Rachel Thomas
Birthday
1905/02/10
Day of death
1995/02/08 (90 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Alltwen, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Also know as
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Biography
Rachel Thomas was a Welsh character actress, who almost always played the stereotypical Welsh mother or grandmother, and appeared regularly on both Welsh and English language television. She appeared in such classic films as "The Proud Valley "(1940) with Paul Robeson, "Blue Scar" (1949) and "Tiger Bay" (1959). In 1954 she was part of the original BBC Radio cast of Dylan Thomas' radio play "Under Milk Wood", playing the roles of Rosie Probert, Mary Ann Sailors and Mrs. Willy Nilly and went on to play Mary Ann Sailors again in the 1972 film version.
Acting
(1946) The Captive Heart
as Mrs. Evans
(1940) The Proud Valley
as Mrs. Parry
(1943) Undercover
as Maria Petrovitch
(1965) Catacombs
as Christine
(1944) The Halfway House
as Miss Morgan - Landlady
(1986) The Clock
as Mari
(1953) Valley of Song
as Mrs. Lloyd
(1959) Tiger Bay
as Mrs. Parry
(1960) After the Funeral
as Aunty Blodwen
(1981) The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Mrs Richard Owen
(1949) Blue Scar
as Gwyneth Williams
(1974) Sea Song
as Lil Carter
(1951) David
as Mrs. Morgan
(1975) Shadows
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(1984) The District Nurse
as ---
(1967) Sanctuary
as ---
(1962) Suspense
as ---
(1970) Menace
as ---
(1965) BBC Play of the Month
as Peasant's wife
(1975) How Green Was My Valley
as ---
(1982) Ennal's Point
as ---
(1975) How Green Was My Valley
as Mrs Nicholas
(1978) Hawkmoor
as Agnes