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
thinking change-is-good frightened
I think change is good because it teaches you that it's nothing to be frightened of.
dad teenage thinking
I spent my teenage years in Paris when my dad was stationed there, and I'd look at women in their forties and think, 'That's the age I want to be.'
growing-up children london
I love London, and it's a privilege for my children to grow up here.
radio further-education university
I listen to Radio 4 all the time. I didn't go to university, so that's my further education.
lying sleep feel-better
I can sleep anywhere! I can come off stage during the interval of a play, lie down for four minutes then wake up feeling better.
thinking age
Every time, at any point of my life, I think now is always the best age to be.
body want feels
As I've got older, I feel more confident in my body, so wouldn't want to tamper with it.
country smell america
America is such a nation of suppressed emotion, and when you arrive in L.A., you can smell the fear. It's the most alien country I've ever been to.
directors scripts
A script is only as good as the director who's making it.
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!
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.
thinking care i-care
I've become more confident as I have got older. I care less what others think.
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
mother morning house
When I was 14 I told my mother I intended to be in the House of Commons in the morning, in court in the afternoon and on stage in the evening. She realised then a fantasist had been born.