British actress Helen McCrory, who starred in the television show 鈥淧eaky Blinders鈥� and the 鈥淗arry Potter鈥� movies, has died, her husband said Friday. She was 52 and had been suffering from cancer.
Her husband, actor Damian Lewis, said McCrory died 鈥減eacefully at home鈥� after a "heroic battle with cancer.鈥�
鈥淪he died as she lived. Fearlessly,鈥� Lewis wrote on Twitter. "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.鈥�
McCrory played the matriarch of a crime family on 鈥漃eaky Blinders鈥� and the scheming Narcissa Malfoy in the 鈥淗arry Potter鈥� movies.
The Associated Press
