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Shirley Henderson
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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…
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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.
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Shirley Henderson's Filmography
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Making Marie Antoinette
as Self

The Mandalorian and Grogu
as The Anzellans (voice)

Glenrothan
as Jess

I Swear
as Heather

Elio
as Ooooo (voice)

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
as Jude

The Trouble with Jessica
as Sarah

Blue
as Performer of the songs

See How They Run
as Agatha Christie

The Skywalker Legacy
as Self

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Babu Frik (voice)

Greed
as Margaret

How The Earth Must See Itself
as Narrator

Stan & Ollie
as Lucille Hardy

Never Steady, Never Still
as Judy

Okja
as Jennifer

T2 Trainspotting
as Gail

On the Road
as Joe's Mum

Bridget Jones's Baby
as Jude

Urban Hymn
as Kate Linton

Tale of Tales
as Imma
No Poster
The Caravan
as Elaine

Set Fire to the Stars
as Shirley

In Secret
as Suzanne

Filth
as Bunty

The Selkie's Lover
as The Raconteur (voice)

The Look of Love
as Rusty Humphries

Everyday
as Karen

Anna Karenina
as Opera House Wife

Treasure Island
as Meg Hawkins

The Gruffalo's Child
as The Gruffalo's Child (voice)

Meek's Cutoff
as Glory White

The Nutcracker
as The Nutcracker (voice)

Life During Wartime
as Joy Jordan

May Contain: Nuts
as Alice

Wild Child
as Matron

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
as Edythe Dubarry

I Really Hate My Job
as Alice

Wedding Belles
as Kelly
No Poster
Ma Boy
as Ali

Marie Antoinette
as Aunt Sophie

The Taming of the Shrew
as Kate Minola

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Moaning Myrtle

Einstein's Big Idea
as Mileva Maric

Yes
as Cleaner

A Cock and Bull Story
as Susannah / Shirley Henderson

Dirty Filthy Love
as Charlotte

Frozen
as Kath

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Jude

American Cousins
as Alice

Intermission
as Sally

AfterLife
as Ruby

Fishy
as Glenda Sands

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Moaning Myrtle

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
as Alice

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
as Shirley

Doctor Sleep
as Janet Losey

Villa Des Roses
as Ella

24 Hour Party People
as Lindsay

Bridget Jones's Diary
as Jude

The Claim
as Annie

Topsy-Turvy
as Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)

Wonderland
as Debbie

Speak Like a Child
as Woman in Dream (uncredited)
No Poster
Bumping the Odds
as Lynette

Trainspotting
as Gail

Rob Roy
as Morag

Salt on Our Skin
as Mary

Dreaming
as Pauline McPherson
No Poster