Helen Baxendale

Helen Baxendale
Baxendale in 2013
Born
Helen Victoria Baxendale

(1970-06-07) 7 June 1970 (age 54)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • film producer
Years active1991–present
PartnerDavid L. Williams
Children3; including Nell Williams

Helen Victoria Baxendale (born 7 June 1970) is an English actress of stage and television. She is known for her roles as Rachel Bradley in the British comedy drama Cold Feet (1997–2003) and Emily Waltham in the American sitcom Friends (1998–1999).

Baxendale's early stage credits include The Soldiers at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre, which earned her a 1993 Ian Charleson Award nomination. Her other television credits include Cardiac Arrest (1994–1996), An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997–1999), Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years (2001), Cuckoo (2012–2019) and Noughts + Crosses (2020).