Career
Shaw"s first role came about in the show in the German television series Sylter Geschichten. Her first big acting break came when she was cast as the German lesbian receptionist in the BBC1 comedy Trevor"s World of Sport, written and directed by Andy Hamilton. This led to parts in feature films such as V for Vendetta as well as other appearances on British as well as German television
In 2009 she played a scientist on a doomed Mars mission in one of the final Doctor Who specials with David Tennant.
Shaw currently resides in London, England.