Cast & creator
Shirley Henderson
Best known for Doctor Who, Death in Paradise, NOVA
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.
Also known as: شرلی هندرسون
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television credits
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1974–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (106)
Showing 106 of 106 credits
Doctor Who
Ursula Blake
2005
Death in Paradise
DS Angela Young
2011
NOVA
Mileva Maric
1974
Casualty
Denise
1986
The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Anzellans (voice)
2026
The Mandalorian
Anzellan Crew (voice)
2019
The Bill
Kelly Rogers
1984
Screen Two
Pauline McPherson
1985
Summer Camp Island
Additional Voices (voice)
2018Summer Camp Island
Mum (voice)
2018
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Moaning Myrtle
2002
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Moaning Myrtle
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
Honoria Waynflete
2004
Kiff
Roo (voice)
2023
Hamish Macbeth
Isobel Sutherland
1995
Elio
Ooooo (voice)
2025
Happy Valley
Frances Drummond
2014
I Swear
Heather
2025
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Babu Frik (voice)
2019
Wish Me Luck
Sylvie Schneider
1988
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Jude
2025
Dept. Q
Claire Marsh
2025
Wild Child
Matron
2008
Trainspotting
Gail
1996
T2 Trainspotting
Gail
2017
Bridget Jones's Diary
Jude
2001
See How They Run
Agatha Christie
2022
Bridget Jones's Baby
Jude
2016
Marie Antoinette
Aunt Sophie
2006
Anna Karenina
Opera House Wife
2012
In Secret
Suzanne
2014
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Catharine of Braganza
2003
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Jude
2004
ShakespeaRe-Told
Kate Minola
2005
The ABC Murders
Rose Marbury
2018
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
Self
2021
Tale of Tales
Imma
2015
Filth
Bunty
2013
Okja
Jennifer
2017
The Nest
Siobhan
2020
The Advocates
Andrea
1991
Lovely Little Farm
Quackety Duck Duck (voice)
2022
Jamaica Inn
Hannah Davey
2014
Tom Jones
Aunt Western
2023
The Crimson Petal and the White
Mrs Emmeline Fox
2011
Southcliffe
Claire Salter
2013
Treasure Island
Meg Hawkins
2012
The Gruffalo's Child
The Gruffalo's Child (voice)
2011
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker (voice)
2010
A Cock and Bull Story
Susannah / Shirley Henderson
2005
Rob Roy
Morag
1995
The Way We Live Now
Marie Melmotte
2001
Stan & Ollie
Lucille Hardy
2018
24 Hour Party People
Lindsay
2002
Meek's Cutoff
Glory White
2011
Bob Servant
Kirsty
2013
The Trouble with Jessica
Sarah
2024
Treasure Island
Meg Hawkins
2012
The Look of Love
Rusty Humphries
2013
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Edythe Dubarry
2008
Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives
Ivy
2018
Greed
Margaret
2019
Topsy-Turvy
Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
1999
Glenrothan
Jess
2026
Summerwater
Annie
2025
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
2020
Life During Wartime
Joy Jordan
2010
The House Across the Street
Claudia
2022
In a Land of Plenty
Anne Marie
2001
The Claim
Annie
2000
Yes
Cleaner
2005
Animated Tales of the World
Malmhin (voice)
2001
Doctor Sleep
Janet Losey
2002
Intermission
Sally
2003
Clarissa
Sally
1991Love Is Not the Answer
Set Fire to the Stars
Shirley
2014
Salt on Our Skin
Mary
1992
Einstein's Big Idea
Mileva Maric
2005The Caravan
Elaine
2015
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Shirley
2002
Shadow of the Stone
Elizabeth Finlay
1987
Speak Like a Child
Woman in Dream (uncredited)
1998
Wonderland
Debbie
1999
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Alice
2002
Urban Hymn
Kate Linton
2015
Dirty Filthy Love
Charlotte
2005
The Taming of the Shrew
Kate Minola
2005
Wedding Belles
Kelly
2007Ma Boy
Ali
2006
Blue
Performer of the songs
2024
Frozen
Kath
2005
Never Steady, Never Still
Judy
2017
I Really Hate My Job
Alice
2007
AfterLife
Ruby
2003
Fishy
Glenda Sands
2003
American Cousins
Alice
2003May Contain Nuts
Alice
2009
Villa Des Roses
Ella
2002
The Selkie's Lover
The Raconteur (voice)
2013
On the Road
Joe's Mum
2016
Everyday
Karen
2012
May Contain: Nuts
Alice
2009
Dreaming
Pauline McPherson
1991
How The Earth Must See Itself
Narrator
2019Bumping the Odds
Lynette
1997