British celebrity Helen McCrory, who starred in the tv series"Peaky Blinders" and the"Harry Potter" films, has died

She was 52 and was suffering from cancer.

Her husband, fellow actor Damian Lewis, stated McCrory died"peacefully in the home" following a"heroic struggle with cancer"

"God we adore her and understand how blessed we are to have had her in our lives. Go now, Small One, in the atmosphere, and invite you."

McCrory was among Britain's most respected actors, which makes her mark by playing a series of influential and sometimes gruesome ladies.

She played with the matriarch of a crime family on"Peaky Blinders" along with also the scheming Voldemort ally Narcissa Malfoy at the"Harry Potter" films.

Cillian Murphy, who plays the fundamental purpose of gangland boss Tommy Shelby at"Peaky Blinders," place in the first 20th-century British underworld, said that he had been"broken-hearted to shed such a beloved friend."

"Helen was a gorgeous, affectionate, humorous, compassionate human being," he explained in a statement. "She was also a talented actor -- daring and magnificent.

"She raised and left humane each scene, every character she played," Murphy stated. "It was a chance to have worked with this brilliant lady, to have shared a lot of laughs through time. My thoughts and love are with Damian and her loved ones."

Actor Michael Sheen, who played with Tony Blair at"The Queen," said McCrory was"so amusing, so ardent, so clever and among the best actors of the time"

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling tweeted that she had been"devastated to learn of the passing of Helen McCrory, an outstanding actress and a superb woman who is left us much too soon"

Onstage, McCrory's roles contained the Greek heroine"Medea" at the National Theatre at 2014. In precisely the exact same theatre, she excelled as a girl caught between a husband and a feckless enthusiast in Terence Rattigan's"The Deep Blue Sea" at 2016.

When many actors struggle to locate meaty female characters in film and tv, McCrory played with a series of those.

"Having said this, there are a great deal of things that I turn down," she told The Associated Press at 2016, describing the type of functions in which"all of your traces are'But what would you do on the job?' 'That is so smart, darling. ′'How can you do this?' 'And what exactly did you do? '''

"Obviously, there is so much sexism inside the profession," McCrory said. "But I believe you approach it in various ways, and my strategy is merely to invent ahead."

Others recalled McCrory for the charity work, such as on FeedNHS, a effort to supply meals for frontline healthcare workers throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

"Helen McCrory is going to be remembered not only for her outstanding stage and screen performances, but also because of her selflessness and generosity," comedian Matt Lucas tweeted. "She and Damian were the engine driving FeedNHS, working tirelessly throughout the pandemic to raise countless others. What a huge loss."