Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderFemale
BirthdayNov 24, 1965
BiographyShirley Henderson (born 24 November 1965) is a Scottish actress. 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 Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002), Intermission (2003), American Cousins (2003), Frozen (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006), Anna Karenina (2012), Filth (2013), 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 in the BBC miniseries The Way We Live Now (2001) and the ITV television film Dirty Filthy Love (2004), and 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. Her other accolades include two Scottish BAFTAs, a VFCC Award, BAFTA, BIFA, London Critics' Circle, Chlotrudis, and Gotham, and RTS Awards, and Canadian Screen Award nominations.

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