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Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Known For Acting
Birthday May 28, 1911
Died Mar 15, 2003 (91)
Birthplace Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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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Lost for Words

Lost for Words

1999

as Annie Longden

Julie and the Cadillacs

Julie and the Cadillacs

1999

as Julie's grandmother

Pat and Margaret

Pat and Margaret

1994

as Jim's Mother

Wide-Eyed and Legless

Wide-Eyed and Legless

1993

as Deric's Mother

Memento Mori

Memento Mori

1992

as Jean Taylor

The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor of Gloucester

1989

as Mrs. Speck

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

1988

as Mrs. Gordon

Intensive Care

Intensive Care

1982

as Aunty Kitty

Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979

as Mrs Beevers

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

1978

as Mrs. Hopkins

The Mayor's Charity

The Mayor's Charity

1977

as Olive Major

The Villa Maroc

The Villa Maroc

1972

as Doris

The Nightcomers

The Nightcomers

1972

as Mrs. Grose

The Fox Trot

The Fox Trot

1971

as Gwen

Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

1970

as Agnes Russell

Rattle of a Simple Man

Rattle of a Simple Man

1964

as Mrs. Winthram

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

1963

as Mrs. Jessup

A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving

1962

as Mrs. Rothwell

Term of Trial

Term of Trial

1962

as Mrs. Taylor

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1960

as Mrs. Ada Lapford

A Clean Sweep

A Clean Sweep

1958

as Vera Watson

Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek

1958

as Mrs. Galloway

These Dangerous Years

These Dangerous Years

1957

as Mrs. Ada Larkin

The Good Companions

The Good Companions

1957

as Mrs Oakroyd

Blonde Bait

Blonde Bait

1956

as 'Granny' Ramsey

Women Without Men

Women Without Men

1956

as Gran' Rafferty

Lost

Lost

1956

as Kelly's landlady

Home and Away

Home and Away

1956

as Margie Groves

Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware

1956

as Mrs Lack

Now and Forever

Now and Forever

1956

as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)

The Love Match

The Love Match

1955

as Sal Brown

One Good Turn

One Good Turn

1955

as Cook

The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955

as Rosie Wrigley

Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail

1955

as Mary

Simon and Laura

Simon and Laura

1955

as Jessie

Don't Blame the Stork

Don't Blame the Stork

1954

as Agnes O'Connor

The Great Game

The Great Game

1953

as Miss Rawlings

Turn the Key Softly

Turn the Key Softly

1953

as Mrs. Rowan, landlady

Personal Affair

Personal Affair

1953

as Mrs. Usher

Background

Background

1953

as Mrs. Humphries

The Long Memory

The Long Memory

1953

as Mrs Pewsey

A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember

1953

as Mrs. Trott

Street Corner

Street Corner

1953

as Mrs. Perkins

The Frightened Man

The Frightened Man

1952

as Vera

Emergency Call

Emergency Call

1952

as Mrs. Cornelius

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952

as Alice Crouch

The Big Frame

The Big Frame

1952

as Hotel Maid

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952

as Doctor's Housekeeper

Once a Sinner

Once a Sinner

1950

as Mrs. James

The Magnet

The Magnet

1950

as Nanny's friend

Madness of the Heart

Madness of the Heart

1949

as Rosa

Maytime in Mayfair

Maytime in Mayfair

1949

as Janet

The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love

1949

as Mrs. Dorbell

Once a Jolly Swagman

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949

as Ma Fox

Fools Rush In

Fools Rush In

1949

as Mrs. Coot

Conspirator

Conspirator

1949

as Broaders

Boys in Brown

Boys in Brown

1949

as Mrs. Knowles

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

1949

as Mrs. Bates

The Weaker Sex

The Weaker Sex

1948

as Mrs. Gaye

Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life

1948

as Mrs. Skinner

The Blind Goddess

The Blind Goddess

1948

as Derek's Charwoman

Corridor of Mirrors

Corridor of Mirrors

1948

as Visitor in Tussauds

My Brother Jonathan

My Brother Jonathan

1948

as Ada

The Lodger

The Lodger

1944

as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)

Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women

1944

as Mrs. Burtshaw

Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes

1942

as Elsie

Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942

as Ivy

The Foreman Went to France

The Foreman Went to France

1942

as Barmaid

The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin

1942

as ATS drover with puncture

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Television Credits

Last of the Summer Wine

as Edie

Episodes: 153

First Aired: Jan 04, 1973

In Loving Memory

as Ivy Unsworth

Episodes: 36

First Aired: Nov 04, 1969

Hallelujah!

as Captain Emily Ridley

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Jun 03, 1981

Goggle Eyes

as Mrs Harrington

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 24, 1993

All Creatures Great and Small

as Mrs. Clarke

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 08, 1978

Heartbeat

as Hannah Stockdale

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

dinnerladies

as Enid

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 1998

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Ada

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1955

Play for Today

as Olive Major

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

BBC Play of the Month

as Clare Soppitt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Perfect Scoundrels

as Martha

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 22, 1990

Talking Heads

as Violet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 19, 1988

Talking Heads

as Doris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 19, 1988

BBC Play of the Month

as Nurse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Objects of Affection

as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 1982

Play for Today

as Aunt KItty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Play for Today

as Doris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Dixon of Dock Green

as Alice Leggett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 1955

Screen Two

as Jean Taylor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1985

The First Lady

Episodes: 54

First Aired: Apr 07, 1968

Meet the Wife

Episodes: 38

First Aired: Dec 28, 1963

ITV Christmas Comedy

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Apr 23, 1983

Tell Me Another

as Herself

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 18, 1976

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 02, 2000

Z-Cars

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1962

Blankety Blank

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1979

Last of the Summer Wine

as Herself (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1973

Parkinson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

The BAFTA Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 29, 1949

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Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 9 13 5
2024 7 14 31 5
2024 8 11 42 4
2024 9 6 14 1
2024 10 3 7 1
2024 11 4 6 2
2024 12 4 7 2
2025 1 7 18 2
2025 2 3 5 1
2025 3 4 5 2
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 0 1 0

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