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Shirley Henderson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1965-11-24 (Age: 61)

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.

Filmography (65)

⭐ 6.0 Role: Jess

Glenrothan

2026
⭐ 8.2 Role: Heather

I Swear

2025
⭐ 6.9 Role: Ooooo (voice)

Elio

2025
⭐ 6.4 Role: Jude

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

2025
⭐ 6.1 Role: Sarah

The Trouble with Jessica

2024
⭐ 0 Role: Performer of the songs

Blue

2024
⭐ 6.3 Role: Agatha Christie

See How They Run

2022
⭐ 7.8 Role: Self

The Skywalker Legacy

2020
⭐ 6.3 Role: Babu Frik (voice)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019
⭐ 5.6 Role: Margaret

Greed

2019
⭐ 0 Role: Narrator

How The Earth Must See Itself

2019
⭐ 6.9 Role: Lucille Hardy

Stan & Ollie

2018
⭐ 5.7 Role: Judy

Never Steady, Never Still

2017
⭐ 7.3 Role: Jennifer

Okja

2017
⭐ 6.9 Role: Gail

T2 Trainspotting

2017