Fiona Glascott

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Fiona Glascott
Born (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982 (age 41)
Waterford, Ireland[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Known forYoung Minerva McGonagall in Fantastic Beasts
Spouse
(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 playing the young Minerva McGonagall in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, which is a spin-off prequel of the Harry Potter film series.[3]

Early life

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

Career

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Theater

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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

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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

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On film, Glascott has appeared in This Is My Father, Crush Proof, Goldfish Memory, Omagh, The Duel and Brooklyn. 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

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

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Finbar's Class[16]
1998 This Is My Father Nuala
Crush Proof Aisling
Pete's Meteor Mary
Ballykissangel Marie TV series
1998–1999 Fair City TV series
2000 Fatboy and Twintub Short film
2002 The Bill Lucy Corrigan TV series
Any Time Now Angie TV series
The Magnificent Ambersons Lucy's Friend #1 TV movie
Resident Evil Ms. Gold
2003 Goldfish Memory Isolde
Veronica Guerin Meehan's Girlfriend
Bachelors Walk Rachel TV series special
2004 Judas Claudia Procles TV movie
Fallen Clare Woodward TV movie
Omagh Cathy Gallagher TV movie
The Long Firm Janine TV mini-series
2005 Within Christina
Murder in Suburbia Nuala Goodman TV series
Jericho Mary TV mini-series
Agatha Christie's Poirot Rosamund Episode: "After the Funeral"
Casualty Tara Doyle TV series
Casualty@Holby City Tara Doyle TV series
2007 Instinct D.C. Ali Peters TV movie
2008 Foyle's War Jane Hudson Episode: "Plan of Attack"
The Deal Glascott Hicks
Clone Rose Bourne TV series
2010 The Duel Nadia
Spooks Danielle Ortiz TV series
A Touch of Frost Jenny Mallinger TV series
2011–2017 Episodes Diane TV series
2011 Apartment 143 (Emergo) Ellen Keegan
Midsomer Murders Sister Catherine Episode: "A Sacred Trust"
Death In Paradise Georgie Westcott TV series
2012 Tad, The Lost Explorer Sara Lavrof Voice role
Bird in a Box Alice Short film
2013 House of Shadows (Controra) Megan
2014 The Musketeers Flea Episode: "The Homecoming"
The Legend of Longwood Caitlin Lemon
2015 Brooklyn Rose Lacey
2015–2016 Indian Summers Sarah Raworth / Sarah TV series
2016 Siege of Jadotville Carmel Quinlan
2017 Secret Child Cathleen
2018 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Minerva McGonagall
Midday Demons Megan
2019 Supervized Alicia
2022 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Minerva McGonagall
2022–2023 Julia Judith Jones

Awards

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Fiona Glascott Biography". tvguide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Fiona Glascott Филм списък (Филмография)". 21 March 2002.
  17. ^ "Guerin tops list in hopes for six 'Irish Oscars'" at independent.ie
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