Thora Hird

    Thora Hird

    Acting

    May 28, 1911
    Died March 15, 2003 (91 years old)
    Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

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    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

    Filmography

    Thora Hird Tribute

    Thora Hird Tribute

    2003

    as Self, Various Characters (archive footage)

    The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

    The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

    2000

    Lost for Words

    Lost for Words

    1999

    as Annie Longden

    6.5

    Julie and the Cadillacs

    1999

    as Julie's grandmother

    8
    Talking Heads 2

    Talking Heads 2

    1998

    8.5
    dinnerladies

    dinnerladies

    1998

    as Enid

    7.5
    Parkinson

    Parkinson

    1998

    as Self

    The Queen's Nose

    The Queen's Nose

    1995

    as Postmistress

    7.2
    Pat and Margaret

    Pat and Margaret

    1994

    as Jim's Mother

    7.7
    Wide-Eyed and Legless

    Wide-Eyed and Legless

    1993

    as Deric's Mother

    6.5

    Goggle Eyes

    1993

    as Mrs Harrington

    8
    Memento Mori

    Memento Mori

    1992

    as Jean Taylor

    6.3
    Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

    1992

    as Hannah Stockdale

    7.1
    The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

    The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

    1990

    as Old Betsy

    Perfect Scoundrels

    Perfect Scoundrels

    1990

    as Martha

    6
    The Tailor of Gloucester

    The Tailor of Gloucester

    1989

    as Mrs. Speck

    Screen One

    Screen One

    1989

    as Deric's Mother

    7.2
    Screen One

    Screen One

    1989

    as Jim's Mother

    7.2
    Consuming Passions

    Consuming Passions

    1988

    as Mrs. Gordon

    8.3
    Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

    1988

    5
    Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

    1988

    as Doris

    6.7
    Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

    1988

    as Violet

    6.7
    Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres

    Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres

    1987

    as Edie Pegden

    Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride

    Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride

    1986

    as Edie Pegden

    Screen Two

    Screen Two

    1985

    as Jean Taylor

    7.1
    Emma and Grandpa

    Emma and Grandpa

    1983

    as Narrator (voice)

    7
    ITV Christmas Comedy

    ITV Christmas Comedy

    1983

    Intensive Care

    Intensive Care

    1982

    as Aunty Kitty

    9
    Say Something Happened

    Say Something Happened

    1982

    as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

    Objects of Affection

    Objects of Affection

    1982

    as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

    8
    Hallelujah!

    Hallelujah!

    1981

    as Captain Emily Ridley

    6.2
    Afternoon Off

    Afternoon Off

    1979

    as Mrs Beevers

    Blankety Blank

    Blankety Blank

    1979

    5.3
    Thomas & Sarah

    Thomas & Sarah

    1979

    as Mrs Entwistle

    6
    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    1978

    as Mrs. Hopkins

    10
    All Creatures Great and Small

    All Creatures Great and Small

    1978

    as Mrs. Clarke

    7.8
    The Mayor's Charity

    The Mayor's Charity

    1977

    as Olive Major

    9
    Tell Me Another

    Tell Me Another

    1976

    as Herself

    8
    Last of the Summer Wine

    Last of the Summer Wine

    1973

    as Edie

    7.2
    The Nightcomers

    The Nightcomers

    1972

    as Mrs. Grose

    5.7
    The Villa Maroc

    The Villa Maroc

    1972

    as Doris

    The Fox Trot

    The Fox Trot

    1971

    as Gwen

    9

    Stage 2

    1971

    as Mrs. Hardcastle

    Some Will, Some Won't

    Some Will, Some Won't

    1970

    as Agnes Russell

    5.2
    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    1970

    as Olive Major

    6.6
    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    1970

    as Doris

    6.6
    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    1970

    as Aunt KItty

    6.6
    In Loving Memory

    In Loving Memory

    1969

    as Ivy Unsworth

    6.8
    The First Lady

    The First Lady

    1968

    as Sarah Danby

    10
    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    1967

    as Nurse

    Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

    1966

    as Blanche Hoskins

    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    1965

    as Clare Soppitt

    5.2
    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    1965

    as Nurse

    5.2
    Rattle of a Simple Man

    Rattle of a Simple Man

    1964

    as Mrs. Winthram

    5.6
    The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

    1964

    as Blanche Hoskins

    5.2
    Bitter Harvest

    Bitter Harvest

    1963

    as Mrs. Jessup

    6.2

    Meet the Wife

    1963

    6.5

    Festival

    1963

    as Mrs. Baines

    8
    A Kind of Loving

    A Kind of Loving

    1962

    as Mrs. Rothwell

    7.1
    Term of Trial

    Term of Trial

    1962

    as Mrs. Taylor

    6.1
    Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

    1962

    7.3
    Over the Odds

    Over the Odds

    1961

    as Mrs Carter

    10

    Drama 61-67

    1961

    as Mrs. Hope

    The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

    1960

    as Mrs. Ada Lapford

    6.2
    Further Up the Creek

    Further Up the Creek

    1958

    as Mrs. Galloway

    6.6

    A Clean Sweep

    1958

    as Vera Watson

    These Dangerous Years

    These Dangerous Years

    1957

    as Mrs. Ada Larkin

    7.3
    The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

    1957

    as Mrs Oakroyd

    7
    Lost

    Lost

    1956

    as Kelly's landlady

    6.8
    Blonde Bait

    Blonde Bait

    1956

    as 'Granny' Ramsey

    5.8
    Now and Forever

    Now and Forever

    1956

    as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)

    7
    Women Without Men

    Women Without Men

    1956

    as Gran' Rafferty

    7.5
    Sailor Beware

    Sailor Beware

    1956

    as Mrs Lack

    7.5
    Home and Away

    Home and Away

    1956

    as Margie Groves

    7
    Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

    1956

    as Momma Brodsky

    6
    Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

    1956

    as Miss Ogilvie

    6
    The Quatermass Xperiment

    The Quatermass Xperiment

    1955

    as Rosie Wrigley

    6.5
    One Good Turn

    One Good Turn

    1955

    as Cook

    6.2
    The Love Match

    The Love Match

    1955

    as Sal Brown

    7.7
    Simon and Laura

    Simon and Laura

    1955

    as Jessie

    5.9
    Tiger by the Tail

    Tiger by the Tail

    1955

    as Mary

    6.3
    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1955

    as Ada

    6.4
    Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

    1955

    as Alice Leggett

    6
    For Better, for Worse

    For Better, for Worse

    1954

    as Mrs. Doyle

    5.8

    Don't Blame the Stork

    1954

    as Agnes O'Connor

    9
    The Crowded Day

    The Crowded Day

    1954

    as Customer

    5.8
    The Long Memory

    The Long Memory

    1953

    as Mrs Pewsey

    6.7
    Personal Affair

    Personal Affair

    1953

    as Mrs. Usher

    6.3
    Turn the Key Softly

    Turn the Key Softly

    1953

    as Mrs. Rowan, landlady

    6.3
    A Day to Remember

    A Day to Remember

    1953

    as Mrs. Trott

    7.4
    The Great Game

    The Great Game

    1953

    as Miss Rawlings

    7.3
    Background

    Background

    1953

    as Mrs. Humphries

    7
    Street Corner

    Street Corner

    1953

    as Mrs. Perkins

    5.5
    The Big Frame

    The Big Frame

    1952

    as Hotel Maid

    4.5
    Time, Gentlemen, Please!

    Time, Gentlemen, Please!

    1952

    as Alice Crouch

    8
    Emergency Call

    Emergency Call

    1952

    as Mrs. Cornelius

    6.7
    The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

    1952

    as Doctor's Housekeeper

    6.5
    The Frightened Man

    The Frightened Man

    1952

    as Vera

    6.5
    The Galloping Major

    The Galloping Major

    1951

    as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)

    6.1
    The Magnet

    The Magnet

    1950

    as Nanny's friend

    6.4
    Once a Sinner

    Once a Sinner

    1950

    as Mrs. James

    7.1
    Madness of the Heart

    Madness of the Heart

    1949

    as Rosa

    6
    Conspirator

    Conspirator

    1949

    as Broaders

    5.8
    Once a Jolly Swagman

    Once a Jolly Swagman

    1949

    as Ma Fox

    5.8
    Boys in Brown

    Boys in Brown

    1949

    as Mrs. Knowles

    6.3
    A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

    A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

    1949

    as Mrs. Bates

    4.9
    Fools Rush In

    Fools Rush In

    1949

    as Mrs. Coot

    6.7
    Maytime in Mayfair

    Maytime in Mayfair

    1949

    as Janet

    6.5
    The Cure for Love

    The Cure for Love

    1949

    as Mrs. Dorbell

    7
    The BAFTA Awards

    The BAFTA Awards

    1949

    as Self - Winner

    10
    Corridor of Mirrors

    Corridor of Mirrors

    1948

    as Visitor in Tussauds

    6
    Portrait from Life

    Portrait from Life

    1948

    as Mrs. Skinner

    6.3
    My Brother Jonathan

    My Brother Jonathan

    1948

    as Ada

    6.8
    The Blind Goddess

    The Blind Goddess

    1948

    as Derek's Charwoman

    5.8
    The Weaker Sex

    The Weaker Sex

    1948

    as Mrs. Gaye

    6.7
    The Courtneys of Curzon Street

    The Courtneys of Curzon Street

    1947

    as Maud

    5.3
    The Lodger

    The Lodger

    1944

    as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)

    6.5
    Two Thousand Women

    Two Thousand Women

    1944

    as Mrs. Burtshaw

    6.9
    Went the Day Well?

    Went the Day Well?

    1942

    as Ivy

    7.1
    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    1942

    as Joyce

    8.2
    Go to Blazes

    Go to Blazes

    1942

    as Elsie

    9
    The Next of Kin

    The Next of Kin

    1942

    as ATS drover with puncture

    5
    The Foreman Went to France

    The Foreman Went to France

    1942

    as Barmaid

    6.6
    The Big Blockade

    The Big Blockade

    1942

    as German barmaid (uncredited)

    6.7