Thora Hird
ActingAlso Known As
Dame Thora Hird
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.
Movies
(84 total)
The Quatermass Xperiment
as Rosie Wrigley
The Lodger
as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
The Nightcomers
as Mrs. Grose
A Kind of Loving
as Mrs. Rothwell
The Entertainer
as Mrs. Ada Lapford
Conspirator
as Broaders
The Magnet
as Nanny's friend
The Magic Box
as Doctor's Housekeeper
Corridor of Mirrors
as Visitor in Tussauds
The Long Memory
as Mrs Pewsey
Term of Trial
as Mrs. Taylor
Once a Jolly Swagman
as Ma Fox
Turn the Key Softly
as Mrs. Rowan, landlady
Personal Affair
as Mrs. Usher
Rattle of a Simple Man
as Mrs. Winthram
Simon and Laura
as Jessie
Street Corner
as Mrs. Perkins
One Good Turn
as Cook
Bitter Harvest
as Mrs. Jessup
TV Shows
(33 total)
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mrs. Clarke
dinnerladies
as Enid
Heartbeat
as Hannah Stockdale
Play for Today
as Olive Major
Play for Today
as Doris
Play for Today
as Aunt KItty
BBC Play of the Month
as Clare Soppitt
BBC Play of the Month
as Nurse
Talking Heads
as Doris
Talking Heads
as Violet
Screen Two
as Jean Taylor
In Loving Memory
as Ivy Unsworth
Hallelujah!
as Captain Emily Ridley
The Wednesday Play
as Blanche Hoskins
Dixon of Dock Green
as Alice Leggett
Queen's Nose
as Postmistress