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Thora Hird

Thora Hird

1911-05-28 - 2003-03-15 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.

Movies

The Lodger

The Lodger

1944 6.3

as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1960 6.2

as Mrs. Ada Lapford
The Nightcomers

The Nightcomers

1972 5.7

as Mrs. Grose
A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving

1962 7.0

as Mrs. Rothwell
The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955 6.5

as Rosie Wrigley
Corridor of Mirrors

Corridor of Mirrors

1948 5.7

as Visitor in Tussauds
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990 0.0

as Old Betsy
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979 0.0

as Mrs Beevers
Pat and Margaret

Pat and Margaret

1994 7.5

as Jim's Mother
Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

1988 8.0

as Mrs. Gordon
The Love Match

The Love Match

1955 7.8

as Sal Brown
These Dangerous Years

These Dangerous Years

1957 6.0

as Mrs. Ada Larkin
The Good Companions

The Good Companions

1957 0.0

as Mrs Oakroyd
The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952 6.3

as Doctor's Housekeeper
Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942 7.2

as Ivy
Madness of the Heart

Madness of the Heart

1949 5.9

as Rosa
Lost

Lost

1956 7.0

as Kelly's landlady
Memento Mori

Memento Mori

1992 6.2

as Jean Taylor
Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women

1944 6.9

as Mrs. Burtshaw
Simon and Laura

Simon and Laura

1955 5.6

as Jessie
Wide-Eyed and Legless

Wide-Eyed and Legless

1993 6.0

as Deric's Mother
A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember

1953 7.1

as Mrs. Trott
The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major

1951 6.0

as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

1970 6.0

as Agnes Russell
The Magnet

The Magnet

1950 6.3

as Nanny's friend
Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952 8.0

as Alice Crouch
For Better, for Worse

For Better, for Worse

1954 5.6

as Mrs. Doyle
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

1978 0.0

as Mrs. Hopkins
Home and Away

Home and Away

1956 7.0

as Margie Groves
Intensive Care

Intensive Care

1982 0.0

as Aunty Kitty
The Foreman Went to France

The Foreman Went to France

1942 6.2

as Barmaid
Now and Forever

Now and Forever

1956 7.0

as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
Women Without Men

Women Without Men

1956 6.0

as Gran' Rafferty
Once a Sinner

Once a Sinner

1950 6.5

as Mrs. James
Street Corner

Street Corner

1953 5.8

as Mrs. Perkins
Rattle of a Simple Man

Rattle of a Simple Man

1964 5.5

as Mrs. Winthram
Emergency Call

Emergency Call

1952 6.5

as Mrs. Cornelius
Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

1963 6.2

as Mrs. Jessup
Lost for Words

Lost for Words

1999 7.0

as Annie Longden
Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life

1948 5.9

as Mrs. Skinner
Turn the Key Softly

Turn the Key Softly

1953 6.2

as Mrs. Rowan, landlady
Conspirator

Conspirator

1949 5.9

as Broaders
Once a Jolly Swagman

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949 5.4

as Ma Fox
The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin

1942 5.0

as ATS drover with puncture
Personal Affair

Personal Affair

1953 6.2

as Mrs. Usher
Term of Trial

Term of Trial

1962 5.9

as Mrs. Taylor
One Good Turn

One Good Turn

1955 6.1

as Cook
The Mayor's Charity

The Mayor's Charity

1977 0.0

as Olive Major
The Fox Trot

The Fox Trot

1971 0.0

as Gwen
Talking Heads 2

Talking Heads 2

1998 7.0
The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

1942 7.2

as Joyce
My Brother Jonathan

My Brother Jonathan

1948 6.6

as Ada
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1967 0.0

as Nurse
Boys in Brown

Boys in Brown

1949 6.5

as Mrs. Knowles
Blonde Bait

Blonde Bait

1956 4.8

as 'Granny' Ramsey
Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail

1955 5.6

as Mary
Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware

1956 7.0

as Mrs Lack
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

1949 4.9

as Mrs. Bates
The Courtneys of Curzon Street

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

1947 4.9

as Maud
The Great Game

The Great Game

1953 6.0

as Miss Rawlings
Over the Odds

Over the Odds

1961 0.0

as Mrs Carter
Background

Background

1953 6.0

as Mrs. Humphries
The Long Memory

The Long Memory

1953 6.6

as Mrs Pewsey
The Weaker Sex

The Weaker Sex

1948 6.0

as Mrs. Gaye
Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek

1958 6.0

as Mrs. Galloway
Maytime in Mayfair

Maytime in Mayfair

1949 6.0

as Janet
The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor of Gloucester

1989 0.0

as Mrs. Speck
The Blind Goddess

The Blind Goddess

1948 5.6

as Derek's Charwoman
The Big Frame

The Big Frame

1952 3.8

as Hotel Maid
The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love

1949 0.0

as Mrs. Dorbell
Say Something Happened

Say Something Happened

1982 0.0

as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Talking Heads

Talking Heads

1988 5.0
The Frightened Man

The Frightened Man

1952 6.2

as Vera
Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes

1942 10.0

as Elsie
Fools Rush In

Fools Rush In

1949 6.0

as Mrs. Coot
The Villa Maroc

The Villa Maroc

1972 0.0

as Doris

TV Shows

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

1973 7.1

as Edie
Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

1955 5.3

as Alice Leggett
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 6.1

as Olive Major
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 6.1

as Doris
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 6.1

as Aunt KItty
All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

1978 7.7

as Mrs. Clarke
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965 5.0

as Clare Soppitt
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965 5.0

as Nurse
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992 7.0

as Hannah Stockdale
The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955 6.1

as Ada
Screen Two

Screen Two

1985 6.8

as Jean Taylor
In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory

1969 6.8

as Ivy Unsworth
dinnerladies

dinnerladies

1998 7.4

as Enid
Queen's Nose

Queen's Nose

1995 7.0

as Postmistress
Perfect Scoundrels

Perfect Scoundrels

1990 6.0

as Martha
Objects of Affection

Objects of Affection

1982 7.0

as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Talking Heads

Talking Heads

1988 6.2

as Doris
Talking Heads

Talking Heads

1988 6.2

as Violet