<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2004--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Rachel Joy Shenton is an English actress who has appeared in a number of British television series and films . Shenton made her American TV debut on ABC Family drama Switched at Birth in Season 3 as Lily Summers and stayed until the shows finale in Season 5 . Rachel is currently filming BBC2 Comedy White Gold </P> <P> Shenton was born in Stoke - on - Trent and has lived in the suburb of Caverswall . She attended two high schools, one in Cheadle . In between acting roles she volunteered at her local charity Deaflinks . Shenton's acting career began with small recurring parts in various television series such as Holby City and Waterloo Road . She also filmed various television commercials for the Ministry of Defence, DFS and Sega Superstars Tennis and appeared in two British films . She continued recurring appearances in 2008 appearing in Nickelodeon's series Genie in the House and Five's Sophia's Diary, playing Sofia's wayward sister' Trisha' . </P>

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