Rachel Shenton

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.




Bio:
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.


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Fluent in British Sign Language and American Sign Language.When she was 12, her father went deaf after having chemotherapy to treat cancer. This prompted her to learn British Sign Language. [Details Intro]