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 professional stage debut in ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' in 1990. Other theatre 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 at 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). Provided by Wikipedia