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Rachel Thomas

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 …

Known field

  • Acting

Total Movie Credited

  • 13

Total TV Shows Credited

  • 11

Gender

  • Female

Place of birth

  • Alltwen, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Birthdate

  • February 10, 1905

Death Date

  • February 8o 1995

Also known as

    Movies

    The Clock
    0

    The Clock

    TV Movie

    1986

    The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
    0

    The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

    DramaHistory

    1981

    Sea Song
    1

    Sea Song

    1974

    Catacombs
    5.969

    Catacombs

    ThrillerMystery

    1965

    After the Funeral
    0

    After the Funeral

    1960

    Tiger Bay
    7.2

    Tiger Bay

    ThrillerCrime

    1959

    Valley of Song
    0

    Valley of Song

    ComedyMusic

    1953

    David
    6.5

    David

    DocumentaryDrama

    1951

    Blue Scar
    8

    Blue Scar

    Drama

    1949

    The Captive Heart
    6.4

    The Captive Heart

    DramaWar

    1946

    The Halfway House
    6.4

    The Halfway House

    MysteryDrama

    1944

    Undercover
    5.8

    Undercover

    DramaWar

    1943

    The Proud Valley
    6.2

    The Proud Valley

    Drama

    1940

    TV Shows

    The District Nurse
    5.5

    The District Nurse

    Drama

    1984

    Ennal's Point
    0

    Ennal's Point

    1982

    Hawkmoor
    0

    Hawkmoor

    Drama

    1978

    How Green Was My Valley
    6.5

    How Green Was My Valley

    Drama

    1975

    How Green Was My Valley
    6.5

    How Green Was My Valley

    Drama

    1975

    Shadows
    5.7

    Shadows

    Drama

    1975

    Menace
    0

    Menace

    1970

    Sanctuary
    5

    Sanctuary

    1967

    BBC Play of the Month
    5

    BBC Play of the Month

    Drama

    1965

    Festival
    8

    Festival

    Drama

    1963

    Suspense
    5.5

    Suspense

    1962

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