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Rachel Thomas

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

Muerte : 1995-02-08

Historia

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.

Perfil

Películas

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

Mrs Richard Owen

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George charts the life of the controversial Liberal politician with Philip Madoc in the titular role. The title theme, Chi Mai, was by Ennio Morricone

Sea Song

Lil Carter

Millionaire recluse Ray Carter takes part in a single handed race across the Atlantic - but soon discovers a stowaway.

Catacombs

Christine

A rich woman who uses meditation to deal with pain is visited by her niece who returns from Paris. The woman can be a handful and one of her employees suggests to her husband that he kill her freeing them both. When an affair starts between the husband and the niece murder becomes a real possibility. However some people won't stay dead.

La bahía del tigre

Mrs. Parry

Gillie, una niña de doce años que vive en un pequeño pueblo británico, presencia casualmente un asesinato: Korchinsky, un marinero polaco, en un arrebato de ira, mata a su amante después de encontrarla con otro hombre. Gillie recoge el arma del crimen e intenta huir; Korchinsky consigue alcanzarla, pero es incapaz de hacerle daño. Entre ambos se crea un extraño vínculo afectivo, que lleva a Gillie a despistar a la policía para salvar a su nuevo amigo.

David

Mrs. Morgan

Told with authenticity and perception, David looks back on the life of a school caretaker in a Welsh mining town, from the marriage and birth of his son to the trauma of a pit accident. David was the first film produced by the BFI, in 1951, and the Welsh selection for the same year’s Festival of Britain screenings in London.

Blue Scar

Gwyneth Williams

1940s British realist film about the life and struggles of a family in a Welsh mining town.

Corazón cautivo

Mrs. Evans

En el verano de 1940, el capitán checo Karel Hasek (Michael Redgrave) escapa del campo de concentración de Dachau y asume la identidad de un oficial británico muerto, el capitán Geoffrey Mitchell. Después de ser atrapado, acompañará a miles de prisioneros de guerra británicos a un campo de prisioneros.

The Proud Valley

Mrs. Parry

In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.