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Thora Hird

Personal Info

Born: 1911-05-28
Died: 2003-03-15

Place of Birth: Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

Known For: Acting

Thora Hird

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.

Filmography

Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well?

Ivy
7.2

The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment

Rosie Wrigley
6.6

Corridor of Mirrors
Corridor of Mirrors

Visitor in Tussauds
5.7

A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving

Mrs. Rothwell
7.0

Madness of the Heart
Madness of the Heart

Rosa
5.9

The Nightcomers
The Nightcomers

Mrs. Grose
5.7

For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse

Mrs. Doyle
5.6

One Good Turn
One Good Turn

Cook
6.1

The Big Frame
The Big Frame

Hotel Maid
3.8

The Magnet
The Magnet

Nanny's friend
6.3

The Entertainer
The Entertainer

Mrs. Ada Lapford
6.2

The Long Memory
The Long Memory

Mrs Pewsey
6.6

Conspirator
Conspirator

Broaders
5.9

Term of Trial
Term of Trial

Mrs. Taylor
5.9

Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Alice Crouch
8.0

Once a Jolly Swagman
Once a Jolly Swagman

Ma Fox
5.4

Personal Affair
Personal Affair

Mrs. Usher
6.2

Turn the Key Softly
Turn the Key Softly

Mrs. Rowan, landlady
6.2

Lost
Lost

Kelly's landlady
7.0

Blonde Bait
Blonde Bait

'Granny' Ramsey
4.8

Some Will, Some Won't
Some Will, Some Won't

Agnes Russell
4.8

The Black Sheep of Whitehall
The Black Sheep of Whitehall

Joyce
7.8

Boys in Brown
Boys in Brown

Mrs. Knowles
6.5

Now and Forever
Now and Forever

Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
7.0

Further Up the Creek
Further Up the Creek

Mrs. Galloway
6.0

Consuming Passions
Consuming Passions

Mrs. Gordon
8.0

Emergency Call
Emergency Call

Mrs. Cornelius
6.5

The Love Match
The Love Match

Sal Brown
7.8

Pat and Margaret
Pat and Margaret

Jim's Mother
7.5

A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember

Mrs. Trott
7.1

Lost for Words
Lost for Words

Annie Longden
7.0

Women Without Men
Women Without Men

Gran' Rafferty
6.0

Once a Sinner
Once a Sinner

Mrs. James
6.6

Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life

Mrs. Skinner
5.9

Rattle of a Simple Man
Rattle of a Simple Man

Mrs. Winthram
5.4

These Dangerous Years
These Dangerous Years

Mrs. Ada Larkin
6.0

Go to Blazes
Go to Blazes

Elsie
10.0

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

Mrs. Bates
4.9

The Great Game
The Great Game

Miss Rawlings
6.0

The Tailor of Gloucester
The Tailor of Gloucester

Mrs. Speck
0.0

Intensive Care
Intensive Care

Aunty Kitty
0.0

My Brother Jonathan
My Brother Jonathan

Ada
6.6

Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

Blanche Hoskins
0.0

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Mrs. Hopkins
0.0

Afternoon Off
Afternoon Off

Mrs Beevers
0.0

Fools Rush In
Fools Rush In

Mrs. Coot
6.0

Talking Heads
Talking Heads


5.0

Talking Heads 2
Talking Heads 2


7.0

Julie and the Cadillacs

Julie's grandmother
0.0

Simon and Laura
Simon and Laura

Jessie
5.6

Background
Background

Mrs. Humphries
6.0

Emma and Grandpa

Narrator (UK)
0.0

Don't Blame the Stork

Agnes O'Connor
0.0

The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin

ATS drover with puncture
5.7

The Blind Goddess
The Blind Goddess

Derek's Charwoman
5.6

Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest

Mrs. Jessup
6.2

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet

Nurse
0.0

Wide-Eyed and Legless
Wide-Eyed and Legless

Deric's Mother
6.0

Street Corner
Street Corner

Mrs. Perkins
5.8

The Lodger
The Lodger

First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
6.3

Two Thousand Women
Two Thousand Women

Mrs. Burtshaw
6.9

The Magic Box
The Magic Box

Doctor's Housekeeper
6.3

Sailor Beware
Sailor Beware

Mrs Lack
7.0

The Good Companions
The Good Companions

Mrs Oakroyd
0.0

Home and Away
Home and Away

Margie Groves
7.0

The Weaker Sex
The Weaker Sex

Mrs. Gaye
6.0

Tiger by the Tail
Tiger by the Tail

Mary
5.6

Maytime in Mayfair
Maytime in Mayfair

Janet
5.3

The Villa Maroc
The Villa Maroc

Doris
0.0

The Fox Trot
The Fox Trot

Gwen
0.0

The Courtneys of Curzon Street
The Courtneys of Curzon Street

Maud
4.9

The Frightened Man
The Frightened Man

Vera
6.2

Memento Mori
Memento Mori

Jean Taylor
6.2

The Cure for Love
The Cure for Love

Mrs. Dorbell
0.0

The Foreman Went to France
The Foreman Went to France

Barmaid
6.6

A Clean Sweep

Vera Watson
0.0

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Old Betsy
0.0

The Mayor's Charity
The Mayor's Charity

Olive Major
0.0

Say Something Happened
Say Something Happened

Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
0.0

The Galloping Major
The Galloping Major

Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
6.0

Over the Odds
Over the Odds

Mrs Carter
0.0