Rachael Stirling

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rachael Atalanta Stirling (born 30 May 1977) is an English stage, film and television actor best known for her performance as Nancy Astley in the BBC drama Tipping the Velvet. Stirling was born to Diana Rigg and Archibald Stirling on 30 May 1977; her parents later divorced. As the daughter of Archie Stirling, she has a long line of ancestry from the Scottish parish of Lecropt, near her namesake city of Stirling. She attended Wycombe Abbey School and Edinburgh University, where she gained a BA in the History of Art. Stirling can also speak Russian and is a highly skilled equestrienne in horse-riding and jumping.