Helen McCrory

Biography

Helen McCrory (August 17, 1968 – April 16, 2021) was an English actress. She portrayed Cherie Blair in both the 2006 film The Queen and the 2010 film The Special Relationship. She also portrayed Narcissa Malfoy in the final three installments of the Harry Potter movies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen McCrory, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Helen McCrory has 65 screen credits in a career dating back to 1990. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Wizarding World with 3 titles. Signature works include Loving Vincent, Hugo, Roadkill. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

65

Birth Date

1968-08-17 00:00:00

Birth Place

London, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Loving Vincent
• 

  Hugo
• 

  Roadkill
• 

  Their Finest
• 

  A Little Chaos
• 

  National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

• Wizarding World (3 titles)
• The Woman in Black Collection (1 titles)
• James Bond (1 titles)
• Sherlock Holmes (Rupert Everett) Collection (1 titles)
• The Vampire Chronicles Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Emma Cunniffe (2 collaborations)
• Hubert Burton (2 collaborations)
• Douglas Booth (1 collaborations)
• Robert Gulaczyk (1 collaborations)
• Eleanor Tomlinson (1 collaborations)
• Saoirse Ronan (1 collaborations)
• Chris O'Dowd (1 collaborations)
• John Sessions (1 collaborations)
• Jerome Flynn (1 collaborations)
• Aidan Turner (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (64 credits)

  • Peaky Blinders: A Peek Behind the Curtain

    Polly Gray / Herself

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

    Self (archive)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    - Episode 7 (2019) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
    2026
  • Peaky Blinders: Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

    Polly Gray (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Charlotte

    Paula Lindberg-Salomon (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Letters Live from the Archive: Union Chapel

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Roadkill

    Dawn Ellison

    actor

    actors

    - Episode 4 (2020) ... Dawn Ellison actor actors

    - Episode 3 (2020) ... Dawn Ellison actor actors

    - Episode 2 (2020) ... Dawn Ellison actor actors

    - Episode 1 (2020) ... Dawn Ellison actor actors
    2020
  • The King Who Fooled Hitler

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • His Dark Materials

    - Æsahættr (2020) ... Stelmaria (voice) actor actors

    - Betrayal (2019) ... Stelmaria (voice) actor actors

    - The Fight to the Death (2019) ... Stelmaria (voice) actor actors

    - Lyra's Jordan (2019) ... Stelmaria (voice) actor actors
    2019
  • Loving Vincent

    Louise Chevalier

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Their Finest

    Sophie Smith

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea

    Hester Collyer

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Bill

    Queen Elizabeth I

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • A Little Chaos

    Madame Le Notre

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death

    Jean Hogg

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • National Theatre Live: Medea

    Medea

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This

    Mary Kay

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Harrowing

    Tabitha

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Penny Dreadful

    - And They Were Enemies (2015) ... Madame Kali actor actors

    - And Hell Itself My Only Foe (2015) ... Madame Kali actor actors

    - Memento Mori (2015) ... Madame Kali actor actors

    - Little Scorpion (2015) ... Madame Kali actor actors

    - Glorious Horrors (2015) ... Madame Kali actor actors
    2014
  • Inside No. 9

    - The Harrowing (2014) ... Tabitha actor actors
    2014
  • Muse of Fire

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Flying Blind

    Frankie

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Peaky Blinders

    - Mr. Jones (2019) ... Polly Gray actor actors

    - The Shock (2019) ... Polly Gray actor actors

    - The Loop (2019) ... Polly Gray actor actors

    - Strategy (2019) ... Polly Gray actor actors

    - Black Cats (2019) ... Polly Gray actor actors
    2013
  • Skyfall

    Clair Dowar MP

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • National Theatre Live: The Last of the Haussmans

    Libby

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Roundhead or Cavalier: Which One Are You?

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • We'll Take Manhattan

    Lady Clare Rendlesham

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Hugo

    Mama Jeanne

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • When Harry Left Hogwarts

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    Narcissa Malfoy

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    Narcissa Malfoy

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • 4.3.2.1

    Mrs. Jones

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • The Special Relationship

    Cherie Blair

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox

    Mrs. Bean (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    Narcissa Malfoy

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Frankenstein

    Victoria

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Becoming Jane

    Mrs. Radcliffe

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Life

    - One (2009) ... Amanda Puryer actor actors

    - Initiative 38 (2009) ... Amanda Puryer actor actors

    - Shelf Life (2009) ... Amanda Puryer actor actors

    - Hit Me Baby (2009) ... Amanda Puryer actor actors

    - I Heart Mom (2009) ... Amanda Puryer actor actors
    2007
  • The Queen

    Cherie Blair

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Casanova

    Casanova's Mother

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Doctor Who

    - The Vampires of Venice (2010) ... Rosanna actor actors
    2005
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking

    Mrs. Vandeleur

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Does God Play Football?

    Sarah Ward

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Enduring Love

    Mrs. Logan

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Carla

    Carla

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Lucky Jim

    Margaret Peel

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Dead Gorgeous

    Antonia

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    Valentina Villefort

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Charlotte Gray

    Francoise

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Hotel Splendide

    Lorna Bull

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Split Second

    Angie Anderson

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Dad Savage

    Chris

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Spoonface Steinberg

    Mother

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Stand and Deliver

    Christina

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The James Gang

    Bernadette James

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Witness Against Hitler

    Freya von Moltke

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Streetlife

    Jo

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Rik Mayall Presents: Dirty Old Town

    Claire

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Uncovered

    Lola

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Interview with the Vampire

    2nd Whore

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • The Entertainer

    Jean Rice

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Have I Got News for You

    - Helen McCrory, Andy Hamilton, Chris McCausland (2019) ... Self - Hostess actor actors
    1990
  • Horizon

    - Swallowed by a Black Hole (2013) ... Narrator actor actors

    - The Age of Big Data (2013) ... Narrator actor actors
    1964
  • Golden Globe Awards

    - The 70th Golden Globe Awards (2013) ... Self - Audience Member actor actors
    1944

• crew (1 credits)

  • His Dark Materials

    - The Enchanted Sleeper (2022) ... in memory of crew
    2019