Acting credits
100
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Shirley Henderson
Acting
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Movies: 65Series: 35
TMDB ID: 1834
IMDb ID: nm0376602
Known for: Acting
Born: November 24, 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2026
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.69
Wikidata: Q232889
Also known as
شرلی هندرسون
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), 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.
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Movie credits linked with Shirley Henderson.
The Mandalorian and Grogu
as The Anzellans (voice)
2026 Movie
Glenrothan
as Jess
2026 Movie
I Swear
as Heather
2025 Movie
Elio
as Ooooo (voice)
2025 Movie
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
as Jude
2025 Movie
The Trouble with Jessica
as Sarah
2024 Movie
Blue
as Performer of the songs
2024 Movie
See How They Run
as Agatha Christie
2022 Movie
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
2020 Movie
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Babu Frik (voice)
2019 Movie
Greed
as Margaret
2019 Movie
How The Earth Must See Itself
as Narrator
2019 Movie
Stan & Ollie
as Lucille Hardy
2018 Movie
Never Steady, Never Still
as Judy
2017 Movie
Okja
as Jennifer
2017 Movie
T2 Trainspotting
as Gail
2017 Movie
On the Road
as Joe's Mum
2016 Movie
Bridget Jones's Baby
as Jude
2016 Movie
Urban Hymn
as Kate Linton
2015 Movie
Tale of Tales
as Imma
2015 Movie
Set Fire to the Stars
as Shirley
2014 Movie
In Secret
as Suzanne
2014 Movie
Filth
as Bunty
2013 Movie
The Selkie's Lover
as The Raconteur (voice)
2013 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Shirley Henderson.
Summerwater
as Annie • 6 eps
2025 Series
Dept. Q
as Claire Marsh • 5 eps
2025 Series
Tom Jones
as Aunt Western • 4 eps
2023 Series
Kiff
as Roo (voice) • 1 eps
2023 Series
The House Across the Street
as Claudia • 4 eps
2022 Series
Lovely Little Farm
as Quackety Duck Duck (voice) • 14 eps
2022 Series
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
The Nest
as Siobhan • 5 eps
2020 Series
The Mandalorian
as Anzellan Crew (voice) • 4 eps
2019 Series
The ABC Murders
as Rose Marbury • 3 eps
2018 Series
Summer Camp Island
as Additional Voices (voice) • 1 eps
2018 Series
Snatches: Moments from Women's Lives
as Ivy • 1 eps
2018 Series
Happy Valley
as Frances Drummond • 6 eps
2014 Series
Jamaica Inn
as Hannah Davey • 3 eps
2014 Series
Southcliffe
as Claire Salter • 4 eps
2013 Series
Bob Servant
as Kirsty • 1 eps
2013 Series
Treasure Island
as Meg Hawkins • 2 eps
2012 Series
Death in Paradise
as DS Angela Young • 1 eps
2011 Series
The Crimson Petal and the White
as Mrs Emmeline Fox • 4 eps
2011 Series
ShakespeaRe-Told
as Kate Minola • 1 eps
2005 Series
Doctor Who
as Ursula Blake • 1 eps
2005 Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Honoria Waynflete • 1 eps
2004 Series
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
as Catharine of Braganza • 4 eps
2003 Series
The Way We Live Now
as Marie Melmotte • 4 eps
2001 Series