Thora Hird
Acting
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.
Born: May 28, 1911 · Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Filmography (51)
TV
dinnerladies
1998
Actor: Enid
TV
Parkinson
1998
Actor
TV
Queen's Nose
1995
Actor: Postmistress
Pat and Margaret
1994
Actor: Jim's Mother
TV
Heartbeat
1992
Actor: Hannah Stockdale
TV
Talking Heads
1988
Actor: DorisActor: Violet
TV
Screen Two
1985
Actor: Jean Taylor
TV
Blankety Blank
1979
Actor
TV
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
Actor: Mrs. Clarke
TV
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
Actor: Edie
The Nightcomers
1972
Actor: Mrs. Grose
TV
Play for Today
1970
Actor: Olive MajorActor: Doris+1
TV
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Actor: Clare SoppittActor: Nurse
Rattle of a Simple Man
1964
Actor: Mrs. Winthram
TV
The Wednesday Play
1964
Actor: Blanche Hoskins
Bitter Harvest
1963
Actor: Mrs. Jessup
Term of Trial
1962
Actor: Mrs. Taylor
A Kind of Loving
1962
Actor: Mrs. Rothwell
TV
Z-Cars
1962
Actor
The Entertainer
1960
Actor: Mrs. Ada Lapford
Further Up the Creek
1958
Actor: Mrs. Galloway
Simon and Laura
1955
Actor: Jessie
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955
Actor: Rosie Wrigley
TV
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
Actor: Ada
TV
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
Actor: Alice Leggett
One Good Turn
1955
Actor: Cook
The Crowded Day
1954
Actor: Customer
For Better, for Worse
1954
Actor: Mrs. Doyle
Personal Affair
1953
Actor: Mrs. Usher
Turn the Key Softly
1953
Actor: Mrs. Rowan, landla…
Street Corner
1953
Actor: Mrs. Perkins
The Long Memory
1953
Actor: Mrs Pewsey
The Big Frame
1952
Actor: Hotel Maid
Emergency Call
1952
Actor: Mrs. Cornelius
The Magic Box
1952
Actor: Doctor's Housekeep…
The Galloping Major
1951
Actor: Tea Stall Woman (u…
The Magnet
1950
Actor: Nanny's friend
Madness of the Heart
1949
Actor: Rosa
Boys in Brown
1949
Actor: Mrs. Knowles
Conspirator
1949
Actor: Broaders
TV
The BAFTA Awards
1949
Actor: Self - Winner
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949
Actor: Mrs. Bates
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949
Actor: Ma Fox
Portrait from Life
1948
Actor: Mrs. Skinner
The Blind Goddess
1948
Actor: Derek's Charwoman
Corridor of Mirrors
1948
Actor: Visitor in Tussaud…
Two Thousand Women
1944
Actor: Mrs. Burtshaw
The Lodger
1944
Actor: First Murder Victi…
Went the Day Well?
1942
Actor: Ivy
The Foreman Went to France
1942
Actor: Barmaid
The Next of Kin
1942
Actor: ATS drover with pu…