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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, as well as 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 (2001–2016), 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. Early life Henderson was born on 24 November 1965 in Forres, Moray, and grew up in Kincardine-on-Forth, on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife. She attended Dunfermline High School. As a child, she began singing in local clubs, at charity events, holiday camps and even a boxing contest. At age 16, Henderson completed a one-year course at Adam Smith College, resulting in a National Certificate in Theatre Arts. At 17, she moved to London, where she spent three years at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1986. Career Henderson's first television performance was in the leading role of Elizabeth Findlay in the 1987 ITV children's television drama Shadow of the Stone, for which she was cast by Leonard White. Having appeared in theatrical productions in Scotland in 1986 and 1987, she was directed by Peter Hall at the Royal National Theatre as Fanny Lock in Entertaining Strangers from October 1987 to March 1988, and as Perdita in The Winter's Tale from April to November 1988.In 1990, she played the title role in Eurydice at the Chichester Festival, and also appeared on television in Wish Me Luck and Casualty. She landed the key role of Isobel in the popular BBC series Hamish Macbeth in 1995. Henderson then moved into films, playing Morag in Rob Roy (1995) and Spud's girlfriend Gail in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting (1996). She continued her work in the theatre, including many productions at the National Theatre in London. The next year, she appeared in Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy, in which she demonstrated her singing skills, and Michael Winterbottom's Wonderland. Henderson played Jude in all three Bridget Jones films and Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). She co-starred in the British film Close Your Eyes (2002) along with Goran Višnjić and Miranda Otto and played French princess Sophie-Philippine in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006). She played the school matron in Nick Moore's 2008 film Wild Child.Small-screen appearances have included playing Marie Melmotte in The Way We Live Now (2001); Catherine of Braganza in Charles II: The Power and The Passion (2003); Charlotte in Dirty Filthy Love (2004); Ursula Blake in the Doctor Who episode "Love & Monsters" (2006); Emmeline Fox in The Crimson Petal and the White (2011); DS Angela Young in Death in Paradise (2011); and Meg Hawkins in Treasure Island (2012). She played Karen, the lead role, opposite John Simm in Channel 4's Everyday and Meme Kartosov in Anna Karenina. In 2022, HBO Max announced that Henderson would star in Dune: Prophecy as Tula Harkonnen. However, in early 2023, director Johan Renck and Henderson were reported to have exited the production due to a "creative shift" and production delays.In 2023 Henderson was awarded an Outstanding Contribution by BAFTA Scotland for her contribution to Scottish Film and TV. Filmography Film Television Theatre Awards and nominations References External links Shirley Henderson at IMDb Shirley Henderson at Hamilton Hodell Talent Management . Discover the Janet Elizabeth Henderson popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Janet Elizabeth Henderson books.

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  • A Little Bit More synopsis, comments

    A Little Bit More

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Enjoy the new compilation of short stories related to Janet's fictional worlds. You'll find brand new stories, written especially for this book, along with stories that have alread...

  • Reckless synopsis, comments

    Reckless

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    The new London office of Benson Security hasn't even opened its doors yet and already it's neck deep in its first case…Dimitri Raast and Megan Donaldson have a common enemythe head...

  • Magenta Mine synopsis, comments

    Magenta Mine

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Harry Boyle's genius IQ has failed him. The alpha geek stupidly followed relationship advice from Invertary's resident evil mastermindeightyseven year old Betty. That's how he ende...

  • A Little Bit Crazy synopsis, comments

    A Little Bit Crazy

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Catch up with your favorite Invertary, Benson Security and Sinclair Sisters characters in this compilation of short stories. The story titles are:The AuditionA Rainy Day in In...

  • Goody Two Shoes synopsis, comments

    Goody Two Shoes

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Take one American singer who doesn't believe in falling in love…Josh McInnes' biological clock is ticking and he wants to get marriednow. After 20 years singing soppy love songs, h...

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    Bad Boy

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    A Bad Boy trying to be good, a Good Girl driven to be bad and a five year old who wants to rule the world...When an injury ends Flynn Boyle's professional soccer career, he doesn't...

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    Rich

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    She has secrets, and he has the training to uncover them.Rachel FordTalbot has nothing to do with her family or their pharmaceutical business. And she likes it that way. As one of ...

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    Red Zone Discovered

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Victims of an untested weapon, the Red Zone Warriors wake a century after they should have died, changed in ways no scientist could have predicted. The world is different. Their fa...

  • A Little Something Extra synopsis, comments

    A Little Something Extra

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Catch up with your favorite Invertary, Benson Security and Sinclair Sisters characters in this compilation of short stories. The story titles are:Betty's BirthdayIt Wisnae MeJ...

  • Ransom synopsis, comments

    Ransom

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    She's an Oscarnominated actress from a British acting dynasty.He's an Atlantic City MMA fighter who grew up on the streets.Together, they're each other's only hope of survival. ...

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    Run

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Elle Roberts wants two things in life: Oneto find out everything there is to know about the mysterious spy who keeps kissing her, andTwoto stay off her mob family's radar.That isn'...

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    Lingerie Wars

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    "With all the things going on in the world, this was just what I needed. I enjoyed this book so much. It's a laugh out loud romantic romp through a small town full of quirky charac...

  • Love Bomb synopsis, comments

    Love Bomb

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    WARNING: A love bomb is about to explode in the Highlands. There will be casualties...For three humiliating years during high school, Bain MacGregor had his very own pet stalker. T...

  • Reset synopsis, comments

    Reset

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Former soldier Ryan Granger's life has become all about numbers:13 months since he was shot in the head7 months spent in a coma6 months since he woke, a changed man5 hours since he...

  • Come Fly With Me synopsis, comments

    Come Fly With Me

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    They married in their teens. They haven't seen each other in ten years. And now they have to fake a relationship to keep their land.At seventeen, Katya Savage eloped with her lifel...

  • Calamity Jena synopsis, comments

    Calamity Jena

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Jena Morgan, Atlantic City's favorite gogo dancer, may have overreacted when she found her boyfriend balls deep in a stripper called Candy. Instead of washing her eyeballs with ble...

  • Red Zone Awakened synopsis, comments

    Red Zone Awakened

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    He's hot. He's dangerous. And he's reluctantly saving the world. But he's going to start with her…Keiko Sato, the press secretary of the world's largest tech company, is having a b...

  • Rage synopsis, comments

    Rage

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    "If you love Janet Evanovich, you'll love Janet Elizabeth Henderson!" Goodreads "Rage has everything you could wish for from a book humour, suspense, a slightly crazy single mot...

  • Caught synopsis, comments

    Caught

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    He wants forever. She just wants his body. Neither of them want to give in.Mitch Harris has it all. As a successful music manager, who isn't hard to look at, he has women fall...

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    Relentless

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    A missing mummy. A drug cartel. An exUS Army Ranger. And a woman at odds with the world. It's Relentless...There's no hiding the fact that Julia Collins has issues.She's shy to the...

  • Here Comes the Rainne Again synopsis, comments

    Here Comes the Rainne Again

    Janet Elizabeth Henderson

    Kirsty has planned the perfect Leap Day wedding.And it’s all falling apart...The Scottish Highlands are in the middle of the worst snow storm in decades. Cell towers are down, elec...