Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory
Helen Elizabeth McCrory (17 August 1968 – 16 April 2021) 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, Rosalind in As You Like It in the West End, and Medea in the eponymous play in 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 (2013–2021), 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). (Via Wikipedia)
Origin
London, England, UK
Born
August 17, 1968
Died
April 16, 2021 (3 years ago, at 52)
Helen Elizabeth McCrory (17 August 1968 – 16 April 2021) 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, Rosalind in As You Like It in the West End, and Medea in the eponymous play in 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 (2013–2021), 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). (Via Wikipedia)