Helen McCrory - wikipedia Helen McCrory Helen McCrory OBE McCrory in 2016 Helen Elizabeth McCrory ( 1968 - 08 - 17 ) 17 August 1968 ( age 49 ) Paddington, London, England Occupation Actress Years active 1990 -- present Spouse ( s ) Damian Lewis ( m. 2007 ) Children Helen Elizabeth McCrory, OBE ( born 17 August 1968 ) is an English actress. McCrory portrayed Cherie Blair in both The Queen ( 2006 ) and The Special Relationship ( 2010 ). She also portrayed Francoise in the film Charlotte Gray ( 2001 ), Narcissa Malfoy in the final three Harry Potter films, Mama Jeanne in Martin Scorsese 's family film Hugo ( 2011 ), Clair Dowar in the James Bond film Skyfall ( 2012 ), Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders ( 2013 -- present ), and Emma Banville in Fearless ( 2017 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Stage 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External links Early life McCrory was born in Paddington, west London. Her mother, Anne ( née Morgans ), is Welsh, and her father, Iain McCrory, is a diplomat from Glasgow, Scotland. She is the eldest of three children. She was educated at Queenswood, a Hertfordshire boarding school, after which she spent a year living in Italy. Upon her return to Britain, she began studying acting at the Drama Centre in London. Career McCrory won Third Prize at the Ian Charleson Awards for her 1993 performance as Rose Trelawny in Trelawny of the ' Wells ' at the National Theatre. In 2002 she was nominated for a London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress ( for playing Elena in Chekhov 's Uncle Vanya at the Donmar Warehouse ). She was later nominated for a 2006 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for her role as Rosalind in As You Like It in London 's West End. In April 2008, she made a `` compelling '' Rebecca West in a production of Ibsen 's Rosmersholm at the Almeida Theatre, London. She appeared in Charles II : The Power and The Passion ( 2003 ), as Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine, and in supporting roles in such films as Interview with the Vampire ( 1994 ), Charlotte Gray ( 2001 ), The Count of Monte Cristo ( 2002 ), and Casanova ( 2005 ). In The Queen ( 2006 ) she played Cherie Blair, a role she reprised in Peter Morgan 's follow - up The Special Relationship. She appeared in a modernised TV adaptation of Frankenstein 's Monster, simply called Frankenstein. Her first pregnancy forced her to pull out of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ( 2007 ), in which she had been cast as Bellatrix Lestrange ( she was replaced by Helena Bonham Carter ). McCrory was later cast as Bellatrix 's sister Narcissa Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince, released in July 2009. McCrory reprised her role in the final films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ; McCrory 's performance was well received by fans of the books. She also played the principal villain role of Rosanna Calvierri in the episode `` The Vampires of Venice '' of the BBC television series Doctor Who. McCrory starred in The Last of the Haussmans at the Royal National Theatre, which began 12 June 2012. The production was broadcast to cinemas around the world on 11 October 2012 through the National Theatre Live programme. In 2013, McCrory narrated poetry for The Love Book App, an interactive anthology of love literature developed by Allie Byrne Esiri. Again, in 2013 McCrory played ' Lady Macbeth ' at the Little Angel Theatre. The same year, she started playing Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders. In 2014, McCrory played the title role in the National Theatre 's production of Medea, directed by Carrie Cracknell. Also in 2014, McCrory made a guest appearance on the TV series Penny Dreadful. She returned as a regular for the show 's second season, playing the main antagonist. In August 2016, McCrory was confirmed to play Emma Banville in ITV drama series Fearless, which began airing in June 2017. Personal life On 4 July 2007, McCrory married actor Damian Lewis. They have a daughter, Manon ( b. 8 September 2006 ), and a son, Gulliver ( b. 2 November 2007 ). They live in north London. She is an honorary patron of the London children 's charity Scene & Heard. McCrory was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to drama. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 Interview with the Vampire 2nd Whore Uncovered Lola 1997 The James Gang Bernadette James 1998 Dad Savage Chris 2000 Hotel Splendide Lorna Bull 2001 Charlotte Gray Francoise 2002 Count of Monte Cristo, The The Count of Monte Cristo Valentina Villefort Deep Down Dana Short film 2003 Does God Play Football Sarah Ward Short film Enduring Love Mrs. Logan 2005 Casanova Casanova 's Mother 2006 Normal for Norfolk Clare Short film Queen, The The Queen Cherie Blair 2007 Becoming Jane Mrs. Radcliffe 2008 Flashbacks of a Fool Peggy Tickell 2009 Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince Narcissa Malfoy Fantastic Mr. Fox Mrs. Bean ( voice ) 4.3. 2.1. Mrs. Jones Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 Narcissa Malfoy 2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 Hugo Mama Jeanne ( Jehanne D'Alcy ) 2012 Flying Blind Dr. Frankie Lethbridge Skyfall Clair Dowar MP The Cable Club ( Soho ) Stella Short film 2014 A Little Chaos Madame Françoise Le Nôtre 2015 The Woman in Black : Angel of Death Jean Hogg Bill Queen Elizabeth I 2016 Their Finest Sophie Smith 2017 Loving Vincent Louise Chevalier Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Full Stretch Vicki Goodall Episode : `` Risky Business '' Performance Jean Rice Episode : `` The Entertainer '' 1995 Screen Two Jo Episode : `` Streetlife '' Dirty Old Town Claire The Fragile Heart Nicola Pascoe 3 episodes Witness Against Hitler Freya von Moltke 1997 Trial & Retribution Anita Harris 2 episodes 1998 Spoonface Steinberg Mother Stand and Deliver Christina 1999 Split Second Angie Anderson 2000 Anna Karenina Anna Karenina 4 episodes North Square Rose Fitzgerald 10 episodes 2001 In a Land of Plenty Mary Freeman 3 episodes 2002 Jury, The The Jury Rose Davies 6 episodes Dickens Kate Dickens 3 episodes Dead Gorgeous Antonia Ashton 2003 Lucky Jim Margaret Peel Carla Carla French Charles II : The Power and The Passion Lady Castlemaine ( Barbara Villiers ) Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking Jenny Vandeleur 2005 Messiah 4 : The Harrowing Dr. Rachel Price 2007 Frankenstein Dr. Victoria Frankenstein 2009 Life Amanda Puryer 5 episodes Doctor Who Rosanna Calvierri Episode : `` The Vampires of Venice '' Special Relationship, The The Special Relationship Cherie Blair 2011 Phineas and Ferb Lucy Fletcher Episode : `` My Fair Goalie '' 2012 We 'll Take Manhattan Lady Clare Rendlesham Leaving Julie Ranmore 3 episodes 2013 -- present Peaky Blinders Aunt Polly / Polly Gray 24 episodes 2014 Inside No. 9 Tabitha Episode : `` The Harrowing '' Tommy Cooper : Not Like That, Like This Mary Kay 2014 -- 2015 Penny Dreadful Evelyn Poole ( Madame Kali ) 12 episodes 2017 Fearless Emma Banville 6 episodes Stage Year Title Role Venue ( s ) The Importance of Being Earnest Gwendolen Fairfax Teechers Gail Saunders Macbeth Witch 1991 Pride and Prejudice Lydia Bennet Blood Wedding The Bride Fuente Ovejuna Jacinta Do n't Fool With Love Camille 1993 Trelawny of the ' Wells ' Rose Trelawny 1994 Venice Preserved Belvidera The Seagull Nina Mikhailovna Zarechnaya 1994 -- 1995 The Devil 's Disciple Judith Anderson 1995 Keely And Du Keely Macbeth Lady Macbeth 1995 -- 1996 Les Enfants Du Paradis Claire `` Garance '' Reine 1998 In a Little World of Our Own Deborah How I Learned to Drive Li'I Bit 1999 The Triumph of Love Princess Leonide ( alias Phocion ) 2000 -- 2001 Platonov Anna Petrovna 2002 Uncle Vanya Helena Andreyevna Serebryakova ( Yelena ) Twelfth Night Olivia 2003 -- 2004 Five Gold Rings Miranda Old Times Anna 2006 As You Like It Rosalind Orson 's Shadow Vivien Leigh A Tribute to Look Back in Anger Helena Charles 2008 Rosmersholm Rebecca West 2010 -- 2012 The Late Middle Classes Celia Smithers 2012 The Last of the Haussmans Libby Haussmans 2013 Macbeth at the Little Angel Theatre Lady Macbeth ( voice ) 2014 Medea Medea 2016 The Deep Blue Sea Hester Collyer Awards and nominations This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. 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Find sources : `` Helen McCrory '' -- news newspapers books scholar JSTOR ( September 2017 ) Year Title Award Result 1991 Blood Wedding Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards Best Actress Won 1993 Trelawny of the ' Wells ' Ian Charleson Award Best Actress 3rd place 1995 Macbeth Shakespeare Globe Awards Richard Burton Award For Most Promising Newcomer Won Streetlife Monte - Carlo Television Festival Best Actress Won Royal Television Society Best Actress Won 1997 BAFTA Cymru Best Actress Won The Fragile Heart London Film Critics ' Circle Actress of the Year Nominated 2001 North Square London Film Critics ' Circle Best Actress Won Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Actress Won 2002 Uncle Vanya Evening Standard Theatre Awards Best Actress Nominated 2003 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Nominated WhatsOnStage Awards Best Actress in a Play Nominated Charles II : The Power and The Passion Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated 2005 L.A. Television Awards Best Actress Nominated 2006 As You Like It WhatsOnStage Awards Best Actress in a Play Nominated Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress Nominated 2007 Queen, The The Queen London Film Critics ' Circle Supporting Actress of the Year Nominated 2008 Rosmersholm Evening Standard Theatre Awards Best Actress ( longlisted ) Nominated 2011 The Late Middle Classes WhatsOnStage Awards Best Actress in a Play Nominated 2012 Royal Television Society Best Actress Nominated Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 Gold Derby Awards Ensemble Cast Nominated The Last of the Haussmans Evening Standard Theatre Awards Best Actress Nominated 2013 Glamour Awards Theatre Actress of the Year Won WhatsOnStage Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Play Nominated Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated 2014 Peaky Blinders Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming TV Series and Serials : Actress Won Crime Thriller Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated Medea Evening Standard Theatre Awards Best Actress Nominated 2015 Critics ' Circle Theatre Award Best Actress Won Penny Dreadful season 2 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated 2016 Critics ' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated The Deep Blue Sea Evening Standard Theatre Awards Best Actress Nominated WhatsOnStage Awards Best Actress in a Play Nominated References Jump up ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916 -- 2005. ; at ancestry.com Jump up ^ `` Mrs Damian Lewis, professionally known as Ms Helen McCrory Authorised Biography -- Debrett 's People of Today, Mrs Damian Lewis, professionally known as Ms Helen McCrory Profile ''. Debretts.com. 17 August 1968. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011. Jump up ^ Lee, The. `` Helen McCrory profile ''. thescotsman.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2011. Jump up ^ Fowler, Rebecca. `` Triumphant first acts ''. Sunday Times. 13 March 1994. Jump up ^ Spencer, Charles ( 27 May 2008 ). `` Rosmersholm : passions lost in the gloom ''. The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2010. Jump up ^ Adler, Shawn ( 12 November 2007 ). ' Harry Potter ' Cast Grows : Helen McCrory Joins ' Half - Blood Prince '. MTV. Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2008. Jump up ^ `` EXCLUSIVE : Narcissa cast in Potter 6 ''. Newsround. 9 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2007. Jump up ^ `` The Last of the Haussmans '' Archived 5 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. at National Theatre web site Jump up ^ `` The Love Book App, poetry read by great actors ''. Iliterature.net. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` ITV commissions six part drama series Fearless ''. ITV Press Centre. ITV. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' ' The Mirror ' ' article ''. Mirror.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` Who We Are ''. Scene & Heard. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2011. Jump up ^ `` No. 61803 ''. The London Gazette ( Supplement ). 31 December 2016. p. N13. Jump up ^ Billington, Michael ( 9 June 2016 ). `` The Deep Blue Sea review -- Helen McCrory blazes in passionate revival ''. The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. 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Question: who does helen mccrory play in peaky blinders
Answer: Polly Gray