Rachel Thomas
14 movies · 15 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 10, 1905
- Died
- Feb 8, 1995 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- Alltwen, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Rachel Thomas: movies and TV shows
Acting (29)
- 1992 Under Milk Wood
as Rosie Probert / Mary Anne Sailors / Mrs Willy Nilly (voices) (archive sound)
- 1986 The Clock
as Mari
- 1984
- 1982
- 1981 The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Mrs Richard Owen
- 1979
- 1978
- 1975
- 1975
- 1974
- 1974 Sea Song
as Lil Carter
- 1970
- 1968
- 1967
- 1965
- 1965 Catacombs
as Christine
- 1964
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1960 After the Funeral
as Aunty Blodwen
- 1959 Tiger Bay
as Mrs. Parry
- 1953 Valley of Song
as Mrs. Lloyd
- 1951 David
as Mrs. Morgan
- 1949 Blue Scar
as Gwyneth Williams
- 1946 The Captive Heart
as Mrs. Evans
- 1944 The Halfway House
as Miss Morgan - Landlady
- 1943 Undercover
as Maria Petrovitch
- 1940 The Proud Valley
as Mrs. Parry