HENDERSON, Shirley 1965–

PERSONAL

Born December 24, 1965, in Dunfermline (some sources cite Kincardine), Fife, Scotland. Education: Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, graduated, 1986.

Addresses: Agent—Lorraine Hamilton, Hamilton Hodell, Ltd., 24 Hanway St., First Floor, London W1T 1UH, England (some sources cite 66-68 Margaret St., Fifth Floor, London W1W 8SR, England).

Career: Actress.

Awards, Honors: London Critics Circle Film Award nomination, British supporting actress of the year, 2001, for Topsy-Turvy; British Independent Film Award nomination, best actress, 2002, for Villa des roses; Royal Television Society Award nomination, best actress, 2002, for The Way We Live Now; Prix Mademoiselle Ladubay, best short film, Angers European First Film Festival, 2003, for The Girl in the Red Dress; London Film Critics Circle Award nomination, best actress in a supporting role, 2003, for Intermission; Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish and British Film Award, best actress, 2003, Newport Beach Film Festival Award, best comedy actress, 2004, and Bowmore/Scottish Screen/Sunday Times actress of the year, 2004, all for American Cousins; Golden Wave Award, best actress, Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema, and British Independent Film Award nomination, best supporting actor or actress, both 2003, and Chlotrudis Award nomination, best supporting actress, 2005, all for Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself; special mention by grand jury, Creteil Film Festival, and Film Award nomination, best actress, British Academy of Film and Television Arts Scotland, both 2005, for Frozen.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Dreaming, PolyGram Video, 1990.

Mary, Salt on Our Skin (also known as Desire and Salz auf unserer Haut), VCL Communications, 1992.

Morag, Rob Roy, United Artists, 1995.

Gail, Trainspotting, Miramax, 1996.

(Uncredited) Woman in dream, Speak Like a Child, British Film Institute, 1998.

Debbie Phillips, Wonderland, Paramount, 1999.

Leonora Braham/Yum-Yum, Topsy-Turvy, October Films, 1999.

Annie, The Claim (also known as Le maitre de Kingdom Come and Redemption), United Artists, 2000.

Voice, The Green Man of Knowledge (animated short film), 2000, also broadcast in the television series Animated Tales of the World, HBO.

Jude, Bridget Jones's Diary (also known as Bridget Jones and Le journal de Bridget Jones), Miramax, 2001.

Ella, Villa des roses, Dream Rock/Moonstone Entertainment/Upstream Pictures, 2002.

Gaynor, The Girl in the Red Dress (short film), 2002.

Janet Losey, Doctor Sleep (also known as Close Your Eyes and Hypnotic), First Look Pictures Releasing, 2002.

Lindsay Wilson, 24 Hour Party People, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2002.

Moaning Myrtle, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Warner Bros., 2002.

Alice, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (also known as Wilbur and Wilbur begaar selvmord), 2002, ThinkFilm, 2004.

Alice, American Cousins, Bard Entertainments/Icon Film Distribution, 2003.

Glenda Sands, Fishy (short film), Carlton/London Production Fund, 2003.

Ruby, AfterLife, Soda Pictures, 2003.

Shirley, Once upon a Time in the Midlands, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003.

Jude, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (also known as Bridget Jones—On the Edge, Bridget Jones 2, and Bridget Jones: L'age de raison), Universal, 2004.

Kath, Frozen, Liminal Films/Shoreline Films/RS Productions, 2004.

Sally, Intermission, IFC Films, 2004.

Cleaner in swimming pool, Yes, Sony Pictures Classics, 2005.

Moaning Myrtle, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Warner Bros., 2005.

Susannah, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (also known as Tristram Shandy), Revolution Films/Picturehouse Entertainment, 2005.

Aunt Sophie, Marie-Antoinette, Sony Pictures Entertainment/Pathe, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Elizabeth Findlay, Shadow of the Stone, Scottish Television, beginning 1987.

Isobel Sutherland, Hamish Macbeth, BBC, 1995–97.

Anne Marie, In a Land of Plenty, BBC, beginning 2001.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Sally, Clarissa, BBC, 1991, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1992.

Marie Melmotte, The Way We Live Now, BBC, 2001, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS.

Catherine of Braganza, Charles II: The Power & and the Passion (also known as Charles II and The Last King), BBC, 2003, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Andrea, Advocates I, Scottish Television, 1991.

Lynette, Bumping the Odds, BBC, 1997.

Charlotte, Dirty Filthy Love, Independent Television, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Det store laerred: Wilbur begaar selvmord, TV2 (Denmark), 2002.

The Making of "Charles II," 2003.

Kate, The Taming of the Shrew, BBC, 2005.

Mileva Maric, E=mc2, Channel 4 (England), 2005, broadcast on Nova, PBS, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Denise, "Results," Casualty, BBC, 1990.

Guest, GMTV, Independent Television, 2003.

Mileva Maric, "E=mc2," Nova, PBS, 2005, originally broadcast as a special on Channel 4 (England), 2005.

Contributed a voice characterization to "The Green Man of Knowledge," Animated Tales of the World (animated), HBO, originally released as an short animated film.

Stage Appearances:

Fanny, Entertaining Strangers, National Theatre, Cottsloe Theatre, London, 1987.

Miranda, The Tempest, National Theatre, Cottsloe Theatre, 1988.

Perdita, The Winter's Tale, National Theatre, Cottsloe Theatre, 1988.

Rosie, My Mother Said I Never Should, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1989.

Title role, Eurydice, Chichester Theatre, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, England, 1990.

Isobel, Lions in the Streets, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1993.

Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, 1993.

Evelyn, The Life of Stuff, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1996.

Mandy, Shining Souls, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1997.

Lynn, Anna Weiss, Whitehall Theatre, London, 1999.

Mary, The Maiden Stone, Hampstead Theatre, 1999.

Appeared as Maggie, The Mill on the Floss, Shared Experience Theatre Company; in The Pelican, National Studio.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Interview, March, 2000, p. 100.