Shirley Henderson
Acting • Born 1965-11-24
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
96 credits
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Movie • 2002
Alice
Trainspotting
Movie • 1996
Gail
Bridget Jones's Diary
Movie • 2001
Jude
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Movie • 2002
Moaning Myrtle
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Movie • 2005
Moaning Myrtle
Marie Antoinette
Movie • 2006
Aunt Sophie
24 Hour Party People
Movie • 2002
Lindsay
Doctor Sleep
Movie • 2002
Janet Losey
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Movie • 2002
Shirley
A Cock and Bull Story
Movie • 2005
Susannah / Shirley Henderson
Yes
Movie • 2005
Cleaner
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Movie • 2008
Edythe Dubarry
Wonderland
Movie • 1999
Debbie
Frozen
Movie • 2005
Kath
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Movie • 2004
Jude
Wild Child
Movie • 2008
Matron
American Cousins
Movie • 2003
Alice
The Claim
Movie • 2000
Annie
Topsy-Turvy
Movie • 1999
Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
Life During Wartime
Movie • 2010
Joy Jordan
I Really Hate My Job
Movie • 2007
Alice
The Gruffalo's Child
Movie • 2011
The Gruffalo's Child (voice)
Villa Des Roses
Movie • 2002
Ella
Meek's Cutoff
Movie • 2011
Glory White
Filth
Movie • 2013
Bunty
Anna Karenina
Movie • 2012
Opera House Wife
Everyday
Movie • 2012
Karen
The Look of Love
Movie • 2013
Rusty Humphries
The Selkie's Lover
Movie • 2013
The Raconteur (voice)
In Secret
Movie • 2014
Suzanne
Speak Like a Child
Movie • 1998
Woman in Dream (uncredited)
Fishy
Movie • 2003
Glenda Sands
Set Fire to the Stars
Movie • 2014
Shirley
Tale of Tales
Movie • 2015
Imma
AfterLife
Movie • 2003
The Trouble with Jessica
Movie • 2024
Sarah
Dreaming
Movie • 1991
Pauline McPherson
Blue
Movie • 2024
Performer of the songs
Urban Hymn
Movie • 2015
Kate Linton
Dirty Filthy Love
Movie • 2005
Charlotte
Okja
Movie • 2017
Jennifer
Wedding Belles
Movie • 2007
Kelly
Bridget Jones's Baby
Movie • 2016
Jude
T2 Trainspotting
Movie • 2017
Gail
Bumping the Odds
Movie • 1997
I Swear
Movie • 2025
Heather Davidson
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Movie • 2025
Jude
Rob Roy
Movie • 1995
Morag
Intermission
Movie • 2003
Sally
Einstein's Big Idea
Movie • 2005
Mileva Maric
On the Road
Movie • 2016
Joe's Mum
Salt on Our Skin
Movie • 1992
Mary
The Nutcracker
Movie • 2010
The Nutcracker (voice)
Never Steady, Never Still
Movie • 2017
Judy
Stan & Ollie
Movie • 2018
Lucille Hardy
May Contain: Nuts
Movie • 2009
Alice
Greed
Movie • 2019
Margaret
The Taming of the Shrew
Movie • 2005
Kate Minola
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie • 2019
Babu Frik (voice)
The Skywalker Legacy
Movie • 2020
Self
How The Earth Must See Itself
Movie • 2019
Narrator
See How They Run
Movie • 2022
Agatha Christie
Glenrothan
Movie • 2026
Jess
Elio
Movie • 2025
Ooooo (voice)
Ma Boy
Movie • 2006
Love Is Not the Answer
Movie
The Nest
TV • 2020
Siobhan
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV • 2004
Honoria Waynflete
The Way We Live Now
TV • 2001
Marie Melmotte
ShakespeaRe-Told
TV • 2005
May Contain Nuts
TV • 2009
Doctor Who
TV • 2005
Ursula Blake
The Crimson Petal and the White
TV • 2011
Mrs Emmeline Fox
NOVA
TV • 1974
Mileva Maric
Southcliffe
TV • 2013
Claire Salter
Tom Jones
TV • 2023
Aunt Western
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
TV • 2021
Self
In a Land of Plenty
TV • 2001
Death in Paradise
TV • 2011
DS Angela Young
Casualty
TV • 1986
Denise
Summer Camp Island
TV • 2018
Additional Voices (voice)
The Advocates
TV • 1991
Treasure Island
TV • 2012
Meg Hawkins
The ABC Murders
TV • 2018
Rose Marbury
Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives
TV • 2018
Ivy
Kiff
TV • 2023
Roo (voice)
Summer Camp Island
TV • 2018
Mum (voice)
The House Across the Street
TV • 2022
Claudia
Jamaica Inn
TV • 2014
Hannah Davey
Happy Valley
TV • 2014
Frances Drummond
The Mandalorian
TV • 2019
Anzellan Crew (voice)
Hamish Macbeth
TV • 1995
Isobel Sutherland
Summerwater
TV • 2025
Annie
Dept. Q
TV • 2025
Claire Marsh
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
TV • 2003
Catharine of Braganza
Wish Me Luck
TV • 1988
Sylvie Schneider