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Shirley Henderson
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' Cir…
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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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2026
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Movie The Anzellans (voice)
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2026
Glenrothan
Movie Jess
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2025
Summerwater
TV show Annie
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2025
I Swear
Movie Heather
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2025
Elio
Movie Ooooo (voice)
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2025
Dept. Q
TV show Claire Marsh
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2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Movie Jude
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2024
The Trouble with Jessica
Movie Sarah
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2024
Blue
Movie Performer of the songs
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2023
Tom Jones
TV show Aunt Western
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2023
Kiff
TV show Roo (voice)
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2022
The House Across the Street
TV show Claudia
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2022
See How They Run
Movie Agatha Christie
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2022
Lovely Little Farm
TV show Quackety Duck Duck (voice)
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2021
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
TV show Self
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2020
The Nest
TV show Siobhan
More credits
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2020
The Skywalker Legacy
Movie Self
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2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie Babu Frik (voice)
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2019
The Mandalorian
TV show Anzellan Crew (voice)
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2019
Greed
Movie Margaret
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2019
How The Earth Must See Itself
Movie Narrator
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2018
Stan & Ollie
Movie Lucille Hardy
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2018
The ABC Murders
TV show Rose Marbury
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2018
Summer Camp Island
TV show Additional Voices (voice)
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2018
Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives
TV show Ivy
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2017
Never Steady, Never Still
Movie Judy
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2017
Okja
Movie Jennifer
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2017
T2 Trainspotting
Movie Gail
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2016
On the Road
Movie Joe's Mum
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2016
Bridget Jones's Baby
Movie Jude
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2015
Urban Hymn
Movie Kate Linton
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2015
Tale of Tales
Movie Imma
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2015
The Caravan
Movie Elaine
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2014
Set Fire to the Stars
Movie Shirley
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2014
Happy Valley
TV show Frances Drummond
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2014
Jamaica Inn
TV show Hannah Davey
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2014
In Secret
Movie Suzanne
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2013
Filth
Movie Bunty
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2013
The Selkie's Lover
Movie The Raconteur (voice)
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2013
Southcliffe
TV show Claire Salter
