Rachel Thomas
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(13 total)
Tiger Bay
as Mrs. Parry
The Halfway House
as Miss Morgan - Landlady
The Captive Heart
as Mrs. Evans
Catacombs
as Christine
The Proud Valley
as Mrs. Parry
Undercover
as Maria Petrovitch
David
as Mrs. Morgan
Sea Song
as Lil Carter
Blue Scar
as Gwyneth Williams
The Clock
as Mari
Valley of Song
as Mrs. Lloyd
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Mrs Richard Owen
TV Shows
(12 total)
BBC Play of the Month
as Berthe
Theatre 625
as Mrs Treharne
Shadows
as Myfanwy
How Green Was My Valley
as Mrs Nicholas
Churchill's People
as Edda