Thora Hird
Born
May 28, 1911
Died
March 15, 2003 (91 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
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

Lost for Words
Annie Longden
1999
Julie and the Cadillacs
Julie's grandmother
1999

Talking Heads 2
1998

Pat and Margaret
Jim's Mother
1994

The Tailor of Gloucester
Mrs. Speck
1989

Talking Heads
1988

Consuming Passions
Mrs. Gordon
1988

Intensive Care
Aunty Kitty
1982

Afternoon Off
Mrs Beevers
1979

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Hopkins
1978

The Nightcomers
Mrs. Grose
1972

Some Will, Some Won't
Agnes Russell
1970
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
Blanche Hoskins
1966

Rattle of a Simple Man
Mrs. Winthram
1964

Bitter Harvest
Mrs. Jessup
1963

Term of Trial
Mrs. Taylor
1962

A Kind of Loving
Mrs. Rothwell
1962

The Entertainer
Mrs. Ada Lapford
1960

Further Up the Creek
Mrs. Galloway
1958

These Dangerous Years
Mrs. Ada Larkin
1957

Now and Forever
Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
1956

Women Without Men
Gran' Rafferty
1956

Blonde Bait
'Granny' Ramsey
1956

Lost
Kelly's landlady
1956

Simon and Laura
Jessie
1955

The Quatermass Xperiment
Rosie Wrigley
1955

The Love Match
Sal Brown
1955

One Good Turn
Cook
1955

For Better, for Worse
Mrs. Doyle
1954
Don't Blame the Stork
Agnes O'Connor
1954

A Day to Remember
Mrs. Trott
1953

Background
Mrs. Humphries
1953

Personal Affair
Mrs. Usher
1953

Turn the Key Softly
Mrs. Rowan, landlady
1953

The Long Memory
Mrs Pewsey
1953

The Great Game
Miss Rawlings
1953

The Big Frame
Hotel Maid
1952

Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Alice Crouch
1952

Emergency Call
Mrs. Cornelius
1952

The Magnet
Nanny's friend
1950

Once a Sinner
Mrs. James
1950

Madness of the Heart
Rosa
1949

Boys in Brown
Mrs. Knowles
1949

Conspirator
Broaders
1949

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
Mrs. Bates
1949

Fools Rush In
Mrs. Coot
1949

Once a Jolly Swagman
Ma Fox
1949

Portrait from Life
Mrs. Skinner
1948

The Blind Goddess
Derek's Charwoman
1948

Corridor of Mirrors
Visitor in Tussauds
1948

My Brother Jonathan
Ada
1948

Went the Day Well?
Ivy
1942

The Next of Kin
ATS drover with puncture
1942

The Black Sheep of Whitehall
Joyce
1942

Go to Blazes
Elsie
1942
Emma and Grandpa
Narrator (UK)

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
(2 episodes)
2000

dinnerladies
Enid · (1 episode)
1998

Parkinson
Self · (1 episode)
1998

Queen's Nose
Postmistress · (2 episodes)
1995

Wide-Eyed and Legless
Deric's Mother
1993
Goggle Eyes
Mrs Harrington · (4 episodes)
1993

Memento Mori
Jean Taylor
1992

Heartbeat
Hannah Stockdale · (1 episode)
1992

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Old Betsy
1990
Perfect Scoundrels
Martha · (1 episode)
1990

Talking Heads
Doris · (1 episode)
1988

Talking Heads
Violet · (1 episode)
1988

Screen Two
Jean Taylor · (1 episode)
1985
ITV Christmas Comedy
(15 episodes)
1983

Say Something Happened
Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
1982

Objects of Affection
Elizabeth Mary Rhodes · (1 episode)
1982
Hallelujah!
Captain Emily Ridley · (15 episodes)
1981

Blankety Blank
(1 episode)
1979

All Creatures Great and Small
Mrs. Clarke · (2 episodes)
1978

The Mayor's Charity
Olive Major
1977

Tell Me Another
Herself · (3 episodes)
1976

Last of the Summer Wine
Edie · (138 episodes)
1973

The Villa Maroc
Doris
1972

The Fox Trot
Gwen
1971

Play for Today
Olive Major · (1 episode)
1970

Play for Today
Doris · (1 episode)
1970

Play for Today
Aunt KItty · (1 episode)
1970

In Loving Memory
Ivy Unsworth · (36 episodes)
1969
The First Lady
(54 episodes)
1968

Romeo and Juliet
Nurse
1967

BBC Play of the Month
Clare Soppitt · (1 episode)
1965

BBC Play of the Month
Nurse · (1 episode)
1965

The Wednesday Play
Blanche Hoskins · (1 episode)
1964
Meet the Wife
(38 episodes)
1963

Festival
Mrs. Baines · (1 episode)
1963

Z-Cars
(1 episode)
1962

Over the Odds
Mrs Carter
1961
A Clean Sweep
Vera Watson
1958

The Good Companions
Mrs Oakroyd
1957

Sailor Beware
Mrs Lack
1956

Home and Away
Margie Groves
1956

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Ada · (1 episode)
1955

Tiger by the Tail
Mary
1955

Dixon of Dock Green
Alice Leggett · (1 episode)
1955

Street Corner
Mrs. Perkins
1953

The Frightened Man
Vera
1952

The Magic Box
Doctor's Housekeeper
1952

The Galloping Major
Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
1951

The Cure for Love
Mrs. Dorbell
1949

The BAFTA Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1949

Maytime in Mayfair
Janet
1949

The Weaker Sex
Mrs. Gaye
1948

The Courtneys of Curzon Street
Maud
1947

Two Thousand Women
Mrs. Burtshaw
1944

The Lodger
First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
1944

The Foreman Went to France
Barmaid
1942