Acting
Thora Hird
- Born
- 1911-05-28
- Died
- 2003-03-15
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
120 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Thora Hird Tribute
2003 · Movie
Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000 · TV Show
Cast
Julie and the Cadillacs
1999 · Movie
Julie's grandmother
Lost for Words
1999 · Movie
Annie Longden
dinnerladies
1998 · TV Show
Enid
Parkinson
1998 · TV Show
Self
Talking Heads 2
1998 · Movie
Cast
The Queen's Nose
1995 · TV Show
Postmistress
Pat and Margaret
1994 · Movie
Jim's Mother
Goggle Eyes
1993 · TV Show
Mrs Harrington
Wide-Eyed and Legless
1993 · Movie
Deric's Mother
Heartbeat
1992 · TV Show
Hannah Stockdale
Memento Mori
1992 · Movie
Jean Taylor
Perfect Scoundrels
1990 · TV Show
Martha
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990 · Movie
Old Betsy
Screen One
1989 · TV Show
Deric's Mother · Jim's Mother
The Tailor of Gloucester
1989 · Movie
Mrs. Speck
Consuming Passions
1988 · Movie
Mrs. Gordon
Talking Heads
1988 · Movie
Cast
Talking Heads
1988 · TV Show
Doris · Violet
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres
1987 · Movie
Edie Pegden
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
1986 · Movie
Edie Pegden
Screen Two
1985 · TV Show
Jean Taylor
Emma and Grandpa
1983 · Movie
Narrator (voice)
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983 · TV Show
Cast
Intensive Care
1982 · Movie
Aunty Kitty
Objects of Affection
1982 · TV Show
Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Say Something Happened
1982 · Movie
Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Hallelujah!
1981 · TV Show
Captain Emily Ridley
Afternoon Off
1979 · Movie
Mrs Beevers
Blankety Blank
1979 · TV Show
Cast
Thomas & Sarah
1979 · TV Show
Mrs Entwistle
All Creatures Great and Small
1978 · TV Show
Mrs. Clarke
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1978 · Movie
Mrs. Hopkins
The South Bank Show
1978 · TV Show
Cast
The Mayor's Charity
1977 · Movie
Olive Major
Tell Me Another
1976 · TV Show
Herself
Last of the Summer Wine
1973 · TV Show
Edie
The Nightcomers
1972 · Movie
Mrs. Grose
The Villa Maroc
1972 · Movie
Doris
Stage 2
1971 · TV Show
Mrs. Hardcastle
The Fox Trot
1971 · Movie
Gwen
Play for Today
1970 · TV Show
Olive Major · Doris · Aunt KItty
Some Will, Some Won't
1970 · Movie
Agnes Russell
In Loving Memory
1969 · TV Show
Ivy Unsworth
The First Lady
1968 · TV Show
Sarah Danby
Romeo and Juliet
1967 · Movie
Nurse
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
1966 · Movie
Blanche Hoskins
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV Show
Clare Soppitt · Nurse
Rattle of a Simple Man
1964 · Movie
Mrs. Winthram
The Wednesday Play
1964 · TV Show
Blanche Hoskins
Bitter Harvest
1963 · Movie
Mrs. Jessup (uncredited)
Festival
1963 · TV Show
Mrs. Baines
Meet the Wife
1963 · TV Show
Cast
A Kind of Loving
1962 · Movie
Mrs. Rothwell
Term of Trial
1962 · Movie
Mrs. Taylor
Z-Cars
1962 · TV Show
Cast
Drama 61-67
1961 · TV Show
Mrs. Hope
Over the Odds
1961 · Movie
Mrs Carter
The Entertainer
1960 · Movie
Mrs. Ada Lapford
A Clean Sweep
1958 · Movie
Vera Watson
Further Up the Creek
1958 · Movie
Mrs. Galloway
The Good Companions
1957 · Movie
Mrs Oakroyd
These Dangerous Years
1957 · Movie
Mrs. Ada Larkin
Armchair Theatre
1956 · TV Show
Momma Brodsky · Miss Ogilvie
Blonde Bait
1956 · Movie
'Granny' Ramsey
Home and Away
1956 · Movie
Margie Groves
Lost
1956 · Movie
Kelly's landlady
Now and Forever
1956 · Movie
Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
Sailor Beware
1956 · Movie
Mrs Lack
Women Without Men
1956 · Movie
Gran' Rafferty
Dixon of Dock Green
1955 · TV Show
Alice Leggett
One Good Turn
1955 · Movie
Cook
Simon and Laura
1955 · Movie
Jessie
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · TV Show
Ada
The Love Match
1955 · Movie
Sal Brown
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955 · Movie
Rosie Wrigley
Tiger by the Tail
1955 · Movie
Mary
Don't Blame the Stork
1954 · Movie
Agnes O'Connor
For Better, for Worse
1954 · Movie
Mrs. Doyle
The Crowded Day
1954 · Movie
Customer
A Day to Remember
1953 · Movie
Mrs. Trott
Background
1953 · Movie
Mrs. Humphries
Personal Affair
1953 · Movie
Mrs. Usher
Street Corner
1953 · Movie
Mrs. Perkins
The Great Game
1953 · Movie
Miss Rawlings
The Long Memory
1953 · Movie
Mrs Pewsey
Turn the Key Softly
1953 · Movie
Mrs. Rowan, landlady
Emergency Call
1952 · Movie
Mrs. Cornelius
The Big Frame
1952 · Movie
Hotel Maid
The Frightened Man
1952 · Movie
Vera
The Magic Box
1952 · Movie
Doctor's Housekeeper
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952 · Movie
Alice Crouch
The Galloping Major
1951 · Movie
Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
Once a Sinner
1950 · Movie
Mrs. James
The Magnet
1950 · Movie
Nanny's friend
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949 · Movie
Mrs. Bates
Boys in Brown
1949 · Movie
Mrs. Knowles
Conspirator
1949 · Movie
Broaders
Fools Rush In
1949 · Movie
Mrs. Coot
Madness of the Heart
1949 · Movie
Rosa
Maytime in Mayfair
1949 · Movie
Janet
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949 · Movie
Ma Fox
The BAFTA Awards
1949 · TV Show
Self - Winner
The Cure for Love
1949 · Movie
Mrs. Dorbell
Corridor of Mirrors
1948 · Movie
Visitor in Tussauds
My Brother Jonathan
1948 · Movie
Ada
Portrait from Life
1948 · Movie
Mrs. Skinner
The Blind Goddess
1948 · Movie
Derek's Charwoman
The Weaker Sex
1948 · Movie
Mrs. Gaye
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947 · Movie
Maud
The Lodger
1944 · Movie
First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
Two Thousand Women
1944 · Movie
Mrs. Burtshaw
Go to Blazes
1942 · Movie
Elsie
The Big Blockade
1942 · Movie
German barmaid (uncredited)
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942 · Movie
Joyce
The Foreman Went to France
1942 · Movie
Barmaid
The Next of Kin
1942 · Movie
ATS drover with puncture
Went the Day Well?
1942 · Movie
Ivy
Esther
Date unknown · TV Show
Self