

Thora Hird
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
28 May 1911
Age
115 Years
Born In
Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Total Projects
119
Years Active
61 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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

movie
Thora Hird Tribute
Thora Hird Tribute
as Self, Various Characters (archive footage)

tv
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

movie
Lost for Words
Lost for Words
as Annie Longden

movie
Julie and the Cadillacs
Julie and the Cadillacs
as Julie's grandmother

tv
dinnerladies
dinnerladies
as Enid

movie
Talking Heads 2
Talking Heads 2

tv
Parkinson
Parkinson
as Self

tv
Queen's Nose
Queen's Nose
as Postmistress

movie
Pat and Margaret
Pat and Margaret
as Jim's Mother

movie
Wide-Eyed and Legless
Wide-Eyed and Legless
as Deric's Mother

tv
Goggle Eyes
Goggle Eyes
as Mrs Harrington

movie
Memento Mori
Memento Mori
as Jean Taylor

tv
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Hannah Stockdale

movie
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Old Betsy

tv
Perfect Scoundrels
Perfect Scoundrels
as Martha

movie
The Tailor of Gloucester
The Tailor of Gloucester
as Mrs. Speck

movie
Talking Heads
Talking Heads

tv
Talking Heads
Talking Heads
as Doris

tv
Talking Heads
Talking Heads
as Violet

movie
Consuming Passions
Consuming Passions
as Mrs. Gordon

tv
Screen Two
Screen Two
as Jean Taylor

movie
Emma and Grandpa
Emma and Grandpa
as Narrator (voice)

tv
ITV Christmas Comedy
ITV Christmas Comedy

movie
Say Something Happened
Say Something Happened
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

tv
Objects of Affection
Objects of Affection
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

movie
Intensive Care
Intensive Care
as Aunty Kitty

tv
Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
as Captain Emily Ridley

movie
Afternoon Off
Afternoon Off
as Mrs Beevers

tv
Blankety Blank
Blankety Blank

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

tv
All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mrs. Clarke

movie
The Mayor's Charity
The Mayor's Charity
as Olive Major

tv
Tell Me Another
Tell Me Another
as Herself

tv
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
as Edie

movie
The Villa Maroc
The Villa Maroc
as Doris

movie
The Nightcomers
The Nightcomers
as Mrs. Grose

movie
The Fox Trot
The Fox Trot
as Gwen

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Olive Major

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Doris

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Aunt KItty

movie
Some Will, Some Won't
Some Will, Some Won't
as Agnes Russell

tv
In Loving Memory
In Loving Memory
as Ivy Unsworth

tv
The First Lady
The First Lady

movie
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
as Nurse

movie
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
as Blanche Hoskins

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Clare Soppitt

tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Nurse

movie
Rattle of a Simple Man
Rattle of a Simple Man
as Mrs. Winthram

tv
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Blanche Hoskins

tv
Meet the Wife
Meet the Wife

tv
Festival
Festival
as Mrs. Baines

movie
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
as Mrs. Jessup

movie
Term of Trial
Term of Trial
as Mrs. Taylor

movie
A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving
as Mrs. Rothwell

tv
Z-Cars
Z-Cars

movie
Over the Odds
Over the Odds
as Mrs Carter

tv
Drama 61-67
Drama 61-67
as Mrs. Hope

movie
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
as Mrs. Ada Lapford

movie
Further Up the Creek
Further Up the Creek
as Mrs. Galloway

movie
A Clean Sweep
A Clean Sweep
as Vera Watson

movie
These Dangerous Years
These Dangerous Years
as Mrs. Ada Larkin

movie
The Good Companions
The Good Companions
as Mrs Oakroyd

movie
Now and Forever
Now and Forever
as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)

movie
Sailor Beware
Sailor Beware
as Mrs Lack

movie
Home and Away
Home and Away
as Margie Groves

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Momma Brodsky

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Miss Ogilvie

movie
Women Without Men
Women Without Men
as Gran' Rafferty

movie
Blonde Bait
Blonde Bait
as 'Granny' Ramsey

movie
Lost
Lost
as Kelly's landlady

movie
Simon and Laura
Simon and Laura
as Jessie

movie
The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment
as Rosie Wrigley

tv
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Ada

movie
Tiger by the Tail
Tiger by the Tail
as Mary

tv
Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green
as Alice Leggett

movie
The Love Match
The Love Match
as Sal Brown

movie
One Good Turn
One Good Turn
as Cook

movie
The Crowded Day
The Crowded Day
as Customer

movie
For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse
as Mrs. Doyle

movie
Don't Blame the Stork
Don't Blame the Stork
as Agnes O'Connor

movie
A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember
as Mrs. Trott

movie
Background
Background
as Mrs. Humphries

movie
Personal Affair
Personal Affair
as Mrs. Usher

movie
Turn the Key Softly
Turn the Key Softly
as Mrs. Rowan, landlady

movie
Street Corner
Street Corner
as Mrs. Perkins

movie
The Long Memory
The Long Memory
as Mrs Pewsey

movie
The Great Game
The Great Game
as Miss Rawlings

movie
The Big Frame
The Big Frame
as Hotel Maid

movie
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
as Alice Crouch

movie
Emergency Call
Emergency Call
as Mrs. Cornelius

movie
The Frightened Man
The Frightened Man
as Vera

movie
The Magic Box
The Magic Box
as Doctor's Housekeeper

movie
The Galloping Major
The Galloping Major
as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)

movie
The Magnet
The Magnet
as Nanny's friend

movie
Once a Sinner
Once a Sinner
as Mrs. James

movie
The Cure for Love
The Cure for Love
as Mrs. Dorbell

movie
Madness of the Heart
Madness of the Heart
as Rosa

movie
Boys in Brown
Boys in Brown
as Mrs. Knowles

movie
Conspirator
Conspirator
as Broaders

tv
The BAFTA Awards
The BAFTA Awards
as Self - Winner

movie
Maytime in Mayfair
Maytime in Mayfair
as Janet

movie
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
as Mrs. Bates

movie
Fools Rush In
Fools Rush In
as Mrs. Coot

movie
Once a Jolly Swagman
Once a Jolly Swagman
as Ma Fox

movie
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
as Mrs. Skinner

movie
The Weaker Sex
The Weaker Sex
as Mrs. Gaye

movie
The Blind Goddess
The Blind Goddess
as Derek's Charwoman

movie
Corridor of Mirrors
Corridor of Mirrors
as Visitor in Tussauds

movie
My Brother Jonathan
My Brother Jonathan
as Ada

movie
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
as Maud

movie
Two Thousand Women
Two Thousand Women
as Mrs. Burtshaw

movie
The Lodger
The Lodger
as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)

movie
Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well?
as Ivy

movie
The Foreman Went to France
The Foreman Went to France
as Barmaid

movie
The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin
as ATS drover with puncture

movie
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
as Joyce

movie
The Big Blockade
The Big Blockade
as German barmaid (uncredited)

movie
Go to Blazes
Go to Blazes
as Elsie

tv
Esther
Esther
as Self