Helen McCrory Biography, Husband

Facts About Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory was an English tv actress who was well known for her role as the Narcissa Malfoy in the popular Harry Potter films and also as Polly Gray in the BBC tv One historical crime drama television series, “Peaky Blinders”. Having her profession started with her stage debut in “The Importance of Being Earnest” in the 1990, Helen had managed to come a very long way up becoming one of the popular TV actresses in her three-decade-long career. 

Her other movie credits includes; “The Queen”, “The Special Relationship”, “Charlotte Gray”, the “Hugo”, “Skyfall”, the “Fearless”, and “MotherFatherSon”. She had received numerous awards for her marvelous performances in various movies and series including one for her services to the drama she was also appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (in OBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours. 

Nonetheless, McCrory passed away at age of 52 on April 16, 2021, because of cancer at her home. Her cause of death was announced by her husband Damian Lewis on Twitter. Besides that, she never had any social media accounts. 

What was Helen McCrory Famous for?

• Famous for her role as the Narcissa Malfoy in the popular Harry Potter films.

Where was Helen McCroryFrom from?

Helen McCrory was born on the August 17, 1968, in Paddington, London, England. Her real birth name was Helen Elizabeth McCrory. Her nationality was British. McCrory also belonged to White ethnicity while Leo was her zodiac sign. 

Born as the eldest of three children to her parents; Iain McCrory(her father) and Ann Morgans(her mother), Helen was raised alongside her two siblings, a brother, John, and a sister, Catherine in Nigeria, Norway, Cameroon, and also other places. Her father, Iain, is a diplomat from Glasgow, Scotland, and her mother, Anne, is from the Welsh.

She did her schooling at the famous Queenswood School in Hertfordshire after which she spent a year in Italy. She grew an interest in acting since her early childhood that she decided to pursue her career that upon her return to Britain from Italy, she then joined Drama Centre in London to study acting. 

When did Helen McCrory Die?

Helen McCrory died on the April 16, 2021, at her home in London. She was just 52 years old at the moment of her death. The reason for her death is revealed to be her cancer as she battled with the cancer for years until the day she died. 

The news of her passing was announced by her husband Damian Lewis on Twitter where he pronounced she died “peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from other friends and family”. 

Helen McCrory’s Career Highlights

• Helen McCrory started off her expert career making her stage debut with the 1990 production of the film “The Importance of Being Earnest.” 
• Following year, she performed in the National Theatre’s “Blood Wedding” for which she garnered the popular Manchester Evening News’ Best Actress Award as well. 
• She played the character of Rose Trelawny in the play the “Trelawny of the ‘Wells” in 1993 for which she even won the third prize at the Ian Charleson Awards.
• In 1994, she arrived a role in an American gothic horror film, “Interview with the Vampire.” 
• Her early 2000s work includes the “Charlotte Gray”(2001), “The Count of Monte Cristo”(in 2002), and “Casanova”(2005).  
• She then starred as Rose Davies in the sitcom, “The Jury” in mid 2002. The same year, she was cast in the box office hit adventure drama flick, “The Count of Monte Cristo”. 
• In 2003, she also appeared in “Charles II: The Power and The Passion”. 
• She played the character of Cherie Blair in the biographical drama film, “The Queen”(in 2006). 
• She then played the role of Dr. Victoria Frankenstein in the TV film, “Frankenstein”(in 2007).
• She received much acclaim for her role as Narcissa Malfoy in a popular Harry Potter series film starting with “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”. She later on reprised her role in the film’s sequel, “Harry Potter and also the Deathly Hallows”. 
• She also played the principal villain role of Rosanna Calvierri in the BBC television series, the “Doctor Who” in 2010. 
• In 2013, she playedthe Lady Macbeth in Macbeth at the Little Angel Theatre. 
• A year later in mid 2014, she was cast as Evelyn Poole in the TV series, “Penny Dreadful”.
• She also got recognition for her performance as Polly Gray in “Peaky Blinders”. 
• Her recent tv appearance was as Dawn Ellison in a thriller, “Roadkill” in 2020. 

Awards

• The Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards
• Shakespeare Globe Awards 
• Monte-Carlo Television Festival 
• The Royal Television Society
• BAFTA Cymru
• London Film Critics’ Circle 
• Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
• Glamour Awards
• Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming
• Critics’ Circle Theatre Award

Who was Helen McCrory’s Husband?

Helen McCrory was a married woman. She was wedded just one till her death. Her first and only wedding was with Damian Lewis. Lewis is likewise a popular English actor, presenter, and producer who is well known for his role asthe U.S. Army Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries titled “Band of Brothers”. Following dating for months, the couple got married on the July 4, in 2007. McCrory was 2 years older than her husband. 

They had two lovely children together, a daughter named Manon and a son named Gulliver. They later left the UK the same year of their marriage to live in Los Angeles city for Lewis’s work on drama, “Life”. Two years later they returned to the UK in mid 2009 where they settled near Sudbury in Suffolk. 

Besides, McCrory worked as an honorary patron of the London children’s charity, the “Scene & Heard”. She was really active in philanthropists’ work as, during the COVID-19 global pandemic, she and her husband supported Feed NHS to provide food to the NHS staff even had raised a one million euro charity. 

How Much was Helen McCrory’s Net Worth?

Helen McCrory had pretty good earnings from her professional career as an actress. Having her profession started in the year 1990, Helen had managed to come a very long way up becoming one of the popular actresses in her over three-decade-long career. 

Her source of income was her characters in movies and TV series. Her net worth was estimated to be about $25 million. 

Helen McCrory’s Height

Helen McCrory was a beautiful lady with a slim body physique in her 50s at the time of her passing. She had a height of 5ft. 4inch.( about 1.63m) while her body weight was around 58kg(about 128 lbs). She had a body measurement of around 34-26-35 inches with about 34 B as her bra size and 6(US) as her dress size. She had a fair skin complexion with brown hair and brown eyes. 

Did You Know?

• She was the eldest child of her parents.
• Her dad, Iain, was a diplomat from Glasgow, Scotland.
• She narrated poetry for the film “The Love Book App”.
• She served as an honorary patron of the London children’s welfare, “Scene & Heard”.