Rachel Shelley (born August 25, 1969) is an English actress and model. She portrays Helena Peabody on Showtime’s The L Word.
Biography[]
Rachel Irene Shelley was born on 25 August 1969 in Wilfordshire, England, United Kingdom, and was brought up primarily in London. She is the youngest of four children, she has an older sister and two older brothers. Shelley spent three years in Malta as a child before attending school in Huntingdon. After graduating from the University of Sheffield with a B.A. Hons in English and Drama in 1992, she joined a local theatre company in Edinburgh and set up a community theatre company in Sheffield before moving to London to further her acting career.
External links[]
- Rachel Shelley on IMDb
- Rachel Shelly on Wikipedia
Рэйчел Шелли, биография которой будет рассказана ниже, довольно популярная актриса, которая больше известна своими телевизионными работами. Особенную популярность ей принесла работа в сериале «L World», больше известном русскоязычному зрителю под названием «Секс в другом городе».
Английская студентка
Британские актеры легко адаптируются к условиям Голливуда из-за отсутствия языкового барьера и схожести культур. Одним из таких легионеров в американской киноиндустрии стала английская актриса Рэйчел Шелли. Она родилась в Суиндоне, что в Великобритании, в 1969 году, а детство провела в Ноттинг-Хилле.
Девочка с ранних лет мечтала о сцене, постоянно участвовала во всех школьных театральных постановках и целенаправленно готовилась стать актрисой.
Свои мечты Рэйчел Шелли осуществляла последовательно и методично. Окончив школу, она отправилась в Шеффилд, где успешно поступила в местный университет. Здесь девушка добросовестно изучала английскую словесность, а также актерское мастерство. Из стен почтенного учебного заведения уроженка Суиндона вышла со степенью бакалавра английского языка и драматического искусства.
Свою карьеру Рэйчел Шелли начинала в качестве драматической актрисы. Она работала в театрах Эдинбурга, Шеффилда и Лондона, где ее талант получил всеобщее признание.
Дебют на телевидении
Рэйчел не была удовлетворена своим статусом актрисы, которую знали одни лишь театральные завсегдатаи. Она стремилась пробиться к славе и успеху, сниматься на лучших съемочных площадках Голливуда и покорять зрителей всего мира.
Для начала было необходимо утвердить свой высокий статус и заработать соответствующую репутацию у себя на родине. Рэйчел Шелли активно пробуется для участия в британских фильмах и телевизионных проектах, однако начинающей актрисе было трудно выделиться из толпы точно таких же претенденток на место под солнцем.
Дебют девушки на экранах состоялся в 1994 году, когда она получила роль Аланы Максвелл в сериале «Секретный агент Ройс». После этой работы на талантливую харизматичную актрису обратили внимание многие британские продюсеры, и девушка перестала испытывать недостаток в предложениях.
Фанаты сериала «Горец» помнят Рэйчел по роли Софи Бейнс, также она отметилась участием в проекте «Электронные жучки», а также в целом ряде британских телевизионных продуктов.
Прорыв
Выпускница Шеффилдского университета не собиралась зацикливаться на карьере телевизионной актрисы, она активно искала выходы на большой экран. Ранние фильмы Рэйчел Шелли не так хорошо известны русскоязычной аудитории, однако она получала в них ведущие роли, в которых могла полностью раскрыть свой большой актерский потенциал.
В девяностых годах она отметилась участием в таких картинах, как «Понты», снятый режиссером Эндрю Готом, мистический триллер «Демон ночи», автором которого был Саймон Хантер.
Ее карьера развивалась по восходящей, не хватало лишь появления в громком проекте, который был бы замечен на другом берегу океана.
Как ни странно, свой шанс Рэйчел Шелли получила, согласившись на съемки в индийской картине «Лагаан: Однажды в Индии». Мелодрама, снятая в бывшей британской колонии, вызвала неожиданный интерес и была усыпана призами на различных кинофестивалях.
Свою порцию славы получила и ведущая актриса этого фильма – Рэйчел Шелли. После этого ей было значительно проще закрепиться в тесных рядах голливудских актеров и позволить себе выбирать среди многочисленных предложений местных продюсеров.
Расцвет карьеры
В двухтысячных годах Рэйчел была востребованной актрисой, принимая участие во многих фильмах. Правда, многие из них имели низкий бюджет и имели статус проходных. В 2003 году она появилась в ужастике «Похититель костей». Сюжет картины вертелся вокруг истории об экспедиции, заблудившейся в пустынях Намибии и столкнувшейся с чем-то зловещим и невероятным.
В 2006 году она снялась в романтической комедии «Проблемы Грей», чтобы избавиться от статуса актрисы второсортных фильмов ужасов, однако тяга к мистике взяла свое. В 2008 год она приняла участие в очередном зловещем триллере под названием «Детишки». Резня, устроенная детьми под Рождество, – вот краткое описание сюжета этого шедевра.
Секрет славы
По словам самой Рэйчел Шелли, особое значение для нее имела роль в сериале «L Word». Для русскоязычного зрителя подобрали название «Секс в другом городе», чтобы привлечь внимание фанатов другого культового сериала со схожим названием.
В этом проекте Рэйчел воплотила в жизнь сложный, многогранный образ Хелен Пибоди, самоуверенную дочь миллионерши, владелицу киностудии, а также члена совета директоров компании, где сталкивается с другой центральной героиней – Бетти.
Сериал имел огромный успех и растянулся на несколько сезонов, стабильно имея высокие рейтинги. После «Секса в другом городе» актриса продолжала много и активно работать. Она засветилась в таких телевизионных проектах, как «Сверкающий цианид», «Охотники за динозаврами», «Божий круиз» и многих других.
Однако для американского зрителя Рэйчел осталась в памяти в первую очередь как Хелен Пибоди из «L Word».
The L Word creator spills the beans on Generation Q in a DIVA exclusive
BY CARRIE LYELL
Are you as excited as we are about The L Word Generation Q? Want to know who’s coming back and whether there will be an answer to that question that’s plagued us for the last 10 years? Well, we’ve made a list and checked it twice, and have got an early Christmas present for you to unwrap. Rachel Shelley – better known to L Word fans as Helena Peabody – has bagged us a DIVA exclusive, getting the gossip on all things Gen Q from the show’s creator, Ilene Chaiken.
But less from us. You want to hear from them, don’t you? Pop the kettle on, put your feet up, and get listening…
Warning: this interview contains spoilers for The L Word: Generation Q
ILENE CHAIKEN IN CONVERSATION WITH RACHEL SHELLEY: FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
RS: Aha! Perfect!
IC: There you are!
RS: Hi, Ilene, how are you?
IC: It’s lovely to see you as well as hear you.
RS: You too! It’s really nice to see you. How are you? How are you feeling?
IC: I’m well. I’m very well. I’m so happy to talk to you. I miss you.
RS: You too. Thank you Ilene, thank you so much for talking to DIVA. DIVA magazine has Jennifer on a beautiful cover this month. Really beautiful.
IC: Saw that! It’s fabulous. Thank you. That’s so great.
RS: I have a million questions I could ask you, but let’s make this about DIVA… Ilene Chaiken, creator and showrunner of The L Word as well as Empire and The Handmaid’s Tale. [US viewers are] two episodes into the reboot, Generation Q. How are you feeling about it all?
IC: [Laughs] Well, I’m thrilled to be back. I want to say, for the record, that I am not the showrunner of Generation Q, but still the creator. Yeah, it’s just great and bizarre and gratifying to be back, 10 years later.
RS: Tell me, what does “Generation Q” mean? It wasn’t a term that I was that familiar with. I can take a guess, but…
IC: Well, I don’t actually think it’s a term. It’s made up. It’s a title, rather than a term. It’s a riff on all these other generations we have, none of which I can really keep track of. Generation X. Generation Q, obviously Q stands for queer, or at least suggests queer. I think it’s meant to say, firstly, the new iteration of the show is more inclusive. It’s LGBTQ and everything else. Secondly, it’s a new generation.
RS: How did you feel, moving back into it? Revisiting the world again after 10 years? You shot in LA, so I presume it was a very different experience.
IC: Yes. Very different. Shooting in LA is great because we’re making a show that takes place in LA, so that’s lovely. It just gave us more of a sense of authentically representing the world and the stories that we mean to be telling. In a way, it felt seamless. I’ve never left. Jennifer, Kate, Leisha and I have continued to talk about the show, over all these years. We’ve stayed close, and we’ve been talking for five years about bringing the show back, and just were waiting for the right time. We didn’t talk all the time about what’s happening in Shane’s life right now, or Bette’s, or Alice’s, but we had a sense of life moving forward, of people getting older and going through things and having experiences and starting relationships and ending relationships and starting jobs and ending jobs, and it felt like we were just getting a chance to dip back into these lives that had been being lived all along.
RS: Yeah. I’ve read things, you’ve talked about the “trigger of Trump” and I was thinking, well, we have something to be thankful to Trump for at least! [Laughs]
IC: [Laughs] I don’t know. I don’t want to give him anything… I’m not thankful to him for anything, but we certainly felt that we needed to do everything we could to continue to advocate and be activists and tell our stories and live our lives that are, perhaps under threat, more now than they were the day before that happened.
RS: Absolutely. I loved the trailer that I’ve seen where Jacqueline Toboni says “Time’s Up, Bitches!” and she flips the bird at someone as she cycles past, and I just thought that really put it into a timeframe of where we are. I thought that was a great little moment there.
IC: I agree. I agree. I love that moment.
RS: So, you were talking about Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig, who play Bette Porter, Alice Pieszecki and Shane McCutcheon respectively. How was their transition from actor to actor/exec producer? How does that change the dynamic?
IC: I don’t know that it really changes the dynamic, because in the way that I’ve worked with all of you, really, I’ve always felt that you’re my partners.
RS: Yeah.
IC: The three of them, as I said, had a lot to do with reviving the show, so it was natural that we would all talk about what the show was, that we wanted to make. What we wanted to say, how we wanted it to feel and work. They all have producer abilities and instincts and so much to contribute, and most importantly, I think, the ownership of the show, and I don’t mean that in a capitalist sense. I mean it in a spiritual sense. They own it.
RS: Yes, I agree with you. I think they are the perfect people to do that, and talking to all the fans over the years, they are the three at the heart of the show, for the fans, as well. I think it’s perfect, personally.
IC: I agree. I think, as a parent, [laughs] one loves all of one’s children. They are the ones that should be doing this. It just fits. It’s right. They have a lot of agency.
RS: If you don’t mind talking a bit about the new show runner, Marja-Lewis Ryan. So she’s a 35-year-old New Yorker, she’s married, with a new born, I hear. Is that right?
IC: That’s all true. All correct.
RS: And she directed a film called Six Balloons. And you, I’ve read, said to her, “Feel free to say it was a dream. I’m not precious about it”.
IC: Ha ha ha! That’s just season six, not the whole thing! Just season six.
RS: Okay, good to know, the big season six. What did you feel made her right for Generation Q?
IC: Well, here’s how it evolved. I met Marja on another project, an interesting little project. She and I were part of a small group of screenwriters who were brought in by Tristar to do an adaptation of Lean In. Anyway, we worked together on this project, which was a great exercise. It never went anywhere, but it was really wonderful, and that’s how I met Marja. She was at the table. She was one of the six women. I had never met her before. From the minute we started working, I was impressed by her. I loved her energy, her quickness, and I loved the little script that she wrote. I got to see how her mind worked and how she processed ideas, and then when The Handmaid’s Tale debuted, I got an email from her, out of the blue, saying “I just watched Handmaid’s Tale, I was so blown away by it and I just wanted to say congratulations”. Showtime and I had just decided that we were going to go forward with The L Word and we were going to invite new writers to pitch on it, so my response to Marja’s congratulatory email about The Handmaid’s Tale was “Thanks very much. Would you be any chance be interested in pitching on a new version of The L Word?
RS: [Laughs] Yes, and the rest is, as they say… Yeah. I also read that she said she has four words as her touch stones: confident, joyful, queer and aspirational, which I thought was lovely. Really beautiful. Do you think her voice is very different from yours?
IC: I think it’s different. I don’t think it’s… I think there are some places where we cross. I think that she’s captured the essence of the show, but our voices are indeed different. We always said going into this, before we had even chosen a writer, it doesn’t have to replicate the original show. It can be different in tone. It’s a new generation, it’s 10 years later. The world has changed and the show can change in any number of ways. So it’s really fun and interesting for me to watch and hear the differences as well as the samenesses.
RS: Do you ever find yourself having to take step back because you want to get more involved, or does it not really work like that?
IC: I try not to do that! There are moments when I see an opportunity and would love to play with it, just because I love the show and the stories, but I try not to do that other thing [laughs].
RS: You’ve mentioned your other work. Very political, The Handmaid’s Tale, which was absolutely beautiful, by the way. Do you feel like your intention when you write is to be political, to change the political conversation, to influence beyond entertainment? Or do you just feel like it happens?
IC: I feel like it happens, but I’m drawn to stories that take on themes that mean something to me. Those are the projects that I’m drawn to creatively. That’s what I like to do. It’s hard to separate one from the other. I don’t think that making television, that writing, that telling stories, is politics, but I think that in one way or another, it often winds up being political. As always, my first obligation and intention is to tell stories that are moving and engaging, but all of those political themes are moving and engaging.
RS: I feel like there’s almost like a new wave of entertainment, TV, film, that is… It’s very refreshing, to have your entertainment operate on different levels, not just entertain, but to have a deeper level, a political viewpoint and view on time and where we are.
IC: I agree, and I think, you know, it always wants to be about something. What we do is just rich with opportunity, so much goes into making these things, it’s just obscene to think that you’d do it and not make it about something.
RS: I’ve read that there’s a couple of great cameos. You’ve got Cameron Esposito, I think.
IC: I love Cameron, and she’s a friend. She’s not on the show, she’s doing recaps of the show I think.
RS: Oh, okay. But I know you’re not going to give me any big spoilers here.
IC: I wish I could, and if I could give them to anyone, I’d give them to you! But I can’t.
RS: [Laughs] Thank you. But I know no one will let me show my face in DIVA if I don’t ask you these questions. Okay, so Jenny was a suicide?
IC: Apparently! Apparently! [laughs] That was not my call, but yes. I said to Marja, as we discussed, season six, which, you know, was a controversial choice, feel free to do anything you want with it. Ignore it, say it was a dream, anything you want. As far as the oft asked question, “Who Killed Jenny?”, you can do the same. You can ignore it, you can answer it. You can say that it was a dream, you can say that Jenny… just, anything. So she made a choice and it seems that Jenny committed suicide in Bette’s swimming pool.
RS: And there you have it! [Laughs] I was like, oh! Wow! It was a suicide. But the other question I have to ask you: who is coming back? Where is Tina? Where are all the people? Who is coming back? That’s what everyone asks me.
IC: Okay, well I hope that lots of people are coming back. That’s really all I can say, other than since the first two episodes have already aired [in the US], it’s known to those who have watched the show that Tina is still around and that she and Bette talk to one another on the phone and, one way or another, share custody of their 16-year-old beautiful daughter.
RS: Sixteen! Oh my god. That really makes you think about the old cast. How we’re so vintage now. It does feel like, oh my goodness. But 16? Wow. Ilene Chaiken, thank you so much for speaking to DIVA, all about Generation Q.
IC: It’s so good to talk to Rachel. We miss you, and in answer to the question “Who’s coming back?”, I certainly hope Helena Peabody is.
RS: What? I can use that?
IC: Yes.
RS: Oh wow! Great! Well, that’s fantastic. There’s a scoop. Thank you very much! [Laughs]
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Rachel Shelley
Rachel Shelley hails from England, where she has worked in television, film, and theater. Her performance in the Academy Award® nominated film LAGAAN for which she was nominated for a Zee Cine Award (Indian Oscar) for Best Supporting Actress, brought her to the attention of American audiences. Her additional feature film credits include PHOTOGRAPHING FAIRIES, SEEING OTHER PEOPLE, and GRAY MATTERS opposite Heather Graham. She makes her home in London.
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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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| Born | 25 August 1969 (age 53)
Swindon, Wiltshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Partner | Matthew Parkhill (1995–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Early lifeEdit
Rachel Irene Shelley was born on 25 August 1969 in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, and was brought up primarily in London. She is the youngest of four children, she has an older sister and two older brothers. Shelley spent three years in Malta as a child before attending school in Huntingdon. After graduating from the University of Sheffield with a B.A. Hons in English and Drama in 1992, she joined a local theatre company in Edinburgh and set up a community theatre company in Sheffield before moving to London to further her acting career.[1][2][3]
CareerEdit
Shelley is perhaps best known for playing Helena Peabody in the Showtime series The L Word. Other parts include Elizabeth Russell in the Oscar-nominated Hindi film Lagaan in 2001, and the beauty whose tragic loss drives Charles Castle mad in the 1997 film Photographing Fairies. In 2012 and early 2013, she played the recurring role of Yvonne Rippon, a police superintendent who had a relationship with established character Nick Jordan, in popular BBC medical drama Casualty. Shelley left the series on 19 January 2013.[4]
Apart from acting, Shelley has written articles for The Guardian and DIVA Magazine.[5][6][7][8]
Personal lifeEdit
Shelley lives in Notting Hill, London with her partner since 1995, Matthew Parkhill, who is a TV writer, director and producer. They have a daughter named Eden, born 8 September 2009.[9][10]
FilmographyEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Broken Heart | Isabel | Short film |
| 1997 | Photographing Fairies | Mrs. Anne-Marie Castle | |
| 1999 | B.U.S.T.E.D | Clare | |
| 1999 | Lighthouse | Dr. Kirsty McCloud | |
| 2000 | Canone inverso — making love | Jeno’s Mother | |
| 2000 | The Calling | Shelly Woodcock | |
| 2001 | Lagaan | Elizabeth Russell | Hindi Film |
| 2003 | The Bone Snatcher | Mikki | |
| 2004 | Seeing Other People | Lauren | |
| 2006 | Gray Matters | Julia Barlett | |
| 2008 | The Children | Chloe |
TelevisionEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Royce | Alana Maxwell | TV film |
| 1997 | The New Adventures of Robin Hood | Boadicea | Episode: «Heroes» Episode: «The Birthday Trap» |
| 1997 | Wycliffe | Sarah | Episode: «Dance of the Scorpions» |
| 1997 | Bugs | Jenna Spinks | Episode: «Renegades» |
| 1997 | Highlander: The Series | Sophie Baines | Episode: «Avatar» |
| 1998 | The Bill | Maggie Hamilton | Episode: «For Your Love» |
| 2001 | Baddiel’s Syndrome | Marcia | Episode: «Huffa» Episode: «Hair Today» |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Harmonia | TV film |
| 2002 | Heartbeat | Sue Dixon, aka Denise Hurley | Episode: «Sympathy for the Devil» |
| 2002 | The American Embassy | Mandy | Episode: «Long Live the King» |
| 2002 | Coupling | Samantha | Episode: «Remember This» |
| 2002 | Cruise of the Gods | Yasmina | TV film |
| 2002 | The Dinosaur Hunters | Mary Mantell | TV film |
| 2003 | Sparkling Cyanide | Rosemary Barton | TV film |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Rebecca Hanley | Episode: «Something Nervy» |
| 2004 | Licensed by Royalty | Linda Kubrick | TV series |
| 2005–2009 | The L Word | Helena Peabody | 54 episodes |
| 2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Kate Payne (uncredited) | Episode: «Cat’s Claw» |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Kate Payne | Episode: «Speed Demon» Episode: «The Collector» |
| 2008 | Under | Det. Underhill | TV film |
| 2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Kate Payne | Episode: «Deadbeat Dads» |
| 2011 | Episodes | Kendra | Episode: «Four» |
| 2011 | Strike Back | Maggie | Episode: «Project Dawn No. 5» Episode: «Project Dawn No. 6» |
| 2012–2013 | Casualty | Supt Yvonne Rippon | Recurring, 2012–2013 |
| 2012–2016 | Once Upon a Time | Milah | Episode: «The Crocodile» Episode: «Manhattan» Episode: «Devil’s Due» |
| 2013 | Toast of London | Commander Scott-Gorham | Episode: «Submission» |
| 2013–2014 | Rogue | Shelley Morrison | Recurring |
| 2014 | Grantchester | Pamela Morton | Episode: «Episode 1» |
| 2017–2018 | Different for Girls | Brooke | Recurring |
| 2018–2019 | Deep State | Elliot Taylor | Recurring |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ «IMDb Profile».
- ^ Rachel Shelley Online : Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rachel Shelley Online: Ask Rachel Archived 14 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Casualty (series 27)
- ^ «The making of Bollywood’s biggest movie ever». The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ «We love your accent. Can you do American?». The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ «Further adventures in showbusiness». The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ «Rachel Shelley in Casualty / DIVA Magazine Lesbian Arts & Entertainment / www.divamag.co.uk». divamag.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ «Exclusive interview with Matthew Parkhill, director of The Caller». AllStephenMoyer.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ «Rachel Shelley – Biography». IMDb.
External linksEdit
- Rachel Shelley at IMDb
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Pictures & Photos of Rachel Shelley
Shelley Hennig — one of the prettiest girls on the planet and there are so few good pics of her on the internet. This is one of the best I found.
I’m sorry but no female has breasts that high on their chest..- Amitie. Rachel Shelley as Helena in The L Word
Rachel Shelley — In Profile
Rachel Shelley n Laurel Holloman
Marlee Matlin and Rachel Shelley
Rachel Shelley And Heather Graham
Highest Rated:
95%
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
Lowest Rated:
Not Available
Birthday:
Aug 25, 1969
Birthplace:
Swindon, England, UK
Born in Swindon and raised in London, British actress Rachel Shelley is best known for her role on the Showtime drama «The L Word.» Shelley studied theater while attending Sheffield University, and began winning screen roles during the mid-1990s. Appearing on episodes of the TV series «The New Adventures of Robin Hood,» Shelley went on to a supporting part in the ’97 English feature drama «Photographing Fairies» and was featured in a starring role in the well-received 2001 period film «Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India.» In ’05, she joined the cast of the lesbian TV drama «The L Word» as socialite Helena Peabody, and remained on the lauded American series as a regular until its conclusion four years later. Shifting between TV and film productions, Shelley also appeared on a few episodes of the supernatural show «Ghost Whisperer» and played a major character in the chilling British horror movie «The Children.»
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
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[Pictures: Pam Grier, Janina Gavankar, Clementine Ford, Tracy Ryerson, Stamie Karakasidis and Roxanne McKee at the Starfury: L10 convention]
I may or may not have been a little disappointed when both Rachel Shelley and Alexandra Hedison had to cancel their appearances at Starfury: L10 (August 17-19, 2012, Birmingham, UK), but […]
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Um, remember that over-the-top-soapy-medical-drama-kind-of-fun I mentioned in my last “Best of”? Well, I sure wasn’t having much of that through most of the Casualty three-part special “Ricochet” (26×25 – 26×27), which brought back Rachel Shelley as newly minted Superintendent Yvonne Rippon. Here’s why: […]
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In this podcast recorded during season 3 of The L Word, Rachel Shelley shares her thoughts on Helena Peabody’s changes between season 2 and 3, playing scenes with Leisha Hailey and Alexandra Hedison, how she’d like to take on her character’s no-nonsense attitude sometimes – and mentions that she is always excited to get a new script because the actors “don’t know where [their storylines are] going” beforehand, which brings me to the first part of this little rant […]
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[Video: Lizzy The Lezzy’s take on L-BEACH #2 including lots of ‘Helena Peabody’ Rachel Shelley (and ‘Hot Cop’ Heather Peace)]
Many a happy dance to report from here when Rachel Shelley was announced as the main stage co-presenter for the second L-BEACH festival (April 8-10, 2011, Weissenhaeuser Strand, Germany) […]
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The Planet Babylon Awards, a now-closed* comment poll where people were able to choose their favorite impression by Randy Harrison, Laurel Holloman or Rachel Shelley featured in this video from the Ultim’art Planet Babylon Convention, have inspired me to put an ever so slight Rachel-Shelley-centric spin on the subject […]
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The Planet Babylon convention took place from October 30 to November 1, 2010, in Boulogne-Billancourt, located in the south-western suburbs of Paris, France. Scheduled to be an event for fans of both The L Word and Queer as Folk, the guests were Randy Harrison, Laurel Holloman and one Rachel Shelley […]
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Rachel Shelley asking Meredith McGeachie at the Starfury: L1 convention (in the cutest way ever) what it could possibly be like to play “a character who’s just…not that popular” got me thinking: Why is it so hard for us to separate the actor from a character they play? […]
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The Rachel-Shelley-liciousness that is the August 2010 issue of DIVA Magazine featuring, among other goodies, her interview with Jennifer Beals has definitely left its mark on the internets. You can read the whole interview […]
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Rachel provides answers to such *ahem* “controversial” topics as the reasons Ilene Chaiken (might have) ended The L Word the way it did, what she thinks Helena has been up to in season 5, the changes in Helena’s behavior over the course of the seasons, as well as WTF whatever happened to her kids […]
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Before I head off to spend the weekend convincing my girlfriend that she is much more important than Twitter, blogs and the rest of aaallll the internets combined,* I must share with you the above video gem by Chameleon, a respected Knight of the Order of Our Beloved Lady on MediaBlvd […]
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When Rachel Shelley was asked in the The L Word season 3 podcast to finish the sentence, “I wish my character was more…” she responded, “[…] liked, maybe?!”
Well, that seems to have happened as the seasons progressed, according to the 62 people/IP addresses who participated in the little poll I did […]
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You might have noticed that I’m presently slightly obsessed with Wordle word clouds – great looking visual representations of word frequencies. So when I found these transcripts on L-Word.com, I just couldn’t resist the urge to “wordle” the ones from season 2 […]
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I really like Juliette Gorges Coppens’ work and find it rare and interesting that she has painted both Heletina and Tibette […]
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I continue to be amazed what tennis and yoga can do for one’s arms…and rest of the body…if one has the genes (as well as the other contributing factors) of one Rachel Shelley […]
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I did a little content analysis on your answers to the question “Which character couple(s) do you want to see in a possible The L Word movie?”. […]
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My Alpha Helena-to-Dylena-and-back-again-mood swings have been shifting towards the former today, so I dug through my season 2 screenshots to present a few favorites to you […]
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Those were the glorious days of The L Word for Helena Peabody – full of possibilities to manage to sustain a both lasting and working relationship. Among these: […]
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