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
(2005) Ursula BlakeCasualty
(1986) DeniseThe Mandalorian
(2019) Anzellan Crew (voice)NOVA
(1974) Mileva MaricHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002) Moaning MyrtleAgatha Christie's Marple
(2004) Honoria WaynfleteHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(2005) Moaning MyrtleStar 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 |