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Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1911-05-28

Deathday: 2003-03-15 (91 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 105

Movies 80

TV Shows 25

self 2

Narrator 1

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (2000)

Gracey Greyshell

Hilltop Hospital

Hilltop Hospital (1999)

Annie Longden

Lost for Words

Lost for Words (1999)

Julie's Grandmother

Julie and the Cadillacs

Julie and the Cadillacs (1999)

Enid

Dinnerladies

Dinnerladies (1998)

Violet

Talking Heads 2

Talking Heads 2 (1998)

Self

Parkinson

Parkinson (1998)

Jim's Mother

Pat and Margaret

Pat and Margaret (1994)

Deric's Mother

Wide-Eyed and Legless

Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993)

Mrs Harrington

Goggle Eyes

Goggle Eyes (1993)

Jean Taylor

Memento Mori

Memento Mori (1992)

Hannah Stockdale

Heartbeat

Heartbeat (1992)

Old Betsy

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)

Martha

Perfect Scoundrels

Perfect Scoundrels (1990)

Mrs. Speck

The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor of Gloucester (1989)

Doris

Talking Heads

Talking Heads (1988)

Doris / Violet

Talking Heads

Talking Heads (1988)

Mrs. Gordon

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions (1988)

ITV Christmas Comedy

ITV Christmas Comedy (1983)

Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

Say Something Happened

Say Something Happened (1982)

Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

Objects of Affection

Objects of Affection (1982)

Aunty Kitty

Intensive Care

Intensive Care (1982)

Captain Emily Ridley

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! (1981)

Mrs Beevers

Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off (1979)

Blankety Blank (1979)

Mrs. Hopkins

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)

Mrs. Clarke

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small (1978)

Olive Major

The Mayor's Charity

The Mayor's Charity (1977)

Herself

Tell Me Another

Tell Me Another (1976)

Edie

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine (1973)

Doris

The Villa Maroc

The Villa Maroc (1972)

Mrs. Grose

The Nightcomers

The Nightcomers (1972)

Gwen

The Fox Trot

The Fox Trot (1971)

Doris / Aunt KItty / Olive Major

Play for Today

Play for Today (1970)

Agnes Russell

Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't (1970)

Ivy Unsworth

In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory (1969)

Sarah Danby

The First Lady

The First Lady (1968)

Nurse

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet (1967)

Blanche Hoskins

Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

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

Nurse / Clare Soppitt

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month (1965)

Mrs. Winthram

Rattle of a Simple Man

Rattle of a Simple Man (1964)

Thora Blacklock

Meet the Wife

Meet the Wife (1963)

Mrs. Jessup

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest (1963)

Mrs. Taylor

Term of Trial

Term of Trial (1962)

Mrs. Rothwell

A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving (1962)

Z-Cars

Z-Cars (1962)

Mrs. Ada Lapford

The Entertainer

The Entertainer (1960)

Mrs. Gallaway

Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek (1958)

Vera Watson

A Clean Sweep

A Clean Sweep (1958)

Mrs. Larkin

These Dangerous Years

These Dangerous Years (1957)

Mrs Oakroyd

The Good Companions

The Good Companions (1957)

Maggie the Maid (uncredited)

Now and Forever

Now and Forever (1956)

Margie

Home and Away

Home and Away (1956)

Mrs. Lack

Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware (1956)

Granny Rafferty

Women Without Men

Women Without Men (1956)

'Granny' Ramsey

Blonde Bait

Blonde Bait (1956)

Kelly's Landlady

Lost

Lost (1956)

Jessie

Simon and Laura

Simon and Laura (1955)

Ada

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)

Mary

Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail (1955)

Rosie Wrigley

The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)

Alice Leggett

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green (1955)

Sal Brown

The Love Match

The Love Match (1955)

Cook

One Good Turn

One Good Turn (1955)

Mrs. Doyle

For Better, for Worse

For Better, for Worse (1954)

Agnes O'Connor

Don't Blame the Stork

Don't Blame the Stork (1954)

Mrs. Trott

A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember (1953)

Mrs. Humphries

Background

Background (1953)

Mrs. Usher

Personal Affair

Personal Affair (1953)

Mrs. Rowan, landlady

Turn the Key Softly

Turn the Key Softly (1953)

Mrs. Perkins

Street Corner

Street Corner (1953)

Mrs. Pewsey

The Long Memory

The Long Memory (1953)

Miss Rawlings

The Great Game

The Great Game (1953)

Hotel Maid

The Big Frame

The Big Frame (1952)

Alice Crouch

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)

Mrs. Cornelius

Emergency Call

Emergency Call (1952)

Vera

The Frightened Man

The Frightened Man (1952)

Doctor's Housekeeper

The Magic Box

The Magic Box (1952)

Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)

The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major (1951)

Nannie's Friend

The Magnet

The Magnet (1950)

Mrs. James

Once a Sinner

Once a Sinner (1950)

Mrs. Dorbell

The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love (1949)

Rosa

Madness of the Heart

Madness of the Heart (1949)

Mrs. Knowles

Boys in Brown

Boys in Brown (1949)

Broaders

Conspirator

Conspirator (1949)

Janet

Maytime in Mayfair

Maytime in Mayfair (1949)

Mrs. Bates

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949)

Mrs. Coot

Fools Rush In

Fools Rush In (1949)

Ma Fox

Once a Jolly Swagman

Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)

Mrs. Skinner

Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life (1948)

Mrs. Gaye

The Weaker Sex

The Weaker Sex (1948)

Derek's Charwoman

The Blind Goddess

The Blind Goddess (1948)

Visitor in Tussauds

Corridor of Mirrors

Corridor of Mirrors (1948)

Ada

My Brother Jonathan

My Brother Jonathan (1948)

Maud

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)

Mrs. Burtshaw

Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women (1944)

First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)

The Lodger

The Lodger (1944)

Ivy

Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well? (1942)

Barmaid

The Foreman Went to France

The Foreman Went to France (1942)

ATS drover with puncture

The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin (1942)

Joyce

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)

Elsie

Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes (1942)

Mrs. Hopkins

Me! I’m Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Me! I’m Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Mother

Lost for Words

Lost for Words

Narrator (UK)

Emma and Grandpa

Emma and Grandpa

Gallery

Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1911-05-28

Deathday
2003-03-15 (91 years old)

Birth Place
Morecambe, United Kingdom

Children
Janette Scott

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Also Known As
Dame Thora Hird

Awards
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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Last updated: 2024-12-03

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Marjorie Rhodes

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7 Movies

Alan Bennett

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Alan Bennett worked together with Thora Hird in:

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2 TV Shows

Maurice Denham

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Maurice Denham worked together with Thora Hird in:

6 Movies

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John Horsley

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John Horsley worked together with Thora Hird in:

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3 TV Shows

Geoffrey Bayldon

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Geoffrey Bayldon worked together with Thora Hird in:

1 Movie

6 TV Shows

Anthony Oliver

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Anthony Oliver worked together with Thora Hird in:

6 Movies

Harold Goodwin

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Harold Goodwin worked together with Thora Hird in:

3 Movies

3 TV Shows

Dora Bryan

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Dora Bryan worked together with Thora Hird in:

3 Movies

3 TV Shows

Michael Balcon

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Michael Balcon worked together with Thora Hird in:

6 Movies

George Woodbridge

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George Woodbridge worked together with Thora Hird in:

6 Movies

Janette Scott

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Janette Scott worked together with Thora Hird in:

5 Movies

Sid James

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Sid James worked together with Thora Hird in:

5 Movies

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Muir Mathieson worked together with Thora Hird in:

5 Movies

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Denis Johnson worked together with Thora Hird in:

5 Movies

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