Acting

Thora Hird

Born 1911-05-28 · Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

Died 2003-03-15

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.

Credits

Newest first

Thora Hird Tribute
as Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
2003
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
Lost for Words
as Annie Longden
1999
Julie and the Cadillacs
as Julie's grandmother
1999
dinnerladies
as Enid
1998
Talking Heads 2
1998
Parkinson
as Self
1998
The Queen's Nose
as Postmistress
1995
Pat and Margaret
as Jim's Mother
1994
Wide-Eyed and Legless
as Deric's Mother
1993
Goggle Eyes
as Mrs Harrington
1993
Memento Mori
as Jean Taylor
1992
Heartbeat
as Hannah Stockdale
1992
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Old Betsy
1990
Perfect Scoundrels
as Martha
1990
The Tailor of Gloucester
as Mrs. Speck
1989
Screen One
as Deric's Mother
1989
Screen One
as Jim's Mother
1989
Talking Heads
1988
Talking Heads
as Doris
1988
Talking Heads
as Violet
1988
Consuming Passions
as Mrs. Gordon
1988
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres
as Edie Pegden
1987
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
as Edie Pegden
1986
Screen Two
as Jean Taylor
1985
Emma and Grandpa
as Narrator (voice)
1983
ITV Christmas Comedy
1983
Say Something Happened
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
1982
Objects of Affection
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
1982
Intensive Care
as Aunty Kitty
1982
Hallelujah!
as Captain Emily Ridley
1981
Afternoon Off
as Mrs Beevers
1979
Blankety Blank
1979
Thomas & Sarah
as Mrs Entwistle
1979
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
as Mrs. Hopkins
1978
The South Bank Show
1978
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mrs. Clarke
1978
The Mayor's Charity
as Olive Major
1977
Tell Me Another
as Herself
1976
Last of the Summer Wine
as Edie
1973
The Villa Maroc
as Doris
1972
The Nightcomers
as Mrs. Grose
1972
Stage 2
as Mrs. Hardcastle
1971
The Fox Trot
as Gwen
1971
Play for Today
as Olive Major
1970
Play for Today
as Doris
1970
Play for Today
as Aunt KItty
1970
Some Will, Some Won't
as Agnes Russell
1970
In Loving Memory
as Ivy Unsworth
1969
The First Lady
as Sarah Danby
1968
Romeo and Juliet
as Nurse
1967
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
as Blanche Hoskins
1966
BBC Play of the Month
as Clare Soppitt
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Nurse
1965
Rattle of a Simple Man
as Mrs. Winthram
1964
The Wednesday Play
as Blanche Hoskins
1964
Meet the Wife
1963
Festival
as Mrs. Baines
1963
Bitter Harvest
as Mrs. Jessup (uncredited)
1963
Term of Trial
as Mrs. Taylor
1962
A Kind of Loving
as Mrs. Rothwell
1962
Z-Cars
1962
Over the Odds
as Mrs Carter
1961
Drama 61-67
as Mrs. Hope
1961
The Entertainer
as Mrs. Ada Lapford
1960
Further Up the Creek
as Mrs. Galloway
1958
A Clean Sweep
as Vera Watson
1958
These Dangerous Years
as Mrs. Ada Larkin
1957
The Good Companions
as Mrs Oakroyd
1957
Now and Forever
as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
1956
Sailor Beware
as Mrs Lack
1956
Home and Away
as Margie Groves
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Momma Brodsky
1956
Armchair Theatre
as Miss Ogilvie
1956
Women Without Men
as Gran' Rafferty
1956
Blonde Bait
as 'Granny' Ramsey
1956
Lost
as Kelly's landlady
1956
Simon and Laura
as Jessie
1955
The Quatermass Xperiment
as Rosie Wrigley
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Ada
1955