
Shirley Henderson
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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

Death in Paradise

Summer Camp Island

Casualty

Doctor Who

Hamish Macbeth

The Mandalorian

Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives

Agatha Christie's Marple

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

Dept. Q

Anna Karenina

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

See How They Run

The Skywalker Legacy

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Happy Valley

The ABC Murders

Filth

Wild Child

The Nest

Elio

Okja

Trainspotting

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The Nutcracker

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Bridget Jones's Baby

The Look of Love

Bridget Jones's Diary

Marie Antoinette

The Way We Live Now

T2 Trainspotting

Jamaica Inn

In Secret

24 Hour Party People

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Tom Jones

Tale of Tales

Dreaming

Dune: Prophecy

The Taming of the Shrew

ShakespeaRe-Told

The House Across the Street
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