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Rachel Thomas

Rachel Thomas

Actor · 1905 – 1995 · Alltwen, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

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.

Series14

  • TV5.2

    BBC Play of the Month

    1965 · 8 votes

  • TV7.2

    Theatre 625

    1964 · 5 votes

  • TV5.2

    The Wednesday Play

    1964 · 5 votes

  • TV7.5

    Dad's Army

    1968 · 82 votes

  • TV5.0

    Churchill's People

    1974 · 2 votes

  • TV6.7

    Suspense

    1962 · 3 votes

  • TV8.0

    Festival

    1963 · 1 votes

  • TV6.8

    Shadows

    1975 · 4 votes

  • TV6.7
  • TV6.0

    Sanctuary

    1967 · 3 votes

  • TV6.3

    The District Nurse

    1984 · 3 votes

  • TV8.0

    The Boy Merlin

    1979 · 3 votes

  • TV
  • TV9.0

    Hawkmoor

    1978 · 1 votes

Movies13

  • Movie6.5

    The Halfway House

    1944 · 34 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Undercover

    1943 · 8 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Tiger Bay

    1959 · 58 votes

  • Movie
  • Movie7.0

    Under Milk Wood

    1992 · 2 votes

  • Movie6.3

    The Proud Valley

    1940 · 17 votes

  • Movie8.0

    Valley of Song

    1953 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Catacombs

    1965 · 17 votes

  • Movie7.7

    Blue Scar

    1949 · 3 votes

  • Movie6.4

    The Captive Heart

    1946 · 27 votes

  • Movie9.0

    After the Funeral

    1960 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.6

    David

    1951 · 5 votes

  • Movie1.0

    Sea Song

    1974 · 2 votes