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Thora Hird
Thora Hird

Thora Hird

ActingBorn May 28, 1911Died March 15, 2003 (age 91)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.

Filmography

2003
Thora Hird Tribute

as Self, Various Characters (archive footage)

Movie
1999
Lost for Words

as Annie Longden

Movie
1999
Julie and the Cadillacs

as Julie's grandmother

Movie
1998TV
1998
Parkinson

as Self

TV
1995
The Queen's Nose

as Postmistress

TV
1994
Pat and Margaret

as Jim's Mother

Movie
1993
Wide-Eyed and Legless

as Deric's Mother

Movie
1993
Goggle Eyes

as Mrs Harrington

TV
1992
Memento Mori

as Jean Taylor

Movie
1992
Heartbeat

as Hannah Stockdale

TV
1990Movie
1990TV
1989Movie
1989
Screen One

as Deric's Mother

TV
1989
Screen One

as Jim's Mother

TV
1988Movie
1988
Talking Heads

as Violet

TV
1988TV
1988
Consuming Passions

as Mrs. Gordon

Movie
1985
Screen Two

as Jean Taylor

TV
1983
Emma and Grandpa

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1982
Say Something Happened

as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

Movie
1982
Objects of Affection

as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

TV
1982
Intensive Care

as Aunty Kitty

Movie
1981
Hallelujah!

as Captain Emily Ridley

TV
1979
Afternoon Off

as Mrs Beevers

Movie
1978Movie
1978TV
1977
The Mayor's Charity

as Olive Major

Movie
1976
Tell Me Another

as Herself

TV
1972Movie
1972
The Nightcomers

as Mrs. Grose

Movie
1971Movie
1970
Play for Today

as Olive Major

TV
1970
Play for Today

as Aunt KItty

TV
1970TV
1970
Some Will, Some Won't

as Agnes Russell

Movie
1969
In Loving Memory

as Ivy Unsworth

TV
1967Movie
1966Movie
1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Clare Soppitt

TV
1965TV
1964
Rattle of a Simple Man

as Mrs. Winthram

Movie
1964
The Wednesday Play

as Blanche Hoskins

TV
1963
Festival

as Mrs. Baines

TV
1963
Bitter Harvest

as Mrs. Jessup

Movie
1962
Term of Trial

as Mrs. Taylor

Movie
1962
A Kind of Loving

as Mrs. Rothwell

Movie
1962TV
1961
Over the Odds

as Mrs Carter

Movie
1961
Drama 61-67

as Mrs. Hope

TV
1960
The Entertainer

as Mrs. Ada Lapford

Movie
1958
Further Up the Creek

as Mrs. Galloway

Movie
1958
A Clean Sweep

as Vera Watson

Movie
1957
These Dangerous Years

as Mrs. Ada Larkin

Movie
1957
The Good Companions

as Mrs Oakroyd

Movie
1956
Now and Forever

as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)

Movie
1956
Sailor Beware

as Mrs Lack

Movie
1956
Home and Away

as Margie Groves

Movie
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Momma Brodsky

TV
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Miss Ogilvie

TV
1956
Women Without Men

as Gran' Rafferty

Movie
1956
Blonde Bait

as 'Granny' Ramsey

Movie
1956
Lost

as Kelly's landlady

Movie
1955Movie
1955
The Quatermass Xperiment

as Rosie Wrigley

Movie
1955Movie
1955
Dixon of Dock Green

as Alice Leggett

TV
1955
The Love Match

as Sal Brown

Movie
1955Movie
1954
The Crowded Day

as Customer

Movie
1954Movie
1954
Don't Blame the Stork

as Agnes O'Connor

Movie
1953
A Day to Remember

as Mrs. Trott

Movie
1953
Background

as Mrs. Humphries

Movie
1953
Personal Affair

as Mrs. Usher

Movie
1953
Turn the Key Softly

as Mrs. Rowan, landlady

Movie
1953
Street Corner

as Mrs. Perkins

Movie
1953
The Long Memory

as Mrs Pewsey

Movie
1953
The Great Game

as Miss Rawlings

Movie
1952
The Big Frame

as Hotel Maid

Movie
1952Movie
1952
Emergency Call

as Mrs. Cornelius

Movie
1952Movie
1952
The Magic Box

as Doctor's Housekeeper

Movie
1951
The Galloping Major

as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)

Movie
1950
The Magnet

as Nanny's friend

Movie
1950
Once a Sinner

as Mrs. James

Movie
1949
The Cure for Love

as Mrs. Dorbell

Movie
1949Movie
1949
Boys in Brown

as Mrs. Knowles

Movie
1949
Conspirator

as Broaders

Movie
1949
The BAFTA Awards

as Self - Winner

TV
1949Movie
1949Movie
1949
Fools Rush In

as Mrs. Coot

Movie
1949Movie
1948
Portrait from Life

as Mrs. Skinner

Movie
1948
The Weaker Sex

as Mrs. Gaye

Movie
1948
The Blind Goddess

as Derek's Charwoman

Movie
1948
Corridor of Mirrors

as Visitor in Tussauds

Movie
1948Movie
1944
Two Thousand Women

as Mrs. Burtshaw

Movie
1944
The Lodger

as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)

Movie
1942Movie
1942Movie
1942
The Next of Kin

as ATS drover with puncture

Movie
1942
The Big Blockade

as German barmaid (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Go to Blazes

as Elsie

Movie
Esther

as Self

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 28, 1911
Day of DeathMarch 15, 2003
Place of BirthMorecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Popularity0.7