Rachel Thomas
Age: 89 | From: Alltwen, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Person Details
Birthday: 1905-02-10 06:55:37
Death: 1995-02-08 06:55:37
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Alltwen, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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Movie Involvements: 11
TV Involvements: 3
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Play of the Month
(1965) Peasant's wife
How Green Was My Valley
(1975) Mrs Nicholas
Hawkmoor
(1978) Agnes
Tiger Bay
(1959) Mrs. Parry
The Captive Heart
(1946) Mrs. Evans
The Halfway House
(1944) Miss Morgan - Landlady
The Proud Valley
(1940) Mrs. Parry
Undercover
(1943) Maria PetrovitchActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Mari | |
| 1984 | N/A | |
| 1982 | N/A | |
| 1981 | Mrs Richard Owen | |
| 1978 | Agnes | |
| 1975 | N/A | |
| Mrs Nicholas | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1974 | Lil Carter | |
| 1970 | N/A | |
| 1967 | N/A | |
| 1965 | Peasant's wife | |
| Christine | ||
| 1962 | N/A | |
| 1959 | Mrs. Parry | |
| 1953 | Mrs. Lloyd | |
| 1951 | Mrs. Morgan | |
| 1949 | Gwyneth Williams | |
| 1946 | Mrs. Evans | |
| 1944 | Miss Morgan - Landlady | |
| 1943 | Maria Petrovitch | |
| 1940 | Mrs. Parry | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
