Aunt Polly Immortalized
by Eva Wall | extra.ie | April 26, 2021
A Dublin-based artist has created a stunning mural to Peaky Blinders star Helen McCrory, who passed away earlier this month.
“McCrory plays her part with the ferocity of a pit bull, the heart of a lion and the grace of a swan."
Mural tribute to the late & great @HelenMcCrory_ an amazing actor on stage, screen and an amazing human in life. There will never be another you.
Rest in Power, Grand Dame pic.twitter.com/34ckupkA9V
— chels (@chelsearjacobs) April 26, 2021
On April 16, the sad news broke that Helen had died of cancer at the age of 52, sending fans, friends and industry colleagues alike into mourning.
Helen’s husband, British actor Damian Lewis, paid tribute to the mother of his two children, describing the actress as a ‘beautiful and mighty woman’ who had lived ‘fearlessly’.