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Helen McCrory


The award-winning actress Helen McCrory trained at the Drama Centre, London. She began her career on stage in the UK. She won the Manchester Evening News' Best Actress Award for her performance in the National Theatre's "Blood Wedding" and the Ian Charleson award for classical acting for playing "Rose Trelawney" in "Trelawney of the Wells"... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2013 To Appomattox (TV mini-series) (pre-production)
Julia Grant
Shooting Star (2013) … Julia Grant
The Point (2013) … Julia Grant
American God … Julia Grant
An American, by Himself … Julia Grant
Appomattox … Julia Grant
 
2014 A Little Chaos (filming)
Madame Le Notre
 
2012 The Cabal Club (Soho) (short) (completed)
Stella
 
2013 Peaky Blinders (TV series)
Aunt Polly Gray
Episode #1.1 … Aunt Polly Gray
Episode #1.2 … Aunt Polly Gray
Episode #1.3 … Aunt Polly Gray
Episode #1.4 … Aunt Polly Gray
Episode #1.5 … Aunt Polly Gray
 
2012 Leaving (TV series)
Julie
Episode #1.3 (2012) … Julie
Episode #1.2 (2012) … Julie
Episode #1.1 (2012) … Julie
 
2012 Flying Blind
Frankie
 
2012 We'll Take Manhattan (TV movie)
Lady Clare Rendlesham
 
2011 Hugo
Mama Jeanne
 
2010 4.3.2.1
Mrs. Jones
 
2010 Doctor Who (TV series)
Rosanna
The Vampires of Venice (2010) … Rosanna
 
2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox
Mrs. Bean (voice)
 
2009 Life (TV series)
Amanda Puryer
One (2009) … Amanda Puryer
Initiative 38 (2009) … Amanda Puryer
Shelf Life (2009) … Amanda Puryer
Hit Me Baby (2009) … Amanda Puryer
I Heart Mom (2009) … Amanda Puryer
 
2008 Flashbacks of a Fool
Peggy Tickell
 
2006 Normal for Norfolk (short)
Clare
 
2005 Casanova
Casanova's Mother
 
2005 Messiah: The Harrowing (TV mini-series)
Dr. Rachel Price
Episode #1.3 (2005) … Dr. Rachel Price
Episode #1.2 (2005) … Dr. Rachel Price
Episode #1.1 (2005) … Dr. Rachel Price
 
2004 Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (TV movie)
Mrs. Vandeleur
 
2004 Does God Play Football (short)
Sarah Ward
 
2004 Enduring Love
Mrs. Logan
 
2003 The Last King (TV mini-series)
Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine
Episode #1.4 (2003) … Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine
Episode #1.3 (2003) … Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine
Episode #1.2 (2003) … Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine
Episode #1.1 (2003) … Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine
 
2003 Carla (TV movie)
Carla
 
2003 Lucky Jim (TV movie)
Margaret Peel
 
2002 Dead Gorgeous (TV movie)
Antonia Ashton
 
2002 Deep Down (short)
Dana
 
2002 Dickens (TV series)
Kate Dickens
Terror to the End (2002) … Kate Dickens
Blazing Away (2002) … Kate Dickens
Secrets (2002) … Kate Dickens
 
2002 The Jury (TV mini-series)
Rose Davies
Episode #1.6 (2002) … Rose Davies
Episode #1.5 (2002) … Rose Davies
Episode #1.4 (2002) … Rose Davies
Episode #1.3 (2002) … Rose Davies
Episode #1.2 (2002) … Rose Davies
 
2001 Charlotte Gray
Francoise
 
2001 In a Land of Plenty (TV series)
Mary Freeman
Episode #1.3 (2001) … Mary Freeman
Episode #1.2 (2001) … Mary Freeman
Episode #1.1 (2001) … Mary Freeman
 
2000 North Square (TV series)
Rose Fitzgerald
Episode #1.10 (2000) … Rose Fitzgerald
Episode #1.9 (2000) … Rose Fitzgerald
Episode #1.8 (2000) … Rose Fitzgerald
Episode #1.7 (2000) … Rose Fitzgerald
Episode #1.6 (2000) … Rose Fitzgerald
 
2000 Hotel Splendide
Lorna Bull
 
2000 Anna Karenina (TV mini-series)
Anna Karenina
 
1999 Split Second (TV movie)
Angie Anderson
 
1998 Dad Savage
Chris
 
1998 Stand and Deliver (TV movie)
Christina
 
1998 Spoonface Steinberg (TV movie)
Mother
 
1997 Trial & Retribution (TV series)
Anita Harris
Episode #1.2 (1997) … Anita Harris
Episode #1.1 (1997) … Anita Harris
 
1997 The James Gang
Bernadette James
 
1996 The Fragile Heart (TV series)
Nicola Pascoe
Episode #1.3 (1996) … Nicola Pascoe
Episode #1.2 (1996) … Nicola Pascoe
Episode #1.1 (1996) … Nicola Pascoe
 
1996 Forest People (TV movie)
Gloria
 
1996 Witness Against Hitler (TV movie)
Freya von Moltke
 
1995 Streetlife
Jo
 
1995 Dirty Old Town (TV movie)
Claire
 
1995 Uncovered
Lola
 
1993 Performance (TV series)
Jean Rice
The Entertainer (1993) … Jean Rice
 
1993 Full Stretch (TV series)
Vicki Goodall
Risky Business (1993) … Vicki Goodall
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2013 Arqiva British Academy Television Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
2008-2013 Horizon (TV series documentary)
Herself - Narrator / Herself - Presenter
The Age of Big Data (2013) … Herself - Narrator (voice)
Predators in Your Backyard (2011) … Herself - Narrator (voice)
Did Cooking Make Us Human (2010) … Herself - Narrator (voice)
Pill Poppers (2010) … Herself - Narrator (voice)
Fix Me (2009) … Herself - Narrator (voice)
 
2012 56th BFI London Film Festival (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2012 Roundhead or Cavalier: Which One Are You? (TV documentary)
Herself - Narrator (voice)
 
2004-2010 Breakfast (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Actress
Episode dated 8 June 2010 (2010) … Herself - Actress
Episode dated 14 April 2008 (2008) … Herself
Episode dated 5 July 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2004 The Sex Inspectors (TV series)
Narrator (Series 2-) (2005-) (voice)
 
2003 The Making of 'Charles II' (TV documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Starred as "Rosalind" in William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" at the Wyndham Theater in London, England, in August 2005. See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Interviews  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Helen McRory

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

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! See more »

Trivia:

She grew up in Norway, Nigeria, Cameroon, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Madagascar and Paris, among other places. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo