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Shirley Henderson at an event for 24 Hour Party People (2002)

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Shirley Henderson

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  • Being age 35 at the time that she first played Moaning Myrtle, she is the oldest actor to play a Hogwarts student in the Harry Potter films.
  • In Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), she plays Jude, who is always in the ladies' room crying about her boyfriend; in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), she plays Moaning Myrtle, a young ghost who is always crying in the girls' room.
  • She is the only actress to have won Best Actress at Cherbourg-Octeville twice.
  • Has acted in both the Harry Potter and Doctor Who franchise.
  • Henderson was born November 24, 1965, making her 37 when she played Moaning Myrtle (the ghost of 14-year-old Myrtle Warren) in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (and, therefore, 40, when she reprised the role in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"). Henderson was the oldest actress (and, in fact, the oldest *person*) to play a Hogwarts student in any of the films. (The oldest--or Seventh-Year--students were supposed to be 17 at the start of the school year on September 1.).
  • In 2002 she was named Most Deserving Actor by The Scotsman newspaper for Twenty-four Hour Party People (2002), Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002), Villa des Roses (2002) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).
  • In 2005 she won Best Actress at the Marrakech International Film Festival for Frozen (2004).
  • Currently filming Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, a film with Amy Adams, Ciaran Hinds and Mark Strong. (April 2007)
  • In 2005 she was awarded Best Actress in a Scottish Film by the BAFTA Awards Scotland for Frozen (2004).
  • She was 36 when she first played Moaning Myrtle (the ghost of 14-year-old Myrtle Warren), in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" in 2002, and 39 when she reprised the role in 2005's "...Goblet of Fire".
  • Graduated from the Guildhall of Music and Drama (London) in 1986.
  • In 2004 she won a Best Scottish Actor nomination at the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards.
  • In 2005 she was runner-up for Best Actress at the Film de Femmes Creteil for Frozen (2004).
  • In 2002 she won a nomination for the Bowmore/Scottish Screen/Sunday Times Actress of the Year for The Claim (2000) and Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).
  • Just finished a new short film up in Scotland called Ma Boy and a guest appearance on Doctor Who. (April 2006)
  • In 2003 she won the Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival for Fishy (2003).
  • In 2003 she won a British Supporting Actress of the Year nomination at the London Film Critics Circle for Twenty-four Hour Party People (2002).
  • In 2005 she was runner-up for the Golden Needle at the Seattle International Film Festival for Frozen (2004).
  • Laurence Olivier Award winner for Best Actress in a Musical as 'Elizabeth Lane' in the original West End production of 'Girl from the North Country' (2018).
  • In 2003 she won a nomination for the Bowmore/Scottish Screen/Sunday Times Actress of the Year for Twenty-four Hour Party People (2002), Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002), Villa des Roses (2002) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).
  • In 2004 she won Best Comedy Actress at the Newport Beach Film International Film Festival for American Cousins (2003).
  • Just finished filming on the comedy I Really Hate My Job, in which she plays one of the five leads, and is currently preparing for her role in Master of Lies, which is in pre-production. (September 2006)
  • In 2004 she won the Bowmore/Scottish Screen/Sunday Times Actress of the Year for American Cousins (2003), intermission (2003) and Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002).
  • In 2006 she won Best Actress at the Cherbourg International Film Festival for Frozen (2004).
  • Filming 'Wedding Belles' for Channel 4 Films, written by Irvine Welsh. (October 2006)
  • In 2001 she won a nomination for the Bowmore/Scottish Screen/Sunday Times Actress of the Year for Wonderland (1999) and Topsy-Turvy (1999).
  • Currently filming May Contain Nuts, a two-part comedy drama for ITV1 with Sophie Thompson. The Tiger Aspect production is shooting around London till November for a 2008 release. (October 2007)

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