Shirley Henderson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 24, 1965
- Birthplace
- Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shirley Henderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- Love Is Not the Answer
Love Is Not the Answer TBA
Actor
Making Marie Antoinette 2026
as Self
The Mandalorian and Grogu 2026
as The Anzellans (voice)
Glenrothan 2026
as Jess
I Swear 2025
as Heather
Elio 2025
as Ooooo (voice)
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 2025
as Jude
The Trouble with Jessica 2024
as Sarah
Blue 2024
as Performer of the songs
See How They Run 2022
as Agatha Christie
The Skywalker Legacy 2020
as Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019
as Babu Frik (voice)
Greed 2019
as Margaret
How The Earth Must See Itself 2019
as Narrator
Stan & Ollie 2018
as Lucille Hardy
Never Steady, Never Still 2017
as Judy
Okja 2017
as Jennifer
T2 Trainspotting 2017
as Gail
On the Road 2016
as Joe's Mum
Bridget Jones's Baby 2016
as Jude
Urban Hymn 2015
as Kate Linton
Tale of Tales 2015
as Imma
- The Caravan
The Caravan 2015
as Elaine
Set Fire to the Stars 2014
as Shirley
In Secret 2014
as Suzanne
Filth 2013
as Bunty
The Selkie's Lover 2013
as The Raconteur (voice)
The Look of Love 2013
as Rusty Humphries
Everyday 2012
as Karen
Anna Karenina 2012
as Opera House Wife
Treasure Island 2012
as Meg Hawkins
The Gruffalo's Child 2011
as The Gruffalo's Child (voice)
Meek's Cutoff 2011
as Glory White
The Nutcracker 2010
as The Nutcracker (voice)
Life During Wartime 2010
as Joy Jordan
May Contain: Nuts 2009
as Alice
Wild Child 2008
as Matron
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 2008
as Edythe Dubarry
I Really Hate My Job 2007
as Alice
Wedding Belles 2007
as Kelly
- Ma Boy
Ma Boy 2006
as Ali
Marie Antoinette 2006
as Aunt Sophie
The Taming of the Shrew 2005
as Kate Minola
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
as Moaning Myrtle
Einstein's Big Idea 2005
as Mileva Maric
Yes 2005
as Cleaner
A Cock and Bull Story 2005
as Susannah / Shirley Henderson
Dirty Filthy Love 2005
as Charlotte
Frozen 2005
as Kath
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 2004
as Jude
American Cousins 2003
as Alice
Intermission 2003
as Sally
AfterLife 2003
as Ruby
Fishy 2003
as Glenda Sands
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002
as Moaning Myrtle
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself 2002
as Alice
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands 2002
as Shirley
Doctor Sleep 2002
as Janet Losey
Villa Des Roses 2002
as Ella
24 Hour Party People 2002
as Lindsay
Bridget Jones's Diary 2001
as Jude
The Claim 2000
as Annie
Topsy-Turvy 1999
as Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
Wonderland 1999
as Debbie
Speak Like a Child 1998
as Woman in Dream (uncredited)
- Bumping the Odds
Bumping the Odds 1997
as Lynette
Trainspotting 1996
as Gail
Rob Roy 1995
as Morag
Salt on Our Skin 1992
as Mary
Dreaming 1991
as Pauline McPherson
Credits from TMDB.