
Shirley Henderson
Born: 1965-11-24
Place of Birth: Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
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

Elio

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Trainspotting

I Swear

Bridget Jones's Diary

Filth

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

In Secret

Topsy-Turvy

Greed

Wild Child

Marie Antoinette

See How They Run

The Claim

Okja

Anna Karenina

Doctor Sleep

Intermission

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Wonderland

Frozen

Bridget Jones's Baby

Yes

T2 Trainspotting

Tale of Tales

A Cock and Bull Story

Urban Hymn

24 Hour Party People

American Cousins

Everyday

Rob Roy

Wedding Belles

The Nutcracker

Dreaming

The Look of Love

AfterLife

May Contain: Nuts

Set Fire to the Stars

The Gruffalo's Child

Meek's Cutoff

Glenrothan

Stan & Ollie

How The Earth Must See Itself

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Blue

Never Steady, Never Still

The Skywalker Legacy

The Trouble with Jessica

Life During Wartime

Dirty Filthy Love

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Villa Des Roses

Fishy

Salt on Our Skin

On the Road

Einstein's Big Idea

I Really Hate My Job

Speak Like a Child

The Taming of the Shrew

The Selkie's Lover
