Biography
Shirley HendersonΒ (born 24 November 1965) is a Scottish actress. Her accolades include twoΒ Scottish BAFTAs, aΒ VFCC AwardΒ and anΒ Olivier Award, andΒ BAFTA,Β BIFA,Β London Critics' Circle,Β Chlotrudis,Β Gotham, andΒ Canadian Screen AwardΒ nominations.
Henderson's film roles include Gail inΒ Trainspotting (1996) and itsΒ 2017 sequel, Jude in theΒ Bridget JonesΒ films (2001β2025), andΒ Moaning MyrtleΒ inΒ Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsΒ (2002) andΒ Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireΒ (2005). Her other notable credits includeΒ Rob RoyΒ (1995),Β WonderlandΒ (1999),Β Topsy-TurvyΒ (1999),Β 24 Hour Party PeopleΒ (2002),Β Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002),Β IntermissionΒ (2003),Β American Cousins (2003),Β FrozenΒ (2005),Β Marie AntoinetteΒ (2006),Β Miss Pettigrew Lives for a DayΒ (2008),Β Life During WartimeΒ (2009),Β Meek's CutoffΒ (2010),Β Anna KareninaΒ (2012),Β FilthΒ (2013),Β OkjaΒ (2017),Β Never Steady, Never StillΒ (2017), andΒ Stan & OllieΒ (2018).
Henderson starred as Isobel Sutherland in theΒ BBC seriesΒ Hamish MacbethΒ (1995β97) and played Frances Drummond in the BBC dramaΒ Happy ValleyΒ (2016). She was nominated forΒ RTS AwardsΒ for the BBC miniseriesΒ The Way We Live NowΒ (2001) and theΒ ITVΒ television filmΒ Dirty Filthy LoveΒ (2004), and received aΒ BAFTA nomination for her portrayal of Claire Salter in theΒ Channel 4Β miniseriesΒ SouthcliffeΒ (2013). She won the 2018Β Olivier Award for Best Actress in a MusicalΒ for her role as Elizabeth in the originalΒ Old VicΒ production ofΒ Girl from the North Country.
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Filmography (106)
Glenrothan
2026
The Mandalorian and Grogu
2026
Making Marie Antoinette
2026
I Swear
2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025
Elio
2025
Summerwater
2025
Dept. Q
2025
The Trouble with Jessica
2024
Blue
2024
Tom Jones
2023
Kiff
2023
See How They Run
2022
The House Across the Street
2022
Lovely Little Farm
2022
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
2021
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
The Nest
2020
Greed
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
How The Earth Must See Itself
2019
The Mandalorian
2019
Stan & Ollie
2018
Summer Camp Island
2018
The ABC Murders
2018
Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives
2018
Okja
2017
T2 Trainspotting
2017
Never Steady, Never Still
2017
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
On the Road
2016
Tale of Tales
2015
Urban Hymn
2015
The Caravan
2015
In Secret
2014
Set Fire to the Stars
2014
Jamaica Inn
2014
Happy Valley
2014
Filth
2013
The Look of Love
2013
The Selkie's Lover
2013
Southcliffe
2013
Bob Servant
2013
Anna Karenina
2012
Everyday
2012
Treasure Island
2012
Treasure Island
2012
The Gruffalo's Child
2011
Meek's Cutoff
2011
The Crimson Petal and the White
2011
Death in Paradise
2011
Life During Wartime
2010
The Nutcracker
2010
May Contain: Nuts
2009
May Contain Nuts
2009
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008
Wild Child
2008
I Really Hate My Job
2007
Wedding Belles
2007
Marie Antoinette
2006
Ma Boy
2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
A Cock and Bull Story
2005
Yes
2005
Frozen
2005
Dirty Filthy Love
2005
Einstein's Big Idea
2005
The Taming of the Shrew
2005
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Doctor Who
2005
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
American Cousins
2003
Fishy
2003
AfterLife
2003
Intermission
2003
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
24 Hour Party People
2002
Doctor Sleep
2002
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002
Villa Des Roses
2002
Bridget Jones's Diary
2001
The Way We Live Now
2001
In a Land of Plenty
2001
Animated Tales of the World
2001
The Claim
2000
Wonderland
1999
Topsy-Turvy
1999
Speak Like a Child
1998
Bumping the Odds
1997
Trainspotting
1996
Rob Roy
1995
Hamish Macbeth
1995
Salt on Our Skin
1992
Dreaming
1991
The Advocates
1991
Clarissa
1991
Wish Me Luck
1988
Shadow of the Stone
1987
Casualty
1986
Screen Two
1985
The Bill
1984
NOVA
1974
Love Is Not the Answer
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