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Shirley Henderson

  • Born Nov. 24, 1965
  • Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
  • 60 years old

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), …

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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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Moaning Myrtle

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Moaning Myrtle

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Anzellan Crew (voice)

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Babu Frik (voice)

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Gail

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Jude

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Jennifer

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Ursula Blake

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Gail

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Jude

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Jude

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Aunt Sophie

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Opera House Wife

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Bunty

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The Anzellans (voice)

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Matron

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Imma

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Agatha Christie

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Ooooo (voice)

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Lucille Hardy

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Morag

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Heather

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Jude

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Lindsay

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Claire Marsh

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Edythe Dubarry

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Frances Drummond

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DS Angela Young

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Glory White

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Suzanne

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The Nutcracker (voice)

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Sally

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Margaret

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Rose Marbury

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Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)

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The Gruffalo's Child (voice)

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Susannah / Shirley Henderson

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Honoria Waynflete

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Joy Jordan

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Mileva Maric

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Rusty Humphries

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Annie

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Alice

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Meg Hawkins

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Denise

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Sarah

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Janet Losey

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Shirley

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Additional Voices (voice) / Mum (voice)

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Kelly Rogers

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Mrs Emmeline Fox

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Siobhan

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Claire Salter

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Cleaner

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Debbie

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Shirley

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Judy

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Hannah Davey

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Charlotte

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Mary

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Alice

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Marie Melmotte

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Kate Linton

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Roo (voice)

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Quackety Duck Duck (voice)

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Kath

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Catharine of Braganza

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Isobel Sutherland

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Mileva Maric

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Jess

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Alice

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Karen

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Kate Minola

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Joe's Mum

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Kelly

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Aunt Western

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Ella

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Sally

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Sylvie Schneider

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Kirsty

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Pauline McPherson

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Malmhin (voice)

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Andrea

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Woman in Dream (uncredited)

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Anne Marie

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Ivy

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Annie

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Ruby

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Alice

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Claudia

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Kate Minola

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Pauline McPherson

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Glenda Sands

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Performer of the songs

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Narrator

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Ali

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Elizabeth Finlay

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The Raconteur (voice)

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Meg Hawkins

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Self

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Self

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Self