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.
Filmography
all 23
Movies 14
TV Shows 9
Mrs Richard Owen

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981)
Movie
Agnes

Hawkmoor (1978)
TV
Mrs Nicholas

How Green Was My Valley (1975)
TV
Lil Carter

Sea Song (1974)
Movie
Berthe

Hedda Gabler (1972)
Movie
Peasant's wife

BBC Play of the Month (1965)
TV
Christine

Catacombs (1965)
Movie
Aunty Blodwen

After the Funeral (1960)
Movie
Mrs. Parry

Tiger Bay (1959)
Movie
Mrs. Lloyd

Valley of Song (1953)
Movie
Mrs. Morgan

David (1951)
Movie
Gwen Williams

Blue Scar (1949)
Movie
Mrs. Evans

The Captive Heart (1946)
Movie
Miss Morgan - Landlady

The Halfway House (1944)
Movie
Maria Petrovitch

Undercover (1943)
Movie
Mrs. Parry

The Proud Valley (1940)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1905-02-10
Deathday1995-02-08 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceAlltwen, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, Wales
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
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