Person Details

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Aliases: شرلی هندرسون

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Homepage: https://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/talent/shirley-henderson/

Movie Involvements: 33

TV Involvements: 19


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Doctor Who
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8

Doctor Who

(2005) Ursula Blake
Casualty
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6

Casualty

(1986) Denise
The Mandalorian
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8

The Mandalorian

(2019) Anzellan Crew (voice)
NOVA
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7

NOVA

(1974) Mileva Maric
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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8
Agatha Christie's Marple
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8

Agatha Christie's Marple

(2004) Honoria Waynflete
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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8

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

(2005) Moaning Myrtle
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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6

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

(2019) Babu Frik (voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 OOOOO (voice)
Jude
2024 Sarah
Performer of the songs
2023 Aunt Western
Roo (voice)
2022 Claudia
Agatha Christie
2021 Self
2020 Siobhan
Self
2019 Babu Frik (voice)
Anzellan Crew (voice)
Margaret
Narrator
2018 Lucille Hardy
Rose Marbury
Additional Voices (voice)
Mum (voice)
Ivy
2017 Judy
Jennifer
Gail
2016 Joe's Mum
Jude
2015 Kate Linton
Imma
2014 Shirley
Frances Drummond
Hannah Davey
2013 Bunty
Suzanne
The Raconteur (voice)
Claire Salter
Rusty Humphries
2012 Karen
Opera House Wife
Meg Hawkins
2011 The Gruffalo's Child (voice)
DS Angela Young
Glory White
Mrs Emmeline Fox
2010 The Nutcracker (voice)
Joy Jordan
2009 N/A
Alice
2008 Matron
Edythe Dubarry
2007 Alice
Kelly
2006 Aunt Sophie
2005 Kate Minola
Moaning Myrtle
N/A
Mileva Maric
Cleaner
Susannah / Shirley Henderson
Charlotte
Ursula Blake
Kath
2004 Honoria Waynflete
Jude
2003 Alice
N/A
Catharine of Braganza
Sally
N/A
Glenda Sands
2002 Moaning Myrtle
Alice
Shirley
Ella
Lindsay Wilson
Janet Losey
2001 Marie Melmotte
Jude
N/A
2000 Annie
1999 Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
Debbie
1998 Woman in Dream (uncredited)
1997 N/A
1996 Gail
1995 Morag
Isobel Sutherland
1992 Mary
1991 N/A
N/A
1988 N/A
1986 Denise
1974 Mileva Maric
N/A
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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