Bio
Shirley Henderson is a Scottish actress best known for her role as Moaning Myrtle in the fantasy film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, in 2005.
The eldest of three sisters, Henderson was born into a working-class family in the village of Kincardine in Fife, Scotland. As a teenager she sang locally and performed in school drama clubs.
Her first break came when she watched a singer on the Opportunity Knocks talent program and decided she could do as well. She entered and won a talent competition at Butlins Holiday Camp and from there graduated to local music club gigs.
She was later accepted by London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She performed on stage in England's National Theatre company, which led to a role on the British TV drama Hamish Macbeth (1995) with future Trainspotting co-star Robert Carlyle.
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 also played Jude in both Bridget Jones films.