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Rachel Thomas

Rachel Thomas
  • Name: Rachel Thomas
  • Birthday: 1905-02-10
  • Place of birth: Alltwen, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
  • Popularity: 1.689
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.

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Title Release date
The Clock   as  Mari 1986-12-25
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George   as  Mrs Richard Owen 1981-03-04
Sea Song   as  Lil Carter 1974-09-10
Catacombs   as  Christine 1965-06-09
After the Funeral   as  Aunty Blodwen 1960-04-03
Tiger Bay   as  Mrs. Parry 1959-03-01
Valley of Song   as  Mrs. Lloyd 1953-06-08
David   as  Mrs. Morgan 1951-07-01
Blue Scar   as  Gwyneth Williams 1949-04-09
The Captive Heart   as  Mrs. Evans 1946-04-29
The Halfway House   as  Miss Morgan - Landlady 1944-02-01
Undercover   as  Maria Petrovitch 1943-07-26
The Proud Valley   as  Mrs. Parry 1940-04-06