Helen Elizabeth McCrory was a renowned actress born in London, England, to Welsh-born Anne Morgans and Scottish-born Iain McCrory, a diplomat from Glasgow. She began her career on stage in the UK, training at the Drama Centre London, and went on to win numerous awards for her performances.
Helen's theatre work earned her critical acclaim and a large fan base, with notable productions including the National Theatre's "Blood Wedding", the Royal Shakespeare Company's "Les Enfant du Paradis", and the Almeida Theatre's "The Triumph of Love" and "Five Gold Rings".
She also worked extensively at the Donmar Warehouse, starring in productions such as "How I Learned to Drive", "Old Times", and "Twelfth Night" and "Uncle Vanya", for which she was nominated for the Evening Standard Best Actress Award and the New York Drama Desk Awards.
Helen founded the production company "The Public" with Michael Sheen, producing new work at the Liverpool Everyman, The Ambassadors, and the Donmar, in which she also starred.
Throughout her career, Helen was recognized with numerous awards, including the Welsh BAFTA, Monte Carlo Best Actress Award, and the Royal Television Society's Best Actress Award, for her performance in Karl Francis' Streetlife.
She also won the Critics Circle Best Actress Award for her role as "Rose Fitzgerald" in the Channel 4 series North Square, and was nominated for her performances in The Fragile Heart and Joe Wright's The Last King.
Helen appeared in a range of films and television shows, including comedies such as Lucky Jim and Dead Gorgeous, and dramas such as Anna Karenina.
Sadly, Helen McCrory passed away on April 16, 2021, at the age of 52, in London, due to cancer. She was survived by her husband Damian Lewis and their two children.
