Portrait of Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

Acting

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.

Born: November 24, 1965

Place of Birth: Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Filmography

2025
I Swear

as Heather Davidson

2025
Elio

as Ooooo (voice)

2025
Dept. Q

as Claire Marsh

2024
Blue

as Performer of the songs

2023
Tom Jones

as Aunt Western

2023
Kiff

as Roo (voice)

2022
See How They Run

as Agatha Christie

2020
The Nest

as Siobhan

2019
2019
The Mandalorian

as Anzellan Crew (voice)

2019
Greed

as Margaret

2018
Stan & Ollie

as Lucille Hardy

2018
The ABC Murders

as Rose Marbury

2018
Summer Camp Island

as Additional Voices (voice)

2018
Summer Camp Island

as Mum (voice)

2017
Okja

as Jennifer

2017
2016
On the Road

as Joe's Mum

2015
Urban Hymn

as Kate Linton

2015
2014
2014
Happy Valley

as Frances Drummond

2014
Jamaica Inn

as Hannah Davey

2014
In Secret

as Suzanne

2013
Filth

as Bunty

2013
The Selkie's Lover

as The Raconteur (voice)

2013
Southcliffe

as Claire Salter

2013
The Look of Love

as Rusty Humphries

2012
Everyday

as Karen

2012
Anna Karenina

as Opera House Wife

2012
Treasure Island

as Meg Hawkins

2011
The Gruffalo's Child

as The Gruffalo's Child (voice)

2011
Death in Paradise

as DS Angela Young

2011
Meek's Cutoff

as Glory White

2011
2010
The Nutcracker

as The Nutcracker (voice)

2010
Life During Wartime

as Joy Jordan

2009
2008
Wild Child

as Matron

2008
2007
2006
Marie Antoinette

as Aunt Sophie

2005
2005
Einstein's Big Idea

as Mileva Maric

2005
Yes

as Cleaner

2005
A Cock and Bull Story

as Susannah / Shirley Henderson

2005
Dirty Filthy Love

as Charlotte

2005
Doctor Who

as Ursula Blake

2005
Frozen

as Kath

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple

as Honoria Waynflete

2003
2003
2003
Intermission

as Sally

2003
Fishy

as Glenda Sands

2002
Doctor Sleep

as Janet Losey

2002
2002
24 Hour Party People

as Lindsay Wilson

2001
The Way We Live Now

as Marie Melmotte

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)

1996
1995
Rob Roy

as Morag

1995
Hamish Macbeth

as Isobel Sutherland

1992
1991
Dreaming

as Pauline McPherson

1986
Casualty

as Denise

1974
NOVA

as Mileva Maric