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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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