1959Nominee
Best Performance
Tiger Bay
Rachel Thomas
Actor
Alltwen, Pontardawe, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
February 10, 1905
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1943Nominee
Best Performance
Undercover
1944Nominee
Best Performance
The Halfway House
Career Highlights
1992Highlight
Best Performance
Under Milk Wood
1946Highlight
Best Performance
The Captive Heart
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Tiger Bay
The Captive Heart