Thora Hird
Acting Born May 28, 1911 Died Mar 15, 2003 Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK 123 credits
Biography
Thora Hird works in acting. Born May 28, 1911 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK. Died March 15, 2003. Archytele lists 123 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.
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Frequent co-stars
Danny O'Dea
2 shared titles
Julie Walters
2 shared titles
Timothy West
2 shared titles
Patsy Rowlands
2 shared titles
Geoffrey Bayldon
2 shared titles
Rosamund Greenwood
2 shared titles
Henry B. Longhurst
2 shared titles
Marianne Stone
2 shared titles
Laurence Olivier
2 shared titles
Peter Sallis
1 shared title
Career timeline
Thora Hird Tribute
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
Lost for WordsJulie and the Cadillacs
ParkinsondinnerladiesTalking Heads 2
The Queen's Nose
Pat and Margaret
Goggle EyesWide-Eyed and Legless
HeartbeatMemento Mori
Perfect ScoundrelsThe Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Screen OneScreen OneThe Tailor of Gloucester
Talking HeadsTalking HeadsConsuming PassionsTalking Heads
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
Screen Two
ITV Christmas ComedyEmma and Grandpa
Objects of AffectionIntensive CareSay Something Happened
Hallelujah!
Blankety BlankAfternoon Off
All Creatures Great and SmallMe! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
The Mayor's Charity
Tell Me Another
Last of the Summer Wine
The NightcomersThe Villa Maroc
Stage 2The Fox Trot
Play for TodayPlay for TodayPlay for TodaySome Will, Some Won't
In Loving Memory
The First Lady
Romeo and Juliet
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
BBC Play of the MonthBBC Play of the Month
The Wednesday PlayRattle of a Simple Man
Full filmography
- Thora Hird Tribute (2003) as Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
- The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (2000)
- Lost for Words (1999) as Annie Longden
- Julie and the Cadillacs (1999) as Julie's grandmother
- Parkinson (1998) as Self
- dinnerladies (1998) as Enid
- Talking Heads 2 (1998)
- The Queen's Nose (1995) as Postmistress
- Pat and Margaret (1994) as Jim's Mother
- Goggle Eyes (1993) as Mrs Harrington
- Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993) as Deric's Mother
- Heartbeat (1992) as Hannah Stockdale
- Memento Mori (1992) as Jean Taylor
- Perfect Scoundrels (1990) as Martha
- The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990) as Old Betsy
- Screen One (1989) as Deric's Mother
- Screen One (1989) as Jim's Mother
- The Tailor of Gloucester (1989) as Mrs. Speck
- Talking Heads (1988) as Violet
- Talking Heads (1988) as Doris
- Consuming Passions (1988) as Mrs. Gordon
- Talking Heads (1988)
- Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride (1986) as Edie
- Screen Two (1985) as Jean Taylor
- ITV Christmas Comedy (1983)
- Emma and Grandpa (1983) as Narrator (voice)
- Objects of Affection (1982) as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
- Intensive Care (1982) as Aunty Kitty
- Say Something Happened (1982) as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
- Hallelujah! (1981) as Captain Emily Ridley
- Blankety Blank (1979)
- Afternoon Off (1979) as Mrs Beevers
- All Creatures Great and Small (1978) as Mrs. Clarke
- Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978) as Mrs. Hopkins
- The Mayor's Charity (1977) as Olive Major
- Tell Me Another (1976) as Herself
- Last of the Summer Wine (1973) as Edie
- The Nightcomers (1972) as Mrs. Grose
- The Villa Maroc (1972) as Doris
- Stage 2 (1971) as Mrs. Hardcastle
- The Fox Trot (1971) as Gwen
- Play for Today (1970) as Olive Major
- Play for Today (1970) as Aunt KItty
- Play for Today (1970) as Doris
- Some Will, Some Won't (1970) as Agnes Russell
- In Loving Memory (1969) as Ivy Unsworth
- The First Lady (1968) as Sarah Danby
- Romeo and Juliet (1967) as Nurse
- Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am! (1966) as Blanche Hoskins
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Clare Soppitt
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Nurse
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Blanche Hoskins
- Rattle of a Simple Man (1964) as Mrs. Winthram
- Festival (1963) as Mrs. Baines
- Meet the Wife (1963)
- Bitter Harvest (1963) as Mrs. Jessup
- Z-Cars (1962)
- A Kind of Loving (1962) as Mrs. Rothwell
- Term of Trial (1962) as Mrs. Taylor
- Drama 61-67 (1961) as Mrs. Hope
- Over the Odds (1961) as Mrs Carter
- The Entertainer (1960) as Mrs. Ada Lapford
- Further Up the Creek (1958) as Mrs. Galloway
- A Clean Sweep (1958) as Vera Watson
- These Dangerous Years (1957) as Mrs. Ada Larkin
- The Good Companions (1957) as Mrs Oakroyd
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Momma Brodsky
- Armchair Theatre (1956) as Miss Ogilvie
- Home and Away (1956) as Margie Groves
- Women Without Men (1956) as Gran' Rafferty
- Lost (1956) as Kelly's landlady
- Sailor Beware (1956) as Mrs Lack
- Now and Forever (1956) as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
- Blonde Bait (1956) as 'Granny' Ramsey
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) as Ada
- Dixon of Dock Green (1955) as Alice Leggett
- The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) as Rosie Wrigley
- One Good Turn (1955) as Cook
- Tiger by the Tail (1955) as Mary
- Simon and Laura (1955) as Jessie
- The Love Match (1955) as Sal Brown
- The Crowded Day (1954) as Customer
- For Better, for Worse (1954) as Mrs. Doyle
- Don't Blame the Stork (1954) as Agnes O'Connor
- The Long Memory (1953) as Mrs Pewsey
- Personal Affair (1953) as Mrs. Usher
- Turn the Key Softly (1953) as Mrs. Rowan, landlady
- A Day to Remember (1953) as Mrs. Trott
- Street Corner (1953) as Mrs. Perkins
- The Great Game (1953) as Miss Rawlings
- Background (1953) as Mrs. Humphries
- Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952) as Alice Crouch
- The Magic Box (1952) as Doctor's Housekeeper
- Emergency Call (1952) as Mrs. Cornelius
- The Frightened Man (1952) as Vera
- The Big Frame (1952) as Hotel Maid
- The Galloping Major (1951) as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
- The Magnet (1950) as Nanny's friend
- Once a Sinner (1950) as Mrs. James
- The BAFTA Awards (1949) as Self - Winner
- Conspirator (1949) as Broaders
- Madness of the Heart (1949) as Rosa
- A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949) as Mrs. Bates
- Once a Jolly Swagman (1949) as Ma Fox
- Maytime in Mayfair (1949) as Janet
- Boys in Brown (1949) as Mrs. Knowles
- The Cure for Love (1949) as Mrs. Dorbell
- Fools Rush In (1949) as Mrs. Coot
- The Weaker Sex (1948) as Mrs. Gaye
- My Brother Jonathan (1948) as Ada
- Corridor of Mirrors (1948) as Visitor in Tussauds
- The Blind Goddess (1948) as Derek's Charwoman
- Portrait from Life (1948) as Mrs. Skinner
- The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947) as Maud
- The Lodger (1944) as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
- Two Thousand Women (1944) as Mrs. Burtshaw
- Went the Day Well? (1942) as Ivy
- The Foreman Went to France (1942) as Barmaid
- The Next of Kin (1942) as ATS drover with puncture
- The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942) as Joyce
- The Big Blockade (1942) as German barmaid (uncredited)
- Go to Blazes (1942) as Elsie
- Esther as Self