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The eldest of three sisters, Shirley 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 TV talent program and decided she could do as well... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (65 titles)
2013 Therese (post-production)
Suzanne
 
2013/I Filth (completed)
Bunty
 
2013 Bob Servant Independent (TV mini-series)
Kirsty
Women and God (2013) … Kirsty
 
2013 The Look of Love
Rusty Humphries
 
2013 Southcliffe (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.1 (2013)
 
2012/I Anna Karenina
Opera House Wife
 
2012 Everyday
Karen
 
2012 Treasure Island (TV movie)
Meg Hawkins
 
2011 The Gruffalo's Child (TV movie)
Gruffalo's Child (voice)
 
2011 Death in Paradise (TV series)
DS Angela Young
Episode #1.6 (2011) … DS Angela Young
 
2011 The Crimson Petal and the White (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Emmeline Fox
Episode #1.4 (2011) … Mrs. Emmeline Fox
Episode #1.3 (2011) … Mrs. Emmeline Fox
Episode #1.2 (2011) … Mrs. Emmeline Fox
Episode #1.1 (2011) … Mrs. Emmeline Fox
 
2011 A Portentous Death (short)
Ros
 
2010 Meek's Cutoff
Glory White
 
2009 May Contain Nuts (TV movie)
Alice
 
2008 Wild Child
Matron
 
2007 Wedding Belles (TV movie)
Kelly
 
2006 Ma Boy (short)
Ali
 
2006 Doctor Who (TV series)
Ursula Blake
Love & Monsters (2006) … Ursula Blake
 
2005 ShakespeaRe-Told (TV mini-series)
Kate Minola
 
2005 Nova (TV series documentary)
Mileva Maric
 
2005 Einstein's Big Idea (TV movie)
Mileva Maric
 
2005 The Girl in the Red Dress (short)
Gaynor
 
2005/I Frozen
Kath
 
2004 Dirty Filthy Love (TV movie)
Charlotte
 
2004/I Yes
Cleaner
 
2003 The Last King (TV mini-series)
Catharine of Braganza
 
2003 AfterLife
Ruby
 
2003 Fishy (short)
Glenda Sands
 
2003 American Cousins
Alice
 
2002 Close Your Eyes
Janet Losey
 
2002 Villa des roses
Ella
 
2001 The Way We Live Now (TV mini-series)
Marie Melmotte
Episode #1.4 (2001) … Marie Melmotte
Episode #1.3 (2001) … Marie Melmotte
Episode #1.2 (2001) … Marie Melmotte
Episode #1.1 (2001) … Marie Melmotte
 
2001 In a Land of Plenty (TV series)
Anne Marie
Episode #1.5 (2001) … Anne Marie
 
2000 The Claim
Annie
 
2000 Animated Tales of the World (TV series)
Malmhin
The Green Man of Knowledge: A Story from Scotland (2000) … Malmhin (voice)
 
1999 Topsy-Turvy
Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)
 
1999 Wonderland
Debbie
 
1998 Speak Like a Child
Woman in Dream (uncredited)
 
1997 Bumping the Odds (TV movie)
Lynette
 
1995-1997 Hamish Macbeth (TV series)
Isobel Sutherland
Destiny: Part 2 (1997) … Isobel Sutherland
Destiny: Part 1 (1997) … Isobel Sutherland
More Than a Game (1997) … Isobel Sutherland (uncredited)
The Trouble with Rory (1997) … Isobel Sutherland
The Good Thief (1997) … Isobel Sutherland (uncredited)
 
1996 Trainspotting
Gail
 
1995 Rob Roy
Morag
 
1994 The Bill (TV series)
Kelly Rogers
Down and Out (1994) … Kelly Rogers
 
1992 Desire
Mary
 
1991 Clarissa (TV series)
Sally
Episode #1.3 (1991) … Sally
Episode #1.4 (1991) … Sally
Episode #1.2 (1991) … Sally
 
1991 Advocates I (TV movie)
Andrea
 
1991 Screen Two (TV series)
Pauline
Dreaming (1991) … Pauline
 
1990 Casualty (TV series)
Denise
Results (1990) … Denise
 
1990 Wish Me Luck (TV series)
Sylvie Schneider
 
1987 Shadow of the Stone (TV series)
Elizabeth Findlay
Episode #1.1 (1987) … Elizabeth Findlay
 
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2009 Life During Wartime (performer: "Life During Wartime")
 
2006 Doctor Who (TV series)
Love & Monsters (2006) (performer: "Don't Bring Me Down" - uncredited, "Brand New Key" - uncredited)
 
2004 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (performer: "Three Little Maids From School Are We from The Mikado" - uncredited)
 
1999 Topsy-Turvy (performer: "Incantation" 1877, "But Soft... / Why, Where Be Oi?" 1877, "Three Little Maids from School Are We" 1885, "The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze" 1885)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2008 The Making of I Really Hate My Job (TV movie)
Herself
 
2006 Joy Division: Under Review (video documentary)
Lindsey Wilson (uncredited)
 
2003 The Making of 'Charles II' (TV documentary)
 
2003 GMTV (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 21 November 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2002 Det store lærred: Wilbur begår selvmord (TV documentary short)
Herself (also archive footage) / Alice (also archive footage)
 
1996 Good Morning... with Anne and Nick (TV series)
Herself / Isobel Sutherland
Episode dated 22 March 1996 (1996) … Herself/Isobel Sutherland
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2008 Doctor Who (TV series)
 
2008 The Cult of... (TV series documentary)
 
2006 Doctor Who Confidential (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Build a Scene (video documentary short)
Moaning Myrtle (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Played Lynn in "Anna Weiss" by Mike Cullen - Whitehall Theatre, London (1999). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Yahoo group | See more »

Height:

5' 0½" (1.54 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

In 2004 she won Best Comedy Actress at the Newport Beach Film International Film Festival for American Cousins (2003). See more »

Trademark:

Soft, raspy, squeaky, childlike voice See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius