Helen McCrory

Movie Actress

Helen McCrory was born in Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom on August 17th, 1968 and is the Movie Actress. At the age of 52, Helen McCrory biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Helen Elizabeth McCrory, Helen
Date of Birth
August 17, 1968
Nationality
United Kingdom
Place of Birth
Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom
Death Date
Apr 16, 2021 (age 52)
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Networth
$25 Million
Profession
Actor, Film Actor, Stage Actor
Helen McCrory Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 52 years old, Helen McCrory has this physical status:

Height
160cm
Weight
58kg
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Build
Slim
Measurements
Not Available
Helen McCrory Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Protestant
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Queenswood School, Drama Centre
Helen McCrory Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Damian Lewis ​(m. 2007)​
Children
2
Dating / Affair
Rufus Sewell, James Murray, Damian Lewis (2005-2021)
Parents
Iain McCrory, Anne
Siblings
Catherine McCrory (Younger Sister), Jon McCrory (Younger Brother)
Other Family
Gareth Lewis (Sister-In-Law) (Writer, Producer, Director)
Helen McCrory Life

Helen Elizabeth McCrory, (born 17 August 1968), is a British actress. In Both The Queen (2006) and The Special Relationship (2010), McCrory portrayed Cherie Blair.

Anne Banville in Fearless (2017) and Kathryn Villiers in MotherFatherSon (2019). She also appeared in Charlotte Gray (2001), Narcissa Malfoy in the final three Harry Potter films, Mama Jeanne in Martin Scorsese's family film Hugo (2011), and Charlotte Gray in the James Bond film Skyfall (2012).

Early life

McCrory was born in Paddington, London, on August 17, 1968. Ann (née Morgans), a Welsh physiotherapist, and her father, Iain McCrory (born 29 March 1940), is a diplomat from Glasgow; they were married in 1968. She was the eldest of three children.

She was educated at Queenswood School near Hatfield, Hertfordshire, and then spent a year in Italy. She began studying at the Drama Centre in London on her return to the United Kingdom.

Personal life

McCrory married actor Damian Lewis on July 4th; the couple had a daughter, Manon, and a son, Gulliver. Their main home was in Tufnell Park, North London, and they had another near Sudbury in Suffolk.

McCrory served as an honorary patron of the London children's charity Scene & Heard. She and her husband raised Feed NHS, a scheme to provide food from high-street restaurants to NHS employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, and by early April 2020, she and her husband raised £1 million for the charity.

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Helen McCrory Career

Career

McCrory won third prize at the Ian Charleson Awards for her 1993 performance as Rose Trelawny in Trelawny of the 'Wells' at the National Theatre. In 2002, she was nominated for a London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress (for playing Elena in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya at the Donmar Warehouse). She was later nominated for a 2006 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for her role as Rosalind in As You Like It in the West End. In April 2008, McCrory made a "compelling" Rebecca West in a production of Ibsen's Rosmersholm at the Almeida Theatre, London. She appeared in Charles II: The Power and The Passion (2003), as Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and in supporting roles in such films as Interview with the Vampire (1994), Charlotte Gray (2001), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and Casanova (2005). In The Queen (2006), she played Cherie Blair, a role she reprised in Peter Morgan's follow-up The Special Relationship (2010).

She appeared in a modernised television adaptation of Frankenstein (2007). Her first pregnancy forced her to pull out of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), in which she had been cast as Bellatrix Lestrange (she was replaced by Helena Bonham Carter). McCrory was later cast as Bellatrix's sister Narcissa Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released in July 2009. She reprised her role in the final films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. She also played the principal villain role of Rosanna Calvierri in the 2010 episode "The Vampires of Venice" of the BBC television series Doctor Who.

McCrory starred in The Last of the Haussmans at the Royal National Theatre, which began 12 June 2012. The production was broadcast to cinemas around the world on 11 October 2012 through the National Theatre Live programme. In 2013, McCrory narrated poetry for The Love Book App, an interactive anthology of love literature developed by Allie Byrne Esiri. Again in 2013, she played Lady Macbeth in Macbeth at the Little Angel Theatre. The same year, she started playing Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders. In 2014, McCrory played the title role in the National Theatre's production of Medea, directed by Carrie Cracknell. Also in 2014, she made a guest appearance on the TV series Penny Dreadful. She returned as a regular for the show's second season, playing the main antagonist. In August 2016, McCrory was confirmed to play Emma Banville in ITV drama series Fearless, which began airing in June 2017.

In 2019, McCrory appeared as Kathryn Villiers in Tom Rob Smith’s MotherFatherSon alongside Richard Gere and Billy Howle. It averaged 2.69 million viewers.

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Damian Lewis is joined by celeb friends at a charity arts exhibition in honour of his late wife Helen McCrory

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 26, 2024
Peaky Blinders actress Helen died from breast cancer in April 2021 aged just 52, and had kept her diagnosis a secret as she continued to work. The Homeland actor, 53, attended the HVH Arts McCrory Award exhibition, which was started to give children equal opportunities in the arts in honour of late patron Helen, in London on Tuesday. Damian looked dapper for the gallery outing, which had pictures of Helen scrawled across the walls, in a grey tweed suit and casual t-shirt, as he beamed alongside friends. Actor Kingsley, 37, was among those in attendance at the event, as well as ballet dancer Reece Clarke and actress Sadie Frost.

Damian Lewis felt 'comfortable' writing songs about late wife Helen McCrory on his album and reveals their 'sweet' children have championed his music career change

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 19, 2024
Damian Lewis has shared a sense of relief in announcing his debut album Mission Creep last year, which featured songs about his late wife Helen McCrory. Helen, the actor-turned-singer, died in April 2021, aged 52, after being diagnosed with cancer, and Damian was sure to pay tribute to the Peaky Blinders star in his song. During an appearance on Tuesday's This Morning, Damian, 53, is currently touring with the album and talked about the writing process.

As filming continues, a star of cult BBC comedy bids an emotional farewell

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 3, 2024
After ten years on television screens, the star of a hit BBC comedy has paid tribute to the show. The last episode has been shot and the actor took to social media this week to post a snapshot of the final clapperboard.

In the First Public Appearance Since Helen McCrory's death, Damian Lewis pays tribute to her

perezhilton.com, January 27, 2022
Damian Lewis continues to honor his late wife, Helen McCrory. The 50-year-old actress made her public appearance after his death at the National Theatre's A Poet for Every Day of the Year performance Tuesday night at the Lyttelton Theatre in London. According to The Guardian, the exhibition, which is based on poet Allie Esiri's latest book, was dedicated to McCrory. It featured readings from a few of her coworkers and acquaintances, such as Simon Russell Beale, Lesley Sharp, and Fay Ripley. Lewis performed a poem on stage and paid tribute to the late actress in a address. He told the audience:

Damian Lewis Eulogizes Wife Helen McCrory

perezhilton.com, April 19, 2021
Helen McCrory's loved ones are continuing to honor her since she was killed. After fighting cancer, the 52-year-old actress, who was known for her appearances in Peaky Blinders and Harry Potter, died last week. Damian Lewis, her husband, revealed the news on Friday in a Twitter post. Fans, relatives, and co-stars alike — including Tom Felton, Jason Isaacs, and Cillian Murphy — posted their love and admiration of the late actor following his death.