Rachel Shelley
Biography
Rachel Shelley is an English actress and model born on August 25, 1969, in Swindon, England. She grew up in London, moved from Swindon at age one, and later graduated from Sheffield University with a Bachelor of Arts honors degree in English and Drama. Her acting career includes playing Elizabeth Russell in the Indian Hindi film Lagaan and Helena Peabody on the television show The L Word. She is married to Mathew Parkhill, with whom she shares a daughter born on September 8, 2009. Shelley currently lives in Notting Hill, and her professional credits include working in both film and television.
Career overview
Rachel Shelley is an English actress and model who was born on August 25, 1969, in Swindon, England. She grew up in London after moving from Swindon at the age of one, and she later graduated from Sheffield University with a Bachelor of Arts honors degree in English and Drama.
In her acting career, Shelley is recognized for playing Elizabeth Russell in the Indian Hindi film Lagaan. She is also known for her television work, having portrayed the character Helena Peabody on the television show The L Word.
Her professional background encompasses both film and television projects, contributing to a total of twenty-eight known credits listed in her acting overview. Outside of her career onscreen, she lives in Notting Hill, is married to Mathew Parkhill, and gave birth to a daughter on September 8, 2009.
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- Young Sherlock (2026) as Mrs Tilcott
- Kohrra (2023) as Clara Murphy
- Blank (2022) as Claire Rivers
- Grantchester (2014) as Pamela Morton
- Once Upon a Time (2011) as Milah
- Episodes (2011) as Kendra
- The Children (2008) as Chloe
- Gray Matters (2007) as Julia Barlett
- Ghost Whisperer (2005) as Kate Payne
- The L Word (2004) as Helena Peabody
- Seeing Other People (2004) as Lauren
- Miss Match (2003) as Rebecca Hanley
- The Bone Snatcher (2003) as Mikki
- Cruise of the Gods (2002) as Yasmina
- The Dinosaur Hunters (2002) as Mary Mantell
- Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001) as Brunette
- Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) as Elizabeth Russell
- Baddiel's Syndrome (2001) as Marcia
- Coupling (2000) as Samantha
- Lighthouse (2000) as Dr. Kirsty McCloud
- The Calling (2000) as Shelly
- Making Love (2000) as la madre di Jeno
- Everybody Loves Sunshine (1999) as Claire
- Photographing Fairies (1997) as Mrs. Anne-Marie Castle
- Bugs (1995)
- Royce (1994) as Alana Maxwell
- Highlander: The Series (1992) as Sophie Baines
- Heartbeat (1992) as Sue Dixon, aka Denise Hurley