Rhys

American

[rees] / ris /

noun

Jean Ellen Gwendolen Rees Williams, 1890–1979, English novelist, born in Dominica.

Rhys British

/ riːs /

noun

Jean ( Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams ). ?1890–1979, Welsh novelist and short-story writer, born in Dominica. Her novels include Voyage in the Dark (1934), Good Morning, Midnight (1939), and Wide Sargasso Sea (1966)

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“It’s the people you meet on Route 66 that make the experience what it is,” said Rhys Martin, Tulsa, Okla.-based manager for the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preserve Route 66 initiative.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Fittingly, Rhys is currently portraying the mayor of a small island town where spooky, supernatural things keep happening on Apple TV’s comedy-horror series “Widow’s Bay.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“I wouldn’t say I was a skeptic,” said Rhys of his mindset toward the paranormal before his castle experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

"I met with an officer and he was incredibly suspicious of me as an actor... and he said 'we'll be in touch'," said Rhys.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

I’m even finding time to sneak away to see Rhys.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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