Helen McCrory, the charming actress renowned for her roles in ‘Peaky Blinders’ and the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise, passed away in 2021 at the age of 52. Following a long battle with breast cancer, the esteemed actress took her last breath at her home. “God, we love her and know how lucky we are to have had her in our lives. She blazed so brightly. Go now, Little One, into the air, and thank you,” McCrory’s husband, Damian Lewis, wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Helen fought a private battle away from the entertainment industry, and a handful of people from fraternities were aware of her diagnosis. “We were sworn to secrecy. Her need to be fully alive and committed and to take things incredibly seriously, such as her family and charity work, defined her last few years for her as much as ever,” director Carrie Cracknell said on BBC’s Today. Many well-wishers shared their condolences on social media after the unprecedented and unfortunate demise.