Actor

Rachel Thomas

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Movies: 13Series: 10

TMDB ID: 928832

IMDb ID: nm0859383

Known for: Acting

Born: February 10, 1905

Died: February 8, 1995

Age: 89

Place of birth: Alltwen, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1940 - 1992

Years active: 53

Average TMDB rating: 6.87

Wikidata: Q7279427

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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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