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Rachel Shenton(I)

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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In the final film of The Strangers trilogy, Maya (Madelaine Petsch) faces the masked killers one last time in a brutal, full-circle reckoning of survival and revenge.
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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.
BornDecember 21
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BornDecember 21
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 27 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Anna Madeley, Samuel West, Nicholas Ralph, Rachel Shenton, and Callum Woodhouse in All Creatures Great & Small (2020)
    All Creatures Great & Small
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Helen Herriot
    • Helen Alderson
    James Buckley, Ed Westwick, and Joe Thomas in White Gold (2017)
    White Gold
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Joanne Scott
    Vanessa Marano and Katie Leclerc in Switched at Birth (2011)
    Switched at Birth
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Lily Summers
    • Lily Summers Kennish
    The Silent Child (2017)
    The Silent Child
    7.7
    Short
    • Joanne
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Actress

    • The Strangers: Chapter 3
      • Debbie Lucas
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Gladstone Girls
      • Claira
      • Completed
      • Podcast Series
    • Anna Madeley, Samuel West, Nicholas Ralph, Rachel Shenton, and Callum Woodhouse in All Creatures Great & Small (2020)
      All Creatures Great & Small
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Helen Herriot
      • Helen Alderson
      • 2020–2025
    • Madelaine Petsch in The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025)
      The Strangers: Chapter 2
      4.7
      • Debbie
      • 2025
    • Rachel Shenton and Emily Atack in The Rumour (2025)
      The Rumour
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Joanna
      • 2025
    • Familiar Stranger (2025)
      Familiar Stranger
      Short
      • Ava
      • 2025
    • Olivia Kreutzova, Madelaine Petsch, Matus Lajcak, and Letizia Fabbri in The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024)
      The Strangers: Chapter 1
      4.7
      • Debbie
      • 2024
    • Ozi: Voice of the Forest (2023)
      Ozi: Voice of the Forest
      5.0
      • Kirani Hands (voice)
      • 2023
    • Jo Joyner and Rachel Shenton in For Her Sins (2023)
      For Her Sins
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Emily Furness
      • 2023
    • In Too Deep (2023)
      In Too Deep
      8.0
      Short
      • Carol
      • 2023
    • Phoebe Dynevor in The Colour Room (2021)
      The Colour Room
      6.8
      • Annie Shorter
      • 2021
    • David Bradley in Roy (2021)
      Roy
      7.5
      Short
      • Cara
      • 2021
    • A Very British Christmas (2019)
      A Very British Christmas
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Jessica
      • 2019
    • Imelda Staunton, Siobhan Finneran, and Martin Freeman in A Confession (2019)
      A Confession
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Emma
      • 2019
    • A Glimpse (2019)
      A Glimpse
      7.2
      Short
      • Jess
      • 2019
    • James Buckley, Ed Westwick, and Joe Thomas in White Gold (2017)
      White Gold
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Joanne Scott
      • 2019
    • The Silent Child (2017)
      The Silent Child
      7.7
      Short
      • Joanne
      • 2017

    Producer

    • Stopped
      • executive producer
      • Filming
      • Short
    • Sticks & Shelter
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • Kit
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Gladstone Girls
      • executive producer
      • Completed
      • Podcast Series
    • Rocket Fuel
      8.2
      Short
      • executive producer: Slick Films
      • 2025
    • Leidi Gutiérrez in Isla Soledad (2023)
      Isla Soledad
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • In Too Deep (2023)
      In Too Deep
      8.0
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Night Shift (2022)
      Night Shift
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • David Bradley in Roy (2021)
      Roy
      7.5
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2021
    • The Silent Child (2017)
      The Silent Child
      7.7
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017

    Writer

    • Gladstone Girls
      • Writer
      • Completed
      • Podcast Series
    • Jack Daw in Leader (2021)
      Leader
      8.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • The Silent Child (2017)
      The Silent Child
      7.7
      Short
      • written by
      • 2017

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    • Height
      • 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
    • Born
      • December 21
      • Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Chris Overton2018 - present
    • Children
      • Orson Wilde Overton
    • Parents
      • Geoff Shenton
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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      Fluent in British Sign Language and American Sign Language.

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    • Where was Rachel Shenton born?
      Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
    • What is Rachel Shenton's birth name?
      Rachel Joy Shenton
    • How tall is Rachel Shenton?
      5 feet 2 inches, or 1.57 meters
    • What is Rachel Shenton known for?
      All Creatures Great & Small, Switched at Birth, White Gold, and The Silent Child
    • Is Rachel Shenton married?
      Yes, to Chris Overton since 2018

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