A girl was born in County Cork, Ireland, July 10, 1958 in the family of a chemistry teacher and ophthalmologist.
Since childhood, Fiona preferred the company of boys, had a strong character. Theatre began to get involved from an early age, participating in the productions of amateur performances, and also loved to read poetry, sing and play the piano.
After school, she entered the University of Ireland in Cork, then studied art at the Royal Academy in London.
The first notable roles in the theater appeared in 1984, the actress played the role of Celie in the play “As You Like It”, the role of Madame de Volanges in the production “Dangerous Liaisons”. Then she participated in productions of “Taming the Shrew”, “Happy Days” and “Electra”.
In 1996, Fiona Shaw performed the poem “The Badland” by Thomas Eliot at the New York Theatre, receiving the “Drama Desk” award for this.
On television, the actress first flashed in 1984 in the British series “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”, filmed under the order of Granada Television. Then she played in the film “My Left Foot” in 1989, the following year she appeared in the role of Isabel Arundell in the movie “Moon Mountains”, based on the novel “Burton and Speke” by writer W. Harrison.
In 1996, she got the role of Mrs. Reed in the film.
Jane Eyre It was developed by Franco Zeffirelli. The actress also starred in five films “Harry Potter”, her character was Aunt Petunia Dursl.
She worked on a detective in 2006.
The Black Orchid Brian De Palma, then played in films
"Dorian Gray" and the Tree of Life. In addition, Fiona was a regular member of the cast of the TV series “True Blood”, released in 2011.