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Rachel Shelley is a Actor British born on 25 august 1969 at Swindon (United-kingdom)
Rachel Shelley (born 25 August 1969) is an English actress and model. She is best known for playing Helena Peabody in the Showtime series The L Word and Elizabeth Russell in the Oscar-nominated Bollywood epic Lagaan.
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Birth name Rachel Shelley
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 august 1969 (54 years) at Swindon (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 august 1969 (54 years) at Swindon (United-kingdom)
Rachel Shelley (born 25 August 1969) is an English actress and model. She is best known for playing Helena Peabody in the Showtime series The L Word and Elizabeth Russell in the Oscar-nominated Bollywood epic Lagaan.
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Shelley lives in London with her partner Matthew Parkhill, who is a TV writer, director and producer. They have a daughter, born on September 8, 2009.Best films
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The Children (2008)
, 1h21Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about families
Actors Eva Birthistle, Hannah Tointon, Stephen Campbel Moore, Eva Sayer, Rachel Shelley, Jeremy Sheffield
Roles Chloe
Rating59%
Casey (Hannah Tointon), a rebellious teenage girl, is travelling with her mother Elaine (Eva Birthistle), her stepfather Jonah (Stephen Campbell Moore), and her two younger half-siblings, Miranda (Eva Sayer) and Paulie (William Howes), to spend the New Year holiday at the secluded home of Elaine's sister, Chloe (Rachel Shelley). Chloe, her husband Robbie (Jeremy Sheffield), and their two young children, Nicky (Jake Hathaway) and Leah (Raffiella Brooks), welcome their visitors. Shortly after arriving, Paulie begins vomiting, which the adults believe is due to travel sickness.
Gray Matters (2006)
, 1h36Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Heather Graham, Tom Cavanagh, Bridget Moynahan, Molly Shannon, Alan Cumming, Bill Mondy
Roles Julia Barlett
Rating57%
Gray Baldwin (Heather Graham), a family oriented and quiet bachelorette, lives a close-knit life with her brother, Sam (Tom Cavanagh). Their lifestyle is generally co-dependent, involving them living together, going to dance classes together, etc. Gray and Sam's relationship has never been thought of as strange, but once a dinner party guest mistakes the siblings as a couple, Gray and Sam decide to venture outside of one another. While discussing with each other what they can do about their single lifestyles, and how they can "hook each other up" with a significant other, their conversation continues to the park, where Gray spots a possible girlfriend for Sam, Charlie Kelsey (Bridget Moynahan). Gray introduces herself, then Charlie to Sam, and they instantly bond, agreeing to see each other again.
Seeing Other People (2004)
, 1h30Directed by Wallace Wolodarsky
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Jay Mohr, Lauren Graham, Helen Slater, Josh Charles, Andy Richter, Bryan Cranston
Roles Lauren
Rating58%
Ed and Alice are in love. Not passionate, ripping-clothes-off in love. But they do laundry on Saturday, do small things that make each other happy. At their engagement party, Alice sees a friend hook up with a server and comes to the conclusion that she would like to try more sexual partners before she settles down for the rest of her life.
The Bone Snatcher (2003)
, 1h26Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Horror, Romance
Actors Scott Bairstow, Rachel Shelley, Langley Kirkwood
Roles Mikki
Rating44%
Again and again, people disappear from a diamond mine. Dr. Straker and a search team are sent into the desert to find out why the geologists of a diamond expedition have lost radio contact. They arrive at camp of the scientists in the desert, but soon find the neatly gnawed bones of their colleagues and a trail that leads them to a strange rock formation. Once at camp they find only the cleanly gnawed bones of the workers. Soon it becomes clear that there is a murderous beast on the loose.
Sparkling Cyanide (2003)
, 2hDirected by Tristram Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Pauline Collins, Oliver Ford Davies, Kenneth Cranham, Susan Hampshire, Jonathan Firth, Clare Holman
Roles Rosemary Barton
Rating56%
Les époux Reece et Kendall, agents secrets et détectives privés à la retraite, doivent reprendre du service pour élucider la mort de Rosemary Barton.
, 3h44Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Cricket films, Musiques du monde, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne, Suhasini Mulay, Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Roles Elizabeth Russell
Rating80%
In the small village of Champaner, (in the State of Gujarat, in western India) during the height of the British Empire in India in 1893, Captain Andrew Russell (Paul Blackthorne), the commanding officer of the Champaner cantonment, has imposed high taxes ("lagaan") on people from the local villages which they are unable to pay due to a prolonged drought. Led by Bhuvan (Aamir Khan), the villagers beg Raja Puran Singh (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) to help them. He tells them that much to his regret, he is also bound by British law.
The Calling (2000)
, 1h29Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Demons in film
Actors Laura Harris, Francis Magee, Richard Lintern, Alex Roe, Alice Krige, John Standing
Roles Shelly
Rating43%
Following in the same vein as such classics as Rosemary's Baby and The Omen, The Calling is the story of Kristie St. Clair, the involuntary mother of the Antichrist, and possibly the only person who can stop the coming of a modern-day apocalypse.
Making Love (2000)
, 1h47Directed by Ricky Tognazzi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Actors Hans Matheson, Mélanie Thierry, Lee Williams, Gabriel Byrne, Ricky Tognazzi, Peter Vaughan
Roles la madre di Jeno
Rating70%
Prague, fin des années 60. L'histoire d'amour d'un homme avec une femme, d'un homme avec le violon.
Lighthouse (2000)
, 1h35Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Serial killer films
Actors James Purefoy, Rachel Shelley, Don Warrington, Christopher Adamson, Christopher Adamson, Paul Brooke
Roles Dr. Kirsty McCloud
Rating48%
A prison ship on its way to a remote island prison runs aground on rocks and sinks. Mixed survivors of cons and prison guards struggle ashore, only to discover to their horror that another survivor has made it ashore before them. Murderous psychotic Leo Rook not only had a hand in the ship's sinking but has decapitated all but one of the island's lighthouse crew. Stranded, with no means of escape or way to call for help, the survivors must face a night of terror. They know Leo does not want anyone to learn he survived the shipwreck and is hell-bent on adding their severed heads to his collection.
Everybody Loves Sunshine (1999)
, 1h37Genres Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors David Bowie, Goldie, Rachel Shelley, Jamie Draven
Roles Claire
Rating53%
In the Pepperhill Estate of Manchester, an ongoing battle rages between Triad gangs and street gangs. Gang leaders Ray (Andrew Goth) and Terry (Goldie), who are cousins and lifelong friends, always trusting and relying on each other, have been in prison. Ray doesn't want to be a gangster anymore, having also fallen for Clare (Rachel Shelley). But Terry, driven by an obsession beyond friendship, is determined to make sure that Ray never leaves the gang. During their time in prison, the Triads have grown stronger and more daring, eventually killing a member of Terry and Ray's gang. Revenge is called for and the gang turns to them for direction. Bernie (David Bowie) is the aging gangster who struggles to keep the peace.
Photographing Fairies (1997)
, 1h50Directed by Nick Willing
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Les fées
Actors Toby Stephens, Emily Woof, Ben Kingsley, Frances Barber, Phil Davis, Bernard Gallagher
Roles Mrs. Anne-Marie Castle
Rating67%
In Switzerland in 1912, photographer Charles Castle (Toby Stephens) and Anna-Marie, his fiancèe, are married in an Alpine church. The following day, they are walking in the mountains when a snowstorm closes in. They are returning to the village when a crevasse opens and Anna-Marie falls into it. Charles tries to pull her out but he loses his grip and she dies. During the Great War, Castle serves as an army photographer in the trenches of France. He is photographing corpses with his assistant Roy (Phil Davis) when a mortar lands close by. Roy returns to the trenches but Castle seems unconcerned and continues photographing. He returns to the trenches just before the mortar explodes.