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
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.
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.
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.
people together individual
People are not considerate of others. They tend not to consider themselves as all living together, but see themselves only as individuals.
order parent neurotic
My own parents were very un-neurotic, so I never thought that I had to change enormously in order to become a parent.
unhappy frightened bloody
If you're constantly frightened of being unhappy, how bloody exhausting must that be?
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.
hair records half
I'm half Scottish, half Welsh and I regard red hair as perfectly ordinary. And to set the record straight, contrary to reports, he has never referred to himself as the 'Ginger Ninja'.
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.
growing-up thinking people
I think it's very important not to grow up with the unhealthy amount of attention that is sometimes put on people because they are 'actors'.
lonely children school
People who are exceptionally intelligent are often lonely because there are few people as intelligent as them. I have two little children, and everyone says: 'I hope they're doing well in school. I hope they're bright.' And I think: 'Why would anyone want their children to be the brightest?' Academia is a lonely world.
heart people my-heart
It's what people create that makes my heart stop.
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.
choose dressing hair love possible quickly
I love dressing up. But I'm very low-maintenance; the week before an event, I'll choose something as quickly as possible and that's that. If I can do my own hair and make-up, even better. I like it to be fun.