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Elizabeth Thomas

The Welsh actress who went from playing rugby to performing on Broadway

Wales has produced some of the world’s best-known and loved actors. From Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins to Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Sheen, Wales has seen talented people from all across the country become household names - and it’s no different today, as one young actress from Cardiff has just won an award for her Broadway debut.

For those who watched the hit Netflix film Enola Holmes or the equally popular BBC series I May Destroy You during the pandemic, you'll definitely have come across Welsh actor Gaby French.

Gaby, 27, grew up in north Cardiff, starting at Lisvane Primary School in 1999 before moving onto Llanishen High School for secondary school. “All my family are here, I haven’t got any family elsewhere really,” she said. “I spend a lot of time in Wales.”

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