Actress Helen McCrory died on Friday at the age of 52. – John Rainford / Cover Images / SIPA
On Friday, actor Damian Lewis unveiled the sad news of the death of actress Helen McCrory, who had shared her life since 2007. “I am heartbroken to announce that, after a heroic battle with cancer, the magnificent woman that Helen McCrory died peacefully at home, in the midst of a wave of love from friends and family, ”he wrote on Twitter.
Since then, tributes have multiplied to salute the memory of the actress, known for her roles in the cinema in Sky Fall and Harry potter, and on TV in Peaky Blinders. Cillian Murphy, playmate in the series, notably expressed his immense sadness. “I’m heartbroken to lose such a dear friend. Helen was a beautiful, caring, funny and compassionate human being. She was also a gifted, intrepid and brilliant actress, ”the actor wrote in particular, in a press release relayed by the site
Entertainment Weekly.
“Kind, generous and incredibly fun”
Many personalities of the saga Harry potter they also paid tribute to Helen McCrory. Starting with Tom Felton, the interpreter of Drago Malfoy, a character whose actress played the mother on the screen. “It’s so sad to say goodbye to her so suddenly – I never took the opportunity to say it, but she helped shape me so much as a person – on camera and off,” wrote the actor on
Instagram.
Danie Radcliffe, main actor of the saga, meanwhile hailed this “supreme talent and this wonderful person” at the British site of Subway, marked by
BFMTV. “Helen was one of the most amazing actresses I have ever worked with on the movies. Harry potter, he said. She knew how to be, effortlessly, bossy and captivating as an actress, in addition to being kind, generous and incredibly fun. “
Finally, on Twitter, JK Rowling, author of the saga, said she was “overwhelmed to learn of the death of Helen McCrory, an extraordinary actress and a wonderful woman who left us too soon”.