Shirley Henderson will forever be linked to the “Harry Potter” franchise thanks to her role as Moaning Myrtle in 2002’s “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” It’s a role she landed only after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shirley Henderson was 36 when she portrayed 14-year-old ghost Moaning Myrtle in 2002's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Shirley Henderson practically had to use witchcraft to get her famous role in Harry Potter. The Scottish actress, who is known for playing "Moaning Myrtle" in the hit Harry Potter films, recently ...

Harry Potter movie actress Shirley Henderson has said she felt "ridiculous" auditioning for the role of Moaning Myrtle — a ghostly schoolgirl less than half the actresses' actual age. Henderson joined ...

A common practice in Hollywood is casting full-grown adults as much younger characters. It's happened in Gilmore Girls, Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man, Euphoria, the list goes on. The Harry Potter ...

"I went to the audition dressed as a schoolgirl — white shirt, black skirt, ponytail — thinking, 'This is ridiculous,'" Shirley Henderson recalled. Shirley Henderson was 36 when she portrayed ...