Rachel Shelley
TV Actress
English actress best known for portraying Helena Peabody in the popular series The L Word.
She graduated from Sheffield University, where she helped set up a theatre with former college colleagues.
She has written articles for The Guardian newspaper.
She spent much of her professional life in Notting Hill. She began dating Matthew Parkhill in 1995.
She appeared in the Showtime series The L Word with Jennifer Beals.