Shirley Henderson was considerably older than the character she performed within the Harry Potter movies!
Individuals is likely to be shocked to be taught in regards to the age distinction between the Scottish actress in actual life and her spectral teenager in Chamber of Secrets and techniques and Goblet of Hearth.
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Shirley, 60, spoke with The Impartial for an interview that was revealed final week about how she was truly a 37-year-old taking part in the eternally 14-year-old ghost generally known as Moaning Myrtle within the Harry Potter movies.
“The casting director mentioned, ‘Go for it – and don’t point out your age,’” she shared, including that she’d accomplished a “wee little bit of moaning” after which landed the function.
However whereas many Harry Potter stars have been in a position to launch their careers off the again of the fantasy sequence, Shirley says she doesn’t assume individuals acknowledged her.
As for the precise scenes, Myrtle was usually discovered haunting the toilet the place she initially died, so that they largely happened along with her alone and in entrance of a inexperienced display screen. Nonetheless, she says it was a “good job.”
At the moment, the Bridget Jones Diary actress is doing promo for her darkish new Channel 4 drama Summerwater.
Each Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe have reached out to the younger actors taking part in Ron and Harry within the new HBO sequence.
