RIP Helen McCroy

[JBroadway]

Posted: 4/16/21 at 1:40pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Stage-and-Screen-Star-Helen-McCrory-Passes-Away-at-52-20210416

Passed away far too young. 

Probably best known nowadays for her small role in Harry Potter, but she's had a long (but not long enough) career on stage and screen.

I stupidly passed up the opportunity to see her live when I was in London in 2016, though I remember seeing her exit the stage door while I was at the National seeing another show. 

Updated On: 4/16/21 at 01:40 PM

[Huss417]

Posted: 4/16/21 at 2:16pm

So sorry to hear this.

Was fortunate enough to have seen her on stage and more recently have enjoyed her in Peaky Blinders.

[Melissa25]

Posted: 4/16/21 at 2:18pm

Rest In Peace Helen.  Saw every episode of all five seasons of Peaky Blinders. Your portrayal of Polly Gray was brilliant.  Fly with angels.

[sinister teashop]

Posted: 4/16/21 at 2:51pm

Terrible news. Another ten years and probalby everyone in the US would have known about her. She was very talented. 

I saw her onstage in DEEP BLUE SEA but I found her performance in the taped version to be just as good if not better. I'm glad that that peformance was recorded.

Updated On: 4/16/21 at 02:51 PM

[LarryD2]

Posted: 4/16/21 at 2:55pm

RIP. A wonderful actor. I first saw her on stage in UNCLE VANYA and TWELFTH NIGHT at BAM about 20 years ago, an imported production with some other heavy-hitters in the company (Emily Watson, Simon Russell Beale, Mark Strong). She was distinctive and memorable, and I followed her career ever seen. Glad I got to see her in THE DEEP BLUE SEA while visiting London a few years ago. I agree with sinister teardrop that she was just as good in the filmed version, which I watched last summer.