Shirley Henderson
Acting
- 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
Filmography
Making Marie Antoinette
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Glenrothan
Summerwater
I Swear
Elio
Dept. Q
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
The Trouble with Jessica
Blue
Tom Jones
Kiff
The House Across the Street
See How They Run
Lovely Little Farm
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
The Nest
The Skywalker Legacy
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The Mandalorian
Greed
How The Earth Must See Itself
Stan & Ollie
The ABC Murders
Summer Camp Island
Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives
Never Steady, Never Still
Okja
T2 Trainspotting
On the Road
Bridget Jones's Baby
Urban Hymn
Tale of Tales
The Caravan
Set Fire to the Stars
Happy Valley
Jamaica Inn
In Secret
Filth
The Selkie's Lover
Southcliffe
The Look of Love
Bob Servant
Everyday
Anna Karenina
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
The Gruffalo's Child
Death in Paradise
Meek's Cutoff
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Nutcracker
Life During Wartime
May Contain: Nuts
May Contain Nuts
Wild Child
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
I Really Hate My Job
Wedding Belles
Ma Boy
Marie Antoinette
The Taming of the Shrew
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
ShakespeaRe-Told
Einstein's Big Idea
Yes
A Cock and Bull Story
Dirty Filthy Love
Doctor Who
Frozen
Agatha Christie's Marple
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
American Cousins
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Intermission
AfterLife
Fishy
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Doctor Sleep
Villa Des Roses
24 Hour Party People
The Way We Live Now
Bridget Jones's Diary
Animated Tales of the World
In a Land of Plenty
The Claim
Topsy-Turvy
Wonderland
Speak Like a Child
Bumping the Odds
Trainspotting
Rob Roy
Hamish Macbeth
Salt on Our Skin
Clarissa
The Advocates
Dreaming
Wish Me Luck
Shadow of the Stone
Casualty
Screen Two
The Bill
NOVA
Love Is Not the Answer