Rachel Shelley
Rachel Shelley Role: Helena Peabody
Birthday : August-25-1969
Birthplace : Swindon, England, UK
Birth Name : Rachel Shelley
Recent Role : Kate Payne on Ghost Whisperer
Height : 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
Gender : Female
Rachel Shelley is a British actress. She was born in Swindon and when she was just one, she moved to London with her family and grew up there. Currently, she resides in Notting Hill. Rachel attended Sheffield University and graduated with a BA Honors in English and Drama.
Rachel appeared as Elizabeth Russell in the hit Bollywood movie, ‘Lagaan’. For her elegant appearance on the movie, she received an Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Film. Her other movie appearances were on movies ‘Photographing Fairies’ and ‘Everybody Loves Sunshine’. She portrays Helena Peabody on the hit series ‘The L Word’ and series made her a well known name in the TV industry.
Role on ‘The L Word‘
Rachel portrays Helena Peabody in the ‘The L Word’. She was first seen in the second season of the series. She is an alpha woman who never tries to hide her affection toward accompanying female companions. She has faced various ups-downs throughout the five seasons of the show. She has a son, Wilson, with her ex-lover Winnie Mann. She also adopted a Chinese girl, Jang Yin.
