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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The actress Helen McCrory died of cancer, her husband, the actor Damian Lewis, said on Friday.</li><li>She was 52 years old.</li><li>McCrory played Narcissa Malfoy in the "<keyword id="6357995" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Harry-Potter">Harry Potter</keyword>" film series and Polly Gray in "Peaky Blinders."</li></ul>Helen McCrory, the actress who starred as Narcissa Malfoy in the "Harry Potter" film series and Polly Gray in "Peaky Blinders," has died of cancer. She was 52.McCrory's death was announced by her husband, the actor Damian Lewis, on Friday."I'm heartbroken to announce that after a heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory has died peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family," Lewis <a href="https://twitter.com/lewis_damian/status/1383081853914128388">tweeted</a>."She died as she lived. Fearlessly. God we love her and know how lucky we are to have had her in our lives. She blazed so brightly. Go now, Little One, into the air, and thank you."<div type="image" title="Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory" height="1606" width="2142" msid="82106841" hostid="261"></div>McCrory began her career on the stage performing at London's West End before appearing in films including "Interview With the Vampire" (1994), "Casanova" (2005), and "The Queen" (2006).Originally <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7080000/newsid_7087000/7087093.stm">cast as the villain Bellatrix LeStrange</a>, McCrory later joined the "Harry Potter" franchise as Bellatrix's sister, Narcissa Malfoy, in 2009's "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."<div type="image" title="narcissa lucius malfoy" height="799" width="1360" msid="82106519" hostid="261"></div>McCrory played Draco Malfoy's mother in the franchise's final three films."I'm devastated to learn of the death of Helen McCrory, an extraordinary actress and a wonderful woman who's left us far too soon," the "Harry Potter" <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/1383105079696297985?s=19">creator J.K. Rowling tweeted</a>. "My deepest condolences to her family, especially her husband and children. Simply heartbreaking <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news">news</keyword>."In recent years, McCrory returned to her roots, starring as Lady Macbeth at London's Little Angel Theatre. McCrory also appeared on "Peaky Blinders" and "Penny Dreadful."Lewis and McCrory met in 2003 when they <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4576152/Helen-McCrory-talks-falling-love-Damian-Lewis.html">were both starring at a theater production of "Five Gold Rings" in London</a>. The two were married four years later.McCrory <a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/fearless-star-helen-mccrory-were-all-pioneers-as-women-now-because-theres-no-blueprint/">told the Radio Times in 2017</a> that she never really had the image of being a mother or a wife. Growing up in Africa, she said she was "very much without the influence of advertising or being told what a girl should be or what I should aspire to be."Then Lewis came into the picture. "Everyone in life wants someone to love and be loved by, but I think I was always just engrossed and involved in work," McCrory told the Radio Times. "The timing was pure fluke, pure chance. It always is, isn't it?"McCrory and Lewis had two children, Manon, 14, and Gulliver, 13.

'Harry Potter' actress Helen McCrory has died at 52

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="72528" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Carey-Mulligan">Carey Mulligan</keyword> won best actress at the <keyword id="246225" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Independent-Spirit-Awards">Independent Spirit Awards</keyword>. </li><li>During her speech, she paid tribute to the late actress <keyword id="1552190" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Helen-McCrory">Helen McCrory</keyword>. </li><li>McCrory died April 16 after a battle with cancer. </li></ul>Carey Mulligan picked up the best actress award for her role in "Promising Young Woman" at the Independent Spirit Awards Thursday evening, and during her acceptance speech, she dedicated the win to British actress Helen McCrory, who <a href="https://www.insider.com/helen-mccrory-harry-potter-actress-dead-at-age-52-2021-4">died last week</a> after a battle with cancer. McCrory was a titan of the British film industry with an acclaimed career on both the screen and stage. But she was best known for her performances as Narcissa Malfoy in the "Harry Potter" film series and Polly Gray in the popular TV show "Peaky Blinders." In her acceptance speech, Mulligan said: "I just want to dedicate this award to a true independent spirit and actress that I have looked up to and will continue to look up to for the rest of my career: Helen McCrory. Thank you to her for everything she gave us."<div type="image" title="helen mccrory damian lewis" height="1512" width="2000" msid="82218587" hostid="261"></div>McCrory's husband, fellow actor Damian Lewis, first announced her passing last week with a statement posted to Twitter. She was 52 years old."I'm heartbroken to announce that after a heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory has died peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family," Lewis <a href="https://twitter.com/lewis_damian/status/1383081853914128388">wrote in the tweet</a>."She died as she lived. Fearlessly. God we love her and know how lucky we are to have had her in our lives. She blazed so brightly. Go now, Little One, into the air, and thank you," he continued.During her acceptance speech, Mulligan continued to pay tribute to her fellow nominees. She said: "I'm shocked and in awe and honored to be in this group of extraordinary women and I'm so floored by each and every one of their performances."The actress beat out fellow nominees Viola Davis ("Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"), Frances McDormand ("Nomadland"), Sidney Flanigan ("Never Rarely Sometimes Always"), Nicole Beharie ("Miss Juneteenth"), and Julia Garner ("The Assistant").First-time writer-director Emerald Fennell also picked up the best screenplay award for her "Promising Young Woman" script. Mulligan also gave Fennell a shout-out in her acceptance speech."I need to just thank first and foremost Emerald Fennell for her complete genius in writing and directing and producing this work," Mulligan said. "Promising Young Woman" is up for five awards at the <a href="https://www.insider.com/oscars-2021-nominations-winners-list-2021-3">Oscars this Sunday</a>.

Carey Mulligan dedicates 'Promising Young Woman' awards win to late 'Harry Potter' actress Helen McCrory

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="1552190" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Helen-McCrory">Helen McCrory</keyword>, who died on Friday aged 52 from <keyword id="6355291" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Cancer">cancer</keyword>, played Aunt Polly in "<keyword id="2956859" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Peaky-Blinders">Peaky Blinders</keyword>."</li><li>The show continued filming on Monday and they used a special clapperboard as a tribute to McCrory.</li><li>The clapperboard featured an illustration of her character alongside the words "rest in peace Helen."</li></ul>"Peaky Blinders" is pushing on with its sixth series despite the loss of one of its stars last week - Aunt Polly actress <a href="https://www.insider.com/helen-mccrory-harry-potter-actress-dead-at-age-52-2021-4">Helen McCrory died of cancer aged 52.</a>The makers of the show have offered a special tribute to the late actress, who also starred as Narcissa Malfoy in "Harry Potter," in the form of an illustrated clapperboard."Blinders" director Anthony Byrne shared a snap of the clapperboard, which was adorned with a drawing of McCrory as Aunt Polly. Alongside the artwork were the words: "Rest in peace Helen.""Today was beautiful and strange and sad and surreal. We found ourselves in the most beautiful environment. The sun beating down on us and it felt ok. It was incredible but not surprising to read the many tributes and articles dedicated to Helen over the weekend," Byrne captioned his post on Instagram.He continued: "This is our 'A' camera board and Polly Gray is always in front of our cameras."This board was designed by @lo_marie_s a super talented tattoo artist in Manchester. It has meant a huge amount to me and the crew on Peaky to have an image of Helen on set with us everyday."Byrne's shot was reposted across the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CN2jbfGgWYr/?utm_source=ig_embed">BBC's social media</a> with the caption: "Forever part of the 'Peaky Blinders' family," the <keyword id="60684" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="BBC">BBC</keyword> drama show posted across their social media channels.There have been five seasons of "Peaky Blinders" to date, with McCrory a part of the main cast for every season. A sixth season is currently filming, although it is unknown whether McCrory filmed any scenes for the season before she died.McCrory's husband, "Homeland" actor Damian Lewis, announced <a href="https://www.insider.com/helen-mccrory-harry-potter-actress-dead-at-age-52-2021-4">McCrory's death on Saturday.</a>"I'm heartbroken to announce that after a heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory has died peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family," Lewis <a href="https://twitter.com/lewis_damian/status/1383081853914128388">tweeted</a> on Friday.The announcement was met with a flurry of heartfelt reactions from <a href="https://www.insider.com/harry-potter-actress-helen-mccrory-death-reactions-tributes-2021-4">celebrities who all wrote their own tributes to the actress.</a>JK Rowling wrote: "I'm devastated to learn of the <keyword id="6355784" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="death">death</keyword> of Helen McCrory, an extraordinary actress and a wonderful woman who's left us far too soon."Meanwhile, her "Peaky Blinders" costar <a href="https://variety.com/2021/film/news/helen-mccrory-dead-harry-potter-peaky-blinders-1234953216/">Cillian Murphy wrote a statement</a> calling McCrory "a beautiful, caring, funny, compassionate human being.""She elevated and made humane every scene, every character she played. It was a privilege to have worked with this brilliant woman, to have shared so many laughs over the years. I will dearly miss my pal," Murphy wrote.McCrory had a varied career with many credits on stage as well as in movies and TV shows. As well as her role in "Peaky Blinders" and "Harry Potter," McCrory also had key roles in "The Queen" as Cherie Blair and in "Skyfall" as British politician Clair Dowar. She also earned two Laurence Olivier Award nominations for roles in theatre.

'Peaky Blinders' pays tribute to Helen McCrory with special clapperboard of her character

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"Peaky Blinders" and "Harry Potter" actress <keyword id="1552190" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Helen-McCrory">Helen McCrory</keyword> died of cancer at 52 years old.</li><li>Her husband, Damian Lewis, wrote a tribute to her for The Sunday Times.</li><li>"I've lived the life I wanted to," McCrory told her children, according to Lewis.</li></ul>Damian Lewis wrote a heartfelt tribute to his late wife Helen McCrory for <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/damian-lewis-on-his-wife-helen-mccrory-ive-never-known-anyone-able-to-enjoy-life-as-much-d7wmp2w3n">The Sunday Times</a>.Lewis announced that McCrory, known for her roles in "Peaky Blinders" and the "Harry Potter" films, <a href="https://www.insider.com/helen-mccrory-harry-potter-actress-dead-at-age-52-2021-4">died of cancer</a> on Friday. She was 52 years old."I'm heartbroken to announce that after a heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory has died peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family," Lewis <a href="https://twitter.com/lewis_damian/status/1383081853914128388">wrote in a tweet</a>."She died as she lived. Fearlessly. God we love her and know how lucky we are to have had her in our lives," he went on to say. "She blazed so brightly. Go now, Little One, into the air, and thank you."McCrory and Lewis got married in 2007, and they had two children: Manon, 14, and Gulliver, 13.<h2>Lewis said McCrory 'consciously spread happiness'</h2>Lewis opened his <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/damian-lewis-on-his-wife-helen-mccrory-ive-never-known-anyone-able-to-enjoy-life-as-much-d7wmp2w3n">tribute</a> by celebrating the actress McCrory was, writing that she said "doing theatre is what made my heart sing" before her death.But he spent much of the tribute writing about McCrory as a person, giving the public an intimate look at her last months.Lewis wrote that his wife "consciously spread happiness" even as she was dying, making sure to thank her caregivers in her final days. Her graciousness was a theme throughout her illness, according to Lewis."One nurse at the Royal Marsden told me once they actually looked forward to Helen coming in because she made their day better," he wrote.<div type="image" title="Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory" height="1071" width="2142" msid="82131675" hostid="261"></div>Lewis painted a picture of a woman who was kind, interested in others, and "funny as hell.""Helen believed you choose happiness," he went on to say. "I've never known anyone able to enjoy life as much."Lewis also wrote about the loss of McCrory on their teenage children, who he said McCrory "prepared for life.""Don't be sad, because even though I'm about to snuff it, I've lived the life I wanted to," she told them, according to Lewis.<h2>Celebrities grieved McCrory on social media following her death</h2>Lewis' tribute to his wife was just one of many to flood the internet after her death.Actors McCrory worked with <a href="https://www.insider.com/harry-potter-actress-helen-mccrory-death-reactions-tributes-2021-4">took to social media to share their sadness at her loss</a>, as did her famous friends and theaters she had worked.For instance, Chris Rankin, who played Percy Weasley in the "Harry Potter" films, tweeted that McCrory was a "sublime talent."Likewise, Bonnie Wright, who played Ginny Weasley, wrote <a href="https://www.insider.com/harry-potter-actress-helen-mccrory-death-reactions-tributes-2021-4">on an Instagram Story</a> that McCrory was a "joy to work with" and that the wizarding world would miss her.McCrory's "Peaky Blinders" castmates celebrated her life as well.Cillian Murphy, McCrory's "Peaky Blinders" co-star, was a "fearless and magnificent" actor <a href="https://variety.com/2021/film/news/helen-mccrory-dead-harry-potter-peaky-blinders-1234953216/">in a statement</a>."It was a privilege to have worked with this brilliant woman, to have shared so many laughs over the years," he said. "I will dearly miss my pal."

Helen McCrory's husband wrote a moving tribute to the 'brilliant' person and actress

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Celebrities and other public figures are posting social-media tributes to actress <keyword id="1552190" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Helen-McCrory">Helen McCrory</keyword>.</li><li>McCrory's husband, actor Damian Lewis, announced on Friday that she had died of cancer at age 52.</li><li>McCrory was known for her roles in "<keyword id="6357995" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Harry-Potter">Harry Potter</keyword>" and "<keyword id="2956859" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Peaky-Blinders">Peaky Blinders</keyword>."</li></ul>Celebrities and other public figures are reacting to the <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news">news</keyword> of "Harry Potter" and "Peaky Blinders" <a href="https://www.insider.com/helen-mccrory-harry-potter-actress-dead-at-age-52-2021-4">actress Helen McCrory's death</a> with moving social-media tributes describing her as an "extraordinary actress" and a "compassionate human being."The messages started pouring in on Instagram and Twitter after McCrory's husband, actor Damian Lewis, shared on Friday that she had died of cancer at age 52."I'm heartbroken to announce that after a heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory has died peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from friends and family," Lewis <a href="https://twitter.com/lewis_damian/status/1383081853914128388">wrote in a tweet</a>."She died as she lived. Fearlessly. God we love her and know how lucky we are to have had her in our lives," he continued. "She blazed so brightly. Go now, Little One, into the air, and thank you."Two days later, Lewis penned a tribute to his wife in <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/damian-lewis-on-his-wife-helen-mccrory-ive-never-known-anyone-able-to-enjoy-life-as-much-d7wmp2w3n">The Times on Sunday,</a> writing that McCrory "was an even more brilliant person than she was an actress.""I've never known anyone able to enjoy life as much," he wrote. "Her ability to be in the present and enjoy the moment was inspirational.""Nor was she interested in navel-gazing," Lewis continued. "No real interest in self-reflection; she believed in looking out, not in. Which is why she was able to turn her light so brightly on others."McCrory and Lewis had two children, Manon, 14, and Gulliver, 13.<h2>J.K. Rowling and several 'Harry Potter' stars spoke warmly of McCrory in their tributes to the late actress</h2>McCrory began her acting career with a <a href="https://www.insider.com/helen-mccrory-harry-potter-actress-dead-at-age-52-2021-4">stint on stage</a> at London's West End and has also appeared in critically-acclaimed movies like "Interview With the Vampire" (1994) and "The Queen" (2006). But one of her most recognizable roles was in "Harry Potter."McCrory joined the "Harry Potter" movie franchise as Narcissa Malfoy, the mother of Draco Malfoy, in 2009, although she was initially cast as that character's sister, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7080000/newsid_7087000/7087093.stm">Bellatrix Lestrange</a>. <div type="image" title="helen mccroy narcissa" height="448" width="598" msid="82109936" hostid="261"></div>Tom Felton, who played Draco, thanked McCrory for guiding him, both on-screen and in real life, and praised her "razor sharp wit" in an Instagram post featuring their characters in a scene from "Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the final movie in the "Harry Potter" series. Jason Isaacs, who played Draco's father and Narcissa's husband Lucius Malfoy, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNx9g1rsgeq/">also wrote a moving Instagram post</a> (featuring the same scene from "Deathly Hallows" as Felton's post) honoring McCrory."Decades ago, Helen and I auditioned together for a film," Isaacs wrote. "I came home and said to Emma [his wife] 'I think I've just met the greatest actress I've ever seen.'""Luckily, I eventually found out that she was also scabrously funny, shockingly naughty, and with an empathetic heart the size of a planet," he continued.Isaacs added that "being screen-married to and giggle with the great Helen McCrory will always be a highlight" of his career. He concluded his tribute by sending his love to McCrory's family."Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling tweeted on Friday she was "devastated" to hear about McCrory's death and praised her as an "extraordinary actress." Chris Rankin and Bonnie Wright, who played siblings Percy and Ginny Weasley in the "Harry Potter" franchise, also spoke highly of the "brief moments" they spent with McCrory while filming the movies. <div type="image" title="IMG_5313" height="2003" width="1242" msid="82109937" hostid="261"></div>Evanna Lynch, the actress who played Luna Lovegood in several of the films, echoed Wright and Rankin, writing on Instagram that while she had only met the late actress "a handful of times on the 'Potter' sets and the occasional press junket," McCrory was "vivacious, kind, warm and fun" and a "force." "If you weren't secretly obsessed with her, you just weren't paying attention," Lynch wrote.<h2>McCrory's 'Peaky Blinders' costars called her 'shockingly talented'</h2>McCrory starred as Polly Gray in "Peaky Blinders" from 2013 until 2019.<keyword id="285836" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Cillian-Murphy">Cillian Murphy</keyword>, who starred alongside McCrory on the period drama, <a href="https://variety.com/2021/film/news/helen-mccrory-dead-harry-potter-peaky-blinders-1234953216/">said in a statement</a> that he was "broken-hearted" over McCrory's death."Helen was a beautiful, caring, funny, compassionate human being," Murphy said. "She was also a gifted actor - fearless and magnificent.""She elevated and made humane every scene, every character she played.," he added. "It was a privilege to have worked with this brilliant woman, to have shared so many laughs over the years. I will dearly miss my pal.""My love and thoughts are with Damian and her family," Murphy concluded.Actor Finn Cole, who played her character's son on "Peaky Blinders," called McCrory "witty, classy, and "really f------ cool" in a series of Instagram story videos. McCrory's costars Sophie Rundle and Sam Claflin joined Cole and Murphy in paying tribute to the actress.<h2>Other public figures - in the <keyword id="4578" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="entertainment">entertainment</keyword> industry and beyond - joined in posting social-media messages about McCrory</h2>The official Twitter account of the Royal National Theatre in the UK said they had a "long and rich association" with McCrory, who had returned to the stage as Hester Collyer in "The Deep Blue Sea" in 2016."James Bond" producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli extended their condolences to McCrory's family. They had worked with the actress on the 2012 Bond film "Skyfall.""Lucifer" star Tom Ellis called McCrory a "true treasure."McCrory's longtime friend, actor Michael Sheen, said that it was an honor "to work with her and know her" since they were children."Midsommar" star <keyword id="4151879" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="florence-pugh">Florence Pugh</keyword> wrote on Instagram Stories that she was "heartbroken" and that, like many others, she had grown up watching and admiring McCrory's work.<div type="image" title="IMG_5314.PNG" height="2208" width="1242" msid="82109938" hostid="261"></div>"Beauty and the Beast" actor Luke Evans said that McCrory made him "a little nervous" whenever they met, but she was "always so gracious" to him.Taron Egerton reminisced about his first acting job, opposite McCrory, where he had to play a teenager "besotted" with her."It wasn't difficult," Egerton wrote alongside a black-and-white Instagram photo of McCrory. "She was kind, funny, awe-inspiringly talented, and was full of so much life."Helen Mirren posted the same photo of McCrory as Egerton <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNvCYA2D39_/">on Instagram</a> and called her a "great actress and a great person.""Sherlock" actor Mark Gatiss commended McCrory for bringing "aching vulnerability" to her performances and said that she was "a wonderful actor and a wonderful woman."Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, tweeted that he was "desperately sad" to hear about McCrory's death.

Celebrities are paying tribute to 'Harry Potter' actress Helen McCrory after news of her death

<ul class="summary-list"><li>'Peaky Blinders' star Sam Neill recalled filming the 'deeply disturbing' rape scene in season two. </li><li>The actor's character, Major Campbell, attacks Polly Grey who was played by Helen McCrory.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/sam-neill-stage-3-blood-cancer-remission-alive-and-kicking-2023-3">Sam Neill</a> has had a hugely impressive career since he first started acting in 1975, starring in a number of iconic movies like "The Omen III," <a href="https://www.insider.com/sam-neill-jurassic-park-cast-came-close-to-dying-2023-3">"Jurassic Park,"</a> and "Event Horizon." But the star is also known for his work on the screen, including the critically acclaimed <a href="https://www.insider.com/peaky-blinders-movie-is-in-the-works-according-to-the-shows-director-2018-11">British crime drama, "Peaky Blinders."</a>He plays the cruel government agent, Major Campbell, who is in charge of tracking down a shipment of stolen guns in Birmingham and bringing the Peaky Blinders gang to justice for their long list of crimes.The series never shied away from showing brutal violence on screen, and an infamous scene in season two sees Campbell rape Polly Gray (Helen McCrory) in exchange for freeing her son from prison. Neill recalled what it was like having to film the episode in his recently released memoir, "Did I Ever Tell You This?"He explained: "Easily the most difficult bed scene I've ever done was in 'Peaky Blinders.' My character, the hideous Major Campbell, rapes Aunt Polly, played by Helen McCrory. It is deeply disturbing, and I was anxious about how we would go."Surprisingly, the star wrote that he and McCrory used humor to get through the difficult scene, explaining that they found the same things funny."For one thing, this was acting out a situation, a crime, utterly beyond my imagination. By the time we shot this, I knew [co-star] Helen very well. We found the same things funny, I respected her deeply, and I think she felt the same about me. We spent a whole morning shooting this horrible, horrible scene."He added: "As it turned out, we did very well indeed. The more hideous the behavior, the more hilarity. The worse I was, the more we laughed. The trust was there, which allowed us to go to the extremes."<a href="https://www.insider.com/peaky-blinders-tribute-helen-mccrory-polly-gray-clapboard-2021-4">Helen McCrory sadly passed away in 2021</a> from cancer, and Neill remembered her as "one of the greatest people I've ever worked with. A grand actress and a fine person."The actor also touched on what it's been like filming bed scenes over the years, and said he's "fairly confident" that he's never felt too "uncomfortable" during filming.Neill said: "I'm sure I sound like the dinosaur I am but after forty years plus of such things, I can put my hand over my heart and say I am confident that none of us, me and whoever else was in bed, has ever been uncomfortable in a bed scene. It's just been a matter of behaving like a civilised human being, making sure that you're friends, and getting through the day as best you can."He went on to say that he always checks in with his scene partner to make sure they're okay with whatever's happening in the script, and if they're okay with the crew being on set."I always make sure that the person I'm playing with is okay with the crew around, with what direction we are being given and so on. We collaborate," Neill said. "The whole business is mortifying for everybody, and the more you can take the curse off it with humour, the better."If you are a survivor of sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline (1-800-656-4673) or visit <a href="https://hotline.rainn.org/online" target="_blank" rel="noopener">its website</a> to receive confidential support.

Sam Neill calls 'Peaky Blinders' sexual assault scene 'deeply disturbing' and says it was the 'most horrible to film'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"Harry Potter" star Tom Felton spoke about filming a scene with Ralph Fiennes in the last film.</li><li>In his memoir, Felton said that Fiennes improvised Voldemort awkwardly hugging Draco Malfoy. </li></ul>Tom Felton said that "Harry Potter" costar Ralph Fiennes improvised Voldemort's chilling, awkward hug with Draco Malfoy in the final movie. Felton, who played Draco in all eight "Harry Potter" films released between 2001 and 2011, wrote about his experience working with Fiennes in his memoir released on Tuesday, titled "<a href="https://smarturl.it/usbtwtf">Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard</a>."Felton described Fiennes, who portrayed the franchise's villain, as an actor who had a "weighty presence" and an "otherness that set him apart from everyone else on set." Fiennes' unique disposition was on display when he and Felton filmed the Battle of Hogwarts in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2."<div type="image" title="Ralph Fiennes as Voldemort in &quot;Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.&quot;" height="1178" width="1574" msid="94966629" hostid="261" sizebytes="30524"></div>The actor said that the "big moment" for him was when Draco ditched his Hogwarts schoolmates and professors to join his parents Lucius (Jason Isaacs) and Narcissa (Helen McCrory) on Voldemort's side. As Felton's character crossed the floor to change sides, Voldemort said "Ah! Well done, Draco. Well done," and pulled him into a stiff hug. "I must have done that walk 30 or 40 times," Felton wrote in his memoir. "For many of the takes I did the same thing: walking past Voldemort, keeping my distance, pacing slowly, head down, slightly terrified. Ralph would look at me differently every time. Sometimes he'd smile. Sometimes he wouldn't. Sometimes he would break off his monologue and tell me to go back.""In the middle of one take, as I was pacing towards him for the umpteenth time, he lifted his arm just a fraction," Felton said. "It was the slightest movement, but enough to stop me in my tracks and think: is he trying to hug me?"<div type="image" title="Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy in &quot;Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.&quot;" height="1184" width="1578" msid="94966631" hostid="261" sizebytes="34524"></div>He continued: "Uncertain, I shimmied towards him, my arms down by my side. He put his own arms around me and gave me perhaps the most uninviting hug ever captured on film. Even on set it chilled me. A hug from Voldemort was scary for Draco, and it was equally awkward for Tom. It gave me goosebumps then, and the memory gives me goosebumps now."Felton said the hug that made the final cut of the movie wasn't scripted, and he "had no idea they were going to use it until I saw the film for the first time at the premiere in London.""That was one take out of 50," Felton said. "I had no idea they were going to use it until I saw the film for the first time at the premiere in London. The audience was completely silent. There was something so very twisted about that moment, something so wrong about watching Voldemort's warped display of affection, that I could sense everybody around me holding their breath uncomfortably."

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/dumbledore-was-a-bad-guy-in-harry-potter-opinion-2021-11">The villainous</a> Bellatrix Lestrange was one of the most feared characters in <a href="https://www.insider.com/photos-harry-potter-movie-cast-then-and-now">"Harry Potter."</a></li><li>She was married to another Death Eater for many years, and her sister was disowned by her family.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/interesting-things-you-might-not-know-about-voldemort-harry-potter-trivia">Lord Voldemort</a> may have been the ultimate villain of the "<keyword id="12067470" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="harry-potter" source="Orion">Harry Potter</keyword>" series, but Bellatrix Lestrange was evil, sadistic, and worst of all, always striving for the Dark Lord's love and respect. Before using her platform <a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowlings-transphobia-devastated-trans-harry-potter-fans-2020-6">to spread transphobic messages</a>, the series' <a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-transgender-comments-show-reality-wizarding-world-harry-potter-2020-6">controversial author, JK Rowling</a>, used Twitter, interviews, and the official Wizarding World website to expand the "Harry Potter" canon beyond the seven <keyword id="12003102" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="books" source="Orion">books</keyword>.With all this information and the original series in mind, read on for some facts about Bellatrix that even the biggest "Harry Potter" fans might not know.<h2>Bellatrix Lestrange was married to a fellow Death Eater</h2>Bellatrix was born into the Black family, so it may be obvious to some fans that she got married at some point, given her surname.But not much information is given about her husband, Rodolphus Lestrange, in the <keyword id="12007221" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="book" source="Orion">book</keyword> — and he's not a character in the <keyword id="11898343" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="movies" source="Orion">movies</keyword> — so it's easy to forget the witch was ever married. As Death Eaters, Rodolphus and Bellatrix participated in some of the most hideous crimes in the First Wizarding War, including the torture of Alice and Frank Longbottom.<h2>Helen McCrory was originally supposed to play Bellatrix in the films</h2><div type="image" title="narcissa lucius malfoy" height="605" width="807" msid="90626495" hostid="261"></div>The late Helen McCrory was <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/helen-mccrory-death-harry-potter-role-b1832811.html">set to play Bellatrix</a> in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." But she became pregnant prior to filming and was unable to play the role. Helena Bonham Carter was then cast, and McCrory was ultimately brought back in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" to play Bellatrix's sister, <a href="https://www.insider.com/harry-potter-interesting-things-about-draco-malfoy-trivia-2021-9">Narcissa Malfoy</a> (née Black). <h2>Several members of the Black family are named after stars</h2>Rowling <a href="https://www.insider.com/harry-potter-character-name-meaning-2017-4">has been known</a> to choose character names with deeper significance. In the case of the Black family, she pulled from astronomy. Orion is a very famous constellation and also the name of Sirius Black's father. Sirius is named after the brightest star in the sky, sometimes called "Orion's Dog." Regulus Black, Sirius' brother, is named after a star in the Leo constellation. And Bellatrix is the name of a star in the Orion constellation.Bellatrix <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Bellatrix">also translates</a> to "female warrior," which is fitting because the <a href="https://www.insider.com/harry-potter-first-and-last-lines-in-the-series-2021-6">"Harry Potter" character</a> is one of the few Death Eaters who's a woman.<h2>Bonham Carter made her own mark on the character</h2><div type="image" title="bellatrix lestrange" height="1204" width="1606" msid="90626497" hostid="261"></div>In a 2010 <a href="https://ew.com/article/2010/11/22/helena-bonham-carter-bellatrix-lestrange/">interview with Entertainment Weekly</a>, Bonham Carter revealed that she came up with some of Bellatrix's most memorable characteristics.She said, "there wasn't a huge amount on the page originally," so she decided to play the character even more "unhinged" than planned. She also suggested Bellatrix's rotten teeth to further the "savage" imagery and represent the years she was locked away in Azkaban. But she still wanted the character to be sexy <a href="https://www.insider.com/harry-potter-costume-designer-on-iconic-villain-looks">by wearing tight corsets</a>.The costume department had to make some adjustments to her wardrobe designs in "Half-Blood Prince" because Bonham Carter was pregnant. Her clothing is noticeably looser in the sixth film. <h2>Narcissa Malfoy wasn't Bellatrix's only sister</h2>As a cousin to Sirius and Regulus Black, we know a lot about Bellatrix's extended relatives, but not as much about the ones closest to her.In the <a href="https://www.insider.com/harry-potter-fantastic-beasts-movies-ranked-2018-12">"Harry Potter'' films</a>, Narcissa Malfoy is the only one of Bellatrix's siblings who's introduced. But Bellatrix is also the older sister of Andromeda Tonks (née Black).Andromeda, mother to Nymphadora, was disowned by the Black family for marrying a Muggle-born wizard, Ted Tonks. <h2>Rowling said she always knew Molly Weasley would kill Bellatrix</h2><div type="image" title="molly weasley scene battle of hogwarts" height="1077" width="1437" msid="90626498" hostid="261"></div>Some fans thought that Bellatrix's demise would come at the hands of Neville Longbottom, as a way to avenge his parents after Bellatrix and her husband tortured them.But ultimately, it was <a href="https://www.insider.com/explanation-of-major-deaths-in-the-harry-potter-series-ranking">Molly Weasley who killed Bellatrix</a> while defending her daughter, Ginny, during the Battle of Hogwarts.During a 2007 event at Carnegie Hall, transcribed on The Leaky Cauldron, <a href="http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/10/20/j-k-rowling-at-carnegie-hall-reveals-dumbledore-is-gay-neville-marries-hannah-abbott-and-scores-more/">Rowling said</a> she always knew Molly would defeat the dark witch because she wanted to display Molly's sometimes-underappreciated power and highlight the force of maternal love. <h2>She had a child with Voldemort</h2>In the play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," which has become part of "Harry Potter" canon, it was revealed that Bellatrix conceived a child with none other than Lord Voldemort. Their daughter, Delphini, was born sometime between the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and the Battle of Hogwarts, which ended with the death of both of her parents.<h2>Bellatrix always appears on Voldemort's right side in the final film</h2><div type="image" title="bellatrix lestrange standing to the right of voldemort in harry potter and the deathly hallows" height="1191" width="1588" msid="90626500" hostid="261"></div>The filmmakers of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" decided to take the phrase "right-hand man" quite literally when it came to Bellatrix and Voldemort. Bellatrix always appears on Voldemort's right side because she was one of the few remaining unwavering Death Eaters by the final film.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The "<keyword id="12067470" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="harry-potter" source="Orion">Harry Potter</keyword>" reunion special premiered Saturday, January 1 on <keyword id="7849400" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hbo-max" source="Orion">HBO Max</keyword>.</li><li>It reflects on the films' legacy, and ends on one of Snape's most iconic lines: "Always."</li></ul>The "Harry Potter" reunion special's final moment paid subtle tribute to <a href="https://www.insider.com/matthew-lewis-alan-rickman-career-advice-neville-longbottom-harry-potter-2021-4">Alan Rickman</a>, who played <keyword id="12873850" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="severus-snape" source="Orion">Severus Snape</keyword> in all eight of the franchise's films and died in 2016.The special's final pre-credits moment is an exchange between Dumbledore and Snape that's cut from the series' eighth and final film. In the full sequence, Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) reveals to Snape (<keyword id="12873849" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="alan-rickman" source="Orion">Alan Rickman</keyword>) that Harry must die in order to defeat Voldemort. When he asks if Snape has come to care for Harry, Snape summons his patronus — a doe, the exact same as that of Harry's mother Lily, revealing that he still loves her."After all this time?" Dumbledore asks. "Always," Snape replies. It's the final note of the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/harry-potter-20th-anniversary">"Return to Hogwarts" special</a>, in which the series' cast members reflect on their time working on the films. As one of Rickman's final and most iconic lines in the "Harry Potter" film series, it also functions as a subtle tribute to the late actor, who died in 2016 of cancer at age 69.In the wake of Rickman's death, <a href="https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/688992186457788416?s=20">J.K. Rowling revealed</a> that she had passed on one key piece of information to the actor early on in filming — the meaning of the word "always," and in turn, Snape's love of Lily.In addition to the tribute, the special also features an in memoriam segment, highlighting actors like Richard Harris (Dumbledore in the series' first two films), <a href="https://www.insider.com/harry-potter-actress-helen-mccrory-death-reactions-tributes-2021-4">Helen McCrory</a> (Narcissa Malfoy), Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley), and Rickman who died prior to the reunion."<keyword id="12452811" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="harry-potter-20th-anniversary" source="Orion">Harry Potter 20th Anniversary</keyword>: Return to Hogwarts" is <a href="https://trk.hbomax.com/aff_c?offer_id=5&amp;aff_id=1012" rel="nofollow sponsored">available to stream on HBO Max</a> now.<a target="_merchant" href="https://www.hbomax.com/"></a><a target="_merchant" href="https://www.hbomax.com/">HBO Max Monthly Plan (ad-free)</a><a target="_merchant" href="https://www.hbomax.com/">$14.99 FROM HBO MAX</a>

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