Rachel Shenton
Biography
Rachel Shenton is an English actress and writer whose career began at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where a play of hers drew critical praise. Small recurring television parts followed, among them Holby City, Waterloo Road, Genie in the House, and Sophia's Diary. She became widely known for playing Mitzeee Minniver in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2010 to 2013, and also took the role of Courtney in Waterloo Road. On American television she starred as Lilly Summers in the ABC Family drama Switched at Birth between 2014 and 2017. She later appeared in the BBC2 comedy White Gold and, from 2020, as Helen Alderson in the Channel 5 and PBS series All Creatures Great and Small. She created and starred in The Silent Child, a short film that won an Academy Award in 2018. She founded the Midlands Screen Acting School in 2013.
38years old
Turns 39 on December 21in 69 days
- Born Stoke-on-Trent
- Star sign: SagittariusLast day of the sign, on the Capricorn cusp
- Also credited as Rachel Joy Shenton
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 7 years2019 to 2026
Every film, newest first
- 2026The Strangers: Chapter 3IMDb rating 4.2
- 2025The Strangers: Chapter 2IMDb rating 4.7
- 2024The Strangers: Chapter 1IMDb rating 4.7
- 2021The Colour RoomIMDb rating 6.8
- 2019A Very British ChristmasIMDb rating 5.7
Genres
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Renny Harlin directed three of these films. Six actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Renny Harlin
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2018 | Best Live Action Short Film | The Silent Child | Won |
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