Helen McCrory (1968-2021)
The English actress Helen McCrory died after her fight with cancer. She was 52 years old. Helen was known for roles in films like "Harry Potter" and TV shows like "Peaky Blinders".
Helen began her career as a stage and television actress and had supporting roles in films like "Interview with the Vampire", "Charlotte Gray", "The Count of Monte Cristo", and "Casanova". In 2006, after appearing in "Charlotte Gray" and "Casanova", she hit a high note in her film career when she portrayed Cherie Blair in the royal biopic "The Queen". She then reprised her role in the follow-up "The Special Relationship".
In 2007, Helen got cast as Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange in the fifth Harry Potter instalment, "The Order of the Phoenix". Unfortunately, her first pregnancy forced her to pull out of the role that later went to Helena Bonham Carter. However, she then got to play Bellatrix's sister and Draco Malfoy's mother, Narcissa Malfoy, in "The Half-Blood Prince". She also appeared in the last two films of the franchise, "Deathly Hallows: Part 1" and "Part 2". Her other notable roles include a British MP in the James Bond film "Skyfall", Mama Jeanne in "Hugo", and the period drama "A Little Chaos", which was directed by her Harry Potter co-star Alan Rickman.
In 2013, McCrory landed one of her famous roles as Shelby family matriarch Polly Gray in the hit crime drama "Peaky Blinders" by Steven Knight, which lasted for all five seasons. She even appeared in an episode of the BBC television series "Doctor Who" called "The Vampires of Venice", where she played the villain Rosanna Calvierri.
She was married to actor Damian Lewis. In their marriage, they had two children.
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