Shirley Henderson
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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Movies (70)
Making Marie Antoinette
2026 · Self
The Mandalorian and Grogu
2026 · The Anzellans (voice)
Glenrothan
2026 · Jess
I Swear
2025 · Heather
Elio
2025 · Ooooo (voice)
Bridget Jones: Loca por él
2025 · Jude
The Trouble with Jessica
2024 · Sarah
Blue
2024 · Performer of the songs
Mira como corren
2022 · Agatha Christie
The Skywalker Legacy
2020 · Self
Star Wars: El ascenso de Skywalker
2019 · Babu Frik (voice)
Ambición
2019 · Margaret
How The Earth Must See Itself
2019 · Narrator
El Gordo y el Flaco
2018 · Lucille Hardy
Never Steady, Never Still
2017 · Judy
Okja
2017 · Jennifer
Trainspotting 2
2017 · Gail
On the Road
2016 · Joe's Mum
El bebé de Bridget Jones
2016 · Jude
Urban Hymn
2015 · Kate Linton
Tale of Tales
2015 · Imma
The Caravan
2015 · Elaine
Set Fire to the Stars
2014 · Shirley
Una pasión oculta
2014 · Suzanne
Repugnante
2013 · Bunty
The Selkie's Lover
2013 · The Raconteur (voice)
The Look of Love
2013 · Rusty Humphries
Everyday
2012 · Karen
Anna Karenina
2012 · Opera House Wife
Treasure Island
2012 · Meg Hawkins
La hija del Grúfalo
2011 · The Gruffalo's Child (voice)
Tierra Brava
2011 · Glory White
El Cascanueces
2010 · The Nutcracker (voice)
Life During Wartime
2010 · Joy Jordan
May Contain: Nuts
2009 · Alice
Diva Adolescente
2008 · Matron
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008 · Edythe Dubarry
I Really Hate My Job
2007 · Alice
Wedding Belles
2007 · Kelly
Ma Boy
2006 · Ali
María Antonieta
2006 · Aunt Sophie
The Taming of the Shrew
2005 · Kate Minola
Harry Potter y el cáliz de fuego
2005 · Moaning Myrtle
Einstein's Big Idea
2005 · Mileva Maric
Yes
2005 · Cleaner
A Cock and Bull Story
2005 · Susannah / Shirley Henderson
Dirty Filthy Love
2005 · Charlotte
Frozen
2005 · Kath
Bridget Jones: Al borde de la razón
2004 · Jude
American Cousins
2003 · Alice
Intermission
2003 · Sally
AfterLife
2003 · Ruby
Fishy
2003 · Glenda Sands
Harry Potter y la cámara secreta
2002 · Moaning Myrtle
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
2002 · Alice
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002 · Shirley
Doctor Sleep
2002 · Janet Losey
Villa Des Roses
2002 · Ella
24 Hour Party People
2002 · Lindsay
El diario de Bridget Jones
2001 · Jude
The Claim
2000 · Annie
Topsy-Turvy
1999 · Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
Wonderland
1999 · Debbie
Speak Like a Child
1998 · Woman in Dream (uncredited)
Bumping the Odds
1997 · Lynette
Trainspotting
1996 · Gail
Rob Roy
1995 · Morag
Salt on Our Skin
1992 · Mary
Dreaming
1991 · Pauline McPherson
Love Is Not the Answer
TV shows (36)
Summerwater
2025 · Annie
Dept. Q
2025 · Claire Marsh
Tom Jones
2023 · Aunt Western
Kiff
2023 · Roo (voice)
The House Across the Street
2022 · Claudia
Nuestra pequeña granja
2022 · Quackety Duck Duck (voice)
Harry Potter: Torneo de las Casas de Hogwarts
2021 · Self
The Nest
2020 · Siobhan
The Mandalorian
2019 · Anzellan Crew (voice)
The ABC Murders
2018 · Rose Marbury
Campamento de Verano
2018 · Additional Voices (voice), Mum (voice)
Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives
2018 · Ivy
Happy Valley
2014 · Frances Drummond
Jamaica Inn
2014 · Hannah Davey
Southcliffe
2013 · Claire Salter
Bob Servant
2013 · Kirsty
La isla del tesoro
2012 · Meg Hawkins
Crimen en el paraíso
2011 · DS Angela Young
Crimson Petal And The White
2011 · Mrs Emmeline Fox
May Contain Nuts
2009 · Alice
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005 · Kate Minola
Doctor Who
2005 · Ursula Blake
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Honoria Waynflete
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003 · Catharine of Braganza
The Way We Live Now
2001 · Marie Melmotte
Animated Tales of the World
2001 · Malmhin (voice)
In a Land of Plenty
2001 · Anne Marie
Hamish Macbeth
1995 · Isobel Sutherland
Clarissa
1991 · Sally
The Advocates
1991 · Andrea
Wish Me Luck
1988 · Sylvie Schneider
Shadow of the Stone
1987 · Elizabeth Finlay
Casualty
1986 · Denise
Screen Two
1985 · Pauline McPherson
The Bill
1984 · Kelly Rogers
NOVA
1974 · Mileva Maric