Person

Thora Hird

Acting · 1911–2003 · 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.

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  Screen Two

  Jean Taylor

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  BBC Play of the Month

  Clare Soppitt

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  Play for Today

  Olive Major

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  Heartbeat

  Hannah Stockdale

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  Z-Cars

  1962

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  Parkinson

  Self

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  Last of the Summer Wine

  Edie

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  The Wednesday Play

  Blanche Hoskins

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  All Creatures Great and Small

  Mrs. Clarke

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  Blankety Blank

  1979

• 2003Thora Hird TributeSelf, Various Characters (archive footage)
• 2000The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
• 1999Lost for WordsAnnie Longden
• 1999Julie and the CadillacsJulie's grandmother
• 1998dinnerladiesEnid
• 1998Talking Heads 2
• 1998ParkinsonSelf
• 1995The Queen's NosePostmistress
• 1994Pat and MargaretJim's Mother
• 1993Wide-Eyed and LeglessDeric's Mother
• 1993Goggle EyesMrs Harrington
• 1992Memento MoriJean Taylor
• 1992HeartbeatHannah Stockdale
• 1990The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonOld Betsy
• 1990Perfect ScoundrelsMartha
• 1989The Tailor of GloucesterMrs. Speck
• 1989Screen OneDeric's Mother
• 1988Talking Heads
• 1988Talking HeadsDoris
• 1988Consuming PassionsMrs. Gordon
• 1985Screen TwoJean Taylor
• 1983Emma and GrandpaNarrator (voice)
• 1983ITV Christmas Comedy
• 1982Say Something HappenedElizabeth Mary Rhodes
• 1982Objects of AffectionElizabeth Mary Rhodes
• 1982Intensive CareAunty Kitty
• 1981Hallelujah!Captain Emily Ridley
• 1979Afternoon OffMrs Beevers
• 1979Blankety Blank
• 1978Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia WoolfMrs. Hopkins
• 1978All Creatures Great and SmallMrs. Clarke
• 1977The Mayor's CharityOlive Major
• 1976Tell Me AnotherHerself
• 1973Last of the Summer WineEdie
• 1972The Villa MarocDoris
• 1972The NightcomersMrs. Grose
• 1971Stage 2Mrs. Hardcastle
• 1971The Fox TrotGwen
• 1970Play for TodayOlive Major
• 1970Some Will, Some Won'tAgnes Russell
• 1969In Loving MemoryIvy Unsworth
• 1968The First LadySarah Danby
• 1967Romeo and JulietNurse
• 1966Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!Blanche Hoskins
• 1965BBC Play of the MonthClare Soppitt
• 1964Rattle of a Simple ManMrs. Winthram
• 1964The Wednesday PlayBlanche Hoskins
• 1963Meet the Wife
• 1963FestivalMrs. Baines
• 1963Bitter HarvestMrs. Jessup
• 1962Term of TrialMrs. Taylor
• 1962A Kind of LovingMrs. Rothwell
• 1962Z-Cars
• 1961Over the OddsMrs Carter
• 1961Drama 61-67Mrs. Hope
• 1960The EntertainerMrs. Ada Lapford
• 1958Further Up the CreekMrs. Galloway
• 1958A Clean SweepVera Watson
• 1957These Dangerous YearsMrs. Ada Larkin
• 1957The Good CompanionsMrs Oakroyd
• 1956Now and ForeverMaggie the Maid (uncredited)
• 1956Sailor BewareMrs Lack
• 1956Home and AwayMargie Groves
• 1956Armchair TheatreMomma Brodsky
• 1956Women Without MenGran' Rafferty
• 1956Blonde Bait'Granny' Ramsey
• 1956LostKelly's landlady
• 1955Simon and LauraJessie
• 1955The Quatermass XperimentRosie Wrigley
• 1955The Adventures of Robin HoodAda
• 1955Tiger by the TailMary
• 1955Dixon of Dock GreenAlice Leggett
• 1955The Love MatchSal Brown
• 1955One Good TurnCook
• 1954The Crowded DayCustomer
• 1954For Better, for WorseMrs. Doyle
• 1954Don't Blame the StorkAgnes O'Connor
• 1953A Day to RememberMrs. Trott
• 1953BackgroundMrs. Humphries
• 1953Personal AffairMrs. Usher
• 1953Turn the Key SoftlyMrs. Rowan, landlady
• 1953Street CornerMrs. Perkins
• 1953The Long MemoryMrs Pewsey
• 1953The Great GameMiss Rawlings
• 1952The Big FrameHotel Maid
• 1952Time, Gentlemen, Please!Alice Crouch
• 1952Emergency CallMrs. Cornelius
• 1952The Frightened ManVera
• 1952The Magic BoxDoctor's Housekeeper
• 1951The Galloping MajorTea Stall Woman (uncredited)
• 1950The MagnetNanny's friend
• 1950Once a SinnerMrs. James
• 1949The Cure for LoveMrs. Dorbell
• 1949Madness of the HeartRosa
• 1949Boys in BrownMrs. Knowles
• 1949ConspiratorBroaders
• 1949The BAFTA AwardsSelf - Winner
• 1949Maytime in MayfairJanet
• 1949A Boy, a Girl and a BikeMrs. Bates
• 1949Fools Rush InMrs. Coot
• 1949Once a Jolly SwagmanMa Fox
• 1948Portrait from LifeMrs. Skinner
• 1948The Weaker SexMrs. Gaye
• 1948The Blind GoddessDerek's Charwoman
• 1948Corridor of MirrorsVisitor in Tussauds
• 1948My Brother JonathanAda
• 1947The Courtneys of Curzon StreetMaud
• 1944Two Thousand WomenMrs. Burtshaw
• 1944The LodgerFirst Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
• 1942Went the Day Well?Ivy
• 1942The Foreman Went to FranceBarmaid
• 1942The Next of KinATS drover with puncture
• 1942The Black Sheep of WhitehallJoyce
• 1942The Big BlockadeGerman barmaid (uncredited)
• 1942Go to BlazesElsie
• —EstherSelf