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Biography
Rachel Joy Shenton is a British actress and writer born in the Midlands. Shenton started her career at Edinburgh fringe festival, where her play received critical acclaim. In 2018 Shenton won the Academy Award® for Best Live Action short film, for The Silent Child that she both wrote, produced and starred in. From 2020, she's been portraying Helen in All Creatures Great and Small.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film · 2018
Filmography11 titles

All Creatures Great & Small
2020as Helen Herriot
2020as Helen Herriot

Switched at Birth
2011as Lily Summers
2011as Lily Summers

The Silent Child
2017as Joanne
2017as Joanne

Waterloo Road
2006as Courtney
2006as Courtney

White Gold
2017as Joanne Scott
2017as Joanne Scott

A Very British Christmas
2019as Jessica
2019as Jessica

The Strangers: Chapter 2
2025as Debbie
2025as Debbie

The Colour Room
2021as Annie Shorter
2021as Annie Shorter

The Strangers: Chapter 3
2026as Debbie
2026as Debbie

The Strangers: Chapter 1
2024as Debbie
2024as Debbie

For Her Sins
2023as Emily Furness
2023as Emily Furness