Fiona Glascott
Born (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982
Waterford, Ireland[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Spouse
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(m. 2014)​
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Children1[2]
RelativesPaul Brooke (father-in-law)

Fiona Glascott (born 22 November 1982) is an Irish actress. She is best known for portraying a young Minerva McGonagall in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, a spin-off of the Harry Potter film series.[3]

Early life

Glascott was born in Waterford, Ireland[1] and grew up in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary.[4]

Career

Theater

On stage in London she has appeared in Mahler's Conversion (Aldwych Theatre, West End),[5] Hitchcock Blonde (Royal Court and Lyric Theatre, West End),[6] in the original production of Whipping It Up at the Bush Theatre,[7] and as Margery Pinchwife in The Country Wife (Haymarket, West End).[8] Her theatre credits in Dublin include: A Life (Abbey Theatre/National Tour), The Spirit of Annie Ross at the Gate Theatre, and as Nina in The Seagull at the Corn Exchange.[4]

Television

Her television credits include Ballykissangel, Fair City, The Bill, Bachelors Walk, Foyle's War and Clone.[4][9] In 2010, she was a guest star in the final two-part episode of ITV's hit drama A Touch of Frost, playing the troubled daughter of Frost's one-time corrupt colleague. In 2011, Glascott appeared in the recurring role of Diane on the BBC/Showtime sitcom Episodes. That same year, she appeared as a novice nun with a secret in the episode "A Sacred Trust" of the detective drama series Midsomer Murders.[10] She co-starred as famed editor Judith Jones on the TV series Julia.

Film

On film, Glascott has appeared in This Is My Father, Crush Proof, Goldfish Memory, Omagh and The Duel. She appeared in the 2009 CBS television movie Miss Irena's Children. She also starred in Torstein Blixfjord's 2012 short film Bird in a Box, alongside Brian d'Arcy James.[11]

In 2018, Glascott joined the cast of the Harry Potter spin-off franchise Fantastic Beasts as a young Minerva McGonagall (a role originated by Maggie Smith) in the film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, a role she would reprise in the 2022 sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.[12] Her role in the film series was controversial for some fans of the series, as her character had not been believed to have been born yet and was shown in the film teaching at Hogwarts.[13][14][15]

Personal life

In 2014, Glascott married actor Tom Brooke.[2] They have one daughter.[2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1995Finbar's Class[16]
1998This Is My FatherNuala
Crush ProofAisling
Pete's MeteorMary
BallykissangelMarieTV series
1998–1999Fair CityTV series
2000Fatboy and TwintubShort film
2002The BillLucy CorriganTV series
Any Time NowAngieTV series
The Magnificent AmbersonsLucy's Friend #1TV movie
Resident EvilMs. Gold
2003Goldfish MemoryIsolde
Veronica GuerinMeehan's Girlfriend
Bachelors WalkRachelTV series special
2004JudasClaudia ProclesTV movie
FallenClare WoodwardTV movie
OmaghCathy GallagherTV movie
The Long FirmJanineTV mini-series
2005WithinChristina
Murder in SuburbiaNuala GoodmanTV series
JerichoMaryTV mini-series
Agatha Christie's PoirotRosamundEpisode: "After the Funeral"
CasualtyTara DoyleTV series
Casualty@Holby CityTara DoyleTV series
2007InstinctD.C. Ali PetersTV movie
2008Foyle's WarJane HudsonEpisode: "Plan of Attack"
The DealGlascott Hicks
CloneRose BourneTV series
2010The DuelNadia
SpooksDanielle OrtizTV series
A Touch of FrostJenny MallingerTV series
2011–2017EpisodesDianeTV series
2011Apartment 143 (Emergo)Ellen Keegan
Midsomer MurdersSister CatherineEpisode: "A Sacred Trust"
Death In ParadiseGeorgie WestcottTV series
2012Tad, The Lost ExplorerSara LavrofVoice role
Bird in a BoxAliceShort film
2013House of Shadows (Controra)Megan
2014The MusketeersFleaEpisode: "The Homecoming"
The Legend of LongwoodCaitlin Lemon
2015BrooklynRose Lacey
2015–2016Indian SummersSarah Raworth / SarahTV series
2016Siege of JadotvilleCarmel Quinlan
2017Secret ChildCathleen
2018Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldMinerva McGonagall
Midday DemonsMegan
2019SupervizedAlicia
2022Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of DumbledoreMinerva McGonagall
2022–2023JuliaJudith Jones

Awards

In 2003, Glascott was nominated for the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film/TV for the film Goldfish Memory.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fiona Glascott Biography". tvguide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Goldstein, Joelle (16 January 2019). "Fantastic Beasts Star Fiona Glascott Reveals What It Is Like to Wave a Wand from Harry Potter". People. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Daniel, Tiffani (19 August 2019). "Harry Potter: 10 Facts About Minerva McGonagall Left Out Of The Movies". Screen Rant. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Fiona Glascott – Actress". Carrick on Suir – The Official Website. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Spencer, Charles (5 October 2001). "Theatre Review Mahler's Conversion ALDWYCH". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Billington, Michael (7 April 2003). "Hitchcock Blonde". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Fisher, Philip. "Whipping It Up". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  8. ↑ Billington, Michael (10 October 2007). "The Country Wife". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Fiona Glascott in 'Fair City' (1999)". Stills Library. RTÉ Archives. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Midsomer Murders – A Sacred Trust". Midsomer Murders Official Site. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "GPS comedy / Bird In A Box / short film rom-com / Brian d'Arcy James, Fiona Glascott". World News Network. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  12. ↑ Singh, Olivia (16 November 2018). "The 'Fantastic Beasts' sequel had an unexpected 'Harry Potter' cameo - here's why it doesn't make sense". Insider. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  13. ↑ Wade, Jessie (19 November 2018). "Fantastic Beasts: Why THAT Cameo Has Fans Confused". IGN. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  14. ↑ Moore, Rose (24 November 2018). "Fantastic Beasts 2's Professor McGonagall Plot Hole Can't Be Fixed". Screen Rant. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  15. ↑ Baxter-Wright, Dusty (6 November 2018). "Harry Potter fans are mad because of this Professor McGonagall error in Fantastic Beasts". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  16. ↑ https://bg.listvote.com/lists/film/actors/fiona-glascott-5451051/movies
  17. ↑ "Guerin tops list in hopes for six 'Irish Oscars'" at independent.ie
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