Shirley Henderson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 24, 1965 (age 60)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Love Is Not the Answer
Movie
Glenrothan
Movie · as Jess
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Movie · as The Anzellans (voice)
Making Marie Antoinette
Movie · as Self
I Swear
Movie · as Heather
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Movie · as Jude
Elio
Movie · as Ooooo (voice)
Summerwater
TV · as Annie · 6 eps
Dept. Q
TV · as Claire Marsh · 5 eps
The Trouble with Jessica
Movie · as Sarah
Blue
Movie · as Performer of the songs
Tom Jones
TV · as Aunt Western · 4 eps
Kiff
TV · as Roo (voice) · 1 ep
See How They Run
Movie · as Agatha Christie
The House Across the Street
TV · as Claudia · 4 eps
Lovely Little Farm
TV · as Quackety Duck Duck (voice) · 14 eps
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Skywalker Legacy
Movie · as Self
The Nest
TV · as Siobhan · 5 eps
Greed
Movie · as Margaret
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie · as Babu Frik (voice)
How The Earth Must See Itself
Movie · as Narrator
The Mandalorian
TV · as Anzellan Crew (voice) · 4 eps
Stan & Ollie
Movie · as Lucille Hardy
Summer Camp Island
TV · as Additional Voices (voice), Mum (voice) · 1 ep
The ABC Murders
TV · as Rose Marbury · 3 eps
Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives
TV · as Ivy · 1 ep
Okja
Movie · as Jennifer
T2 Trainspotting
Movie · as Gail
Never Steady, Never Still
Movie · as Judy
Bridget Jones's Baby
Movie · as Jude
On the Road
Movie · as Joe's Mum
Tale of Tales
Movie · as Imma
Urban Hymn
Movie · as Kate Linton
The Caravan
Movie · as Elaine
In Secret
Movie · as Suzanne
Set Fire to the Stars
Movie · as Shirley
Jamaica Inn
TV · as Hannah Davey · 3 eps
Happy Valley
TV · as Frances Drummond · 6 eps
Filth
Movie · as Bunty
The Look of Love
Movie · as Rusty Humphries
The Selkie's Lover
Movie · as The Raconteur (voice)
Southcliffe
TV · as Claire Salter · 4 eps
Bob Servant
TV · as Kirsty · 1 ep
Anna Karenina
Movie · as Opera House Wife
Everyday
Movie · as Karen
Treasure Island
Movie · as Meg Hawkins
Treasure Island
TV · as Meg Hawkins · 2 eps
The Gruffalo's Child
Movie · as The Gruffalo's Child (voice)
Meek's Cutoff
Movie · as Glory White
The Crimson Petal and the White
TV · as Mrs Emmeline Fox · 4 eps
Death in Paradise
TV · as DS Angela Young · 1 ep
Life During Wartime
Movie · as Joy Jordan
The Nutcracker
Movie · as The Nutcracker (voice)
May Contain: Nuts
Movie · as Alice
May Contain Nuts
TV · as Alice · 2 eps
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Movie · as Edythe Dubarry
Wild Child
Movie · as Matron
I Really Hate My Job
Movie · as Alice
Wedding Belles
Movie · as Kelly
Marie Antoinette
Movie · as Aunt Sophie
Ma Boy
Movie · as Ali
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Movie · as Moaning Myrtle
A Cock and Bull Story
Movie · as Susannah / Shirley Henderson
Yes
Movie · as Cleaner
Frozen
Movie · as Kath
Dirty Filthy Love
Movie · as Charlotte
Einstein's Big Idea
Movie · as Mileva Maric
The Taming of the Shrew
Movie · as Kate Minola
ShakespeaRe-Told
TV · as Kate Minola · 1 ep
Doctor Who
TV · as Ursula Blake · 1 ep
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Movie · as Jude
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Honoria Waynflete · 1 ep
American Cousins
Movie · as Alice
Fishy
Movie · as Glenda Sands
AfterLife
Movie · as Ruby
Intermission
Movie · as Sally
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
TV · as Catharine of Braganza · 4 eps
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Movie · as Alice
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Movie · as Moaning Myrtle
24 Hour Party People
Movie · as Lindsay
Doctor Sleep
Movie · as Janet Losey
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Movie · as Shirley
Villa Des Roses
Movie · as Ella
Bridget Jones's Diary
Movie · as Jude
The Way We Live Now
TV · as Marie Melmotte · 4 eps
In a Land of Plenty
TV · as Anne Marie · 1 ep
Animated Tales of the World
TV · as Malmhin (voice) · 1 ep
The Claim
Movie · as Annie
Wonderland
Movie · as Debbie
Topsy-Turvy
Movie · as Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
Speak Like a Child
Movie · as Woman in Dream (uncredited)
Bumping the Odds
Movie · as Lynette
Trainspotting
Movie · as Gail
Rob Roy
Movie · as Morag
Hamish Macbeth
TV · as Isobel Sutherland · 15 eps
Salt on Our Skin
Movie · as Mary
Dreaming
Movie · as Pauline McPherson
The Advocates
TV · as Andrea · 3 eps
Clarissa
TV · as Sally · 4 eps
Wish Me Luck
TV · as Sylvie Schneider · 5 eps
Shadow of the Stone
TV · as Elizabeth Finlay · 6 eps
Casualty
TV · as Denise · 1 ep
Screen Two
TV · as Pauline McPherson · 1 ep
The Bill
TV · as Kelly Rogers · 1 ep
NOVA
TV · as Mileva Maric · 1 ep