Acting
Rachel Thomas
Birth Date
February 10, 1905
Death Date
February 8, 1995
(passed away at 89)
Place of Birth
Alltwen, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Popularity
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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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The Wednesday Play
Mrs. Ulyatt
1964 • 1 episode
BBC Play of the Month
Berthe
1965 • 1 episode
Theatre 625
Mrs Treharne
1964 • 1 episode
Dad's Army
Mother Superior
1968 • 1 episode
Churchill's People
Edda
1974 • 1 episode
Suspense
1962 • 1 episode
Festival
Miss Thomas
1963 • 1 episode
Shadows
Myfanwy
1975 • 1 episode
Sanctuary
1967 • 1 episode
How Green Was My Valley
Mrs Nicholas
1975 • 3 episodes
Menace
Mrs. Griffiths
1970 • 1 episode
The District Nurse
1984 • 1 episode
Tiger Bay
Mrs. Parry
1959
Undercover
Maria Petrovitch
1943
The Halfway House
Miss Morgan - Landlady
1944
Ennal's Point
Nance Grail
1982 • 6 episodes
The Boy Merlin
Myfanwy
1979 • 6 episodes
Under Milk Wood
Rosie Probert / Mary Anne Sailors / Mrs Willy Nilly (voices) (archive sound)
1992
The Captive Heart
Mrs. Evans
1946
Hawkmoor
Agnes
1978 • 2 episodes