Thora Hird

Known for: Acting

Born: 1911-05-28 – 2003-03-15 (aged 91)

From: Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

Filmography (116)

MOVIE
Thora Hird Tribute
2003
as Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
TV
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
MOVIE★ 6.5
Lost for Words
1999
as Annie Longden
MOVIE★ 8.0
Julie and the Cadillacs
1999
as Julie's grandmother
TV★ 7.5
dinnerladies
1998
as Enid
MOVIE★ 8.5
Talking Heads 2
1998
TV
Parkinson
1998
as Self
TV★ 7.2
The Queen's Nose
1995
as Postmistress
MOVIE★ 7.7
Pat and Margaret
1994
as Jim's Mother
MOVIE★ 6.5
Wide-Eyed and Legless
1993
as Deric's Mother
TV★ 8.0
Goggle Eyes
1993
as Mrs Harrington
MOVIE★ 6.3
Memento Mori
1992
as Jean Taylor
TV★ 7.2
Heartbeat
1992
as Hannah Stockdale
MOVIE
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990
as Old Betsy
TV★ 6.0
Perfect Scoundrels
1990
as Martha
MOVIE
The Tailor of Gloucester
1989
as Mrs. Speck
TV★ 7.2
Screen One
1989
as Deric's Mother
MOVIE★ 5.0
Talking Heads
1988
TV★ 6.7
Talking Heads
1988
as Doris
MOVIE★ 8.3
Consuming Passions
1988
as Mrs. Gordon
TV★ 7.1
Screen Two
1985
as Jean Taylor
MOVIE★ 7.0
Emma and Grandpa
1983
as Narrator (voice)
TV
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
MOVIE
Say Something Happened
1982
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
TV★ 8.0
Objects of Affection
1982
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
MOVIE★ 9.0
Intensive Care
1982
as Aunty Kitty
TV★ 6.2
Hallelujah!
1981
as Captain Emily Ridley
MOVIE
Afternoon Off
1979
as Mrs Beevers
TV★ 5.3
Blankety Blank
1979
MOVIE★ 10.0
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1978
as Mrs. Hopkins
TV★ 7.8
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Mrs. Clarke
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Mayor's Charity
1977
as Olive Major
TV★ 8.0
Tell Me Another
1976
as Herself
TV★ 7.1
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Edie
MOVIE
The Villa Maroc
1972
as Doris
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Nightcomers
1972
as Mrs. Grose
TV
Stage 2
1971
as Mrs. Hardcastle
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Fox Trot
1971
as Gwen
TV★ 6.6
Play for Today
1970
as Olive Major
MOVIE★ 5.2
Some Will, Some Won't
1970
as Agnes Russell
TV★ 6.8
In Loving Memory
1969
as Ivy Unsworth
TV★ 10.0
The First Lady
1968
as Sarah Danby
MOVIE
Romeo and Juliet
1967
as Nurse
MOVIE
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
1966
as Blanche Hoskins
TV★ 5.3
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Clare Soppitt
MOVIE★ 5.5
Rattle of a Simple Man
1964
as Mrs. Winthram
TV★ 5.2
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Blanche Hoskins
TV★ 6.5
Meet the Wife
1963
TV★ 8.0
Festival
1963
as Mrs. Baines
MOVIE★ 6.2
Bitter Harvest
1963
as Mrs. Jessup
MOVIE★ 6.1
Term of Trial
1962
as Mrs. Taylor
MOVIE★ 7.1
A Kind of Loving
1962
as Mrs. Rothwell
TV★ 7.3
Z-Cars
1962
MOVIE★ 10.0
Over the Odds
1961
as Mrs Carter
TV
Drama 61-67
1961
as Mrs. Hope
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Entertainer
1960
as Mrs. Ada Lapford
MOVIE★ 6.6
Further Up the Creek
1958
as Mrs. Galloway
MOVIE
A Clean Sweep
1958
as Vera Watson
MOVIE★ 7.3
These Dangerous Years
1957
as Mrs. Ada Larkin
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Good Companions
1957
as Mrs Oakroyd
MOVIE★ 7.0
Now and Forever
1956
as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Sailor Beware
1956
as Mrs Lack
MOVIE★ 7.0
Home and Away
1956
as Margie Groves
TV★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Momma Brodsky
MOVIE★ 7.5
Women Without Men
1956
as Gran' Rafferty
MOVIE★ 5.8
Blonde Bait
1956
as 'Granny' Ramsey
MOVIE★ 6.8
Lost
1956
as Kelly's landlady
MOVIE★ 5.9
Simon and Laura
1955
as Jessie
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955
as Rosie Wrigley
TV★ 6.4
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Ada
MOVIE★ 6.3
Tiger by the Tail
1955
as Mary
TV★ 6.0
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Alice Leggett
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Love Match
1955
as Sal Brown
MOVIE★ 6.2
One Good Turn
1955
as Cook
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Crowded Day
1954
as Customer
MOVIE★ 5.8
For Better, for Worse
1954
as Mrs. Doyle
MOVIE★ 9.0
Don't Blame the Stork
1954
as Agnes O'Connor
MOVIE★ 7.4
A Day to Remember
1953
as Mrs. Trott
MOVIE★ 7.0
Background
1953
as Mrs. Humphries
MOVIE★ 6.3
Personal Affair
1953
as Mrs. Usher
MOVIE★ 6.3
Turn the Key Softly
1953
as Mrs. Rowan, landlady
MOVIE★ 5.5
Street Corner
1953
as Mrs. Perkins
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Long Memory
1953
as Mrs Pewsey
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Great Game
1953
as Miss Rawlings
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Big Frame
1952
as Hotel Maid
MOVIE★ 8.0
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952
as Alice Crouch
MOVIE★ 6.7
Emergency Call
1952
as Mrs. Cornelius
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Frightened Man
1952
as Vera
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Magic Box
1952
as Doctor's Housekeeper
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Galloping Major
1951
as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Magnet
1950
as Nanny's friend
MOVIE★ 7.1
Once a Sinner
1950
as Mrs. James
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Cure for Love
1949
as Mrs. Dorbell
MOVIE★ 6.0
Madness of the Heart
1949
as Rosa
MOVIE★ 6.3
Boys in Brown
1949
as Mrs. Knowles
MOVIE★ 5.8
Conspirator
1949
as Broaders
TV★ 10.0
The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Self - Winner
MOVIE★ 6.5
Maytime in Mayfair
1949
as Janet
MOVIE★ 4.9
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949
as Mrs. Bates
MOVIE★ 6.7
Fools Rush In
1949
as Mrs. Coot
MOVIE★ 5.8
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949
as Ma Fox
MOVIE★ 6.3
Portrait from Life
1948
as Mrs. Skinner
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Weaker Sex
1948
as Mrs. Gaye
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Blind Goddess
1948
as Derek's Charwoman
MOVIE★ 6.0
Corridor of Mirrors
1948
as Visitor in Tussauds
MOVIE★ 6.8
My Brother Jonathan
1948
as Ada
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947
as Maud
MOVIE★ 6.9
Two Thousand Women
1944
as Mrs. Burtshaw
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Lodger
1944
as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Went the Day Well?
1942
as Ivy
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Foreman Went to France
1942
as Barmaid
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Next of Kin
1942
as ATS drover with puncture
MOVIE★ 8.2
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942
as Joyce
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Big Blockade
1942
as German barmaid (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Go to Blazes
1942
as Elsie
TV
Esther
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as Self