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.

Born:

Feb 10, 1905 In Alltwen, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Movie/TV Credits:

8

First Appeared:

In the movie The Proud Valley 1940-04-06

Latest Project:

Series The District Nurse 1984-01-10