Thora Hird

Acting

May 28, 1911 – March 15, 2003 (aged 91)

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.

Filmography

Thora Hird Tribute

Thora Hird Tribute2003 · Self, Various Characters (archive footage)

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything2000

Lost for Words

Lost for Words1999 · Annie Longden

Julie and the Cadillacs

Julie and the Cadillacs1999 · Julie's grandmother

dinnerladies

dinnerladies1998 · Enid

Talking Heads 2

Talking Heads 21998

Parkinson

Parkinson1998 · Self

The Queen's Nose

The Queen's Nose1995 · Postmistress

Pat and Margaret

Pat and Margaret1994 · Jim's Mother

Wide-Eyed and Legless

Wide-Eyed and Legless1993 · Deric's Mother

Yesenia

Yesenia1993 · Mrs Harrington

Memento Mori

Memento Mori1992 · Jean Taylor

Heartbeat

Heartbeat1992 · Hannah Stockdale

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson1990 · Old Betsy

Perfect Scoundrels

Perfect Scoundrels1990 · Martha

The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor of Gloucester1989 · Mrs. Speck

Screen One

Screen One1989 · Deric's Mother

Talking Heads

Talking Heads1988

Carlito's Way

Carlito's Way1988 · Doris

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions1988 · Mrs. Gordon

Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres

Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres1987 · Edie Pegden

Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride

Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride1986 · Edie Pegden

Screen Two

Screen Two1985 · Jean Taylor

Emma and Grandpa

Emma and Grandpa1983 · Narrator (voice)

ITV Christmas Comedy

ITV Christmas Comedy1983

Say Something Happened

Say Something Happened1982 · Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

Objects of Affection

Objects of Affection1982 · Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

Intensive Care

Intensive Care1982 · Aunty Kitty

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!1981 · Captain Emily Ridley

Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off1979 · Mrs Beevers

Blankety Blank1979

Taxi 4

Taxi 41979 · Mrs Entwistle

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf1978 · Mrs. Hopkins

The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show1978

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small1978 · Mrs. Clarke

The Mayor's Charity

The Mayor's Charity1977 · Olive Major

Tell Me Another

Tell Me Another1976 · Herself

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine1973 · Edie

The Villa Maroc

The Villa Maroc1972 · Doris

The Nightcomers

The Nightcomers1972 · Mrs. Grose

The Fox Trot

The Fox Trot1971

Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't1970

In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory1969 · Ivy Unsworth

The First Lady

The First Lady1968 · Sarah Danby

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet1967

Rattle of a Simple Man

Rattle of a Simple Man1964

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest1963

Over the Odds

Over the Odds1961

A Clean Sweep1958

Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek1958

Blonde Bait

Blonde Bait1956

Women Without Men

Women Without Men1956

Lost

Home and Away

Home and Away1956

The Love Match

The Love Match1955

One Good Turn

One Good Turn1955

Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail1955

The Great Game

The Great Game1953

Turn the Key Softly

Turn the Key Softly1953

Once a Sinner

Once a Sinner1950

Madness of the Heart

Madness of the Heart1949

Maytime in Mayfair

Maytime in Mayfair1949

The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love1949

The Weaker Sex

The Weaker Sex1948

Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes1942

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall1942