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 21
Movies 12
TV Shows 9
Mari
The Clock (1986)
Movie
The District Nurse (1984)
TV
Ennal's Point (1982)
TV
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
Shadows (1975)
TV
Lil Carter
Sea Song (1974)
Movie
Menace (1970)
TV
Sanctuary (1967)
TV
Peasant's wife
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
TV
Christine
Catacombs (1965)
Movie
Suspense (1962)
TV
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
Ratings
Average 5.1
Based on 7.44 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1940
1953
1967
1967
1986
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1905-02-10
Deathday1995-02-08 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceAlltwen, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Wales
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
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