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Thora Hird
Born
28 May 1911
Died
15 March 2003
Place
Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Acting

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.

As actor

Thora Hird Tribute

Thora Hird Tribute

2003 · Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
Lost for Words

Lost for Words

1999 · Annie Longden

Julie and the Cadillacs

1999 · Julie's grandmother
Talking Heads 2

Talking Heads 2

1998
Pat and Margaret

Pat and Margaret

1994 · Jim's Mother
Wide-Eyed and Legless

Wide-Eyed and Legless

1993 · Deric's Mother
Memento Mori

Memento Mori

1992 · Jean Taylor
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990 · Old Betsy
The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor of Gloucester

1989 · Mrs. Speck
Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

1988 · Mrs. Gordon
Talking Heads

Talking Heads

1988
Emma and Grandpa

Emma and Grandpa

1983 · Narrator (voice)
Intensive Care

Intensive Care

1982 · Aunty Kitty
Say Something Happened

Say Something Happened

1982 · Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979 · Mrs Beevers
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

1978 · Mrs. Hopkins
The Mayor's Charity

The Mayor's Charity

1977 · Olive Major
The Nightcomers

The Nightcomers

1972 · Mrs. Grose
The Villa Maroc

The Villa Maroc

1972 · Doris
The Fox Trot

The Fox Trot

1971 · Gwen
Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

1970 · Agnes Russell
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1967 · Nurse

Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

1966 · Blanche Hoskins
Rattle of a Simple Man

Rattle of a Simple Man

1964 · Mrs. Winthram
Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

1963 · Mrs. Jessup
A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving

1962 · Mrs. Rothwell
Term of Trial

Term of Trial

1962 · Mrs. Taylor
Over the Odds

Over the Odds

1961 · Mrs Carter
The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1960 · Mrs. Ada Lapford
Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek

1958 · Mrs. Galloway