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
2026
- Glenrothan as Jess
2025
- I Swear as Heather
- Elio as Ooooo (voice)
- Dept. Q as Claire Marsh
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy as Jude
- Summerwater as Annie
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 Nest as Siobhan
- The Skywalker Legacy as Self
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)
- The ABC Murders as Rose Marbury
- Stan & Ollie as Lucille Hardy
- Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives as Ivy
2017
- Okja as Jennifer
- T2 Trainspotting as Gail
- Never Steady, Never Still as Judy
2016
- Bridget Jones's Baby as Jude
- On the Road as Joe's Mum
2015
- Tale of Tales as Imma
- Urban Hymn as Kate Linton
2014
- Happy Valley as Frances Drummond
- In Secret as Suzanne
- Jamaica Inn as Hannah Davey
- Set Fire to the Stars as Shirley
2013
- Filth as Bunty
- The Look of Love as Rusty Humphries
- Southcliffe as Claire Salter
- The Selkie's Lover as The Raconteur (voice)
2012
- Anna Karenina as Opera House Wife
- Treasure Island as Meg Hawkins
- Everyday as Karen
2011
- Death in Paradise as DS Angela Young
- The Crimson Petal and the White as Mrs Emmeline Fox
- The Gruffalo's Child as The Gruffalo's Child (voice)
- Meek's Cutoff as Glory White
2010
- The Nutcracker as The Nutcracker (voice)
- Life During Wartime as Joy Jordan
2009
- May Contain Nuts
- May Contain: Nuts as Alice
2008
- Wild Child as Matron
- Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day as Edythe Dubarry
2007
- I Really Hate My Job as Alice
- Wedding Belles as Kelly
2006
- Marie Antoinette as Aunt Sophie
- Ma Boy
2005
- Doctor Who as Ursula Blake
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Moaning Myrtle
- ShakespeaRe-Told
- A Cock and Bull Story as Susannah / Shirley Henderson
- Dirty Filthy Love as Charlotte
- Yes as Cleaner
- Einstein's Big Idea as Mileva Maric
- Frozen as Kath
- The Taming of the Shrew as Kate Minola
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Honoria Waynflete
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason as Jude
2003
- Charles II: The Power and The Passion as Catharine of Braganza
- Intermission as Sally
- AfterLife
- American Cousins as Alice
- Fishy as Glenda Sands
2002
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Moaning Myrtle
- 24 Hour Party People as Lindsay
- Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself as Alice
- Doctor Sleep as Janet Losey
- Once Upon a Time in the Midlands as Shirley
- Villa Des Roses as Ella
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
- The Advocates
- Dreaming as Pauline McPherson
1988
- Wish Me Luck as Sylvie Schneider
1986
- Casualty as Denise
1974
- NOVA as Mileva Maric