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Helen McCrorry: ‘Working in films, there are hundreds of odd moments’

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By Chris Hall  and Alex Godfrey | February 2, 2013 | Daily Mail

Helen McCrory has played Cherie Blair twice, in The Queen and The Special Relationship, Narcissa Malfoy in three Harry Potter films, and Mama Jeanne in Martin Scorsese’s Hugo.

Most recently, McCrory, 44, played MP Clair Dowar in Skyfall, which has eight Bafta nominations.

She has been married to Homeland star Damian Lewis for five years.

'Working in films, there are hundreds of odd moments... I've been lowered by frogmen into the cold lakes of Stoke-on-Trent while wearing a bikini,' said Helen McCrory

‘You weren’t allowed to take your wand home on Harry Potter. They were very strict about that. You couldn’t even take the script. Imagine phoning them up if you’d been burgled and having to say, “Oh, and by the way, you know that little Quidditch ball that’s on eBay? I think it might be from our house.” You just can’t do it. Continue reading Helen McCrorry: ‘Working in films, there are hundreds of odd moments’