Helen McCrory, the stage and screen star known for her roles in the Harry Potter films and the BBC series Peaky Blinders, has died from cancer aged 52, her husband has said.
Actor Damian Lewis, who married McCrory in 2007 and with whom he had two children, shared a statement on Twitter that said she had died peacefully at home after “a heroic battle with cancer”. “I’m heartbroken to announce that after a heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory has died peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family,” he said. “She died as she lived,” he continued. “Fearlessly.
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