Scottish actress, born 24 November 1965 in Forres, Scotland, best known as Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter movies, as well as Trainspotting/T2 Trainspotting, Bridget Jones' Diary, Marie Antoinette (2006), 24-Hour Party People, and the Doctor Who episode: "Love & Monsters." Was Queen Catherine in Charles II: The Power and the Passion.
Filmography
- Rob Roy (1995) as Morag
- Trainspotting (1996) as Gail
- T2 Trainspotting (2019)
- Topsy-Turvy (1999) as Leonora Brabham
- The Way We Live Now (2001) as Marie Melmotte
- Bridget Jones as Jude
- Bridget Jones' Diary (2001)
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
- Bridget Jones' Baby (2016)
- 24-Hour Party People (2002) as Lindsay Wilson
- Harry Potter as Moaning Myrtle
- Charles II: The Power and the Passion (2003) as Catherine of Braganza
- Intermission (2003) as Sally
- A Cock And Bull Story (2005) as Susanna/Shirley Henderson
- Shakespeare Retold (2005) as Katherine Minola
- Marie Antoinette (2006) as Princess Sophie of France
- Doctor Who (2006) as Ursula Blake
- I Really Hate My Job (2007) as Alice
- Wild Child (2008) as Matron
- Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) as Edythe DuBarry
- Marple: Murder is Easy (2008) as Honoria Waynflete
- Meek's Cutoff (2010) as Glory White
- The Crimson Petal and the White (2011) as Emmeline Fox
- Death in Paradise (2011) as DS Angela Young
- The Gruffalo's Child (2011) as The Gruffalo's Child
- Treasure Island (2012) as Meg Hawkins
- Anna Karenina (2012) as Opera House Wife
- Filth (2013) as Bunty Blades
- Jamaica Inn (2014) as Hannah
- Tale of Tales (2015) as Imma
- Happy Valley (2016) as Frances Drummond
- Okja (2017) as Jennifer
- Stan & Ollie (2018) as Lucille Hardy
- The ABC Murders (2018) as Rose Marbury
- Greed (2019) as Margaret
- The Rise of Skywalker (2019) as Babu Frik
- Worzel Gummidge (2020) as Saucy Nancy
- Summer Camp Island (2021) as Susie's Mom (voice)
- See How They Run (2022) as Agatha Christie
- The Trouble With Jessica (2024) as Sarah
Related Tropes:
- Equity: If you're a British actor or actress these days, you're bound to eventually do, either Harry Potter or Doctor Who. Shirley's done both.
- Older Than They Look: You wouldn't think that Moaning Myrtle, the ghost of a teenager, was pushing 40 at the time.
