Thora Hird
Acting
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.
Filmography 116
Movies (84)
Thora Hird Tribute2003Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
Lost for Words1999Annie Longden- Julie and the Cadillacs1999Julie's grandmother
Talking Heads 21998
Pat and Margaret1994Jim's Mother
Wide-Eyed and Legless1993Deric's Mother
Memento Mori1992Jean Taylor
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson1990Old Betsy
The Tailor of Gloucester1989Mrs. Speck
Talking Heads1988
Consuming Passions1988Mrs. Gordon
Emma and Grandpa1983Narrator (voice)
Say Something Happened1982Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Intensive Care1982Aunty Kitty
Afternoon Off1979Mrs Beevers
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf1978Mrs. Hopkins
The Mayor's Charity1977Olive Major
The Villa Maroc1972Doris
The Nightcomers1972Mrs. Grose
The Fox Trot1971Gwen
Some Will, Some Won't1970Agnes Russell
Romeo and Juliet1967Nurse- Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!1966Blanche Hoskins
Rattle of a Simple Man1964Mrs. Winthram
Bitter Harvest1963Mrs. Jessup
Term of Trial1962Mrs. Taylor
A Kind of Loving1962Mrs. Rothwell
Over the Odds1961Mrs Carter
The Entertainer1960Mrs. Ada Lapford
Further Up the Creek1958Mrs. Galloway
Shows (32)
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything2000
dinnerladies1998Enid
Parkinson1998Self
The Queen's Nose1995Postmistress- Goggle Eyes1993Mrs Harrington
Heartbeat1992Hannah Stockdale
Perfect Scoundrels1990Martha
Screen One1989Deric's Mother
Talking Heads1988Violet
Screen Two1985Jean Taylor
ITV Christmas Comedy1983
Objects of Affection1982Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Hallelujah!1981Captain Emily Ridley
Blankety Blank1979
All Creatures Great and Small1978Mrs. Clarke
Tell Me Another1976Herself
Last of the Summer Wine1973Edie- Stage 21971Mrs. Hardcastle
Play for Today1970Olive Major
In Loving Memory1969Ivy Unsworth
The First Lady1968Sarah Danby
BBC Play of the Month1965Clare Soppitt
The Wednesday Play1964Blanche Hoskins- Meet the Wife1963
- Festival1963Mrs. Baines
Z-Cars1962- Drama 61-671961Mrs. Hope
Armchair Theatre1956Momma Brodsky
The Adventures of Robin Hood1955Ada
Dixon of Dock Green1955Alice Leggett