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Who is Helen Baxendale?

Helen Baxendale was born on the 14th February 1969 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. She is a TV, film and stage actress She trained at the Elmhurst School for Dance but dropped out at 17 in favour of an acting career. She moved to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and then worked at the Glasgow Citizens Theatre from 1992–1994. It was from the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre that she was cast in the hospital TV series Cardiac Arrest (although it was not her first television role). Her role as Dr. Claire Maitland earned her a Scottish BAFTA nomination in 1995. She was one of the stars of the popular TV series Cold Feet, playing Rachel Bradley, a role which gained her a British Comedy Award nomination in 1997. She also starred in An Unsuitable Job for a Woman playing Cordelia Grey, and made notable recurring appearances on the American series Friends as Ross Geller's girlfriend/wife/ex-wife Emily Waltham, which introduced her to American audiences. Other notable roles include Lorna Johnson in Truth or Dare, Caroline Meagher in The Investigator, and Julie Matthews in Dead by Monday, her most acclaimed and awarded role to date.