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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

Gender

Female

Birthday

1965-11-24 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Also Known As

شرلی هندرسون

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shirley Henderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Trainspotting

1996

Trainspotting

as

Gail

Marie Antoinette

2006

Marie Antoinette

as

Aunt Sophie

24 Hour Party People

2002

24 Hour Party People

as

Lindsay Wilson

Doctor Sleep

2002

Doctor Sleep

as

Janet Losey

A Cock and Bull Story

2005

A Cock and Bull Story

as

Susannah / Shirley Henderson

Yes

2005

Yes

as

Cleaner

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

2008

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

as

Edythe Dubarry

Wonderland

1999

Wonderland

as

Debbie

Frozen

2005

Frozen

as

Kath

Wild Child

2008

Wild Child

as

Matron

American Cousins

2003

American Cousins

as

Alice

The Claim

2000

The Claim

as

Annie

Topsy-Turvy

1999

Topsy-Turvy

as

Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)

Life During Wartime

2010

Life During Wartime

as

Joy Jordan

The Gruffalo's Child

2011

The Gruffalo's Child

as

The Gruffalo's Child (voice)

Villa Des Roses

2002

Villa Des Roses

as

Ella

Meek's Cutoff

2011

Meek's Cutoff

as

Glory White

Filth

2013

Filth

as

Bunty

Anna Karenina

2012

Anna Karenina

as

Opera House Wife

Everyday

2012

Everyday

as

Karen

The Look of Love

2013

The Look of Love

as

Rusty Humphries

The Selkie's Lover

2013

The Selkie's Lover

as

The Raconteur (voice)

In Secret

2013

In Secret

as

Suzanne

Speak Like a Child

1998

Speak Like a Child

as

Woman in Dream (uncredited)

Fishy

2003

Fishy

as

Glenda Sands

Tale of Tales

2015

Tale of Tales

as

Imma

AfterLife

2003

AfterLife

as

Dreaming

1991

Dreaming

as

Pauline McPherson

Blue

2024

Blue

as

Performer of the songs

Urban Hymn

2015

Urban Hymn

as

Kate Linton

Dirty Filthy Love

2005

Dirty Filthy Love

as

Charlotte

Okja

2017

Okja

as

Jennifer

Wedding Belles

2007

Wedding Belles

as

Kelly

I Swear

2025

I Swear

as

Heather Davidson

Rob Roy

1995

Rob Roy

as

Morag

Intermission

2003

Intermission

as

Sally

Einstein's Big Idea

2005

Einstein's Big Idea

as

Mileva Maric

On the Road

2016

On the Road

as

Joe's Mum

The Nutcracker

2010

The Nutcracker

as

The Nutcracker (voice)

Stan & Ollie

2018

Stan & Ollie

as

Lucille Hardy

Greed

2019

Greed

as

Margaret

The Taming of the Shrew

2005

The Taming of the Shrew

as

Kate Minola

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as

Babu Frik (voice)

See How They Run

2022

See How They Run

as

Agatha Christie

Elio

2025

Elio

as

Ooooo (voice)

Ma Boy

2006

Ma Boy

as

The Nest

The Nest

as

Siobhan

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

as

Honoria Waynflete

The Way We Live Now

The Way We Live Now

as

Marie Melmotte

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Ursula Blake

NOVA

NOVA

as

Mileva Maric

Southcliffe

Southcliffe

as

Claire Salter

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

as

Aunt Western

Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

as

DS Angela Young

Casualty

Casualty

as

Denise

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

as

Additional Voices (voice)

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

as

Meg Hawkins

The ABC Murders

The ABC Murders

as

Rose Marbury

Kiff

Kiff

as

Roo (voice)

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

as

Mum (voice)

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

as

Hannah Davey

Happy Valley

Happy Valley

as

Frances Drummond

The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian

as

Anzellan Crew (voice)

Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth

as

Isobel Sutherland

Dept. Q

Dept. Q

as

Claire Marsh

Production

Crew

Directing