Shirley Henderson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1965-11-24 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
Shirley Henderson
Biography
Shirley Henderson (born 24 November 1965) is a Scottish actress. Her accolades include two Scottish BAFTAs, a VFCC Award and an Olivier Award, and BAFTA, BIFA, London Critics' Circle, Chlotrudis, Gotham, and Canadian Screen Award nominations.
Henderson's film roles include Gail in Trainspotting (1996) and its 2017 sequel, Jude in the Bridget Jones films (2001–2025), and Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). Her other notable credits include Rob Roy (1995), Wonderland (1999), Topsy-Turvy (1999), 24 Hour Party People (2002), Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002), Intermission (2003), American Cousins (2003), Frozen (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006), Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008), Life During Wartime (2009), Meek's Cutoff (2010), Anna Karenina (2012), Filth (2013), Okja (2017), Never Steady, Never Still (2017), and Stan & Ollie (2018).
Henderson starred as Isobel Sutherland in the BBC series Hamish Macbeth (1995–97) and played Frances Drummond in the BBC drama Happy Valley (2016). She was nominated for RTS Awards for the BBC miniseries The Way We Live Now (2001) and the ITV television film Dirty Filthy Love (2004), and received a BAFTA nomination for her portrayal of Claire Salter in the Channel 4 miniseries Southcliffe (2013). She won the 2018 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Elizabeth in the original Old Vic production of Girl from the North Country.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Shirley Henderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Acting
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
as Self (archive footage)
(2025)
(2025)
Elio
as OOOOO (voice)
(2024)
The Trouble with Jessica
as Sarah
(2024)
Blue
as Performer of the songs
(2022)
See How They Run
as Agatha Christie
(2020)
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
(2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Babu Frik (voice)
(2019)
Greed
as Margaret
(2019)
How The Earth Must See Itself
as Narrator
(2018)
Stan & Ollie
as Lucille Hardy
(2017)
Okja
as Jennifer
(2017)
T2 Trainspotting
as Gail
(2017)
Never Steady, Never Still
as Judy
(2016)
Bridget Jones's Baby
as Jude
(2016)
On the Road
as Joe's Mum
(2015)
Tale of Tales
as Imma
(2015)
Urban Hymn
as Kate Linton
(2014)
Set Fire to the Stars
as Shirley
(2013)
In Secret
as Suzanne
(2013)
Filth
as Bunty
(2013)
The Look of Love
as Rusty Humphries
(2013)
The Selkie's Lover
as The Raconteur (voice)
(2012)
Anna Karenina
as Opera House Wife
(2012)
Everyday
as Karen
(2011)
Meek's Cutoff
as Glory White
(2011)
The Gruffalo's Child
as The Gruffalo's Child (voice)
(2010)
The Nutcracker
as The Nutcracker (voice)
(2010)
Life During Wartime
as Joy Jordan
(2009)
May Contain: Nuts
as Alice
(2008)
Wild Child
as Matron
(2008)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
as Edythe Dubarry
(2007)
I Really Hate My Job
as Alice
(2007)
Wedding Belles
as Kelly
(2006)
Marie Antoinette
as Aunt Sophie
(2005)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Moaning Myrtle
(2005)
A Cock and Bull Story
as Susannah / Shirley Henderson
(2005)
Frozen
as Kath
(2005)
Dirty Filthy Love
as Charlotte
(2005)
Einstein's Big Idea
as Mileva Maric
(2005)
Yes
as Cleaner
(2005)
The Taming of the Shrew
as Kate Minola
(2004)
(2003)
Intermission
as Sally
(2003)
Fishy
as Glenda Sands
(2003)
American Cousins
as Alice
(2003)
(2002)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Moaning Myrtle
(2002)
24 Hour Party People
as Lindsay Wilson
(2002)
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
as Alice
(2002)
Doctor Sleep
as Janet Losey
(2002)
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
as Shirley
(2002)
Villa Des Roses
as Ella
(2001)
Bridget Jones's Diary
as Jude
(2000)
The Claim
as Annie
(1999)
Topsy-Turvy
as Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
(1999)
Wonderland
as Debbie
(1998)
Speak Like a Child
as Woman in Dream (uncredited)
(1997)
(1996)
Trainspotting
as Gail
(1995)
Rob Roy
as Morag
(1992)
Salt on Our Skin
as Mary
(1991)