2. Moaning Myrtle Is Super Old
The one’s for all my bros who only watched the movies. You know Moaning Myrtle, the squeaky, pitchy voiced ghost in the bathroom? In the story, both the movie and book, Myrtle is 14 years old when she died, or more accurately, when she was killed by Tom Riddle. In the film, the actress who plays the Moaning Myrtle is Shirley Henderson. Shirley Henderson is much older than 14. In fact, Henderson is almost three times as old as Moaning Myrtle; she’s 37 years old. Could have done without the drama there, I’m sorry. That does, however, make Henderson one of the oldest actors to play a child on screen. Dang, forgot about her. I guess ghosts could age a bit and that might explain the horrible miscasting, but then again, Henderson is really great in the role, so maybe performance trumps age. It’s not the worst miscasting ever. Always remember that John Wayne played Genghis Khan.
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