Thora Hird
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 28, 1911
- Died
- March 15, 2003
- Birthplace
- 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
Thora Hird Tribute 2003
as Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
Lost for Words 1999
as Annie Longden
- Julie and the Cadillacs
Julie and the Cadillacs 1999
as Julie's grandmother
Talking Heads 2 1998
Actor
Pat and Margaret 1994
as Jim's Mother
Wide-Eyed and Legless 1993
as Deric's Mother
Memento Mori 1992
as Jean Taylor
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson 1990
as Old Betsy
The Tailor of Gloucester 1989
as Mrs. Speck
Talking Heads 1988
Actor
Consuming Passions 1988
as Mrs. Gordon
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres 1987
as Edie Pegden
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride 1986
as Edie Pegden
Emma and Grandpa 1983
as Narrator (voice)
Say Something Happened 1982
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Intensive Care 1982
as Aunty Kitty
Afternoon Off 1979
as Mrs Beevers
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf 1978
as Mrs. Hopkins
The Mayor's Charity 1977
as Olive Major
The Villa Maroc 1972
as Doris
The Nightcomers 1972
as Mrs. Grose
The Fox Trot 1971
as Gwen
Some Will, Some Won't 1970
as Agnes Russell
Romeo and Juliet 1967
as Nurse
- Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am! 1966
as Blanche Hoskins
Rattle of a Simple Man 1964
as Mrs. Winthram
Bitter Harvest 1963
as Mrs. Jessup (uncredited)
Term of Trial 1962
as Mrs. Taylor
A Kind of Loving 1962
as Mrs. Rothwell
Over the Odds 1961
as Mrs Carter
The Entertainer 1960
as Mrs. Ada Lapford
Further Up the Creek 1958
as Mrs. Galloway
- A Clean Sweep
A Clean Sweep 1958
as Vera Watson
These Dangerous Years 1957
as Mrs. Ada Larkin
The Good Companions 1957
as Mrs Oakroyd
Now and Forever 1956
as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
Home and Away 1956
as Margie Groves
Sailor Beware 1956
as Mrs Lack
Women Without Men 1956
as Gran' Rafferty
Blonde Bait 1956
as 'Granny' Ramsey
Lost 1956
as Kelly's landlady
Simon and Laura 1955
as Jessie
The Quatermass Xperiment 1955
as Rosie Wrigley
Tiger by the Tail 1955
as Mary
The Love Match 1955
as Sal Brown
One Good Turn 1955
as Cook
The Crowded Day 1954
as Customer
For Better, for Worse 1954
as Mrs. Doyle
- Don't Blame the Stork
Don't Blame the Stork 1954
as Agnes O'Connor
A Day to Remember 1953
as Mrs. Trott
Background 1953
as Mrs. Humphries
Personal Affair 1953
as Mrs. Usher
Turn the Key Softly 1953
as Mrs. Rowan, landlady
Street Corner 1953
as Mrs. Perkins
The Long Memory 1953
as Mrs Pewsey
The Great Game 1953
as Miss Rawlings
The Big Frame 1952
as Hotel Maid
Time, Gentlemen, Please! 1952
as Alice Crouch
Emergency Call 1952
as Mrs. Cornelius
The Frightened Man 1952
as Vera
The Magic Box 1952
as Doctor's Housekeeper
The Galloping Major 1951
as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
The Magnet 1950
as Nanny's friend
Once a Sinner 1950
as Mrs. James
The Cure for Love 1949
as Mrs. Dorbell
Madness of the Heart 1949
as Rosa
Boys in Brown 1949
as Mrs. Knowles
Conspirator 1949
as Broaders
Maytime in Mayfair 1949
as Janet
Fools Rush In 1949
as Mrs. Coot
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike 1949
as Mrs. Bates
Once a Jolly Swagman 1949
as Ma Fox
Portrait from Life 1948
as Mrs. Skinner
The Weaker Sex 1948
as Mrs. Gaye
The Blind Goddess 1948
as Derek's Charwoman
Corridor of Mirrors 1948
as Visitor in Tussauds
My Brother Jonathan 1948
as Ada
The Courtneys of Curzon Street 1947
as Maud
Two Thousand Women 1944
as Mrs. Burtshaw
The Lodger 1944
as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
Went the Day Well? 1942
as Ivy
The Foreman Went to France 1942
as Barmaid
The Next of Kin 1942
as ATS drover with puncture
The Black Sheep of Whitehall 1942
as Joyce
The Big Blockade 1942
as German barmaid (uncredited)
Go to Blazes 1942
as Elsie
Credits from TMDB.