Person in history
Helen Baxendale
Helen Baxendale, English actress
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1970 · June 7
- Age this year
- 56No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 56th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Helen Victoria Baxendale 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). 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).
Why this date
Helen Baxendale appears on our June 7 calendar for 1970 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1970.
- May 11Lubbock, Texas
- October 16War Measures Act
- November 17Vietnam War
- March 281970 Gediz earthquake
- September 4Salvador Allende
Born the same day
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Karl Urban, New Zealand actor
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Sources
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“Helen Baxendale”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/helen-baxendale, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Helen Baxendale
When was Helen Baxendale born?
June 7 1970.
How old would Helen Baxendale be today?
56 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on June 7?
Karl Urban, Michael Cera, David Montgomery (American football) and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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