Helen McCrory is a British actress and one of the best-known performers of this generation. She is popular for playing spectacular roles in high-profile movies and TV shows like The Queen, Hugo, Skyfall, Fearless, and Peaky Blinders. She also portrayed Narcisse Malfoy in the last three episodes of the popular fantasy series, Harry Potter
Lady McCrory managed to warm up in the millions of viewers around the world, and her fan base grows richer every time a new project is released. His appearances on stage, in film and on television have earned him rave reviews, as well as prestigious awards. Helen is considered one of the highest paid actresses in the business. Her phenomenal acting talent ensures that she is always in demand and receives offers from producers and directors who want her to bring the characters in their scripts to life.
Helen McCrory’s Bio (Age)
Helen Elizabeth McCrory was born on August 17, 1968, in Paddington, West London, to Annie and Iain McCrory. Her mother was a physiotherapist while her father was a Scottish diplomat. The nature of her father’s work meant that her family moved around a lot and she grew up in different countries.
She had her early education at Queen’s Wood, a boarding school in Hertfordshire. Helen lived abroad in Italy for a year before deciding to actively act and ended up at the Drama Center London, an offshoot of the University of the Arts London, where she began studying drama.
Helen began her acting career in theatres, starring in small and big roles in several plays including Trelawny of the Wells which won her the Ian Charleston Award for her Goosebumps prompting to portray Rose Trelawny in 1993. In addition, she was nominated for Best Actress at the London Evening Standard Theater Award for her portrayal of Elena in Uncle Vanya
The actress has always believed in diversifying her resume, so she also played roles on small and money screens. Some of her most memorable performances came in films such as Charles II: The Power and the Passion, The Queen, Countess of Castlemaine, Interviews with the Vampire, Casanova, The Special Relationship, and Charlotte Great. She has starred in TV shows like Doctor Who, Frankenstein, Fearless, MotherFatherSon, and many more.
Theater lovers might recognize Helen McCrory from the production of The Last of the Haussmans, which was presented at the Royal National Theater and broadcast live to viewers around the world. In 2013, Helen contributed her unique vocal talent to an interactive anthology of love poems called The Book of Love. The same year she appeared at the Little Angel Theatre, in a production of Macbeth, in which she played the eccentric Lady Macbeth.
The following year she played the title character in a National Theater production of Medea, for which she received the Critics’ Circle Theater Award for Best Actress. She performed on an episode of Penny Dreadful in late 2014, and her performance was so spectacular that she was signed onto the show as a regular. In 2016, Helen McCrory agreed to star in the new spanking series, Fearless, as the main protagonist, Emma Banville – a lawyer who works tirelessly to free those wrongfully convicted.
The famous actress was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theater Award in 2006, for her portrayal of Rosalind in As You Like It. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2017 for her services to the theatre.
Her husband, children and siblings
Helen is married to actor Damian Lewis, the star of the Homeland series. The two met on stage in 2003, while working in Five Good Rings. In Helen’s way, their chemistry was so instantaneous and so hot that they could have warmed their hands because of the heat between them.
They started dating and on July 4, 2007, Helen and Damian tied the knot. The couple have two children, a daughter named Manon, born September 8, 2006, and a son named Gulliver, born November 2, 2007. Helen loves being a wife and mother; spending time with his family is one of the true joys of his life. Despite being together for almost 15 years, Helen and her husband are each other’s best friends and they are still as hopelessly in love as they were when they started.
Helen McCrory is the eldest of three children born to her parents. She has two siblings: a sister named Catherine and a brother named John. All three were very tight-knit growing up and still maintained a close relationship till date. John and Catherine and their adult lives are poorly known, probably because Helen and her family members prefer it.
Height, weight and body measurements
One look at Helen McCrory and it all becomes clear how attractive and gorgeous she is. For a woman her age, she was not betrayed by wrinkles but managed to retain a youthful glow. The award-winning actress looks as gorgeous as she’s ever looked with her petite frame. Her body stats are 34-24-35, for bust, waist and hips, and she weighs 55 kg. The actress is 5 feet 4 inches tall which is a tad petite. Her eyes are hazel and her hair is blonde.
