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Rachel Thomas

Acting Born Feb 10, 1905 Alltwen, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales, UK 24 credits

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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Known for

Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Berthe

Theatre 625

as Mrs Treharne
Film

Johnny Handsome

as Mother Superior

Shadows

as Myfanwy

How Green Was My Valley

as Mrs Nicholas

The Rap of China

as Miss Morgan - Landlady

Full filmography

  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Berthe
  • Theatre 625 (1964) as Mrs Treharne
  • The Wednesday Play (1964) as Mrs. Ulyatt
  • Churchill's People (1974) as Edda
  • Dad's Army (1968) as Mother Superior
  • Festival (1963) as Miss Thomas
  • Suspense (1962)
  • Shadows (1975) as Myfanwy
  • How Green Was My Valley (1975) as Mrs Nicholas
  • Menace (1970) as Mrs. Griffiths
  • Tiger Bay (1959) as Mrs. Parry
  • Sanctuary (1967)
  • Undercover (1943) as Maria Petrovitch
  • Hawkmoor (1978) as Agnes
  • The District Nurse (1984)
  • The Captive Heart (1946) as Mrs. Evans
  • Catacombs (1965) as Christine
  • The Halfway House (1944) as Miss Morgan - Landlady
  • The Proud Valley (1940) as Mrs. Parry
  • Ennal's Point (1982) as Nance Grail
  • Valley of Song (1953) as Mrs. Lloyd
  • The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981) as Mrs Richard Owen
  • Blue Scar (1949) as Gwyneth Williams
  • After the Funeral (1960) as Aunty Blodwen