For the character in the Harry Potter universe, see Bellatrix Lestrange.
Bellatrix Lestrange
Born
Helena Bonham Carter
26 May 1966 (age 50)
Golders Green, London, England
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1967–present
Spouse(s) Tim Burton (m. 2001; div. 2014) Children 2
Helena Bonham Carter CBE (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in low-budget arthouse and independent films to large-scale Hollywood productions. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove (1997). For her role as Queen Elizabeth in The King’s Speech (2010), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She also won the 2010 International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role as British author Enid Blyton in the TV film Enid (2009). Her other films include A Room with a View (1986), Fight Club (1999), Les Misérables (2012), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Bellatrix Lestrange is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels written by J. K. Rowling. She is a Death Eater, the most loyal and fanatical follower of Lord Voldemort, and considered one of the most dangerous Dark witches of all time. She is Sirius Black’s cousin and Draco Malfoy’s aunt by marriage.
Bellatrix was played by Helena Bonham Carter in the Harry Potter film series.[1]
The Tony Award-winning British actress Helen McCrory has been cast in the role of Bellatrix Lestrange in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie, Warner Brothers announced today.
McCrory will be joining a cast that includes Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Warwick Davis (Flitwick), Ralph Fiennes (Voldemort), Michael Gambon (Dumbledore), Brendan Gleeson (Mad-Eye Moody), Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon Dursley), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy), Gary Oldman (Sirius Black), Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) and Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall).
Helen McCrory made her professional stage debut with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1995 as Rose Trelawney in The Taming of the Shrew. She has also appeared with the Royal National Theatre and in London’s West End. Other film credits include Charlotte Gray, Interview with a Vampire and Casanova.
Helena Bonham Carter, CBE (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in both low-budget independent art films and large-scale blockbusters. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove (1997). For her role as Queen Elizabeth in The King’s Speech (2010), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She also won the 2010 International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role as British author Enid Blyton in the TV film Enid (2009).
Bonham Carter began her film career playing the title character in Lady Jane (1986), and playing Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View (1985). Her other television films include A Pattern of Roses (1983), Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993), Live from Baghdad (2002), and Burton & Taylor (2013). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances in The Wings of the Dove (1997) and The King’s Speech (2010); she also received two Golden Globe nominations, five BAFTA nominations, three Screen Actors Guild Awards
Helena Bonham Carter was born on May 26, 1966 in Golders Green, London, England. She is an actress and writer, known for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010). She has been married to Tim Burton since October 14, 2014. They have two children. She was previously married to Kenneth Branagh.
Helena Bonham Carter studied at South Hampstead High School, and then attended Westminster School. After training at a drama school, Helena had her first role on stage in a production of “The Way of the World”. She also acted in several television productions including “A Pattern of Roses” (1983), “Fortunes of War” (1987) and “Getting It Right” (1989). Her feature film debut was in Lady Jane (1986).
She had supporting roles in several movies including A Room with a View (1985) before she became known to a wider audience as Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove (1997). Since then she has starred in many other films including Fight Club (1999), Big Fish (2003) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).
