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After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), she was rewarded with much acclaim as Julia in the National Theatre production of Richard Sheridan's The Rivals, a role which demonstrated her gift for comedy.

Other notable stage roles include Celia in As You Like It ( 1984), Madame de Volanges in Dangerous Liaisons ( 1985), Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew ( 1987), the title role in Elektra ( 1988) and Hedda GablerHedda Gabler is a play by Henrik Ibsen, first performed in 1890. The role of Hedda is generally regarded as one of the greatest female dramatic roles ever written, and some portrayals have been very controversial. Depending on the interpretation, Hedda he ( 19911991 like 2002, is a palindromic year. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31. It is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 2 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first blac).

She controversially played the lead in Richard IIRichard II may refer to: King Richard II of England Richard II a play by William Shakespeare about the king., directed by Deborah WarnerAcclaimed theatre director, noted for her collaboration with Irish actress Fiona Shaw. She directed the controversial Richard II ( 1995), and also the 1999 film, The Last September, with Michael Gambon and Maggie Smith. in 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja. Shaw collaberated with Warner on a number of occassions, on both stage and screen.

Shaw has also worked in film and television, including My Left FootAlternate meanings: My Left Foot is a film. My Left Foot is a book., Jane EyreOne of the most famous novels of all time, Jane Eyre, An Autobiography was written by Charlotte Bronte and published in 1847. The novel has engendered numerous adaptations and dramatisations, including several films and television adaptations. The story i, PersuasionSee also: Persuasion the last novel written by Jane Austen. Persuasion is the process of convincing someone to believe or act on something. Dissuasion is the process of convincing someone to not believe or act on something. The word "persuasion" is usuall, Gormenghast, and the Harry Potter films, in which she plays the insufferable Petunia Dursley.

She was awarded a CBE in 2001.