Anupam Kher pays tribute to Hollywood actress Helen McCrory

Anupam Kher on Sunday paid took to social media to pay tribute to

Harry Potter

actor Helen McCrory and penned down a sweet note. The actor said that he felt a ‘deep sense of loss’ on learning about her demise, even thought he did not know her. In his social media post, he said, “All deaths are saddening & tragic. But there are times when you feel a deep sense of loss with someone leaving this world even when you don’t know the person at all. #HelenMcRory was one such actress. Great in #HarryPotter films & electrifying in #PeakyBlinders. Om Shanti & RIP (sic).” Read the post and the pictures he shared of the actress here:




Apart from Anupam Kher, Anushka Sharma too paid tribute to the

Peaky Blinders

star. In a message, Anushka said, “Helen McCrory, may you always rest in peace gleaming in your brilliance.” Meanwhile, Vicky Kaushal shared a picture of the Hollywood actress with an emoji of a broken heart. Helen McCrory, who had played the role of Narcissa Malfoy in the Harry Potter franchise, passed away on Friday after suffering a long battle with cancer. She was 52. Her husband, Damian Lewis, announced the news on his Twitter handle and wrote, “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. 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.”

The actress was also seen in the James Bond film Skyfall and Martin Scorsese's Hugo, among others.