The actress, now 60, reflected on the casting process in a recent interview with The Independent ...

Scottish actress Shirley Henderson auditioned for a role 23 years younger than her real age—and still got it.

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

Moaning Myrtle star Shirley Henderson revealed she was 37 when she auditioned for the Harry Potter role, sparking a surprising confession.

Could a 37-year-old persuasively play a 14-year-old schoolgirl? In the case of Shirley Henderson’s turn as Moaning Myrtle in ...

Shirley Henderson says she was told not to reveal her age during an audition for a 14-year-old role in Harry Potter.The rule ...

"Go for it — and don't mention your age." ...

Harry Potter actress Shirley Henderson has confessed how she managed to bag the role of a 14-year-old ghost in Harry Potter, despite being 37-years-old at the time. The Fife born actor, 59, is perhaps ...

The Scottish actress turned 60 this week. Reporter Harry Potter star Shirley Henderson has revealed that she was actually 37 when she auditioned to play the role of 14-year-old schoolgirl Moaning ...

The star, now 60, played the memorable character in the 2002 film Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets and reprised her role for 2005's Goblet Of Fire. Moaning Myrtle was once a Hogwarts student ...

Shirley Henderson was 36 when she portrayed 14-year-old ghost Moaning Myrtle in 2002's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The actress says a casting director for the film told her, "Don't ...