Thora Hird

Acting

Thora Hird

Born 28 May 1911 · Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK · Died 15 March 2003 at 91

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

Highlights

The Quatermass Xperiment1955 · Film · Rosie Wrigley
Went the Day Well?1942 · Film · Ivy
All Creatures Great and Small1978 · Series · Mrs. Clarke
The Lodger1944 · Film · First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
A Kind of Loving1962 · Film · Mrs. Rothwell
dinnerladies1998 · Series · Enid

Filmography

Movies

80 films

Lost for Words1999 · Film · Annie Longden
Talking Heads 21998 · Film
Pat and Margaret1994 · Film · Jim's Mother
Wide-Eyed and Legless1993 · Film · Deric's Mother
Memento Mori1992 · Film · Jean Taylor
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson1990 · Film · Old Betsy
The Tailor of Gloucester1989 · Film · Mrs. Speck
Talking Heads1988 · Film
Consuming Passions1988 · Film · Mrs. Gordon
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres1987 · Film · Edie Pegden
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride1986 · Film · Edie Pegden
Say Something Happened1982 · Film · Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Intensive Care1982 · Film · Aunty Kitty
Afternoon Off1979 · Film · Mrs Beevers
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf1978 · Film · Mrs. Hopkins
The Mayor's Charity1977 · Film · Olive Major
The Villa Maroc1972 · Film · Doris
The Nightcomers1972 · Film · Mrs. Grose
The Fox Trot1971 · Film · Gwen
Some Will, Some Won't1970 · Film · Agnes Russell
Romeo and Juliet1967 · Film · Nurse
Rattle of a Simple Man1964 · Film · Mrs. Winthram
Bitter Harvest1963 · Film · Mrs. Jessup (uncredited)
Term of Trial1962 · Film · Mrs. Taylor
A Kind of Loving1962 · Film · Mrs. Rothwell
Over the Odds1961 · Film · Mrs Carter
The Entertainer1960 · Film · Mrs. Ada Lapford
Further Up the Creek1958 · Film · Mrs. Galloway
These Dangerous Years1957 · Film · Mrs. Ada Larkin
The Good Companions1957 · Film · Mrs Oakroyd
Now and Forever1956 · Film · Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
Sailor Beware1956 · Film · Mrs Lack
Home and Away1956 · Film · Margie Groves
Women Without Men1956 · Film · Gran' Rafferty
Blonde Bait1956 · Film · 'Granny' Ramsey
Lost1956 · Film · Kelly's landlady
Simon and Laura1955 · Film · Jessie
The Quatermass Xperiment1955 · Film · Rosie Wrigley
Tiger by the Tail1955 · Film · Mary
The Love Match1955 · Film · Sal Brown
One Good Turn1955 · Film · Cook
The Crowded Day1954 · Film · Customer
For Better, for Worse1954 · Film · Mrs. Doyle
A Day to Remember1953 · Film · Mrs. Trott
Background1953 · Film · Mrs. Humphries
Personal Affair1953 · Film · Mrs. Usher
Turn the Key Softly1953 · Film · Mrs. Rowan, landlady
Street Corner1953 · Film · Mrs. Perkins
The Long Memory1953 · Film · Mrs Pewsey
The Great Game1953 · Film · Miss Rawlings
The Big Frame1952 · Film · Hotel Maid
Time, Gentlemen, Please!1952 · Film · Alice Crouch
Emergency Call1952 · Film · Mrs. Cornelius
The Frightened Man1952 · Film · Vera
The Magic Box1952 · Film · Doctor's Housekeeper
The Galloping Major1951 · Film · Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
The Magnet1950 · Film · Nanny's friend
Once a Sinner1950 · Film · Mrs. James
The Cure for Love1949 · Film · Mrs. Dorbell
Madness of the Heart1949 · Film · Rosa
Boys in Brown1949 · Film · Mrs. Knowles
Conspirator1949 · Film · Broaders
Maytime in Mayfair1949 · Film · Janet
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike1949 · Film · Mrs. Bates
Fools Rush In1949 · Film · Mrs. Coot
Once a Jolly Swagman1949 · Film · Ma Fox
Portrait from Life1948 · Film · Mrs. Skinner
The Weaker Sex1948 · Film · Mrs. Gaye
The Blind Goddess1948 · Film · Derek's Charwoman
Corridor of Mirrors1948 · Film · Visitor in Tussauds
My Brother Jonathan1948 · Film · Ada
The Courtneys of Curzon Street1947 · Film · Maud
Two Thousand Women1944 · Film · Mrs. Burtshaw
The Lodger1944 · Film · First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
Went the Day Well?1942 · Film · Ivy
The Foreman Went to France1942 · Film · Barmaid
The Next of Kin1942 · Film · ATS drover with puncture
The Black Sheep of Whitehall1942 · Film · Joyce
The Big Blockade1942 · Film · German barmaid (uncredited)
Go to Blazes1942 · Film · Elsie

Filmography

Series

25 shows

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything2000 · Series
dinnerladies1998 · Series · Enid
The Queen's Nose1995 · Series · Postmistress
Heartbeat1992 · Series · Hannah Stockdale
Perfect Scoundrels1990 · Series · Martha
Screen One1989 · Series · Deric's Mother
Talking Heads1988 · Series · Violet
Screen Two1985 · Series · Jean Taylor
ITV Christmas Comedy1983 · Series
Objects of Affection1982 · Series · Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Hallelujah!1981 · Series · Captain Emily Ridley
Flesh and Blood1980 · Series · Mabel Brassington
Blankety Blank1979 · Series
Thomas & Sarah1979 · Series · Mrs Entwistle
All Creatures Great and Small1978 · Series · Mrs. Clarke
Last of the Summer Wine1973 · Series · Edie
Play for Today1970 · Series · Olive Major
In Loving Memory1969 · Series · Ivy Unsworth
The First Lady1968 · Series · Sarah Danby
BBC Play of the Month1965 · Series · Clare Soppitt
The Wednesday Play1964 · Series · Blanche Hoskins
Z-Cars1962 · Series
Armchair Theatre1956 · Series · Momma Brodsky
The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · Series · Ada
Dixon of Dock Green1955 · Series · Alice Leggett