Helen McCrory

Helen Elizabeth McCrory (17 August 1968 – 16 April 2021) was an English actress known for her versatile performances on stage and screen. She trained at the Drama Centre London and began her acting career in 1990 with a stage debut in The Importance of Being Earnest. McCrory's notable stage roles included Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Rosalind in As You Like It, and Medea in the Royal National Theatre. On screen, she portrayed Cherie Blair in The Queen and The Special Relationship, Françoise in Charlotte Gray, Narcissa Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, Mama Jeanne in Hugo, Clair Dowar in Skyfall, Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders, Emma Banville in Fearless, and Kathryn Villiers in MotherFatherSon.