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Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Acting

Born: May 28, 1911Morecambe, 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.

Known For
Filmography
Thora Hird Tribute

Thora Hird Tribute

Self, Various Characters (archive footage)

2003
Lost for Words

Lost for Words

Annie Longden

1999

Julie and the Cadillacs

Julie's grandmother

1999
Talking Heads 2

Talking Heads 2

1998
Pat and Margaret

Pat and Margaret

Jim's Mother

1994
Wide-Eyed and Legless

Wide-Eyed and Legless

Deric's Mother

1993
Memento Mori

Memento Mori

Jean Taylor

1992
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Old Betsy

1990
The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor of Gloucester

Mrs. Speck

1989
Talking Heads

Talking Heads

1988
Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

Mrs. Gordon

1988
Emma and Grandpa

Emma and Grandpa

Narrator (voice)

1983
Say Something Happened

Say Something Happened

Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

1982
Intensive Care

Intensive Care

Aunty Kitty

1982
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

Mrs Beevers

1979
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Mrs. Hopkins

1978
The Mayor's Charity

The Mayor's Charity

Olive Major

1977
The Villa Maroc

The Villa Maroc

Doris

1972
The Nightcomers

The Nightcomers

Mrs. Grose

1972
The Fox Trot

The Fox Trot

Gwen

1971
Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

Agnes Russell

1970
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Nurse

1967

Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

Blanche Hoskins

1966
Rattle of a Simple Man

Rattle of a Simple Man

Mrs. Winthram

1964
Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

Mrs. Jessup

1963
Term of Trial

Term of Trial

Mrs. Taylor

1962
A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving

Mrs. Rothwell

1962
Over the Odds

Over the Odds

Mrs Carter

1961
The Entertainer

The Entertainer

Mrs. Ada Lapford

1960
Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek

Mrs. Galloway

1958

A Clean Sweep

Vera Watson

1958
These Dangerous Years

These Dangerous Years

Mrs. Ada Larkin

1957
The Good Companions

The Good Companions

Mrs Oakroyd

1957
Now and Forever

Now and Forever

Maggie the Maid (uncredited)

1956
Home and Away

Home and Away

Margie Groves

1956
Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware

Mrs Lack

1956
Women Without Men

Women Without Men

Gran' Rafferty

1956
Blonde Bait

Blonde Bait

'Granny' Ramsey

1956
Lost

Lost

Kelly's landlady

1956
Simon and Laura

Simon and Laura

Jessie

1955
The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

Rosie Wrigley

1955
Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail

Mary

1955
The Love Match

The Love Match

Sal Brown

1955
One Good Turn

One Good Turn

Cook

1955
The Crowded Day

The Crowded Day

Customer

1954
For Better, for Worse

For Better, for Worse

Mrs. Doyle

1954

Don't Blame the Stork

Agnes O'Connor

1954
A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember

Mrs. Trott

1953
Background

Background

Mrs. Humphries

1953
Personal Affair

Personal Affair

Mrs. Usher

1953
Turn the Key Softly

Turn the Key Softly

Mrs. Rowan, landlady

1953
Street Corner

Street Corner

Mrs. Perkins

1953
The Long Memory

The Long Memory

Mrs Pewsey

1953
The Great Game

The Great Game

Miss Rawlings

1953
The Big Frame

The Big Frame

Hotel Maid

1952
Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Alice Crouch

1952
Emergency Call

Emergency Call

Mrs. Cornelius

1952
The Frightened Man

The Frightened Man

Vera

1952
The Magic Box

The Magic Box

Doctor's Housekeeper

1952
The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major

Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)

1951
The Magnet

The Magnet

Nanny's friend

1950
Once a Sinner

Once a Sinner

Mrs. James

1950
The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love

Mrs. Dorbell

1949
Madness of the Heart

Madness of the Heart

Rosa

1949
Boys in Brown

Boys in Brown

Mrs. Knowles

1949
Conspirator

Conspirator

Broaders

1949
Maytime in Mayfair

Maytime in Mayfair

Janet

1949
Fools Rush In

Fools Rush In

Mrs. Coot

1949
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

Mrs. Bates

1949
Once a Jolly Swagman

Once a Jolly Swagman

Ma Fox

1949
Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life

Mrs. Skinner

1948
The Weaker Sex

The Weaker Sex

Mrs. Gaye

1948
The Blind Goddess

The Blind Goddess

Derek's Charwoman

1948
Corridor of Mirrors

Corridor of Mirrors

Visitor in Tussauds

1948
My Brother Jonathan

My Brother Jonathan

Ada

1948
The Courtneys of Curzon Street

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

Maud

1947
Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women

Mrs. Burtshaw

1944
The Lodger

The Lodger

First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)

1944
Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

Ivy

1942
The Foreman Went to France

The Foreman Went to France

Barmaid

1942
The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin

ATS drover with puncture

1942
The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

Joyce

1942
The Big Blockade

The Big Blockade

German barmaid (uncredited)

1942
Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes

Elsie

1942