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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 10, 1905
Died
February 8, 1995
Place of Birth
Alltwen, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Rachel Thomas
2.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
Credits
The Clock
as Mari
1986
0.0
The District Nurse
1984
5.5
🎬
Ennal's Point
1982
0.0
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Mrs Richard Owen
1981
0.0
🎬
Hawkmoor
as Agnes
1978
0.0
How Green Was My Valley
1975
6.5
How Green Was My Valley
as Mrs Nicholas
1975
6.5
Shadows
as Myfanwy
1975
5.7
Churchill's People
as Edda
1974
1.0
Sea Song
as Lil Carter
1974
1.0
🎬
Menace
1970
0.0
🎬
Sanctuary
1967
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Berthe
1965
5.0
Catacombs
as Christine
1965
6.0
Theatre 625
as Mrs Treharne
1964
7.2
🎬
Festival
as Miss Thomas
1963
8.0
Suspense
1962
5.5
🎬
After the Funeral
as Aunty Blodwen
1960
0.0
Tiger Bay
as Mrs. Parry
1959
7.2
Valley of Song
as Mrs. Lloyd
1953
0.0
David
as Mrs. Morgan
1951
6.5
Blue Scar
as Gwyneth Williams
1949
8.0
The Captive Heart
as Mrs. Evans
1946
6.2
The Halfway House
as Miss Morgan - Landlady
1944
6.5
Undercover
as Maria Petrovitch
1943
5.8
The Proud Valley
as Mrs. Parry
1940
6.2