Thora Hird
Born May 28, 1911 · 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
The Quatermass Xperiment
Consuming Passions
The Lodger
The Weaker Sex
Conspirator
The Magic Box
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
One Good Turn
Home and Away
The Nightcomers
The Entertainer
A Kind of Loving
The Tailor of Gloucester
Went the Day Well?
Personal Affair
Corridor of Mirrors
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Simon and Laura
The Good Companions
The Crowded Day
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
TV Shows
The Wednesday Play
Parkinson
Last of the Summer Wine
Z-Cars
The Adventures of Robin Hood
All Creatures Great and Small
The BAFTA Awards
Screen One
Dixon of Dock Green
Blankety Blank
dinnerladies
In Loving Memory
The Queen's Nose
Perfect Scoundrels
The First Lady
Hallelujah!
Tell Me Another
Objects of Affection
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
Talking Heads
Armchair Theatre
ITV Christmas Comedy
More Movies
These Dangerous Years
A Day to Remember
Romeo and Juliet
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
Tiger by the Tail
Lost
For Better, for Worse
Afternoon Off
Term of Trial
The Long Memory
Street Corner
Sailor Beware
The Galloping Major
The Magnet
Emergency Call
Two Thousand Women
Further Up the Creek
Memento Mori
Women Without Men
The Blind Goddess
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
Background
Pat and Margaret
Wide-Eyed and Legless
My Brother Jonathan
Some Will, Some Won't
The Foreman Went to France
The Big Blockade
Once a Sinner
The Next of Kin
Maytime in Mayfair
Turn the Key Softly
Rattle of a Simple Man
Once a Jolly Swagman
The Cure for Love
The Love Match
Lost for Words
The Villa Maroc
Say Something Happened
Blonde Bait
The Fox Trot
The Big Frame
Portrait from Life
Thora Hird Tribute
Bitter Harvest
Talking Heads
Now and Forever
Madness of the Heart
Talking Heads 2
Intensive Care
The Great Game
Boys in Brown
Over the Odds
The Frightened Man
Fools Rush In
The Mayor's Charity
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
Go to Blazes
