Known For
Acting
Born
May 28, 1911
Died
Mar 15, 2003
Place of Birth
Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits
117 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Thora Hird Tribute
Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
Lost for Words
Annie Longden
Julie and the Cadillacs
Julie's grandmother
dinnerladies
Enid
Talking Heads 2
Parkinson
Self
The Queen's Nose
Postmistress
Pat and Margaret
Jim's Mother
Wide-Eyed and Legless
Deric's Mother
Goggle Eyes
Mrs Harrington
Memento Mori
Jean Taylor
Heartbeat
Hannah Stockdale
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Old Betsy
Perfect Scoundrels
Martha
The Tailor of Gloucester
Mrs. Speck
Screen One
Deric's Mother
Talking Heads
Doris
Talking Heads
Consuming Passions
Mrs. Gordon
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
Edie
Screen Two
Jean Taylor
Emma and Grandpa
Narrator (voice)
ITV Christmas Comedy
Say Something Happened
Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Objects of Affection
Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Intensive Care
Aunty Kitty
Hallelujah!
Captain Emily Ridley
Afternoon Off
Mrs Beevers
Blankety Blank
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Hopkins
All Creatures Great and Small
Mrs. Clarke
The Mayor's Charity
Olive Major
Tell Me Another
Herself
Last of the Summer Wine
Edie
The Villa Maroc
Doris
The Nightcomers
Mrs. Grose
Stage 2
Mrs. Hardcastle
The Fox Trot
Gwen
Play for Today
Olive Major
Some Will, Some Won't
Agnes Russell
In Loving Memory
Ivy Unsworth
The First Lady
Sarah Danby
Romeo and Juliet
Nurse
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
Blanche Hoskins
BBC Play of the Month
Clare Soppitt
Rattle of a Simple Man
Mrs. Winthram
The Wednesday Play
Blanche Hoskins
Meet the Wife
Festival
Mrs. Baines