Shirley Henderson is a Scottish actress. She has received two Scottish BAFTAs, a VFCC Award, and an Olivier Award, as well as BAFTA, BIFA, London Critics’ Circle, Chlotrudis, Gotham, and Canadian Screen Award nominations.
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She was born on November 24, 1965, in Forres, Moray, and grew up in Kincardine-on-Forth, on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife.
Henderson attended Dunfermline High School. As a child, she began singing in local clubs, at charity events, holiday camps, and even a boxing contest. At age 16, Henderson completed a one-year course at Adam Smith College, resulting in a National Certificate in Theatre Arts.
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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 played Karen, the lead role, opposite John Simm in Channel 4’s every day and Meme Kartosov in Anna Karenina.
How Old Was Shirley Henderson When She Played Moaning Myrtle?
Shirley Henderson was 37 years old when she played the 14-year-old, muggle-born witch, Myrtle Warren, a.k.a Moaning Myrtle, in her first appearance in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Who Did Moaning Myrtle’s Voice?
Shirley Henderson


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