Thora Hird
Known for
Acting
Life
1911 – 2003 (aged 91)
Born in
Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb114 acting credits
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.
Known For
The Quatermass Xperiment
26 Sep 1955
The Lodger
19 Jan 1944
The Nightcomers
15 Feb 1972
Went the Day Well?
07 Dec 1942
A Kind of Loving
12 Apr 1962
The Entertainer
25 Jul 1960
All Creatures Great and Small
08 Jan 1978
Last of the Summer Wine
04 Jan 1973
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Filmography
2000
1999
- Lost for Wordsas Annie Longden
- Julie and the Cadillacsas Julie's grandmother
1998
- dinnerladiesas Enid1 episode
- Talking Heads 2
1995
- The Queen's Noseas Postmistress2 episodes
1994
- Pat and Margaretas Jim's Mother
1993
- Wide-Eyed and Leglessas Deric's Mother
- Goggle Eyesas Mrs Harrington4 episodes
1992
- Memento Morias Jean Taylor
- Heartbeatas Hannah Stockdale1 episode
1990
- The Tale of Little Pig Robinsonas Old Betsy
- Perfect Scoundrelsas Martha1 episode
1989
- The Tailor of Gloucesteras Mrs. Speck
- Screen Oneas Jim's Mother1 episode
1988
- Talking Heads
- Talking Headsas Violet1 episode
- Consuming Passionsas Mrs. Gordon
1987
- Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acresas Edie Pegden
1986
- Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Brideas Edie Pegden
1985
- Screen Twoas Jean Taylor1 episode
1983
- Emma and Grandpaas Narrator (voice)
- ITV Christmas Comedy15 episodes
1982
- Say Something Happenedas Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
- Objects of Affectionas Elizabeth Mary Rhodes1 episode
- Intensive Careas Aunty Kitty
1981
- Hallelujah!as Captain Emily Ridley15 episodes
1979
- Afternoon Offas Mrs Beevers
- Blankety Blank1 episode
- Thomas & Sarahas Mrs Entwistle1 episode
1978
- Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolfas Mrs. Hopkins
- All Creatures Great and Smallas Mrs. Clarke2 episodes
1977
- The Mayor's Charityas Olive Major
1973
- Last of the Summer Wineas Edie138 episodes
1972
- The Villa Marocas Doris
- The Nightcomersas Mrs. Grose
1971
- Stage 2as Mrs. Hardcastle1 episode
- The Fox Trotas Gwen
1970
- Play for Todayas Aunt KItty1 episode
- Some Will, Some Won'tas Agnes Russell
1969
- In Loving Memoryas Ivy Unsworth36 episodes
1968
- The First Ladyas Sarah Danby54 episodes
1967
- Romeo and Julietas Nurse
1966
- Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!as Blanche Hoskins
1965
- BBC Play of the Monthas Nurse1 episode
1964
- Rattle of a Simple Manas Mrs. Winthram
- The Wednesday Playas Blanche Hoskins1 episode
1963
- Meet the Wife38 episodes
- Festivalas Mrs. Baines1 episode
- Bitter Harvestas Mrs. Jessup
1962
- Term of Trialas Mrs. Taylor
- A Kind of Lovingas Mrs. Rothwell
- Z-Cars1 episode
1961
- Over the Oddsas Mrs Carter
- Drama 61-67as Mrs. Hope1 episode
1960
- The Entertaineras Mrs. Ada Lapford
1958
- Further Up the Creekas Mrs. Galloway
- A Clean Sweepas Vera Watson
1957
- These Dangerous Yearsas Mrs. Ada Larkin
- The Good Companionsas Mrs Oakroyd
1956
- Now and Foreveras Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
- Sailor Bewareas Mrs Lack
- Home and Awayas Margie Groves
- Armchair Theatreas Miss Ogilvie1 episode
- Women Without Menas Gran' Rafferty
- Blonde Baitas 'Granny' Ramsey
- Lostas Kelly's landlady
1955
- Simon and Lauraas Jessie
- The Quatermass Xperimentas Rosie Wrigley
- The Adventures of Robin Hoodas Ada1 episode
- Tiger by the Tailas Mary
- Dixon of Dock Greenas Alice Leggett1 episode
- The Love Matchas Sal Brown
- One Good Turnas Cook
1954
- The Crowded Dayas Customer
- For Better, for Worseas Mrs. Doyle
- Don't Blame the Storkas Agnes O'Connor
1953
- A Day to Rememberas Mrs. Trott
- Backgroundas Mrs. Humphries
- Personal Affairas Mrs. Usher
- Turn the Key Softlyas Mrs. Rowan, landlady
- Street Corneras Mrs. Perkins
- The Long Memoryas Mrs Pewsey
- The Great Gameas Miss Rawlings
1952
- The Big Frameas Hotel Maid
- Time, Gentlemen, Please!as Alice Crouch
- Emergency Callas Mrs. Cornelius
- The Frightened Manas Vera
- The Magic Boxas Doctor's Housekeeper
1951
- The Galloping Majoras Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
1950
- The Magnetas Nanny's friend
- Once a Sinneras Mrs. James
1949
- The Cure for Loveas Mrs. Dorbell
- Madness of the Heartas Rosa
- Boys in Brownas Mrs. Knowles
- Conspiratoras Broaders
- Maytime in Mayfairas Janet
- A Boy, a Girl and a Bikeas Mrs. Bates
- Fools Rush Inas Mrs. Coot
- Once a Jolly Swagmanas Ma Fox
1948
- Portrait from Lifeas Mrs. Skinner
- The Weaker Sexas Mrs. Gaye
- The Blind Goddessas Derek's Charwoman
- Corridor of Mirrorsas Visitor in Tussauds
- My Brother Jonathanas Ada
1947
1944
- Two Thousand Womenas Mrs. Burtshaw
- The Lodgeras First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
1942
- Went the Day Well?as Ivy
- The Foreman Went to Franceas Barmaid
- The Next of Kinas ATS drover with puncture
- The Black Sheep of Whitehallas Joyce
- The Big Blockadeas German barmaid (uncredited)
- Go to Blazesas Elsie