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Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Acting·1911–2003·80 films

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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Filmography

The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)Rosie Wrigley
The Lodger
The Lodger (1944)First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
The Nightcomers
The Nightcomers (1972)Mrs. Grose
Went the Day Well?
Went the Day Well? (1942)Ivy
A Kind of Loving
A Kind of Loving (1962)Mrs. Rothwell
The Entertainer
The Entertainer (1960)Mrs. Ada Lapford
Conspirator
Conspirator (1949)Broaders
The Magnet
The Magnet (1950)Nanny's friend
The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)Doctor's Housekeeper
Corridor of Mirrors
Corridor of Mirrors (1948)Visitor in Tussauds
The Long Memory
The Long Memory (1953)Mrs Pewsey
Term of Trial
Term of Trial (1962)Mrs. Taylor
Once a Jolly Swagman
Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)Ma Fox
Turn the Key Softly
Turn the Key Softly (1953)Mrs. Rowan, landlady
Simon and Laura
Simon and Laura (1955)Jessie
Personal Affair
Personal Affair (1953)Mrs. Usher
Rattle of a Simple Man
Rattle of a Simple Man (1964)Mrs. Winthram
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest (1963)Mrs. Jessup
Street Corner
Street Corner (1953)Mrs. Perkins
One Good Turn
One Good Turn (1955)Cook
Boys in Brown
Boys in Brown (1949)Mrs. Knowles
Pat and Margaret
Pat and Margaret (1994)Jim's Mother
Two Thousand Women
Two Thousand Women (1944)Mrs. Burtshaw
The Foreman Went to France
The Foreman Went to France (1942)Barmaid
For Better, for Worse
For Better, for Worse (1954)Mrs. Doyle
The Galloping Major
The Galloping Major (1951)Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
The Big Frame
The Big Frame (1952)Hotel Maid
The Crowded Day
The Crowded Day (1954)Customer
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life (1948)Mrs. Skinner
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949)Mrs. Bates
The Next of Kin
The Next of Kin (1942)ATS drover with puncture
Madness of the Heart
Madness of the Heart (1949)Rosa
Further Up the Creek
Further Up the Creek (1958)Mrs. Galloway
Emergency Call
Emergency Call (1952)Mrs. Cornelius
The Blind Goddess
The Blind Goddess (1948)Derek's Charwoman
Lost
Lost (1956)Kelly's landlady
Memento Mori
Memento Mori (1992)Jean Taylor
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)Joyce
My Brother Jonathan
My Brother Jonathan (1948)Ada
Sailor Beware
Sailor Beware (1956)Mrs Lack
Tiger by the Tail
Tiger by the Tail (1955)Mary
The Weaker Sex
The Weaker Sex (1948)Mrs. Gaye
The Frightened Man
The Frightened Man (1952)Vera
The Big Blockade
The Big Blockade (1942)German barmaid (uncredited)
A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember (1953)Mrs. Trott
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)Maud
Some Will, Some Won't
Some Will, Some Won't (1970)Agnes Russell
Now and Forever
Now and Forever (1956)Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
Once a Sinner
Once a Sinner (1950)Mrs. James
The Love Match
The Love Match (1955)Sal Brown
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)Alice Crouch
Blonde Bait
Blonde Bait (1956)'Granny' Ramsey
Maytime in Mayfair
Maytime in Mayfair (1949)Janet
Consuming Passions
Consuming Passions (1988)Mrs. Gordon
Home and Away
Home and Away (1956)Margie Groves
Fools Rush In
Fools Rush In (1949)Mrs. Coot
These Dangerous Years
These Dangerous Years (1957)Mrs. Ada Larkin
The Cure for Love
The Cure for Love (1949)Mrs. Dorbell
The Great Game
The Great Game (1953)Miss Rawlings
Background
Background (1953)Mrs. Humphries
Lost for Words
Lost for Words (1999)Annie Longden
Women Without Men
Women Without Men (1956)Gran' Rafferty
Talking Heads 2
Talking Heads 2 (1998)
Wide-Eyed and Legless
Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993)Deric's Mother
Go to Blazes
Go to Blazes (1942)Elsie
The Mayor's Charity
The Mayor's Charity (1977)Olive Major
Intensive Care
Intensive Care (1982)Aunty Kitty
The Good Companions
The Good Companions (1957)Mrs Oakroyd
The Fox Trot
The Fox Trot (1971)Gwen
Talking Heads
Talking Heads (1988)
Emma and Grandpa
Emma and Grandpa (1983)Narrator (voice)
Over the Odds
Over the Odds (1961)Mrs Carter
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)Mrs. Hopkins
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)Old Betsy
Afternoon Off
Afternoon Off (1979)Mrs Beevers
The Tailor of Gloucester
The Tailor of Gloucester (1989)Mrs. Speck
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (1967)Nurse
Thora Hird Tribute
Thora Hird Tribute (2003)Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
The Villa Maroc
The Villa Maroc (1972)Doris
Say Something Happened
Say Something Happened (1982)Elizabeth Mary Rhodes