Rachael Stirling Rachael Stirling Rachael Atlanta Stirling (born 30 May 1977) is an English stage, film and television actress. She has been nominated twice for the Laurence Olivier Award for her stage work. She played Nancy Astley in the BBC drama "Tipping the Velvet", and Millie in the ITV series "The Bletchley Circle". She has also appeared in programmes such as "Lewis", and the long-running BBC One science fiction drama "Doctor Who". Stirling is the daughter of actress Diana Rigg and theatre producer Archibald Stirling. Her parents married in 1982 and divorced in 1990. Through her father, she has a long line
Rachel Shelley her partner, Matthew Parkhill, who is a TV writer, director and producer. They have two daughters, Charlotte (the elder of the two) and Grace. Rachel Shelley 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". Rachel Shelley was born on 25 August 1969 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, and was brought up primarily in London. After graduating from the University of Sheffield with a B.A. Hons in English and Drama, she joined a local