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 version.

Known For: Acting

Born: Alltwen, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, 1905-02-10

Died: 1995-02-08

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1940	The Proud Valley	Mrs. Parry	62
2	1943	Undercover	Maria Petrovitch	58
3	1944	The Halfway House	Miss Morgan - Landlady	64
4	1946	The Captive Heart	Mrs. Evans	64
5	1949	Blue Scar	Gwyneth Williams	80
6	1951	David	Mrs. Morgan	65
7	1953	Valley of Song	Mrs. Lloyd	0
8	1959	Tiger Bay	Mrs. Parry	72
9	1960	After the Funeral	Aunty Blodwen	0
10	1965	Catacombs	Christine	60
11	1974	Sea Song	Lil Carter	10
12	1981	The Life and Times of David Lloyd George	Mrs Richard Owen	0
13	1986	The Clock	Mari	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1962	Suspense		55
2	1965	BBC Play of the Month	Berthe	50
3	1967	Sanctuary		50
4	1970	Menace		0
5	1975	Shadows		57
6	1975	How Green Was My Valley		65
7	1975	How Green Was My Valley	Mrs Nicholas	65
8	1978	Hawkmoor	Agnes	0
9	1982	Ennal's Point		0
10	1984	The District Nurse		55

Rachel Thomas

Film

Television