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.
Known for
Acting116
movieThora Hird Tribute
2003
Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
movieLost for Words
1999
Annie Longden
Julie and the Cadillacs
1999
Julie's grandmother
tvParkinson
1998
Self
tvThe Queen's Nose
1995
Postmistress
moviePat and Margaret
1994
Jim's Mother
movieWide-Eyed and Legless
1993
Deric's Mother
Goggle Eyes
1993
Mrs Harrington
movieMemento Mori
1992
Jean Taylor
tvHeartbeat
1992
Hannah Stockdale
tvPerfect Scoundrels
1990
Martha
movieThe Tailor of Gloucester
1989
Mrs. Speck
tvScreen One
1989
Deric's Mother / Jim's Mother
tvTalking Heads
1988
Doris / Violet
movieConsuming Passions
1988
Mrs. Gordon
tvScreen Two
1985
Jean Taylor
movieEmma and Grandpa
1983
Narrator (voice)
movieSay Something Happened
1982
Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
tvObjects of Affection
1982
Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
movieIntensive Care
1982
Aunty Kitty
tvHallelujah!
1981
Captain Emily Ridley
movieAfternoon Off
1979
Mrs Beevers
movieMe! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1978
Mrs. Hopkins
tvAll Creatures Great and Small
1978
Mrs. Clarke
movieThe Mayor's Charity
1977
Olive Major
tvTell Me Another
1976
Herself
movieThe Nightcomers
1972
Mrs. Grose
Stage 2
1971
Mrs. Hardcastle
tvPlay for Today
1970
Olive Major / Doris / Aunt KItty
movieSome Will, Some Won't
1970
Agnes Russell
tvIn Loving Memory
1969
Ivy Unsworth
tvThe First Lady
1968
Sarah Danby
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965
Clare Soppitt / Nurse
movieRattle of a Simple Man
1964
Mrs. Winthram
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964
Blanche Hoskins
Festival
1963
Mrs. Baines
movieBitter Harvest
1963
Mrs. Jessup
movieTerm of Trial
1962
Mrs. Taylor
movieA Kind of Loving
1962
Mrs. Rothwell
movieOver the Odds
1961
Mrs Carter
Drama 61-67
1961
Mrs. Hope
movieThe Entertainer
1960
Mrs. Ada Lapford
movieFurther Up the Creek
1958
Mrs. Galloway
A Clean Sweep
1958
Vera Watson
movieThese Dangerous Years
1957
Mrs. Ada Larkin
movieThe Good Companions
1957
Mrs Oakroyd
movieNow and Forever
1956
Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
movieSailor Beware
1956
Mrs Lack
movieHome and Away
1956
Margie Groves
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Momma Brodsky / Miss Ogilvie
movieWomen Without Men
1956
Gran' Rafferty
movieBlonde Bait
1956
'Granny' Ramsey
movieLost
1956
Kelly's landlady
movieSimon and Laura
1955
Jessie
movieThe Quatermass Xperiment
1955
Rosie Wrigley
tvDixon of Dock Green
1955
Alice Leggett
movieThe Love Match
1955
Sal Brown
movieThe Crowded Day
1954
Customer
movieFor Better, for Worse
1954
Mrs. Doyle
Don't Blame the Stork
1954
Agnes O'Connor
movieA Day to Remember
1953
Mrs. Trott
movieBackground
1953
Mrs. Humphries
moviePersonal Affair
1953
Mrs. Usher
movieTurn the Key Softly
1953
Mrs. Rowan, landlady
movieStreet Corner
1953
Mrs. Perkins
movieThe Long Memory
1953
Mrs Pewsey
movieThe Great Game
1953
Miss Rawlings
movieThe Big Frame
1952
Hotel Maid
movieTime, Gentlemen, Please!
1952
Alice Crouch
movieEmergency Call
1952
Mrs. Cornelius
movieThe Magic Box
1952
Doctor's Housekeeper
movieThe Galloping Major
1951
Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
movieThe Magnet
1950
Nanny's friend
movieOnce a Sinner
1950
Mrs. James
movieThe Cure for Love
1949
Mrs. Dorbell
movieBoys in Brown
1949
Mrs. Knowles
movieConspirator
1949
Broaders
tvThe BAFTA Awards
1949
Self - Winner
movieA Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949
Mrs. Bates
movieFools Rush In
1949
Mrs. Coot
moviePortrait from Life
1948
Mrs. Skinner
movieThe Weaker Sex
1948
Mrs. Gaye
movieThe Blind Goddess
1948
Derek's Charwoman
movieCorridor of Mirrors
1948
Visitor in Tussauds
movieTwo Thousand Women
1944
Mrs. Burtshaw
movieThe Lodger
1944
First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
movieThe Next of Kin
1942
ATS drover with puncture
movieThe Big Blockade
1942
German barmaid (uncredited)
Esther
Self