Baxendale, Helen 1969(?)–

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Baxendale, Helen 1969(?)–

PERSONAL

Born February 14, 1969 (some sources say 1970), in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England; daughter of William (a school inspector) and June (a teacher) Baxendale; sister of Kate Baxendale (a television writer); married David Elliot (a director and actor); children: Nell Marmalade Elizabeth, Eric, Vincent. Education: Studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School; also studied ballet at Elmhurst Ballet School.

Career: Actress. Appeared in television commercials, including Sky Digital Television, 2001, Renaultt Megane cars, and Sky Mini Dish.

Awards, Honors: Scotland Television Award nominations, best actress—televison, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1995, for Cardiac Arrest and 1997, for Truth or Dare; British Comedy Award nomination, best television comedy actress, 1997, for Cold Feet: (#1.0); Ian Charleson Award nomination, for The Soldiers.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Film debut) The Euphoric Scale (short), 1993.

Maggie, Bolse vita, M.I.T. Studio, 1996.

Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, CJP Public Relations, 1997.

Lisa, Ordinary Decent Criminal (also known as Ein ganz gewoehnlicher dieb), Buena Vista Home Video, 2000.

Julie Matthews, Dead by Monday (also known as Gemeinsam stirbt sich's besser), Buena Vista International, 2000.

Sam, Flyfishing, Kaleidoscope Film and DVD, 2002.

Voice of Lily, Lost in the Snow (short), 2002.

Stella, Skagerrak (also known as Sweet Dreams), 2003.

Film Work:

Executive producer, Flyfishing, Kaleidoscope Film and DVD, 2002.

Television Appearances; Series:

Dr. Claire Maitland, Cardiac Arrest, 1994.

Emily Waltham Geller, Friends, NBC, 1997–99.

Rachel Bradley, Cold Feet, 1997–2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Pandora Braithwaite, Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years, BBC, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Anita, The Marshal, 1993.

Lorna Johnston, Truth or Dare, BBC, 1996.

Ruth Clarke, Crossing the Floor, BBC, 1996.

Rachel Bradley, Cold Feet, 1996.

Sergeant Caroline Meagher, The Investigator, 1997.

Annie, The Only Boy for Me, ITV, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, 1997.

Cordelia Gray, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman: A Last Embrace, ITV, PBS, 1998.

Cordelia Gray, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman: Sacrifice, PBS, 1998.

Cordelia Gray, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman: Living on Risk, ITV, PBS, 1999.

Cordelia Gray, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman: Playing God, PBS, 1999, ITV, 2001.

The British Comedy Awards 2001, ITV, 2001.

The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2003, ITV, 2003.

TV's Most Memorable Weddings, NBC, 2003.

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde, BBC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Emma, "Give Us This Day," Casualty, BBC1, 1993.

Miss Lomax, "All for Love," The Good Guys, YTV, 1993.

Fran Newland, Medics, 1994.

Tara Jackson (also known as Crystal, Deputy Inspector Jackson's daughter), "The Call Girl," Dangerfield, 1995.

Queen Elizabeth I, "An Evil Business," In Suspicious Circumstances, 1996.

Helen Robbins, "Justice," Murder in Mind, BBC, 2003.

(Uncredited) Emily Waltham, "The One with All the Other Ones: Part 2," Friends, NBC, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

Lisa, East Lynne, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, England, 1992.

Ophelia, The Marowitz Hamlet, Glasgow Citizens' Company, Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, 1993.

Marie Wesener, The Soldiers, Glasgow Citizens' Company, Citizens' Theatre, 1993.

The prostitute, the housemaid, the young woman, and the sweet young thing, La Ronde, Glasgow Citizens' Company, Citizens' Theatre, 1994.

Sue Brown, Summer Lightning, Glasgow Citizens' Company, Citizens' Theatre, 1998.

Christine, After Miss Julie, Donmar Warehouse, London, 2004.

Also appeared in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Leicester, England; The Promise, Latchmere Theatre, London; Amadeus, Compass Theatre, Middlesex, England; Dangerous Corner, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, England; Rage, Bush Theatre; Bearing and Morning and Evening, both Hampstead Theatre Club, London; The Pelican, The Hypochondriacs, and The Pitchfork Disney, all Glasgow Citizens' Company, Glasgow, Scotland.