Helen McCrory: Peaky Blinders actress dies aged 52, husband Damian Lewis says

Actress Helen McCrory, known for her roles in Peaky Blinders and three Harry Potter films, has died of cancer at the age of 52, according to her husband, the actor Damian Lewis.

He said he was “heartbroken”, and that she was a “beautiful and mighty woman”.

The “Homeland” actor Damian Lewis, said on Friday, April 16, that she died after a “heroic battle” with cancer.

“I’m heartbroken to announce that after an 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,” Damian Lewis said.

He added: “She died as she lived. Fearlessly. God we loved 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, who also played the former wife of Tony Blair, Cherie, in the film “The Queen” and won a string of acting awards for her work on the stage and on television, had two children with the Damian Lewis whom she married in 2007.