Helen McCrory

format_quote (what does this versatile actress look like as Narcissa?) If I told you that they'd shoot you as you walked away from this building. No I'm not joking. ... It's like working for MI5. When you film, a man comes in with a wand. You do the scene, and as soon as it's finished, it's locked in a cupboard. At first you think: 'Why?' And then you see the eyes of the kids being shown round the set and you think: 'Oh that's why.' Because if it's not nailed down, it's going to disappear.

stars  Her daughter Manon (with fiancé Damian Lewis) was born on September 8, 2006.

stars  Daughter of a diplomat and a physiotherapist.

stars  Became pregnant during the filming of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), and thus unable to film the physically demanding climax. She was replaced by Helena Bonham Carter.

stars  She was nominated for a 2002 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in Uncle Vanya performed at the Donmar Warehouse.

stars  Engaged to actor Damian Lewis in February of 2006.