Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory is known as a British actress. She is most famous for her roles in Penny Dreadful and Peaky Blinders.

Background and Age

Helen Elizabeth McCrory was born on August 17, 1968 in Paddington, London, United Kingdom. She was born to Annie and Iain McCrory. Her mom worked as a physiotherapist while her father was a Scottish negotiator. The concept of her father's work caused her family to be moved around a great deal and she experienced childhood in various nations.

She had her initial education at Queen's wood, a school located in Hertfordshire. Helen lived abroad in Italy for a year before she chose to pursue acting energetically and wound up at the Drama Center in London, a branch of the University of the Arts, London, where she started studying acting.

Married, Husband and Kids

Helen is married to actor Damian Lewis, the star of the Homeland series. The two met in front of an audience in 2003, while they were working in Five Good Rings. The manner in which Helen tells it, their bond was so hot that they could have warmed their hands on the warmth transmitting between them.

They started dating for a long before finally on July 4, 2007, Helen and Damian got married. The couple has two children, a little girl named Manon, born on September 8, 2006, and a boy named Gulliver, born on November 2, 2007. Helen adores being a spouse and mother, investing energy with her family is one of the genuine delights of her life. Regardless of having been as one for almost 15 years, Helen and her better half are each other's closest companion and they're still as hopelessly enamored as they were at the outset.

Career and Net Worth

Helen started her acting career in the theaters, highlighting in little and significant roles in a few plays, including Trelawny of the Wells which earned her the Ian Charleston Award. Additionally, she was named for Best Actress in the London Evening Standard Theater Award for her depiction of Elena in Uncle Vanya. The actress has consistently put stock in enhancing her resume with roles in artsy independent films. She got a big break when guest-featured in an episode of Penny Dreadful in the later part of 2014, and her performance was fabulous to the point that she was written as a series regular. In August 2019, the popular show Peaky Blinders came out with a 5th season. Helen reprised her leading role as Aunt Polly.