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