Rachel Shelley


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Born
August 25, 1969

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Born in Swindon and raised in London, British actress Rachel Shelley is best known for her role on the Showtime drama "The L Word." Shelley studied theater while attending Sheffield University, and began winning screen roles during the mid-1990s. Appearing on episodes of the TV series "The New Adventures of Robin Hood," Shelley went on to a supporting part in the '97 English feature dram...

Biography

Born in Swindon and raised in London, British actress Rachel Shelley is best known for her role on the Showtime drama "The L Word." Shelley studied theater while attending Sheffield University, and began winning screen roles during the mid-1990s. Appearing on episodes of the TV series "The New Adventures of Robin Hood," Shelley went on to a supporting part in the '97 English feature drama "Photographing Fairies" and was featured in a starring role in the well-received 2001 period film "Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India." In '05, she joined the cast of the lesbian TV drama "The L Word" as socialite Helena Peabody, and remained on the lauded American series as a regular until its conclusion four years later. Shifting between TV and film productions, Shelley also appeared on a few episodes of the supernatural show "Ghost Whisperer" and played a major character in the chilling British horror movie "The Children."

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