How old is peaky blinders Polly?

How old is peaky blinders Polly?

According to the Wiki page for the character, Polly was born on Nov. 11, 1884. Peaky Blinders Season 1 begins right after World War I in 1919. This makes Polly 35 when we're first introduced to her character. In season 2, she's 38.

What is Polly Shelby's real name?

Helen McCroryPeaky Blinders Polly Gray/Interpretado por Helen McCrory as Elizabeth "Polly" Gray, née Shelby, the aunt of Tommy and his siblings, and treasurer of the Peaky Blinders.

How old are the Shelbys?

The Real Peaky Blinders Were Just Kids Actor Cillian Murphy—who plays Thomas Shelby on the show—is 43 years old. Shelby himself is reportedly 29 years old during the show's first season. Meanwhile, the real-life Peaky Blinders were largely tweens and teens. For them, 29 was the age of retirement, not promotion.

Who took Polly Shelby's children?

She later married a river Gypsy Gray and had two children, Michael and Anna Gray. However, her husband died drunk, squeezed between a boat and a lock and both her children were taken from her by the parish authorities, in part due to the intervention of a neighbour.

Which peaky Blinder died in real life?

Actor Toby Kirkup Actor Toby Kirkup died hours after being discharged from hospital, an inquest has heard. The 48-year-old, whose acting credits include Emmerdale and the hit BBC series Peaky Blinders, died at home after attending Huddersfield Royal Infirmary on 29 August 2020.

Has Aunt Polly died?

Helen McCrory, who plays Aunt Polly in hit BBC series Peaky Blinders, has passed away at the age of 52, her husband Damian Lewis has confirmed. In a post that brought some fans to tears, Damian Lewis confirmed on Twitter that his beloved wife had sadly passed away after a battle with cancer.

Why are the Shelbys Gypsy?

Background. Thomas Shelby Williams and his siblings are Gypsies from both sides of their family. It is implied by their aunt, Polly, who is their father's sister and Thomas himself when he states in Series 1 that the Lee Family are kin to the Shelby family from their mother's side.

Are the Shelbys Gypsy?

The Shelby Family is a small and wealthy family of Romani-Gypsy descent originating from Birmingham, England. While being a small family, their influence is large and extends over a large portion of Birmingham and London. The Shelby Family run the Peaky Blinders and their own company, Shelby Company Limited.

How old was Polly Shelby when she had her children?

• She would take care of her family in the woods while the police searched for her father, and she personally aborted her child when she was impregnated at the age of 16. She later married a river Gypsy and had two children, Michael Gray and Anna Gray .

How did Polly Shelby leave the Peaky Blinders?

• She then allowed for herself to be raped by Major Chester Campbell in exchange for her son Michael's freedom, and she later murdered Campbell at Epsom. She went on to have an affair with the artist Ruben Oliver in 1924, but she was arrested that year for Campbell's murder, and she left the Peaky Blinders in 1925 after the King pardoned her.

How old was Polly Gray when she became pregnant?

• Polly tells Ada about how she was 16 when she first became pregnant and how she almost died from the abortion, hoping that the father of her child would come back. She tells Ada that they should take the train the following day, for Ada to get a proper abortion.

Who was the actress who played Aunt Polly in Peaky Blinders?

• The actress was perhaps best known for playing Aunt Polly, the matriarch of the Shelby clan, in all five series of hit BBC period gang drama Peaky Blinders from its start in 2013. "She really is the brains with Tommy behind the family, and you see the difference of how to rule," she said when speaking about 2014's second series.