Shirley Henderson

Acting · Born 1965-11-24 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

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),…

Filmography

• Trainspotting as Gail
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Moaning Myrtle
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Moaning Myrtle
• 24 Hour Party People as Lindsay
• Okja as Jennifer
• T2 Trainspotting as Gail
• I Swear as Heather Davidson
• Stan & Ollie as Lucille Hardy
• Elio as Ooooo (voice)
• Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself as Alice

TV

• Agatha Christie's Marple as Honoria Waynflete
• Doctor Who as Ursula Blake
• Happy Valley as Frances Drummond
• The Mandalorian as Anzellan Crew (voice)
• Dept. Q as Claire Marsh
• The Nest as Siobhan
• The Way We Live Now as Marie Melmotte
• ShakespeaRe-Told
• May Contain Nuts
• The Crimson Petal and the White as Mrs Emmeline Fox