British film, television and stage actress Helen McCrory has died aged 52 from cancer, her husband and fellow actor Damian Lewis said on Thursday. McCrory "died peacefully at home surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family", Lewis wrote on Twitter, calling his late wife "beautiful and mighty".
"We love her and know how lucky we are to have had her in our lives. She blazed so brightly," the actor added, explaining she had died "after a heroic battle with cancer".