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Helen McCrory is a British actress born in 1968 in London, England. Films she has appeared in include the Harry Potter movie series, Hugo, Skyfall, The Special Relationship, The Queen, Frankenstein, and Becoming Jane. McCrory has also been feature in television shows such as North Square, Life, Doctor Who, and Penny Dreadful. In 2007, she married actor Damian Lewis. The couple has two children.

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19 Nov, 2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt 1

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McCroy plays, Narcissa Malfoy, mother and wife to Draco and Lucius Malfoy, respectively, in this adventure film directed by David Yates based on the book by J.K. Rowling. Narcissa struggles to find common ground between her morals, loving her son, supporting her husband, and following the Dark Lord’s wishes as war within the wizarding world rages on. Co-starring Ralph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Helena Bonham Carter.

Helena [Bonham Carter] and Jason and I were all sitting in the same row at the premiere of [Deathly Hallows — Part 1]. When the end credits came up, there was silence in our row because they’d cut most of our parts. Helena was like, ‘Do you want a drink?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, I want a double!’ [Laughs] But it’s not frustrating because all you care about is if it’s a good story.

15 Jul, 2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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McCroy plays Narcissa Malfoy, the in this drama directed by David Yates based on the book by J.K. Rowling, whose main goal is to protect her son as he proceeds in his task, selected by Lord Voldemort, while a silent yet nevertheless present war rages on. Co-starring Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, and Tom Felton.

I had no idea what amount of expectation there was in playing the role until I went to a premiere for the first time and saw Dan get out of a car behind me. It was like a Beatle arriving. Your eardrums were bleeding. And when I got out, people were saying, ‘We can’t wait to see what you’ve done with Narcissa.’ And I thought, ‘Really? S—!

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