Helen McCrory

Also known as Helen Elizabeth McCrory

Helen Elizabeth McCrory was an English actress. After studying at the Drama Centre London, she made her professional stage debut in The Importance of Being Earnest in 1990. Other theatre roles include playing Lady Macbeth in Macbeth at Shakespeare's Globe, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Rosalind in As You Like It in the West End for which she received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination, and Medea in the eponymous play at the Royal National Theatre.

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London, England, UK

Helen McCrory (August 17, 1968 – April 16, 2021) was an English actress. She portrayed Cherie Blair in both the 2006 film The Queen and the 2010 film The Special Relationship. She also portrayed Narcissa Malfoy in the final three installments of the Harry Potter movies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen McCrory, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby — Polly Gray (voice)2024
Charlotte — Paula Lindberg-Salomon (voice)2022
Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel — Self2021
Newscast — Self2020
Quiz — Sonia Woodley QC2020
Roadkill — Dawn Ellison2020
The King Who Fooled Hitler — Narrator (voice)2019
MotherFatherSon — Kathryn Villiers2019
His Dark Materials — Stelmaria (voice)2019
Their Finest — Sophie Smith2017

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Born: Helen Elizabeth McCrory , ( 1968-08-17 ) 17 August 1968, Paddington , London, England
Died: 16 April 2021 (2021-04-16) (aged 52), Tufnell Park , London, England
Alma mater: Drama Centre London
Occupation: Actress
Years active: 1990–2021
Spouse: Damian Lewis ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 )

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Instance of: human
Given name: Helen
Gender: female
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: London
Place of death: London
Spouse: Damian Lewis
Occupation: film actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Field of work: charity
Image: Helen McCrory 2017 (Extract).jpg

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date of birth: 1968-08-17
Commons category: Helen McCrory
name in native language: Helen McCrory
start of work period: 1990-00-00
date of death: 2021-04-16
cause of death: breast cancer
manner of death: natural causes
birth name: Helen Elizabeth McCrory
end of work period: 2021-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Helen Elizabeth McCrory (17 August 1968 – 16 April 2021) was an English actress. After studying at the Drama Centre London, she made her professional stage debut in The Importance of Being Earnest in 1990. Other theatre roles include playing Lady Macbeth in Macbeth at Shakespeare's Globe, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Rosalind in As You Like It in the West End for which she received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination, and Medea in the eponymous play at the Royal National Theatre.

McCrory is known for her film roles as Françoise in Charlotte Gray (2001); Cherie Blair in both The Queen (2006) and The Special Relationship (2010), alongside Michael Sheen, who portrayed husband and Prime Minister Tony Blair in both; Narcissa Malfoy in the final three Harry Potter films (2009, 2010, 2011); Mama Jeanne in Hugo (2011); and Clair Dowar in the James Bond film Skyfall (2012). She was also known for her television roles as Polly Gray in the BBC series Peaky Blinders (2013–2019); Madame Kali in the Showtime series Penny Dreadful (2014–15); Emma Banville in the ITV series Fearless (2017); and Kathryn Villiers in the BBC mini-series MotherFatherSon (2019).

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