She also portrayed Cherie Blair in both 2006’s The Queen and 2010’s The Special Relationship, royal and political dramas written by The Crown’s Peter Morgan. Elsewhere, she appeared as Narcissa Malfoy, mother of Draco, in the final three Harry Potter films. McCrory was born in Paddington, London, in August 1968 to a Welsh mother and Scottish-born father, the eldest of three children. Helen McCrory at the BFI London Film Festival (Matt Crossick/PA) She attended school in Hertfordshire, then spent a year living in Italy, before returning to London to study acting at the Drama Centre. In 1990 she made her stage debut as Gwendolen Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest at Harrogate Theatre.