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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1965-11-24 (59 years old)

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.

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Known For

Acting

2025

Elio as OOOOO (voice)

2024

Blue as Performer of the songs

2023

Tom Jones as Aunt Western
Kiff as Roo (voice)

2022

See How They Run as Agatha Christie

2021

2020

The Nest as Siobhan

2019

Greed as Margaret
The Mandalorian as Anzellan Crew (voice)

2018

Stan & Ollie as Lucille Hardy
Summer Camp Island as Additional Voices (voice)
The ABC Murders as Rose Marbury
Summer Camp Island as Mum (voice)

2017

2016

On the Road as Joe's Mum

2015

Urban Hymn as Kate Linton

2014

Jamaica Inn as Hannah Davey
Happy Valley as Frances Drummond

2013

Filth as Bunty
The Look of Love as Rusty Humphries
The Selkie's Lover as The Raconteur (voice)
In Secret as Suzanne
Southcliffe as Claire Salter

2012

Anna Karenina as Opera House Wife
Everyday as Karen
Treasure Island as Meg Hawkins

2011

The Gruffalo's Child as The Gruffalo's Child (voice)
Meek's Cutoff as Glory White
Death in Paradise as DS Angela Young

2010

Life During Wartime as Joy Jordan
The Nutcracker as The Nutcracker (voice)

2009

2008

Wild Child as Matron

2007

2006

Marie Antoinette as Aunt Sophie

2005

A Cock and Bull Story as Susannah / Shirley Henderson
Yes as Cleaner
Frozen as Kath
Dirty Filthy Love as Charlotte
Einstein's Big Idea as Mileva Maric
Doctor Who as Ursula Blake

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

The Claim as Annie

1999

Wonderland as Debbie
Topsy-Turvy as Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)

1998

Speak Like a Child as Woman in Dream (uncredited)

1997

1996

1995

Rob Roy as Morag
Hamish Macbeth as Isobel Sutherland

1992

1991

1988

1986

Casualty as Denise

1974

NOVA as Mileva Maric

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