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
| Birth Location | Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1911-05-28 |
| Died | 2003-03-15 |
Movies
Lost for Words
as Annie Longden
1999
Julie and the Cadillacs
as Julie's grandmother
1999
1998
Pat and Margaret
as Jim's Mother
1994
Wide-Eyed and Legless
as Deric's Mother
1993
Memento Mori
as Jean Taylor
1992
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Old Betsy
1990
The Tailor of Gloucester
as Mrs. Speck
1989
1988
Consuming Passions
as Mrs. Gordon
1988
Intensive Care
as Aunty Kitty
1982
Afternoon Off
as Mrs Beevers
1979
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
as Mrs. Hopkins
1978
The Mayor's Charity
as Olive Major
1977
The Villa Maroc
as Doris
1972
The Nightcomers
as Mrs. Grose
1972
The Fox Trot
as Gwen
1971
Some Will, Some Won't
as Agnes Russell
1970
Romeo and Juliet
as Nurse
1967
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
as Blanche Hoskins
1966
Rattle of a Simple Man
as Mrs. Winthram
1964
Bitter Harvest
as Mrs. Jessup
1963
Term of Trial
as Mrs. Taylor
1962
A Kind of Loving
as Mrs. Rothwell
1962
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
Home and Away
as Margie Groves
1956
Sailor Beware
as Mrs Lack
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
Tiger by the Tail
as Mary
1955
The Quatermass Xperiment
as Rosie Wrigley
1955
The Love Match
as Sal Brown
1955
One Good Turn
as Cook
1955
For Better, for Worse
as Mrs. Doyle
1954
Don't Blame the Stork
as Agnes O'Connor
1954
A Day to Remember
as Mrs. Trott
1953
Background
as Mrs. Humphries
1953
Personal Affair
as Mrs. Usher
1953
Turn the Key Softly
as Mrs. Rowan, landlady
1953
Street Corner
as Mrs. Perkins
1953
The Long Memory
as Mrs Pewsey
1953
The Great Game
as Miss Rawlings
1953
The Big Frame
as Hotel Maid
1952
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
as Alice Crouch
1952
Emergency Call
as Mrs. Cornelius
1952
The Frightened Man
as Vera
1952
The Magic Box
as Doctor's Housekeeper
1952
The Magnet
as Nanny's friend
1950
Once a Sinner
as Mrs. James
1950
The Cure for Love
as Mrs. Dorbell
1949
Madness of the Heart
as Rosa
1949
Boys in Brown
as Mrs. Knowles
1949
Conspirator
as Broaders
1949
Maytime in Mayfair
as Janet
1949
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
as Mrs. Bates
1949
Fools Rush In
as Mrs. Coot
1949
Once a Jolly Swagman
as Ma Fox
1949
Portrait from Life
as Mrs. Skinner
1948
The Weaker Sex
as Mrs. Gaye
1948
The Blind Goddess
as Derek's Charwoman
1948
Corridor of Mirrors
as Visitor in Tussauds
1948
My Brother Jonathan
as Ada
1948
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
as Maud
1947
Two Thousand Women
as Mrs. Burtshaw
1944
The Lodger
as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
1944
Went the Day Well?
as Ivy
1942
The Foreman Went to France
as Barmaid
1942
The Next of Kin
as ATS drover with puncture
1942
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
as Joyce
1942
Go to Blazes
as Elsie
1942
Thora Hird hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
