Shirley Henderson - Actor Profile

Shirley Henderson

50Movies
8.0 Best Rating

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shirley Henderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Top Rated Movies

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2025 I Swear Heather Davidson ★ 7.9 Super Hit
2025 Elio Ooooo (voice) ★ 7.0 Hit
2025 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Jude ★ 6.4 Average
2024 The Trouble with Jessica Sarah ★ 6.0 Average
2022 See How They Run Agatha Christie ★ 6.4 Average
2020 The Skywalker Legacy Self ★ 7.7 Super Hit
2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Babu Frik (voice) ★ 6.3 Average
2019 Greed Margaret ★ 5.6 Average
2018 Stan & Ollie Lucille Hardy ★ 6.9 Hit
2017 Never Steady, Never Still Judy ★ 5.8 Average
2017 Okja Jennifer ★ 7.3 Hit
2017 T2 Trainspotting Gail ★ 6.9 Hit
2016 Bridget Jones's Baby Jude ★ 6.4 Average
2015 Urban Hymn Kate Linton ★ 7.0 Hit
2015 Tale of Tales Imma ★ 6.4 Average
2014 Set Fire to the Stars Shirley ★ 5.6 Average
2014 In Secret Suzanne ★ 6.1 Average
2013 Filth Bunty ★ 6.8 Hit
2013 The Look of Love Rusty Humphries ★ 5.6 Average
2012 Everyday Karen ★ 5.5 Average
2012 Anna Karenina Opera House Wife ★ 6.7 Hit
2011 The Gruffalo's Child The Gruffalo's Child (voice) ★ 6.9 Hit
2011 Meek's Cutoff Glory White ★ 6.5 Hit
2010 Life During Wartime Joy Jordan ★ 5.9 Average
2009 May Contain: Nuts Alice ★ 8.0 Super Hit
2008 Wild Child Matron ★ 6.7 Hit
2008 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Edythe Dubarry ★ 6.8 Hit
2007 Wedding Belles Kelly ★ 5.8 Average
2006 Marie Antoinette Aunt Sophie ★ 6.7 Hit
2005 The Taming of the Shrew Kate Minola ★ 8.0 Super Hit
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Moaning Myrtle ★ 7.8 Super Hit
2005 Einstein's Big Idea Mileva Maric ★ 7.2 Hit
2005 Yes Cleaner ★ 5.7 Average
2005 A Cock and Bull Story Susannah / Shirley Henderson ★ 6.1 Average
2005 Dirty Filthy Love Charlotte ★ 6.4 Average
2005 Frozen Kath ★ 5.7 Average
2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Jude ★ 6.2 Average
2003 American Cousins Alice ★ 5.0 Flop
2003 Intermission Sally ★ 6.1 Average
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Moaning Myrtle ★ 7.7 Super Hit
2002 Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself Alice ★ 6.5 Hit
2002 Once Upon a Time in the Midlands Shirley ★ 6.2 Average
2002 Doctor Sleep Janet Losey ★ 5.1 Flop
2002 24 Hour Party People Lindsay ★ 6.9 Hit
2001 Bridget Jones's Diary Jude ★ 6.7 Hit
2000 The Claim Annie ★ 6.0 Average
1999 Topsy-Turvy Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum) ★ 6.6 Hit
1999 Wonderland Debbie ★ 6.4 Average
1996 Trainspotting Gail ★ 8.0 Super Hit
1995 Rob Roy Morag ★ 6.7 Hit