Rachel Shelley Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Rachel Shelley (born on 25 August 1969) is an English actress and model. She was born in Swindon, England and graduated from Sheffield University with a B.A. Hons in English and Drama. Along with four friends from the university, she set up The Crowded Theatre in Sheffield, which ran for a year. Best known for playing Helena Peabody in the Showtime hit series The L Word. Among many roles she played Elizabeth Russell in the Oscar nominated Bollywood film Lagaan. Apart from acting, Shelley has written articles for The Guardian newspaper. She is currently playing the recurring role of... MORE

Rachel Shelley (born on 25 August 1969) is an English actress and model. She was born in Swindon, England and graduated from Sheffield University with a B.A. Hons in English and Drama. Along with four friends from the university, she set up The Crowded Theatre in Sheffield, which ran for a year. Best known for playing Helena Peabody in the Showtime hit series The L Word. Among many roles she played Elizabeth Russell in the Oscar nominated Bollywood film Lagaan. Apart from acting, Shelley has written articles for The Guardian newspaper. She is currently playing the recurring role of Superintendent Rippon in popular BBC medical drama Casualty. Shelley currently lives in Notting Hill. She was raised in London having moved from Swindon at the age of one. In her personal life, she had been in a relationship with Mathew Parkhill, with whom she had a daughter, born on September 8, 2009. She was 2 weeks late and born 57 minutes past midnight. LESS