About Rachel

Rachel Shelley was born in Swindon, England on the 25th August, the year remains a secret.
She has lived in various places in England and abroad.
She went to university in Sheffield and graduated with a BA (hons) in English and Drama.

Rachel was a well established actress in the United Kingdom with successful movies under her belt, such as Photographing Fairies (1997) with Ben Kingsley, Everybody Loves Sunshine (1999) with David Bowie, and Lagaan (2001) which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film.

In 2004 she auditioned for, and got, the part of Helena Peabody in the hugely successful lesbian drama series The L Word. She joined a well established cast for the second series to play the daughter of a multi-millionaire art collector, who comes between the shows most popular couple, Bette Porter and Tina Kennard.

Helena was the quintessential English bitch. Even though she had the role of the baddie in the second series, Rachel was enormously popular and she stayed in the series until the last season, season 6.

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1. "The L Word" .... Helena Peabody (54 episodes, 2005-2009)
2. The Children (2008) .... Chloe
3. "Ghost Whisperer" .... Kate Payne (4 episodes, 2006-2008)
   - Deadbeat Dads (2008) TV episode .... Kate Payne
   - The Collector (2007) TV episode .... Kate Payne
   - Speed Demon (2007) TV episode .... Kate Payne
   - Cat's Claw (2006) TV episode (uncredited) .... Kate Payne
4. Under (2008) (TV) .... Det. Underhill
5. Gray Matters (2006/I) .... Julia Barlett
6. Seeing Other People (2004) .... Lauren
7. The Bone Snatcher (2003) .... Mikki
8. "Licensed by Royalty" (2003) TV series .... Linda Kubrick (unknown episodes)
9. "Miss Match" .... Rebecca Hanley (1 episode, 2003)
   - Something Nervy (2003) TV episode .... Rebecca Hanley
10. Sparkling Cyanide (2003) (TV) .... Rosemary Barton
11. Cruise of the Gods (2002) (TV) .... Yasmina
12. "Coupling" .... Samantha (1 episode, 2002)
    - Remember This (2002) TV episode .... Samantha
13. "The American Embassy" .... Mandy (1 episode, 2002)
    - Long Live the King (2002) TV episode .... Mandy
14. "Heartbeat" .... Sue Dixon, aka Denise Hurley (1 episode, 2002)
    ... aka Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title)
    - Sympathy for the Devil (2002) TV episode .... Sue Dixon, aka Denise Hurley
15. Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001) (TV) .... Harmonia
16. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) .... Elizabeth Russell
    ... aka Lagaan (India: Hindi title: short title)
    ... aka Land Tax (International: English title: informal literal title)
17. "Baddiel's Syndrome" .... Marcia (2 episodes, 2001)
    - Hair Today (2001) TV episode .... Marcia
    - Huffa (2001) TV episode .... Marcia
18. The Calling (2000) .... Shelly Woodcock
19. Canone inverso - making love (2000) .... Jeno's Mother
20. Lighthouse (2000/I) .... Dr. Kirsty McCloud
    ... aka Dead of Night (USA: video title)
21. Everybody Loves Sunshine (1999) .... Clare
    ... aka Busted (Australia) (International: English title) (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka B.U.S.T.E.D. (International: English title) (USA: video title)
22. "Highlander" .... Sophie Baines (1 episode, 1997)
    ... aka Highlander (France)
    ... aka Highlander: The Series
    - Avatar (1997) TV episode .... Sophie Baines
23. "Bugs" .... Jenna Spinks (1 episode, 1997)
    - Renegades (1997) TV episode .... Jenna Spinks
24. Photographing Fairies (1997) .... Mrs. Anne-Marie Castle
    ... aka Apparition (Australia: video box title)
25. "Wycliffe" .... Sarah (1 episode, 1997)
    - Dance of the Scorpions (1997) TV episode .... Sarah
26. "The New Adventures of Robin Hood" .... Boadicea (2 episodes, 1997)
    ... aka Les nouvelles aventures de Robin des bois (France)
    - The Birthday Trap (1997) TV episode
    - Heroes (????) TV episode .... Boadicea
27. Broken Heart (1994) .... Isabel
28. Royce (1994) (TV) .... Alana Maxwell

Rachel produced a series of 3 articles for The Guardian Newspaper in Britain.
The first written in 2001 highlights her experiences in India during the making of the film Lagaan, the second in 2002 when she was in Hollywood for the Oscars and the final one in 2005 about her experiences on The L Word.
Rachel also posted a short article about 10 things you don't know about women in 2007.

Rachel had been asked to write for Diva Magazine, she started doing so in April 2009.
Rachel gave birth to a baby girl on the 8th of September 2009.

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