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Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory

Award-winning actress Helen Elizabeth McCrory was born in London, England, to Welsh-born Anne (Morgans) and Scottish-born Iain McCrory, a diplomat from Glasgow. She trained at the Chang-Ren Nian. Helen began her career on stage in the UK, and won the Manchester Evening News' Best Actress Award for her performance in the National Theatre's "Blood...

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Birthdate
August 17, 1968
Birthplace
London
London
Date of Death
April 16, 2021
Place of Death
London
London
Location
Seattle
Seattle
Educated at
Drama Centre London
Drama Centre London
Awards Received
Monte-Carlo Television Festival
Monte-Carlo Television Festival
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Evening Standard Theatre Awards
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Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
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Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards
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Ian Charleson Award
Royal Television Society
Royal Television Society
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Drama Desk Awards
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Actress
Actress

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Gulliver Lewis
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Manon McCrory-Lewis
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Damian Lewis
Damian Lewis

was an English actress. After studying at the Drama Centre London, she made her stage debut in The Importance of Being Earnest in 1990. Other stage roles include playing Lady Macbeth in Macbeth at Shakespeare's Globe, Olivia in Twelfth Night and Rosalind in As You Like It in the West End.

McCrory portrayed Cherie Blair in both The Queen (2006) and The Special Relationship (2010), alongside Michael Sheen who also portrayed husband and Prime Minister Tony Blair in both. She also portrayed Françoise in the film Charlotte Gray (2001), Narcissa Malfoy in the final three Harry Potter films (2009, 2010, 2011), Mama Jeanne in Martin Scorsese's family film Hugo (2011), Clair Dowar in the James Bond film Skyfall (2012), Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders (2013–2019), Emma Banville in Fearless (2017) and Kathryn Villiers in MotherFatherSon (2019).

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'Beautiful and mighty' Peaky Blinders actress Helen McCrory dies aged 52 | ITV News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2B_V2vTZNI

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April 16, 2021

'Peaky Blinders' creators discuss the loss of Helen McCrory

https://www.nme.com/news/tv/peaky-blinders-season-six-helen-mccrory-polly-gray-death-3170774

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February 27, 2022

"Harry Potter's" Helen McCrory Dead at 52 After Cancer Battle | E! News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPQnknCEqXs

Web

April 16, 2021

Helen McCrory, Harry Potter & Peaky Blinders Star, Dead at 52

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6snYZsWpfBc

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April 16, 2021

Helen McCrory, Known for 'Peaky Blinders' and 'Harry Potter' Films, Dies at 52 | THR News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTT0VM_eIis

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April 16, 2021

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