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— Damian Lewis (@lewis_damian) April 16, 2021
by Damian Lewis | The Sunday Times | April 18, 2021
Photo by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images
The star, who has died of cancer at 52, was a brilliant actress and an even better person, writes her husband.
As I sit down to write this, I can hear Helen shouting from the bed, “Keep it short, Damian, it’s not about you.”
I’ll try, but on a weekend when the papers, rightly, will be paying their respects to the Duke of Edinburgh, thousands of others around the world have been remembering m’Duchess, my Little One, royalty in her own right. And I’d like to throw in my tuppence worth …
When I say “royalty”, I am of course referring to the esteem in which Helen is held in our business. Her nickname to many was Dame Helen (apologies, Dame Helen), and although we’ll never know now whether that would have become a reality, I think secretly, we do know.
By Helenistic | helen-mccrory.com | September 15, 2024
In a new “What I’ve Learnt” interview with The Sunday Times, British Actor Joe Cole, who worked with Helen on Peaky Blinders, pays a lovely tribute to her.
“Helen McCrory was a force of nature. The people who burn the brightest in this world may be the people who are taken too soon. [The actress, who played Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders, died in 2021.] It’s heartbreaking. You felt like you had to be on your toes around her, in a good way. She’d be asking you what you were doing that weekend, then she’d be cracking jokes and you’d have to have your game face on. She seized life by the balls. She was amazing with my little brother, Finn. Peaky Blinders was his first acting role. I know they were very close. She left a real mark on the world. I assumed everyone was as charismatic and funny as her, but as I’ve gone through the industry I’ve realised, oh, wait, no, that was just Helen.”
You can read the interview in its entirety here.
by Helenistic | helen-mccrory.com | February 28, 2024
Damian Lewis is scheduled to host a private viewing of the “DoNotDisturb” art exhibit on March 26, 2024 at the Alon Zakaim Fine Arts gallery in London, showcasing exclusive photography pieces and black and white sketches of Helen McCrory to support the Sir Hubert von Herkomer Foundation and to honor The McCrory Award. Funds raised from the charity event will sponsor 3 young HvH Arts Foundation artistic beneficiaries who will be bestowed The McCrory Award mentorship. Sadie Frost will also co-host the occasion. More than likely there will be an online catalogue to browse for purchase through donation, typically via a prize draw and pledge to support the charity. The inaugural event launched back on June 15, 2022.
Continue reading Damian Lewis to host Annual McCrory Award at Private Exhibit
By Helenistic | helen-mccrory.com | February 6, 2024
Helen with Danny Sapani in rehearsals for Medea
In a new interview with The Telegraph, British Actor Danny Sapani , who is preparing for his role of King Lear at the Almeida, pays a lovely tribute to Helen. Sapani shared the stage with Helen in Medea at the National Theatre in 2014.
“It’s hard not to think of death even when you’re in your early 50s. When you hit 50, it’s like walking down sniper’s alley. All sorts of health issues come into play. Impending mortality feels present.” And he says that he still mourns the loss of Helen McCrory, at 52, “We knew each other before Medea. We were close, and I think about her a lot doing this. Working with her was a highlight of my career. She was meticulous about every detail and she changed the way I worked.”
You can read Sapani’s interview in its entirety in The Telegraph here.
by Charlotte Dean | November 30, 2022 | Daily Mail Online
Guy Pearce has discussed filming A Spy Amongst Friends with Damian Lewis shortly after his late wife Helen McCrory‘s death in April last year.
The actor, 55, said he could feel the Peaky Blinders actress’ ‘essence’ on set as they filmed the drama together, during an appearance on Wednesday’s This Morning.
Guy admitted he was ‘surprised’ that Damian was shooting again so soon after Helen’s death, but he revealed she had insisted on him taking the job.
