Helen McCrory Biography

Fast Facts

• Was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2017
• Won the 1995 Shakespeare Globe Awards Richard Burton Award for Most Promising Newcoemr for her role in the West End production of "Macbeth․"
• Got married to actor Damian Lewis in 2007
• Studied acting at the Drama Centre in London
• Quote: "Literature is reflecting what is happening in life․"
• Has played an older woman romantically entwined with a younger man on multiple occasions, for example in "Flying Blind" and "Leaving․"
• Makes scrapbooks for each role she plays, taking notes and solidifying the details of her characters
• One of her favorite items of clothing is a pair of red, spotted bloomers that Helena Bonham Carter gave her