Thora Hird

Person

Thora Hird

Born 28 May 1911 Died 15 March 2003, aged 91 Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
30age in their first credit on record (1942)
58years on screen and counting
8credits in 1956, their busiest year
117dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Lost for Words poster Age: 87

Lost for Words

1999
as Annie Longden
No poster
Age: 87

Julie and the Cadillacs

1999
as Julie's grandmother
Talking Heads 2 poster Age: 87

Talking Heads 2

1998
Pat and Margaret poster Age: 83

Pat and Margaret

1994
as Jim's Mother
Wide-Eyed and Legless poster Age: 82

Wide-Eyed and Legless

1993
as Deric's Mother
Memento Mori poster Age: 80

Memento Mori

1992
as Jean Taylor
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson poster Age: 79

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990
as Old Betsy
The Tailor of Gloucester poster Age: 78

The Tailor of Gloucester

1989
as Mrs. Speck
Talking Heads poster Age: 76

Talking Heads

1988
Consuming Passions poster Age: 76

Consuming Passions

1988
as Mrs. Gordon
Emma and Grandpa poster Age: 72

Emma and Grandpa

1983
as Narrator (voice)
Say Something Happened poster Age: 71

Say Something Happened

1982
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Intensive Care poster Age: 71

Intensive Care

1982
as Aunty Kitty
Afternoon Off poster Age: 67

Afternoon Off

1979
as Mrs Beevers
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf poster Age: 67

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

1978
as Mrs. Hopkins
The Mayor's Charity poster Age: 66

The Mayor's Charity

1977
as Olive Major
The Villa Maroc poster Age: 60

The Villa Maroc

1972
as Doris
The Nightcomers poster Age: 60

The Nightcomers

1972
as Mrs. Grose
The Fox Trot poster Age: 59

The Fox Trot

1971
as Gwen
Some Will, Some Won't poster Age: 58

Some Will, Some Won't

1970
as Agnes Russell
Romeo and Juliet poster Age: 55

Romeo and Juliet

1967
as Nurse
No poster
Age: 54

Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

1966
as Blanche Hoskins
Rattle of a Simple Man poster Age: 53

Rattle of a Simple Man

1964
as Mrs. Winthram
Bitter Harvest poster Age: 51

Bitter Harvest

1963
as Mrs. Jessup
Term of Trial poster Age: 51

Term of Trial

1962
as Mrs. Taylor
A Kind of Loving poster Age: 50

A Kind of Loving

1962
as Mrs. Rothwell
Over the Odds poster Age: 50

Over the Odds

1961
as Mrs Carter
The Entertainer poster Age: 49

The Entertainer

1960
as Mrs. Ada Lapford
Further Up the Creek poster Age: 47

Further Up the Creek

1958
as Mrs. Galloway
No poster
Age: 46

A Clean Sweep

1958
as Vera Watson
These Dangerous Years poster Age: 46

These Dangerous Years

1957
as Mrs. Ada Larkin
The Good Companions poster Age: 45

The Good Companions

1957
as Mrs Oakroyd
Now and Forever poster Age: 45

Now and Forever

1956
as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
Home and Away poster Age: 45

Home and Away

1956
as Margie Groves
Sailor Beware poster Age: 45

Sailor Beware

1956
as Mrs Lack
Women Without Men poster Age: 45

Women Without Men

1956
as Gran' Rafferty
Blonde Bait poster Age: 44

Blonde Bait

1956
as 'Granny' Ramsey
Lost poster Age: 44

Lost

1956
as Kelly's landlady
Simon and Laura poster Age: 44

Simon and Laura

1955
as Jessie
The Quatermass Xperiment poster Age: 44

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955
as Rosie Wrigley
Tiger by the Tail poster Age: 44

Tiger by the Tail

1955
as Mary
The Love Match poster Age: 43

The Love Match

1955
as Sal Brown
One Good Turn poster Age: 43

One Good Turn

1955
as Cook
The Crowded Day poster Age: 43

The Crowded Day

1954
as Customer
For Better, for Worse poster Age: 43

For Better, for Worse

1954
as Mrs. Doyle
No poster
Age: 42

Don't Blame the Stork

1954
as Agnes O'Connor
A Day to Remember poster Age: 42

A Day to Remember

1953
as Mrs. Trott
Background poster Age: 42

Background

1953
as Mrs. Humphries
Personal Affair poster Age: 42

Personal Affair

1953
as Mrs. Usher
Turn the Key Softly poster Age: 41

Turn the Key Softly

1953
as Mrs. Rowan, landlady
Street Corner poster Age: 41

Street Corner

1953
as Mrs. Perkins
The Long Memory poster Age: 41

The Long Memory

1953
as Mrs Pewsey
The Great Game poster Age: 41

The Great Game

1953
as Miss Rawlings
The Big Frame poster Age: 41

The Big Frame

1952
as Hotel Maid
Time, Gentlemen, Please! poster Age: 41

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952
as Alice Crouch
Emergency Call poster Age: 40

Emergency Call

1952
as Mrs. Cornelius
The Frightened Man poster Age: 40

The Frightened Man

1952
as Vera
The Magic Box poster Age: 40

The Magic Box

1952
as Doctor's Housekeeper
The Galloping Major poster Age: 39

The Galloping Major

1951
as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
The Magnet poster Age: 39

The Magnet

1950
as Nanny's friend
Once a Sinner poster Age: 39

Once a Sinner

1950
as Mrs. James
The Cure for Love poster Age: 38

The Cure for Love

1949
as Mrs. Dorbell
Madness of the Heart poster Age: 38

Madness of the Heart

1949
as Rosa
Boys in Brown poster Age: 38

Boys in Brown

1949
as Mrs. Knowles
Conspirator poster Age: 38

Conspirator

1949
as Broaders
Maytime in Mayfair poster Age: 37

Maytime in Mayfair

1949
as Janet
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike poster Age: 37

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

1949
as Mrs. Bates
Fools Rush In poster Age: 37

Fools Rush In

1949
as Mrs. Coot
Once a Jolly Swagman poster Age: 37

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949
as Ma Fox
Portrait from Life poster Age: 37

Portrait from Life

1948
as Mrs. Skinner
The Weaker Sex poster Age: 37

The Weaker Sex

1948
as Mrs. Gaye
The Blind Goddess poster Age: 37

The Blind Goddess

1948
as Derek's Charwoman
Corridor of Mirrors poster Age: 36

Corridor of Mirrors

1948
as Visitor in Tussauds
My Brother Jonathan poster Age: 36

My Brother Jonathan

1948
as Ada
The Courtneys of Curzon Street poster Age: 35

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

1947
as Maud
Two Thousand Women poster Age: 33

Two Thousand Women

1944
as Mrs. Burtshaw
The Lodger poster Age: 32

The Lodger

1944
as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
Went the Day Well? poster Age: 31

Went the Day Well?

1942
as Ivy
The Foreman Went to France poster Age: 31

The Foreman Went to France

1942
as Barmaid
The Next of Kin poster Age: 31

The Next of Kin

1942
as ATS drover with puncture
The Black Sheep of Whitehall poster Age: 30

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

1942
as Joyce
The Big Blockade poster Age: 30

The Big Blockade

1942
as German barmaid (uncredited)
Go to Blazes poster Age: 30

Go to Blazes

1942
as Elsie
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TV credits

Newest first
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything poster Age: 88

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

2000
dinnerladies poster Age: 87

dinnerladies

1998
as Enid
The Queen's Nose poster Age: 84

The Queen's Nose

1995
as Postmistress
No poster
Age: 81

Goggle Eyes

1993
as Mrs Harrington
Heartbeat poster Age: 80

Heartbeat

1992
as Hannah Stockdale
Perfect Scoundrels poster Age: 78

Perfect Scoundrels

1990
as Martha
Screen One poster Age: 78

Screen One

1989
as Deric's Mother
Screen One poster Age: 78

Screen One

1989
as Jim's Mother
Talking Heads poster Age: 76

Talking Heads

1988
as Doris
Talking Heads poster Age: 76

Talking Heads

1988
as Violet
Screen Two poster Age: 73

Screen Two

1985
as Jean Taylor
ITV Christmas Comedy poster Age: 71

ITV Christmas Comedy

1983
Objects of Affection poster Age: 71

Objects of Affection

1982
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Hallelujah! poster Age: 70

Hallelujah!

1981
as Captain Emily Ridley
Blankety Blank poster Age: 67

Blankety Blank

1979
All Creatures Great and Small poster Age: 66

All Creatures Great and Small

1978
as Mrs. Clarke
Last of the Summer Wine poster Age: 61

Last of the Summer Wine

1973
as Edie
No poster
Age: 60

Stage 2

1971
as Mrs. Hardcastle
Play for Today poster Age: 59

Play for Today

1970
as Olive Major
Play for Today poster Age: 59

Play for Today

1970
as Doris
Play for Today poster Age: 59

Play for Today

1970
as Aunt KItty
In Loving Memory poster Age: 58

In Loving Memory

1969
as Ivy Unsworth
The First Lady poster Age: 56

The First Lady

1968
as Sarah Danby
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 54

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Clare Soppitt
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 54

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Nurse
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 53

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Blanche Hoskins
No poster
Age: 52

Meet the Wife

1963
No poster
Age: 52

Festival

1963
as Mrs. Baines
Z-Cars poster Age: 50

Z-Cars

1962
No poster
Age: 49

Drama 61-67

1961
as Mrs. Hope
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 45

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Momma Brodsky
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 45

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Miss Ogilvie
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster Age: 44

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955
as Ada
Dixon of Dock Green poster Age: 44

Dixon of Dock Green

1955
as Alice Leggett
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