Thora Hird
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
May 28, 1911 (115 years old)
Place of Birth
Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
Dame Thora Hird, DBE was an English actress and comedian of stage and screen, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 film and television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.
Known For
| 2003 | Thora Hird TributeSelf, Various Characters (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | |
| 1999 | Lost for WordsAnnie Longden | |
| 1999 | Julie and the CadillacsJulie's grandmother | |
| 1998 | Talking Heads 2 | |
| 1998 | dinnerladiesEnid | |
| 1998 | ParkinsonSelf | |
| 1995 | Queen's NosePostmistress | |
| 1994 | Pat and MargaretJim's Mother | |
| 1993 | Wide-Eyed and LeglessDeric's Mother | |
| 1993 | Goggle EyesMrs Harrington | |
| 1992 | Memento MoriJean Taylor | |
| 1992 | HeartbeatHannah Stockdale | |
| 1990 | The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonOld Betsy | |
| 1990 | Perfect ScoundrelsMartha | |
| 1989 | The Tailor of GloucesterMrs. Speck | |
| 1988 | Consuming PassionsMrs. Gordon | |
| 1988 | Talking Heads | |
| 1988 | Talking HeadsViolet | |
| 1988 | Talking HeadsDoris | |
| 1985 | Screen TwoJean Taylor | |
| 1983 | Emma and GrandpaNarrator (voice) | |
| 1983 | ITV Christmas Comedy | |
| 1982 | Intensive CareAunty Kitty | |
| 1982 | Say Something HappenedElizabeth Mary Rhodes | |
| 1982 | Objects of AffectionElizabeth Mary Rhodes | |
| 1981 | Hallelujah!Captain Emily Ridley | |
| 1979 | Afternoon OffMrs Beevers | |
| 1979 | Blankety Blank | |
| 1978 | Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia WoolfMrs. Hopkins | |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and SmallMrs. Clarke | |
| 1977 | The Mayor's CharityOlive Major | |
| 1976 | Tell Me AnotherHerself | |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer WineEdie | |
| 1972 | The NightcomersMrs. Grose | |
| 1972 | The Villa MarocDoris | |
| 1971 | The Fox TrotGwen | |
| 1970 | Some Will, Some Won'tAgnes Russell | |
| 1970 | Play for TodayOlive Major | |
| 1970 | Play for TodayAunt KItty | |
| 1970 | Play for TodayDoris | |
| 1969 | In Loving MemoryIvy Unsworth | |
| 1968 | The First Lady | |
| 1967 | Romeo and JulietNurse | |
| 1966 | Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!Blanche Hoskins | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthClare Soppitt | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthNurse | |
| 1964 | Rattle of a Simple ManMrs. Winthram | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday PlayBlanche Hoskins | |
| 1963 | Bitter HarvestMrs. Jessup | |
| 1963 | Meet the Wife | |
| 1963 | FestivalMrs. Baines | |
| 1962 | A Kind of LovingMrs. Rothwell | |
| 1962 | Term of TrialMrs. Taylor | |
| 1962 | Z-Cars | |
| 1961 | Over the OddsMrs Carter | |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67Mrs. Hope | |
| 1960 | The EntertainerMrs. Ada Lapford | |
| 1958 | Further Up the CreekMrs. Galloway | |
| 1958 | A Clean SweepVera Watson | |
| 1957 | These Dangerous YearsMrs. Ada Larkin | |
| 1957 | The Good CompanionsMrs Oakroyd | |
| 1956 | LostKelly's landlady | |
| 1956 | Blonde Bait'Granny' Ramsey | |
| 1956 | Now and ForeverMaggie the Maid (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Women Without MenGran' Rafferty | |
| 1956 | Sailor BewareMrs Lack | |
| 1956 | Home and AwayMargie Groves | |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreMomma Brodsky | |
| 1956 | Armchair TheatreMiss Ogilvie | |
| 1955 | The Quatermass XperimentRosie Wrigley | |
| 1955 | One Good TurnCook | |
| 1955 | The Love MatchSal Brown | |
| 1955 | Simon and LauraJessie | |
| 1955 | Tiger by the TailMary | |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin HoodAda | |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock GreenAlice Leggett | |
| 1954 | For Better, for WorseMrs. Doyle | |
| 1954 | Don't Blame the StorkAgnes O'Connor | |
| 1954 | The Crowded DayCustomer | |
| 1953 | The Long MemoryMrs Pewsey | |
| 1953 | Personal AffairMrs. Usher | |
| 1953 | Turn the Key SoftlyMrs. Rowan, landlady | |
| 1953 | A Day to RememberMrs. Trott | |
| 1953 | The Great GameMiss Rawlings | |
| 1953 | BackgroundMrs. Humphries | |
| 1953 | Street CornerMrs. Perkins | |
| 1952 | The Big FrameHotel Maid | |
| 1952 | Time, Gentlemen, Please!Alice Crouch | |
| 1952 | Emergency CallMrs. Cornelius | |
| 1952 | The Magic BoxDoctor's Housekeeper | |
| 1952 | The Frightened ManVera | |
| 1951 | The Galloping MajorTea Stall Woman (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | The MagnetNanny's friend | |
| 1950 | Once a SinnerMrs. James | |
| 1949 | Madness of the HeartRosa | |
| 1949 | ConspiratorBroaders | |
| 1949 | Once a Jolly SwagmanMa Fox | |
| 1949 | Boys in BrownMrs. Knowles | |
| 1949 | A Boy, a Girl and a BikeMrs. Bates | |
| 1949 | Fools Rush InMrs. Coot | |
| 1949 | Maytime in MayfairJanet | |
| 1949 | The Cure for LoveMrs. Dorbell | |
| 1949 | The BAFTA AwardsSelf - Winner | |
| 1948 | Corridor of MirrorsVisitor in Tussauds | |
| 1948 | Portrait from LifeMrs. Skinner | |
| 1948 | My Brother JonathanAda | |
| 1948 | The Blind GoddessDerek's Charwoman | |
| 1948 | The Weaker SexMrs. Gaye | |
| 1947 | The Courtneys of Curzon StreetMaud | |
| 1944 | The LodgerFirst Murder Victim Katie (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Two Thousand WomenMrs. Burtshaw | |
| 1942 | Went the Day Well?Ivy | |
| 1942 | The Black Sheep of WhitehallJoyce | |
| 1942 | Go to BlazesElsie | |
| 1942 | The Next of KinATS drover with puncture | |
| 1942 | The Foreman Went to FranceBarmaid | |
| 1942 | The Big BlockadeGerman barmaid (uncredited) | |
| - | EstherSelf |