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Helen McCrory laughs as Damian Lewis serenades their recently married friends months before she died

Heartwarming pictures capture couple celebrating occasion by singing along to series of classic Irish tracks The Peaky Blinders and Harry Potter died aged 52 after a secret battle with cancer, said husband yesterday The actress, who was married to actor Damian Lewis, died at home peacefully surrounded by family Lewis said she died as she lived. Fearlessly. We know how lucky we are to have had her in our lives McCrory s heartbroken family had not publicly announced the news of her heroic battle with cancer

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Helen McCrory s hidden cancer battle: Actress swore friends to secrecy

Advertisement Helen McCrory swore friends to secrecy as she dealt heroically with her gruelling cancer treatment while continuing to carry out charity work just weeks before her death aged 52, a colleague revealed today. Carrie Cracknell, who directed Helen McCrory in a stage production of Medea, said the actress wanted to keep her illness secret to avoid it becoming a focus over her professional life and philanthropy. The Peaky Blinders and Harry Potter star appeared on TV to promote the Prince s Trust only six weeks before her death, and shared her secret struggle with very, very few people , according to Cracknell.

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Helen McCrory: Stage and screen star who carved out complex characters

She also portrayed Cherie Blair in both 2006’s The Queen and 2010’s The Special Relationship, royal and political dramas written by The Crown’s Peter Morgan. Elsewhere, she appeared as Narcissa Malfoy, mother of Draco, in the final three Harry Potter films. McCrory was born in Paddington, London, in August 1968 to a Welsh mother and Scottish-born father, the eldest of three children. Helen McCrory at the BFI London Film Festival (Matt Crossick/PA) She attended school in Hertfordshire, then spent a year living in Italy, before returning to London to study acting at the Drama Centre. In 1990 she made her stage debut as Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest at Harrogate Theatre.

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Helen McCrory: Stage and screen star who carved out complex characters

Helen McCrory: Stage and screen star who carved out complex characters
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Helen McCrory: Stage and screen star who carved out complex characters

Helen McCrory: Stage and screen star who carved out complex characters
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