Shirley Henderson
Born: 1965-11-24 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2025
- Elio as Ooooo (voice)
- Summerwater as Annie
- I Swear as Heather Davidson
- Dept. Q as Claire Marsh
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy as Jude
- Glenrothan
2024
- The Trouble with Jessica as Sarah
- Blue as Performer of the songs
2022
- See How They Run as Agatha Christie
- The House Across the Street as Claudia
2021
2020
- The Skywalker Legacy as Self
- The Nest as Siobhan
2019
- The Mandalorian as Anzellan Crew (voice)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Babu Frik (voice)
- Greed as Margaret
- How The Earth Must See Itself as Narrator
2018
- Summer Camp Island as Additional Voices (voice)
- Stan & Ollie as Lucille Hardy
- The ABC Murders as Rose Marbury
- Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives as Ivy
2017
- Okja as Jennifer
- Never Steady, Never Still as Judy
- T2 Trainspotting as Gail
2016
- Bridget Jones's Baby as Jude
- On the Road as Joe's Mum
2015
- Urban Hymn as Kate Linton
- Tale of Tales as Imma
2014
- In Secret as Suzanne
- Happy Valley as Frances Drummond
- Set Fire to the Stars as Shirley
- Jamaica Inn as Hannah Davey
2013
- Filth as Bunty
- The Look of Love as Rusty Humphries
- Southcliffe as Claire Salter
- The Selkie's Lover as The Raconteur (voice)
2012
- Everyday as Karen
- Anna Karenina as Opera House Wife
- Treasure Island as Meg Hawkins
2011
- Death in Paradise as DS Angela Young
- The Gruffalo's Child as The Gruffalo's Child (voice)
- Meek's Cutoff as Glory White
- The Crimson Petal and the White as Mrs Emmeline Fox
2010
- Life During Wartime as Joy Jordan
- The Nutcracker as The Nutcracker (voice)
2009
- May Contain: Nuts as Alice
- May Contain Nuts
2008
- Wild Child as Matron
- Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day as Edythe Dubarry
2007
- Wedding Belles as Kelly
- I Really Hate My Job as Alice
2006
- Marie Antoinette as Aunt Sophie
- Ma Boy
2005
- Doctor Who as Ursula Blake
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Moaning Myrtle
- Frozen as Kath
- Einstein's Big Idea as Mileva Maric
- Dirty Filthy Love as Charlotte
- Yes as Cleaner
- The Taming of the Shrew as Kate Minola
- ShakespeaRe-Told
- A Cock and Bull Story as Susannah / Shirley Henderson
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Honoria Waynflete
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason as Jude
2003
- Intermission as Sally
- AfterLife
- American Cousins as Alice
- Charles II: The Power and The Passion as Catharine of Braganza
- Fishy as Glenda Sands
2002
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Moaning Myrtle
- Doctor Sleep as Janet Losey
- Once Upon a Time in the Midlands as Shirley
- 24 Hour Party People as Lindsay Wilson
- Villa Des Roses as Ella
- Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself as Alice
2001
- Bridget Jones's Diary as Jude
- The Way We Live Now as Marie Melmotte
- In a Land of Plenty
2000
- The Claim as Annie
1999
- Topsy-Turvy as Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
- Wonderland as Debbie
1998
- Speak Like a Child as Woman in Dream (uncredited)
1997
1996
- Trainspotting as Gail
1995
- Hamish Macbeth as Isobel Sutherland
- Rob Roy as Morag
1992
- Salt on Our Skin as Mary
1991
- Dreaming as Pauline McPherson
- The Advocates
1988
1986
- Casualty as Denise
1974
- NOVA as Mileva Maric