Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Known for
Acting
Born
May 28, 1911
Died
March 15, 2003 (aged 91)
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

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Filmography

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Esther

Esther

TV · as Self

2003
Thora Hird Tribute poster

Thora Hird Tribute

Movie · as Self, Various Characters (archive footage)

2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything poster

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

TV · 2 eps

1999
Lost for Words poster

Lost for Words

Movie · as Annie Longden

1999
Julie and the Cadillacs

Julie and the Cadillacs

Movie · as Julie's grandmother

1998
Talking Heads 2 poster

Talking Heads 2

Movie

1998
dinnerladies poster

dinnerladies

TV · as Enid · 1 ep

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
The Queen's Nose poster

The Queen's Nose

TV · as Postmistress · 2 eps

1994
Pat and Margaret poster

Pat and Margaret

Movie · as Jim's Mother

1993
Wide-Eyed and Legless poster

Wide-Eyed and Legless

Movie · as Deric's Mother

1993
Goggle Eyes

Goggle Eyes

TV · as Mrs Harrington · 4 eps

1992
Memento Mori poster

Memento Mori

Movie · as Jean Taylor

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Hannah Stockdale · 1 ep

1990
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson poster

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Movie · as Old Betsy

1990
Perfect Scoundrels poster

Perfect Scoundrels

TV · as Martha · 1 ep

1989
The Tailor of Gloucester poster

The Tailor of Gloucester

Movie · as Mrs. Speck

1989
Screen One poster

Screen One

TV · as Deric's Mother, Jim's Mother · 1 ep

1988
Consuming Passions poster

Consuming Passions

Movie · as Mrs. Gordon

1988
Talking Heads poster

Talking Heads

Movie

1988
Talking Heads poster

Talking Heads

TV · as Doris, Violet · 1 ep

1987
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres poster

Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres

Movie · as Edie Pegden

1986
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride poster

Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride

Movie · as Edie Pegden

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Jean Taylor · 1 ep

1983
Emma and Grandpa poster

Emma and Grandpa

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1983
ITV Christmas Comedy poster

ITV Christmas Comedy

TV · 15 eps

1982
Intensive Care poster

Intensive Care

Movie · as Aunty Kitty

1982
Say Something Happened poster

Say Something Happened

Movie · as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

1982
Objects of Affection poster

Objects of Affection

TV · as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes · 1 ep

1981
Hallelujah! poster

Hallelujah!

TV · as Captain Emily Ridley · 15 eps

1980
Flesh and Blood poster

Flesh and Blood

TV · as Mabel Brassington · 20 eps

1979
Afternoon Off poster

Afternoon Off

Movie · as Mrs Beevers

1979
Blankety Blank poster

Blankety Blank

TV · 1 ep

1979
Thomas & Sarah poster

Thomas & Sarah

TV · as Mrs Entwistle · 1 ep

1978
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf poster

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Movie · as Mrs. Hopkins

1978
All Creatures Great and Small poster

All Creatures Great and Small

TV · as Mrs. Clarke · 2 eps

1978
The South Bank Show poster

The South Bank Show

TV · 1 ep

1977
The Mayor's Charity poster

The Mayor's Charity

Movie · as Olive Major

1976
Tell Me Another poster

Tell Me Another

TV · as Herself · 3 eps

1973
Last of the Summer Wine poster

Last of the Summer Wine

TV · as Edie · 138 eps

1972
The Nightcomers poster

The Nightcomers

Movie · as Mrs. Grose

1972
The Villa Maroc poster

The Villa Maroc

Movie · as Doris

1971
The Fox Trot poster

The Fox Trot

Movie · as Gwen

1971
Stage 2

Stage 2

TV · as Mrs. Hardcastle · 1 ep

1970
Some Will, Some Won't poster

Some Will, Some Won't

Movie · as Agnes Russell

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Olive Major, Doris, Aunt KItty · 1 ep

1969
In Loving Memory poster

In Loving Memory

TV · as Ivy Unsworth · 36 eps

1968
The First Lady poster

The First Lady

TV · as Sarah Danby · 54 eps

1967
Romeo and Juliet poster

Romeo and Juliet

Movie · as Nurse

1966
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

Movie · as Blanche Hoskins

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Clare Soppitt, Nurse · 1 ep

1964
Rattle of a Simple Man poster

Rattle of a Simple Man

Movie · as Mrs. Winthram

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as Blanche Hoskins · 1 ep

1963
Bitter Harvest poster

Bitter Harvest

Movie · as Mrs. Jessup (uncredited)

1963
Meet the Wife

Meet the Wife

TV · 38 eps

1963
Festival

Festival

TV · as Mrs. Baines · 1 ep

1962
A Kind of Loving poster

A Kind of Loving

Movie · as Mrs. Rothwell

1962
Term of Trial poster

Term of Trial

Movie · as Mrs. Taylor

1962
Z-Cars poster

Z-Cars

TV · 1 ep

1961
Over the Odds poster

Over the Odds

Movie · as Mrs Carter

1961
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

TV · as Mrs. Hope · 1 ep

1960
The Entertainer poster

The Entertainer

Movie · as Mrs. Ada Lapford

1958
Further Up the Creek poster

Further Up the Creek

Movie · as Mrs. Galloway

1958
A Clean Sweep

A Clean Sweep

Movie · as Vera Watson

1957
These Dangerous Years poster

These Dangerous Years

Movie · as Mrs. Ada Larkin

1957
The Good Companions poster

The Good Companions

Movie · as Mrs Oakroyd

1956
Lost poster

Lost

Movie · as Kelly's landlady

1956
Blonde Bait poster

Blonde Bait

Movie · as 'Granny' Ramsey

1956
Now and Forever poster

Now and Forever

Movie · as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)

1956
Women Without Men poster

Women Without Men

Movie · as Gran' Rafferty

1956
Sailor Beware poster

Sailor Beware

Movie · as Mrs Lack

1956
Home and Away poster

Home and Away

Movie · as Margie Groves

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Momma Brodsky, Miss Ogilvie · 1 ep

1955
The Quatermass Xperiment poster

The Quatermass Xperiment

Movie · as Rosie Wrigley

1955
One Good Turn poster

One Good Turn

Movie · as Cook

1955
The Love Match poster

The Love Match

Movie · as Sal Brown

1955
Simon and Laura poster

Simon and Laura

Movie · as Jessie

1955
Tiger by the Tail poster

Tiger by the Tail

Movie · as Mary

1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Adventures of Robin Hood

TV · as Ada · 1 ep

1955
Dixon of Dock Green poster

Dixon of Dock Green

TV · as Alice Leggett · 1 ep

1954
For Better, for Worse poster

For Better, for Worse

Movie · as Mrs. Doyle

1954
Don't Blame the Stork

Don't Blame the Stork

Movie · as Agnes O'Connor

1954
The Crowded Day poster

The Crowded Day

Movie · as Customer

1953
The Long Memory poster

The Long Memory

Movie · as Mrs Pewsey

1953
Personal Affair poster

Personal Affair

Movie · as Mrs. Usher

1953
Turn the Key Softly poster

Turn the Key Softly

Movie · as Mrs. Rowan, landlady

1953
A Day to Remember poster

A Day to Remember

Movie · as Mrs. Trott

1953
The Great Game poster

The Great Game

Movie · as Miss Rawlings

1953
Background poster

Background

Movie · as Mrs. Humphries

1953
Street Corner poster

Street Corner

Movie · as Mrs. Perkins

1952
The Big Frame poster

The Big Frame

Movie · as Hotel Maid

1952
Time, Gentlemen, Please! poster

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Movie · as Alice Crouch

1952
Emergency Call poster

Emergency Call

Movie · as Mrs. Cornelius

1952
The Magic Box poster

The Magic Box

Movie · as Doctor's Housekeeper

1952
The Frightened Man poster

The Frightened Man

Movie · as Vera

1951
The Galloping Major poster

The Galloping Major

Movie · as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)

1950
The Magnet poster

The Magnet

Movie · as Nanny's friend

1950
Once a Sinner poster

Once a Sinner

Movie · as Mrs. James

1949
Madness of the Heart poster

Madness of the Heart

Movie · as Rosa

1949
Conspirator poster

Conspirator

Movie · as Broaders

1949
Once a Jolly Swagman poster

Once a Jolly Swagman

Movie · as Ma Fox

1949
Boys in Brown poster

Boys in Brown

Movie · as Mrs. Knowles

1949
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike poster

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

Movie · as Mrs. Bates

1949
Fools Rush In poster

Fools Rush In

Movie · as Mrs. Coot

1949
Maytime in Mayfair poster

Maytime in Mayfair

Movie · as Janet

1949
The Cure for Love poster

The Cure for Love

Movie · as Mrs. Dorbell

1949
The BAFTA Awards poster

The BAFTA Awards

TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep

1948
Corridor of Mirrors poster

Corridor of Mirrors

Movie · as Visitor in Tussauds

1948
Portrait from Life poster

Portrait from Life

Movie · as Mrs. Skinner

1948
My Brother Jonathan poster

My Brother Jonathan

Movie · as Ada

1948
The Blind Goddess poster

The Blind Goddess

Movie · as Derek's Charwoman

1948
The Weaker Sex poster

The Weaker Sex

Movie · as Mrs. Gaye

1947
The Courtneys of Curzon Street poster

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

Movie · as Maud

1944
The Lodger poster

The Lodger

Movie · as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)

1944
Two Thousand Women poster

Two Thousand Women

Movie · as Mrs. Burtshaw

1942
Went the Day Well? poster

Went the Day Well?

Movie · as Ivy

1942
The Black Sheep of Whitehall poster

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

Movie · as Joyce

1942
Go to Blazes poster

Go to Blazes

Movie · as Elsie

1942
The Next of Kin poster

The Next of Kin

Movie · as ATS drover with puncture

1942
The Foreman Went to France poster

The Foreman Went to France

Movie · as Barmaid

1942
The Big Blockade poster

The Big Blockade

Movie · as German barmaid (uncredited)