Fiona Shaw Trivia

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She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1994 (1993 season) for Best Actress in her performance for "Machinal" at the Royal National Theatre. (imdb.com)

Resides in Thaxted, England with her longtime companion Saffron Burrows.

Attended secondary school at Scoil Mhuire in Cork City.

Graduated from University College Cork.

She won the Bancroft Gold Medal at RADA and made her professional debut as Rosaline in "Love`s Labour`s Lost" in 1982.

Following an unhappy experience playing Kate in "The Taming of the Shrew" for Jonathan Miller (Miller would not extend himself to allow the inclusion of modern sexual politics), she has only occasionally worked with male directors. Her collaboration with Deborah Warner has produced a string of daring performances and an armful of theatre awards.

Born to an eye surgeon and his wife, a physicist.

In the Independent on Sunday [UK] 2006 Pink LIst - a list of the most influential gay men and women - Fiona Shaw came no. 69, a new entry.

Graduated from RADA.

Was nominated for Broadway`s 2003 Tony Award as Best Actress (Play) for playing the title character in "Medea."

Became an Associate Member of RADA.

She was awarded the 2001 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in Medea at the Queen`s Theatre in London, England.

She was awarded the 1989 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actress for her performances in Electra and The Good Person of Sichuan.

She was awarded the 1991 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Actress for her performance in Hedda Gabler.

She was awarded the 1993 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in Machinal.

She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1994 (1993 season) for Best Actress in her performance for "Machinal" at the Royal National Theatre

She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1990 (1989 season) for Best Actress in a New Play for "Electra", "As You Like It" and "The Person of Sichaun".

At the Evening Standard Theatre Awards she was named Best Actress for `Medea` performed at the Queeen`s Theater in London. (2002)

Played "Miss Jean Brodie" on stage in London.

She was awarded an honorary C.B.E. (Commander of the order of the British Empire) in 2001.