Thora Hird
Acting1911Morecambe, 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
Acting History
Future
Esther
TVas Self
2003
Thora Hird Tribute
as Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
2000
The BAFTA Awards
TVas Self - Winner• 1 eps
1999
Lost for Words
as Annie Longden
Julie and the Cadillacs
as Julie's grandmother
Parkinson
TVas Self• 1 eps
1998
dinnerladies
TVas Enid
1995
Queen's Nose
TVas Postmistress
1994
Pat and Margaret
as Jim's Mother
Heartbeat
TVas Hannah Stockdale• 1 eps
1993
Wide-Eyed and Legless
as Deric's Mother
Goggle Eyes
TVas Mrs Harrington
1992
Memento Mori
as Jean Taylor
Screen Two
TVas Jean Taylor• 1 eps
1990
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Old Betsy
Perfect Scoundrels
TVas Martha
1989
The Tailor of Gloucester
as Mrs. Speck
All Creatures Great and Small
TVas Mrs. Clarke• 2 eps
1988
1987
Last of the Summer Wine
TVas Edie• 138 eps
1983
Emma and Grandpa
as Narrator (voice)
1982
Intensive Care
as Aunty Kitty
Say Something Happened
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Play for Today
TVas Aunt KItty• 1 eps
Objects of Affection
TVas Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
1981
Hallelujah!
TVas Captain Emily Ridley
1979
Afternoon Off
as Mrs Beevers
1978
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
as Mrs. Hopkins
1977
The Mayor's Charity
as Olive Major
1976
Tell Me Another
TVas Herself
1972
The Nightcomers
as Mrs. Grose
The Villa Maroc
as Doris
1971
The Fox Trot
as Gwen
1970
Some Will, Some Won't
as Agnes Russell
1969
In Loving Memory
TVas Ivy Unsworth
1968
1967
Romeo and Juliet
as Nurse
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Nurse• 1 eps
1966
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
as Blanche Hoskins
The Wednesday Play
TVas Blanche Hoskins• 1 eps
1964
Rattle of a Simple Man
as Mrs. Winthram
Festival
TVas Mrs. Baines• 1 eps
1963
1962
Term of Trial
as Mrs. Taylor
A Kind of Loving
as Mrs. Rothwell
1961
Over the Odds
as Mrs Carter
Drama 61-67
TVas Mrs. Hope
1960
The Entertainer
as Mrs. Ada Lapford
1958
A Clean Sweep
as Vera Watson
Further Up the Creek
as Mrs. Galloway
1957
The Good Companions
as Mrs Oakroyd
These Dangerous Years
as Mrs. Ada Larkin
1956
Sailor Beware
as Mrs Lack
Lost
as Kelly's landlady
Blonde Bait
as 'Granny' Ramsey
Women Without Men
as Gran' Rafferty
Now and Forever
as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
Home and Away
as Margie Groves
1955
The Love Match
as Sal Brown
The Quatermass Xperiment
as Rosie Wrigley
Simon and Laura
as Jessie
Tiger by the Tail
as Mary
One Good Turn
as Cook
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TVas Ada• 1 eps
Dixon of Dock Green
TVas Alice Leggett
1954
1953
Street Corner
as Mrs. Perkins
The Long Memory
as Mrs Pewsey
Personal Affair
as Mrs. Usher
Turn the Key Softly
as Mrs. Rowan, landlady
A Day to Remember
as Mrs. Trott
The Great Game
as Miss Rawlings
Background
as Mrs. Humphries
1952
The Magic Box
as Doctor's Housekeeper
Emergency Call
as Mrs. Cornelius
The Big Frame
as Hotel Maid
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
as Alice Crouch
The Frightened Man
as Vera
1951
The Galloping Major
as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
1950
The Magnet
as Nanny's friend
Once a Sinner
as Mrs. James
1949
Maytime in Mayfair
as Janet
The Cure for Love
as Mrs. Dorbell
Boys in Brown
as Mrs. Knowles
Fools Rush In
as Mrs. Coot
Conspirator
as Broaders
Once a Jolly Swagman
as Ma Fox
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
as Mrs. Bates
Madness of the Heart
as Rosa
1948
The Blind Goddess
as Derek's Charwoman
Corridor of Mirrors
as Visitor in Tussauds
Portrait from Life
as Mrs. Skinner
The Weaker Sex
as Mrs. Gaye
My Brother Jonathan
as Ada
1947
1944
The Lodger
as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
Two Thousand Women
as Mrs. Burtshaw
1942
The Next of Kin
as ATS drover with puncture
Went the Day Well?
as Ivy
Go to Blazes
as Elsie
The Foreman Went to France
as Barmaid
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
as Joyce