Shirley Henderson born 24 November 1965 is a Scottish actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).Henderson was born in Forres, Morayshire on the edge of the Scottish Highlands, but grew up in the village of Kincardine in Fife. As a child, she began singing in local clubs, at charity events, holiday camps and even a boxing contest. Having joined an after-school drama club, Henderson attended Fife College at the age of 16, where she completed a one-year course resulting in a National Certificate in Theatre Arts. She moved to London at 17 where she spent three years at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1986.
Henderson got her first big break when Leonard White cast her as the lead in the children's television drama Shadow of the Stone on ITV. After this she spent the majority of her twenties concentrating on performing a wide variety of roles in the theatre. Early 1990 saw Shirley return to television screens when she appeared in the third series of the wartime drama series Wish Me Luck and Clarissa (1991). More stage work followed before 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.1999 saw critically acclaimed performances in Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy — which also provided an opportunity for her to show off her singing skills — and Michael Winterbottom's Wonderland.
She played Jude in both Bridget Jones films and got the part of Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). She also played French princess Sophie-Philippine in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006).
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); and Emmeline Fox in The Crimson Petal and the White (2011).
FILMOGRAPHY
1991 Dreaming , Advocates I,Clarissa
1994 Salt on Our Skin
1995 Rob Roy
1996 Trainspotting
1997 Bumping the Odds
1998 Speak Like a Child
1999 Topsy-Turvy,Wonderland
2001 The Claim ,Bridget Jones's Diary
2002 The Girl in the Red Dress,Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ,
Doctor Sleep ,Once Upon a Time in the Midlands ,24 Hour Party People,
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself ,Villa des roses
2003 American Cousins ,Intermission ,Fishy ,AfterLife
2004 Dirty Filthy Love , Yes , Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2005 E=mc² ,A Cock and Bull Story , Frozen , Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The Taming of the Shrew: Shakespeare Retold
2006 Marie-Antoinette, Ma Boy
2007 I Really Hate My Job,Wedding Belles
2008 Wild Child,Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Marple: Murder Is Easy
2009 Life During Wartime, May Contain Nuts
2010 Meek's Cutoff,The Nutcracker in 3D
2012 Seven Days
TELEVISION
1987 Shadow of the Stone 1990 Wish Me Luck , Casualty
1994 The Bill
1995–1997 Hamish Macbeth
1997 Bumping the Odds
2000 Animated Tales of the World
2001 The Way We Live Now, In a Land of Plenty
2003 Charles II: The Power and the Passion
2005 ShakespeaRe-Told, E = mc2
2006 Doctor Who - "Love & Monsters"
2011 The Crimson Petal and the White
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