births
August 17, 1968
Helen McCrory, English actress (died 2021)
Helen McCrory
Helen Elizabeth McCrory was an English actress. After studying at the Drama Centre London, she made her professional stage debut in The Importance of Being Earnest in 1990. Other theatre roles include playing Lady Macbeth in Macbeth at Shakespeare's Globe, Olivia in Twelfth Night, Rosalind in As You Like It in the West End for which she received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination, and Medea in the eponymous play at the Royal National Theatre.
August 17
August 17 is the 229th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 136 days remain until the end of the year.