Portrait of Fiona Shaw

Acting

Fiona Shaw

Career

Active from 1983 to 2026, busiest in 2018 and 2026 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for RKO 281
RKO 281
GoodWatch score80/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • BAFTA Awards · Best Supporting Actress

    2019 · Won · 2019 British Academy Television Awards

    Killing Eve

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

22

The characters Fiona Shaw played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fiona Shaw Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    4.1, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    1.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Period Drama 3
  • Intimate Character Study 3
  • Tragic Romance 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Monstrous Beauty
Monstrous Beauty

as Aphra Ben

The Rising: 1916
The Rising: 1916

as Countess Markievicz

2020s

16 titles · average score 66
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility (2026)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mrs. Jennings

Ladies First
Ladies First (2026)
GoodWatch score 54

as Felicity Chase

The Education of Jane Cumming
The Education of Jane Cumming (2026)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lady Cumming Gordon

Hot Milk
Hot Milk (2025)
GoodWatch score 50

as Rose

Echo Valley
Echo Valley (2025)
GoodWatch score 54

as Leslie Oliver

Park Avenue
Park Avenue (2025)

as Kit

That Christmas
That Christmas (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ms. Trapper (voice)

IF
IF (2024)
GoodWatch score 56

as Grandmother

Andor
Andor (2022)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Maarva Andor

Enola Holmes
Enola Holmes (2020)
GoodWatch score 72

as Miss Harrison

Ammonite
Ammonite (2020)
GoodWatch score 69

as Elizabeth Philpot

Kindred
Kindred (2020)
GoodWatch score 56

as Margaret

2010s

24 titles · average score 68
Baptiste
Baptiste (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Emma Chambers

Killing Eve
Killing Eve (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Carolyn Martens

Mrs Wilson
Mrs Wilson (2018)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Coleman

Colette
Colette (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sido

Lizzie
Lizzie (2018)
GoodWatch score 59

as Abby Borden

The Hippopotamus
The Hippopotamus (2017)
GoodWatch score 56

as Anne Logan

The White King
The White King (2016)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kathrin Fitz

Pixels
Pixels (2015)
GoodWatch score 37

as Prime Minister (uncredited)

True Detective
True Detective (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Rose Aguineau

The English Teacher
The English Teacher (2013)
GoodWatch score 49

as Narrator

The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life (2011)
GoodWatch score 77

as Grandmother

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
GoodWatch score 74

as Petunia Dursley

2000s

20 titles · average score 61
Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

as Agatha

True Blood
True Blood (2008)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Marnie Stonebrook

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
GoodWatch score 75

as Petunia Dursley

The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia (2006)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ramona Linscott

Catch and Release
Catch and Release (2006)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mrs. Ellen Douglas

Ebb and Flo
Ebb and Flo (2005)

TV show · as Narrator

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
GoodWatch score 81

as Petunia Dursley

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

as Petunia Dursley

Mind Games
Mind Games (2001)
GoodWatch score 63

as Frances O'Neil

The Triumph of Love
The Triumph of Love (2001)
GoodWatch score 47

as Leontine

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
GoodWatch score 71

as Aunt Petunia Dursley

Gormenghast
Gormenghast (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Irma Prunesquallor

1990s

20 titles · average score 58
RKO 281
RKO 281 (1999)
GoodWatch score 80

as Hedda Hopper

The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy (1998)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mrs. Nugent

The Avengers
The Avengers (1998)
GoodWatch score 21

as Father

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1997)
GoodWatch score 44

as Lydia

Richard II
Richard II (1997)

as Richard II

Persuasion
Persuasion (1995)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mrs. Croft

The Last Machine
The Last Machine (1995)

TV show

Undercover Blues
Undercover Blues (1993)
GoodWatch score 45

as Novacek

Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
GoodWatch score 35

as Lena

Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler (1993)

as Hedda Gabler

London Kills Me
London Kills Me (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Headley

Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
GoodWatch score 69

as Isabel

1980s

10 titles · average score 86
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Mrs. McCormick (voice)

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
GoodWatch score 89

as Dr. Eileen Cole

Sacred Hearts
Sacred Hearts (1985)

as Sister Felicity

Theatre Night
Theatre Night (1985)

TV show · as Clytemnestra

Love Song
Love Song (1985)

as Young Deirdre Walters

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Miss Morrison

The Man Who Shot Christmas
The Man Who Shot Christmas (1984)

as Laura

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984)

TV show · as Miss Morrison

Fireworks for Elspeth
Fireworks for Elspeth (1983)

as Elspeth

All for Love
All for Love (1982)

TV show · as Elspeth Erskine