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Helen McCrory

1968-2021

Helen McCrory was trained at the London Drama Centre and since has appeared in a wide range of film, television and theatre productions. Theatre includes: ‘Les Enfants du Paradis’ directed by Simon Callow, ‘Five Gold Rings’ directed by Michael Attenborough and a Sam Mendes ‘Twelfth Night’. In television, Helen plays Polly Gray in BBC’s ‘Peaky Blinders’, and has starred in ‘Dr. Who’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes’. Her film appearances include playing Cherie Blair in ‘The Queen’, ‘Flashbacks of a Fool’, ‘Harry Potter’ and a voiceover in ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’.

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