Fiona Shaw CBE | Full Q&A at The Oxford Union
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Published 2019-09-10
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Famous for her roles as Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter films and as Marine Stonebrook in the HBO series True Blood, Fiona Shaw is an Irish actor and theatre director. She has worked extensively with the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company and has won the Olivier Award for Best Actress twice. In 1997 she performed T S Eliot’s poem The Waste Land as a one-person show, winning the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show. Shaw currently stars in the hit show Killing Eve as Carolyn Martens.
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All Comments (21)
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This lady is a fantastic actor. One of the best.
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she really intrigues me when she speaks, and makes me feel that my theatre education wasn't a complete waste lol
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What a cultured, sophisticated and fine woman. She's naturally quick-witted and so much fun. As someone who learns English as a second language, it's incredibly enjoyable listening to her talk. I could listen to this all day.
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I’m so shook that she was putting on that accent in killing eve omg it was so perfect
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I first saw Fiona on stage at the National Theatre in London playing the lead role in the Good Person of Szechwan.. She blew my mind.. What an amazing actress.
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Saw Fiona Shaw performing The WASTELAND in Adelaide. I will never forget it. Brilliant.
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Loved her in Killing Eve
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She is brilliant. And her style.
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A very inspirational talk. Thank you very much.
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Amazing interview. It is today that I discover that Fiona is a woman of theater and not just Cinema/Tv. She approached the questions and like in other OxfordUnion Q&As, with such depth that adds so much to my view of her as one the few self-aware people in this industry.
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Fiona Shaw, I must say that in Mountains of the Moon, you looked absolutely beautiful, from head to foot, in that very tastefully done love scene with "Burton". Credit to you, the lighting technician and the director, oh, and Patrick Bergin...
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Inspiring is Fiona Shaw who draws us into a world we may not know.
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What a brilliant mind and absolutely captivating speaker.
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I want her to be one of my professors!
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This is the best one i've seen. A true masterclass
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Will always remember her as aunt perunia from harry potter
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This is the best oxford union interview I’ve ever seen in my life!
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Fiona Shaw has a truly great mind. I'm from Cork too and so proud to say she is from my city.
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Fantastic
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Brilliant
