Shirley Henderson
(1966-), ActressSitter in 2 portraits
Henderson studied drama at Kirkaldy Technical College in Scotland before moving to London to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She appeared in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting, in the BBC television series Hamish Macbeth and The Way We Live Now. Director Mike Leigh cast her in Topsy-Turvy and Director Michael Winterbottom cast her in 24 Hour Party People. In the Harry Potter series of films she was 'Moaning Myrtle' and she also appears in Bridget Jones' Diary, Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, Marie Antoinette and Meek's Cutoff. Most recently she reappeared as Jude in Bridget Jones' Baby in 2016.
by Véronique Rolland
chromogenic print, 2002
NPG x126831
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