Acting · Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK · Born May 28, 1911
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.
MovieThora Hird Tribute
2003
as Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
TVThe Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
MovieLost for Words
1999
as Annie Longden
Julie and the Cadillacs
1999
as Julie's grandmother
TVdinnerladies
1998
as Enid
MovieTalking Heads 2
1998
TVParkinson
1998
as Self
TVThe Queen's Nose
1995
as Postmistress
MoviePat and Margaret
1994
as Jim's Mother
MovieWide-Eyed and Legless
1993
as Deric's Mother
Goggle Eyes
1993
as Mrs Harrington
MovieMemento Mori
1992
as Jean Taylor
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Hannah Stockdale
MovieThe Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990
as Old Betsy
TVPerfect Scoundrels
1990
as Martha
MovieThe Tailor of Gloucester
1989
as Mrs. Speck
TVScreen One
1989
as Deric's Mother
MovieTalking Heads
1988
TVTalking Heads
1988
as Doris
MovieConsuming Passions
1988
as Mrs. Gordon
MovieLast of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
1986
as Edie
TVScreen Two
1985
as Jean Taylor
MovieEmma and Grandpa
1983
as Narrator (voice)
TVITV Christmas Comedy
1983
MovieSay Something Happened
1982
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
TVObjects of Affection
1982
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
MovieIntensive Care
1982
as Aunty Kitty
TVHallelujah!
1981
as Captain Emily Ridley
MovieAfternoon Off
1979
as Mrs Beevers
TVBlankety Blank
1979
MovieMe! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1978
as Mrs. Hopkins
TVAll Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Mrs. Clarke
MovieThe Mayor's Charity
1977
as Olive Major
TVTell Me Another
1976
as Herself
TVLast of the Summer Wine
1973
as Edie
MovieThe Villa Maroc
1972
as Doris
MovieThe Nightcomers
1972
as Mrs. Grose
Stage 2
1971
as Mrs. Hardcastle
MovieThe Fox Trot
1971
as Gwen
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Olive Major
MovieSome Will, Some Won't
1970
as Agnes Russell
TVIn Loving Memory
1969
as Ivy Unsworth
TVThe First Lady
1968
as Sarah Danby
MovieRomeo and Juliet
1967
as Nurse
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
1966
as Blanche Hoskins
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Clare Soppitt
MovieRattle of a Simple Man
1964
as Mrs. Winthram
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Blanche Hoskins
Meet the Wife
1963
Festival
1963
as Mrs. Baines
MovieBitter Harvest
1963
as Mrs. Jessup
MovieTerm of Trial
1962
as Mrs. Taylor
MovieA Kind of Loving
1962
as Mrs. Rothwell
TVZ-Cars
1962
MovieOver the Odds
1961
as Mrs Carter
Drama 61-67
1961
as Mrs. Hope
MovieThe Entertainer
1960
as Mrs. Ada Lapford
MovieFurther Up the Creek
1958
as Mrs. Galloway
A Clean Sweep
1958
as Vera Watson
MovieThese Dangerous Years
1957
as Mrs. Ada Larkin
MovieThe Good Companions
1957
as Mrs Oakroyd
MovieNow and Forever
1956
as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
MovieSailor Beware
1956
as Mrs Lack
MovieHome and Away
1956
as Margie Groves
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Momma Brodsky
MovieWomen Without Men
1956
as Gran' Rafferty
MovieBlonde Bait
1956
as 'Granny' Ramsey
MovieLost
1956
as Kelly's landlady
MovieSimon and Laura
1955
as Jessie
MovieThe Quatermass Xperiment
1955
as Rosie Wrigley
TVThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Ada
MovieTiger by the Tail
1955
as Mary
TVDixon of Dock Green
1955
as Alice Leggett
MovieThe Love Match
1955
as Sal Brown
MovieOne Good Turn
1955
as Cook
MovieThe Crowded Day
1954
as Customer
MovieFor Better, for Worse
1954
as Mrs. Doyle
Don't Blame the Stork
1954
as Agnes O'Connor
MovieA Day to Remember
1953
as Mrs. Trott
MovieBackground
1953
as Mrs. Humphries
MoviePersonal Affair
1953
as Mrs. Usher
MovieTurn the Key Softly
1953
as Mrs. Rowan, landlady
MovieStreet Corner
1953
as Mrs. Perkins
MovieThe Long Memory
1953
as Mrs Pewsey
MovieThe Great Game
1953
as Miss Rawlings
MovieThe Big Frame
1952
as Hotel Maid
MovieTime, Gentlemen, Please!
1952
as Alice Crouch
MovieEmergency Call
1952
as Mrs. Cornelius
MovieThe Frightened Man
1952
as Vera
MovieThe Magic Box
1952
as Doctor's Housekeeper
MovieThe Galloping Major
1951
as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
MovieThe Magnet
1950
as Nanny's friend
MovieOnce a Sinner
1950
as Mrs. James
MovieThe Cure for Love
1949
as Mrs. Dorbell
MovieMadness of the Heart
1949
as Rosa
MovieBoys in Brown
1949
as Mrs. Knowles
MovieConspirator
1949
as Broaders
TVThe BAFTA Awards
1949
as Self - Winner
MovieMaytime in Mayfair
1949
as Janet
MovieA Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949
as Mrs. Bates
MovieFools Rush In
1949
as Mrs. Coot
MovieOnce a Jolly Swagman
1949
as Ma Fox
MoviePortrait from Life
1948
as Mrs. Skinner
MovieThe Weaker Sex
1948
as Mrs. Gaye
MovieThe Blind Goddess
1948
as Derek's Charwoman
MovieCorridor of Mirrors
1948
as Visitor in Tussauds
MovieMy Brother Jonathan
1948
as Ada
MovieThe Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947
as Maud
MovieTwo Thousand Women
1944
as Mrs. Burtshaw
MovieThe Lodger
1944
as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
MovieWent the Day Well?
1942
as Ivy
MovieThe Foreman Went to France
1942
as Barmaid
MovieThe Next of Kin
1942
as ATS drover with puncture
MovieThe Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942
as Joyce
MovieThe Big Blockade
1942
as German barmaid (uncredited)
MovieGo to Blazes
1942
as Elsie
Esther
as Self
