
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
Esther
TV · as Self

Thora Hird Tribute
Movie · as Self, Various Characters (archive footage)

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
TV · 2 eps

Lost for Words
Movie · as Annie Longden
Julie and the Cadillacs
Movie · as Julie's grandmother

Talking Heads 2
Movie

dinnerladies
TV · as Enid · 1 ep

Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Queen's Nose
TV · as Postmistress · 2 eps

Pat and Margaret
Movie · as Jim's Mother

Wide-Eyed and Legless
Movie · as Deric's Mother
Goggle Eyes
TV · as Mrs Harrington · 4 eps

Memento Mori
Movie · as Jean Taylor

Heartbeat
TV · as Hannah Stockdale · 1 ep

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Movie · as Old Betsy

Perfect Scoundrels
TV · as Martha · 1 ep

The Tailor of Gloucester
Movie · as Mrs. Speck

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

Consuming Passions
Movie · as Mrs. Gordon

Talking Heads
Movie

Talking Heads
TV · as Doris, Violet · 1 ep

Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres
Movie · as Edie Pegden

Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
Movie · as Edie Pegden

Screen Two
TV · as Jean Taylor · 1 ep

Emma and Grandpa
Movie · as Narrator (voice)

ITV Christmas Comedy
TV · 15 eps

Intensive Care
Movie · as Aunty Kitty

Say Something Happened
Movie · as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

Objects of Affection
TV · as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes · 1 ep

Hallelujah!
TV · as Captain Emily Ridley · 15 eps

Flesh and Blood
TV · as Mabel Brassington · 20 eps

Afternoon Off
Movie · as Mrs Beevers

Blankety Blank
TV · 1 ep

Thomas & Sarah
TV · as Mrs Entwistle · 1 ep

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Movie · as Mrs. Hopkins

All Creatures Great and Small
TV · as Mrs. Clarke · 2 eps

The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep

The Mayor's Charity
Movie · as Olive Major

Tell Me Another
TV · as Herself · 3 eps

Last of the Summer Wine
TV · as Edie · 138 eps

The Nightcomers
Movie · as Mrs. Grose

The Villa Maroc
Movie · as Doris

The Fox Trot
Movie · as Gwen
Stage 2
TV · as Mrs. Hardcastle · 1 ep

Some Will, Some Won't
Movie · as Agnes Russell

Play for Today
TV · as Olive Major, Doris, Aunt KItty · 1 ep

In Loving Memory
TV · as Ivy Unsworth · 36 eps

The First Lady
TV · as Sarah Danby · 54 eps

Romeo and Juliet
Movie · as Nurse
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
Movie · as Blanche Hoskins

BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Clare Soppitt, Nurse · 1 ep

Rattle of a Simple Man
Movie · as Mrs. Winthram

The Wednesday Play
TV · as Blanche Hoskins · 1 ep

Bitter Harvest
Movie · as Mrs. Jessup (uncredited)
Meet the Wife
TV · 38 eps
Festival
TV · as Mrs. Baines · 1 ep

A Kind of Loving
Movie · as Mrs. Rothwell

Term of Trial
Movie · as Mrs. Taylor

Z-Cars
TV · 1 ep

Over the Odds
Movie · as Mrs Carter
Drama 61-67
TV · as Mrs. Hope · 1 ep

The Entertainer
Movie · as Mrs. Ada Lapford

Further Up the Creek
Movie · as Mrs. Galloway
A Clean Sweep
Movie · as Vera Watson

These Dangerous Years
Movie · as Mrs. Ada Larkin

The Good Companions
Movie · as Mrs Oakroyd

Lost
Movie · as Kelly's landlady

Blonde Bait
Movie · as 'Granny' Ramsey

Now and Forever
Movie · as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)

Women Without Men
Movie · as Gran' Rafferty

Sailor Beware
Movie · as Mrs Lack

Home and Away
Movie · as Margie Groves

Armchair Theatre
TV · as Momma Brodsky, Miss Ogilvie · 1 ep

The Quatermass Xperiment
Movie · as Rosie Wrigley

One Good Turn
Movie · as Cook

The Love Match
Movie · as Sal Brown

Simon and Laura
Movie · as Jessie

Tiger by the Tail
Movie · as Mary

The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV · as Ada · 1 ep

Dixon of Dock Green
TV · as Alice Leggett · 1 ep

For Better, for Worse
Movie · as Mrs. Doyle
Don't Blame the Stork
Movie · as Agnes O'Connor

The Crowded Day
Movie · as Customer

The Long Memory
Movie · as Mrs Pewsey

Personal Affair
Movie · as Mrs. Usher

Turn the Key Softly
Movie · as Mrs. Rowan, landlady

A Day to Remember
Movie · as Mrs. Trott

The Great Game
Movie · as Miss Rawlings

Background
Movie · as Mrs. Humphries

Street Corner
Movie · as Mrs. Perkins

The Big Frame
Movie · as Hotel Maid

Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Movie · as Alice Crouch

Emergency Call
Movie · as Mrs. Cornelius

The Magic Box
Movie · as Doctor's Housekeeper

The Frightened Man
Movie · as Vera

The Galloping Major
Movie · as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)

The Magnet
Movie · as Nanny's friend

Once a Sinner
Movie · as Mrs. James

Madness of the Heart
Movie · as Rosa

Conspirator
Movie · as Broaders

Once a Jolly Swagman
Movie · as Ma Fox

Boys in Brown
Movie · as Mrs. Knowles

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
Movie · as Mrs. Bates

Fools Rush In
Movie · as Mrs. Coot

Maytime in Mayfair
Movie · as Janet

The Cure for Love
Movie · as Mrs. Dorbell

The BAFTA Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep

Corridor of Mirrors
Movie · as Visitor in Tussauds

Portrait from Life
Movie · as Mrs. Skinner

My Brother Jonathan
Movie · as Ada

The Blind Goddess
Movie · as Derek's Charwoman

The Weaker Sex
Movie · as Mrs. Gaye

The Courtneys of Curzon Street
Movie · as Maud

The Lodger
Movie · as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)

Two Thousand Women
Movie · as Mrs. Burtshaw

Went the Day Well?
Movie · as Ivy

The Black Sheep of Whitehall
Movie · as Joyce

Go to Blazes
Movie · as Elsie

The Next of Kin
Movie · as ATS drover with puncture

The Foreman Went to France
Movie · as Barmaid

The Big Blockade
Movie · as German barmaid (uncredited)

