Acting · Forres, Morayshire, Scotland · Born November 24, 1965
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.
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as Anzellan Crew (voice)
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as Imma
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2014
as Frances Drummond
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2014
as Hannah Davey
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as Suzanne
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as Bunty
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as The Raconteur (voice)
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as Claire Salter
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as Rusty Humphries
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as Karen
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as Opera House Wife
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as Meg Hawkins
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as The Gruffalo's Child (voice)
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as DS Angela Young
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2011
as Glory White
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as Mrs Emmeline Fox
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as The Nutcracker (voice)
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2010
as Joy Jordan
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as Alice
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as Matron
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as Mileva Maric
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as Cleaner
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as Susannah / Shirley Henderson
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as Charlotte
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as Ursula Blake
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2005
as Kath
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2004
as Honoria Waynflete
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as Jude
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2003
as Alice
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2003
as Sally
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as Glenda Sands
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2002
as Moaning Myrtle
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2002
as Alice
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as Janet Losey
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as Ella
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2002
as Lindsay
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as Marie Melmotte
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2001
as Jude
TVIn a Land of Plenty
2001
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2000
as Annie
MovieTopsy-Turvy
1999
as Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
MovieWonderland
1999
as Debbie
MovieSpeak Like a Child
1998
as Woman in Dream (uncredited)
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1997
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1996
as Gail
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1995
as Morag
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1995
as Isobel Sutherland
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1992
as Mary
TVThe Advocates
1991
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1991
as Pauline McPherson
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1988
as Sylvie Schneider
TVCasualty
1986
as Denise
TVNOVA
1974
as Mileva Maric
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