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Fiona O'Shaughnessy

Fiona O'Shaughnessy

Born: 1979-01-01 • Galway, Ireland

Fiona O'Shaughnessy is an Irish film, stage, and television actress.

O'Shaughnessy was born in Galway. Her family moved to Reading, Berkshire, when she was 9. She returned to Galway a decade later where she pursued a career in theatre.

She dated Irish comedian David McSavage for a period of time.

O'Shaughnessy's most notable stage role to date is that of Salome for the Gate Theatre in Dublin. Other stage work has included The Shaughraun for the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, which transferred to the West End's Albery Theatre in 2005. In 2006 she appeared in the UK premiere of Blackwater Angel by Jim Nolan at the Finborough Theatre, London. Other work for the Gate Theatre includes Arms and the Man, Oliver, The Importance of Being Earnest, Pride and Prejudice, Blythe Spirit, Present Laughter (which toured in Charleston, South Carolina), See You Next Tuesday, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. She played Cate in the Irish debut of Sarah Kane's play Blasted.

Her film roles include Clara in Goldfish Memory, The Halo Effect, and The Stronger. Other theatre work includes playing Hilde Wangle in Lady from the Sea and Petra Stockman in Enemy of the People at the Arcola Theatre, London, and Amy in 'The Night Alive' at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. She starred as Jessica Hyde in the television series Utopia. In 2015, she starred with David Troughton in the comedy romantic horror film Nina Forever.

Filmography
The Möbius Trip poster
The Möbius Trip
2023 • Maren
Don't Breathe 2 poster
Don't Breathe 2
2021 • Mother
Gretel & Hansel poster
Gretel & Hansel
2020 • Mother
The Overcoat poster
The Overcoat
2018 • Anna (voice)
Nina Forever poster
Nina Forever
2016 • Nina
Outcast poster
Outcast
2010 • Niamh
Malice in Wonderland poster
Malice in Wonderland
2010 • Hooker
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Out of the Blue
2008 • Miss. Catherine Palmerston (archive footage)
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Of Best Intentions
2008
Nightwatching poster
Nightwatching
2007 • Marita
The Stronger poster
The Stronger
2007 • Miss Y
Until Death poster
Until Death
2007 • Lucy
The Secret Language poster
The Secret Language
2005 • Máthair
Rógairí poster
Rógairí
2005 • Leonora Rotherham
The Unusual Inventions of Henry Cavendish poster
The Unusual Inventions of Henry Cavendish
2005 • Miss. Catherine Palmerston
Alexander poster
Alexander
2004 • Nurse
The Halo Effect poster
The Halo Effect
2004 • Suzie
Belonging poster
Belonging
2004 • Stephanie
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Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill
2003 • Beth
Goldfish Memory poster
Goldfish Memory
2003 • Clara
Warlock III: The End of Innocence poster
Warlock III: The End of Innocence
1999 • Kris's Friend
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Bluebird
— • Jenny