Helen McCrory was 'making jokes close to the end of her life'
Helen McCrory was still making jokes towards the end of her life, according to Cillian Murphy. The acclaimed actress tragically lost her battle with cancer at the age of 52 in April, and her close friend and 'Peaky Blinders' co-star has paid a touching tribute to the award-winning star of the stage and screen. In The Observer newspaper's obituaries of 2021 feature, the 45-year-old star - who starred as Tommy Shelby in the period crime drama, in which Helen played Elizabeth 'Polly' Gray - recalled how he first met the 'Harry Potter' star at a try-out for a play at the Donmar Warehouse in London...