Thora Hird

Thora Hird

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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Known For

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

1973 • as Edie

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

1973 • as Herself (archive footage)

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 • as Olive Major

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 • as Aunt KItty

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 • as Doris

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

1955 • as Alice Leggett

Filmography

2000

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
TV - Released: 1/2/2000

1999

Lost for Words
Lost for Words
as Annie Longden
Movie - Released: 1/3/1999
Movie
Julie and the Cadillacs
as Julie's grandmother
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999

1998

Talking Heads 2
Talking Heads 2
Movie - Released: 10/6/1998
dinnerladies
dinnerladies
as Enid
TV - Released: 11/12/1998
Parkinson
Parkinson
as Self
TV - Released: 1/9/1998

1995

Queen's Nose
Queen's Nose
as Postmistress
TV - Released: 11/15/1995

1994

Pat and Margaret
Pat and Margaret
as Jim's Mother
Movie - Released: 9/11/1994

1993

Wide-Eyed and Legless
Wide-Eyed and Legless
as Deric's Mother
Movie - Released: 9/5/1993
TV
Goggle Eyes
as Mrs Harrington
TV - Released: 3/24/1993

1992

Memento Mori
Memento Mori
as Jean Taylor
Movie - Released: 4/19/1992
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Hannah Stockdale
TV - Released: 4/10/1992

1990

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Old Betsy
Movie - Released: 12/26/1990
Perfect Scoundrels
Perfect Scoundrels
as Martha
TV - Released: 4/22/1990

1989

The Tailor of Gloucester
The Tailor of Gloucester
as Mrs. Speck
Movie - Released: 12/28/1989

1988

Consuming Passions
Consuming Passions
as Mrs. Gordon
Movie - Released: 4/6/1988
Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Movie - Released: 4/19/1988
Talking Heads
Talking Heads
as Violet
TV - Released: 4/19/1988
Talking Heads
Talking Heads
as Doris
TV - Released: 4/19/1988

1985

Screen Two
Screen Two
as Jean Taylor
TV - Released: 1/6/1985

1983

TV
ITV Christmas Comedy
TV - Released: 4/23/1983

1982

Intensive Care
Intensive Care
as Aunty Kitty
Movie - Released: 11/9/1982
Say Something Happened
Say Something Happened
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Movie - Released: 12/17/1982
Objects of Affection
Objects of Affection
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
TV - Released: 11/12/1982

1981

TV
Hallelujah!
as Captain Emily Ridley
TV - Released: 6/3/1981

1979

Afternoon Off
Afternoon Off
as Mrs Beevers
Movie - Released: 2/3/1979
Blankety Blank
Blankety Blank
TV - Released: 1/18/1979

1978

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
as Mrs. Hopkins
Movie - Released: 12/2/1978
All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mrs. Clarke
TV - Released: 1/8/1978

1977

The Mayor's Charity
The Mayor's Charity
as Olive Major
Movie - Released: 11/29/1977

1976

Tell Me Another
Tell Me Another
as Herself
TV - Released: 5/18/1976

1973

Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
as Edie
TV - Released: 1/4/1973
Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine
as Herself (archive footage)
TV - Released: 1/4/1973

1972

The Nightcomers
The Nightcomers
as Mrs. Grose
Movie - Released: 2/15/1972
The Villa Maroc
The Villa Maroc
as Doris
Movie - Released: 2/17/1972

1971

The Fox Trot
The Fox Trot
as Gwen
Movie - Released: 4/29/1971

1970

Some Will, Some Won't
Some Will, Some Won't
as Agnes Russell
Movie - Released: 4/1/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Olive Major
TV - Released: 10/15/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Aunt KItty
TV - Released: 10/15/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Doris
TV - Released: 10/15/1970

1969

In Loving Memory
In Loving Memory
as Ivy Unsworth
TV - Released: 11/4/1969

1968

TV
The First Lady
TV - Released: 4/7/1968

1967

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
as Nurse
Movie - Released: 3/12/1967

1966

Movie
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
as Blanche Hoskins
Movie - Released: 2/9/1966

1965

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Clare Soppitt
TV - Released: 10/19/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Nurse
TV - Released: 10/19/1965

1964

Rattle of a Simple Man
Rattle of a Simple Man
as Mrs. Winthram
Movie - Released: 12/20/1964

1963

Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
as Mrs. Jessup
Movie - Released: 3/8/1963
TV
Meet the Wife
TV - Released: 12/28/1963

1962

A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving
as Mrs. Rothwell
Movie - Released: 4/12/1962
Term of Trial
Term of Trial
as Mrs. Taylor
Movie - Released: 8/16/1962
Z-Cars
Z-Cars
TV - Released: 1/2/1962

1961

Over the Odds
Over the Odds
as Mrs Carter
Movie - Released: 11/1/1961

1960

The Entertainer
The Entertainer
as Mrs. Ada Lapford
Movie - Released: 7/25/1960

1958

Further Up the Creek
Further Up the Creek
as Mrs. Galloway
Movie - Released: 10/28/1958
Movie
A Clean Sweep
as Vera Watson
Movie - Released: 1/1/1958

1957

These Dangerous Years
These Dangerous Years
as Mrs. Ada Larkin
Movie - Released: 7/3/1957
The Good Companions
The Good Companions
as Mrs Oakroyd
Movie - Released: 4/22/1957

1956

Lost
Lost
as Kelly's landlady
Movie - Released: 1/31/1956
Blonde Bait
Blonde Bait
as 'Granny' Ramsey
Movie - Released: 4/1/1956
Now and Forever
Now and Forever
as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/10/1956
Women Without Men
Women Without Men
as Gran' Rafferty
Movie - Released: 6/1/1956
Sailor Beware
Sailor Beware
as Mrs Lack
Movie - Released: 9/4/1956
Home and Away
Home and Away
as Margie Groves
Movie - Released: 9/4/1956

1955

The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment
as Rosie Wrigley
Movie - Released: 8/26/1955
One Good Turn
One Good Turn
as Cook
Movie - Released: 1/4/1955
The Love Match
The Love Match
as Sal Brown
Movie - Released: 2/1/1955
Simon and Laura
Simon and Laura
as Jessie
Movie - Released: 11/2/1955
Tiger by the Tail
Tiger by the Tail
as Mary
Movie - Released: 9/19/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Ada
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green
as Alice Leggett
TV - Released: 7/9/1955

1954

For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse
as Mrs. Doyle
Movie - Released: 6/20/1954
Movie
Don't Blame the Stork
as Agnes O'Connor
Movie - Released: 1/1/1954

1953

The Long Memory
The Long Memory
as Mrs Pewsey
Movie - Released: 1/23/1953
Personal Affair
Personal Affair
as Mrs. Usher
Movie - Released: 10/20/1953
Turn the Key Softly
Turn the Key Softly
as Mrs. Rowan, landlady
Movie - Released: 4/29/1953
A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember
as Mrs. Trott
Movie - Released: 11/10/1953
The Great Game
The Great Game
as Miss Rawlings
Movie - Released: 1/1/1953
Background
Background
as Mrs. Humphries
Movie - Released: 11/9/1953
Street Corner
Street Corner
as Mrs. Perkins
Movie - Released: 3/17/1953

1952

The Big Frame
The Big Frame
as Hotel Maid
Movie - Released: 9/1/1952
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
as Alice Crouch
Movie - Released: 7/1/1952
Emergency Call
Emergency Call
as Mrs. Cornelius
Movie - Released: 5/19/1952
The Magic Box
The Magic Box
as Doctor's Housekeeper
Movie - Released: 1/1/1952
The Frightened Man
The Frightened Man
as Vera
Movie - Released: 3/1/1952

1951

The Galloping Major
The Galloping Major
as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/7/1951

1950

The Magnet
The Magnet
as Nanny's friend
Movie - Released: 10/1/1950
Once a Sinner
Once a Sinner
as Mrs. James
Movie - Released: 7/1/1950

1949

Madness of the Heart
Madness of the Heart
as Rosa
Movie - Released: 12/20/1949
Conspirator
Conspirator
as Broaders
Movie - Released: 7/28/1949
Once a Jolly Swagman
Once a Jolly Swagman
as Ma Fox
Movie - Released: 2/2/1949
Boys in Brown
Boys in Brown
as Mrs. Knowles
Movie - Released: 12/1/1949
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
as Mrs. Bates
Movie - Released: 5/23/1949
Fools Rush In
Fools Rush In
as Mrs. Coot
Movie - Released: 5/23/1949
Maytime in Mayfair
Maytime in Mayfair
as Janet
Movie - Released: 5/24/1949
The Cure for Love
The Cure for Love
as Mrs. Dorbell
Movie - Released: 12/29/1949
The BAFTA Awards
The BAFTA Awards
as Self - Winner
TV - Released: 5/29/1949

1948

Corridor of Mirrors
Corridor of Mirrors
as Visitor in Tussauds
Movie - Released: 2/23/1948
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
as Mrs. Skinner
Movie - Released: 12/1/1948
My Brother Jonathan
My Brother Jonathan
as Ada
Movie - Released: 2/5/1948
The Blind Goddess
The Blind Goddess
as Derek's Charwoman
Movie - Released: 9/14/1948
The Weaker Sex
The Weaker Sex
as Mrs. Gaye
Movie - Released: 10/11/1948

1947

The Courtneys of Curzon Street
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
as Maud
Movie - Released: 4/11/1947

1944

The Lodger
The Lodger
as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/19/1944
Two Thousand Women
Two Thousand Women
as Mrs. Burtshaw
Movie - Released: 11/6/1944

1942

Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well?
as Ivy
Movie - Released: 12/7/1942
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
as Joyce
Movie - Released: 2/23/1942
Go to Blazes
Go to Blazes
as Elsie
Movie - Released: 1/1/1942
The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin
as ATS drover with puncture
Movie - Released: 6/15/1942
The Foreman Went to France
The Foreman Went to France
as Barmaid
Movie - Released: 6/22/1942

Unknown

Movie
Emma and Grandpa
as Narrator (UK)
Movie