Helen McCrory
Helen McCrory
Helen Elizabeth McCrory is a British actress. She portrayed Cherie Blair in both The Queenand The Special Relationship. She also portrayed Narcissa Malfoy in the final three Harry Potter films; Mama Jeanne in Martin Scorsese's family mystery film Hugo; Clair Dowar in Sam Mendes' Skyfall; and Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth17 August 1968
golden wonderful life-is
I feel as though my life is bathed in golden sunlight. And the really wonderful thing is that I know it.
talking people film
I've often sat down with people talking about a film I've been in, and they haven't realised I was in it.
unhappy frightened bloody
If you're constantly frightened of being unhappy, how bloody exhausting must that be?
children mean people
So often when you meet child actors, they're weird - they're freaks. No, I mean it, they're really odd people.
lying theatre doe
Theatre is liberating because it only works if it's truthful - that's what it requires. That's not true of film: the camera does lie.
growing-up jeans hair
Music really influenced me when I was growing up. I did go through a Jimi Hendrix phase. My hair was naturally quite afro, and I wore low-slung jeans with very high heels. Siouxsie and the Banshees had a lot to answer for. I was in a top hat with peacock feathers and thigh-high black boots. I was 17 -- old enough to know better.
book awards office
I use my awards as doorsteps. Others are in the office or in little cubbyholes in our library – they go between the books, because they actually look like arty pieces
grandmother skills decision
I'm a very positive person. My grandmother taught me that happiness is both a skill and a decision, and you are responsible for the outcome.
ambition shelter sake
I was lucky to learn early in life that you need money for food and shelter, but there's no ambition in having money in the bank for the sake of it!
looking-forward pinnacle femininity
Actually, I'm looking forward to being 50. Because to me, that's when a woman is at the pinnacle of her femininity and her womanhood.
body want feels
As I've got older, I feel more confident in my body, so wouldn't want to tamper with it.
radio further-education university
I listen to Radio 4 all the time. I didn't go to university, so that's my further education.
growing-up children london
I love London, and it's a privilege for my children to grow up here.
film odd moments
Working in films, there are hundreds of odd moments.