Rachel Shelley born on 25 August 1969 is an English actress and model. She was born in Swindon and graduated from Sheffield University with a B.A. Hons in English and Drama.
She played Elizabeth Russell in the Indian Hindi film Lagaan and Helena Peabody on the television show The L Word.
Shelley lives in Notting Hill, grew up in London and moved from Swindon at age one.
She is married to Mathew Parkhill and gave birth to a daughter, born 2 weeks late and 57 minutes past midnight, on September 8, 2009.
Filmography
Year Film / TV Title Role Notes
1994 TV Broken Heart Isabel
1994 Film Royce Alana Maxwell
1997 TV The New Adventures of Robin Hood Boadicea aka Nouvelles aventures de Robin des bois, Les (France), The Birthday Trap (1997) TV Episode, Heroes (1999) TV Episode .... Boadicea
1997 TV Wycliffe: Dance of the Scorpions Sarah
1997 TV Bugs Jenna Spinks Renegades (1997) TV Episode
1997 TV Highlander: The Series Sophie Baines aka Highlander (France), Avatar (1997) TV Episode
1997 Film Photographing Fairies Mrs. Anne-Marie Castle aka Apparition (Australia: video box title)
1999 Film Everybody Loves Sunshine Clare aka B.U.S.T.E.D. (USA: video title)
2000 Film Lighthouse Dr. Kirsty McCloud aka Dead of Night (USA: video title)
2000 Film Canone Inverso making love
2000 Film The Calling Shelly Woodcock
2001 TV Baddiel's Syndrome Marcia Hair Today TV Episode, Huffa TV Episode
2001 Film Lagaan Elizabeth Russell Once Upon a Time in India (India: Hindi title: short title) aka Land Tax (International: English title: informal literal title)
2001 Film Jack and the Beanstalk Harmonia Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2002 TV Heartbeat Sue Dixon, aka Denise Hurley aka Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title), Sympathy for the Devil (2002) TV Episode
2002 TV The American Embassy Mandy Long Live the King (2002) TV Episode
2002 TV Coupling Samantha Remember This (2002) TV Episode
2002 Film Cruise of the Gods Yasmina
2003 TV Miss Match Rebecca Hanley Something Nervy (2003) TV Episode
2003 TV Licensed by Royalty Linda Kubrick TV Series (voce: versione inglese)
2003 Film Sparkling Cyanide Rosemary Barton
2003 Film The Bone Snatcher Mikki
2004 TV Seeing Other People Lauren
2005–2008 TV The L Word (46 episodes) Helena Peabody
2006 Film Gray Matters Julia Barlett
2007 TV Ghost Whisperer (4 episodes) Kate Payne
2008 Film The Day
2008 Film The Children Chloe
External links
* Rachel Shelley at the Internet Movie Database
* The Official Rachel Shelley Fansite
Persondata
NAME Shelley, Rachel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH 1969-08-25
PLACE OF BIRTH Swindon, England, United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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Rachel Shelley
Rachel Shelley
Rachel Shelley
Rachel Shelley
Rachel Shelley
Rachel Shelley
Rachel Shelley
She played Elizabeth Russell in the Indian Hindi film Lagaan and Helena Peabody on the television show The L Word.
Shelley lives in Notting Hill, grew up in London and moved from Swindon at age one.
She is married to Mathew Parkhill and gave birth to a daughter, born 2 weeks late and 57 minutes past midnight, on September 8, 2009.
Filmography
Year Film / TV Title Role Notes
1994 TV Broken Heart Isabel
1994 Film Royce Alana Maxwell
1997 TV The New Adventures of Robin Hood Boadicea aka Nouvelles aventures de Robin des bois, Les (France), The Birthday Trap (1997) TV Episode, Heroes (1999) TV Episode .... Boadicea
1997 TV Wycliffe: Dance of the Scorpions Sarah
1997 TV Bugs Jenna Spinks Renegades (1997) TV Episode
1997 TV Highlander: The Series Sophie Baines aka Highlander (France), Avatar (1997) TV Episode
1997 Film Photographing Fairies Mrs. Anne-Marie Castle aka Apparition (Australia: video box title)
1999 Film Everybody Loves Sunshine Clare aka B.U.S.T.E.D. (USA: video title)
2000 Film Lighthouse Dr. Kirsty McCloud aka Dead of Night (USA: video title)
2000 Film Canone Inverso making love
2000 Film The Calling Shelly Woodcock
2001 TV Baddiel's Syndrome Marcia Hair Today TV Episode, Huffa TV Episode
2001 Film Lagaan Elizabeth Russell Once Upon a Time in India (India: Hindi title: short title) aka Land Tax (International: English title: informal literal title)
2001 Film Jack and the Beanstalk Harmonia Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2002 TV Heartbeat Sue Dixon, aka Denise Hurley aka Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title), Sympathy for the Devil (2002) TV Episode
2002 TV The American Embassy Mandy Long Live the King (2002) TV Episode
2002 TV Coupling Samantha Remember This (2002) TV Episode
2002 Film Cruise of the Gods Yasmina
2003 TV Miss Match Rebecca Hanley Something Nervy (2003) TV Episode
2003 TV Licensed by Royalty Linda Kubrick TV Series (voce: versione inglese)
2003 Film Sparkling Cyanide Rosemary Barton
2003 Film The Bone Snatcher Mikki
2004 TV Seeing Other People Lauren
2005–2008 TV The L Word (46 episodes) Helena Peabody
2006 Film Gray Matters Julia Barlett
2007 TV Ghost Whisperer (4 episodes) Kate Payne
2008 Film The Day
2008 Film The Children Chloe
External links
* Rachel Shelley at the Internet Movie Database
* The Official Rachel Shelley Fansite
Persondata
NAME Shelley, Rachel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH 1969-08-25
PLACE OF BIRTH Swindon, England, United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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