Thora Hird

★ Acting #41,757

1911 - 2003 (age 91) • Acting

Born: 5/28/1911 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

Died: 3/15/2003 (age 91)

Known for: Acting

Thora Hird

★ Acting #41,757

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.

Known For

The Nightcomers

57%

Mrs. Grose

1972

A Kind of Loving

71%

Mrs. Rothwell

1962

All Creatures Great and Small

78%

Mrs. Clarke

1978

Last of the Summer Wine

72%

Edie

1973

dinnerladies

75%

Enid

1998

Heartbeat

72%

Hannah Stockdale

1992

The Magnet

64%

Nanny's friend

1950

Conspirator

58%

Broaders

1949

Thora Hird Tribute

Self, Various Characters (archive footage)

2003

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

Unknown

2000

Lost for Words

65%

Annie Longden

1999

Julie and the Cadillacs

80%

Julie's grandmother

1999

dinnerladies

75%

Enid

1998

Talking Heads 2

85%

1998

Parkinson

Self

1998

The Queen's Nose

72%

Postmistress

1995

Pat and Margaret

77%

Jim's Mother

1994

Wide-Eyed and Legless

65%

Deric's Mother

1993

Goggle Eyes

80%

Mrs Harrington

1993

Memento Mori

63%

Jean Taylor

1992

Heartbeat

72%

Hannah Stockdale

1992

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Old Betsy

1990

Perfect Scoundrels

60%

Martha

1990

The Tailor of Gloucester

Mrs. Speck

1989

Talking Heads

50%

1988

Talking Heads

67%

Doris / Violet

1988

Consuming Passions

83%

Mrs. Gordon

1988

Screen Two

71%

Jean Taylor

1985

Emma and Grandpa

70%

Narrator (voice)

1983

ITV Christmas Comedy

Unknown

1983

Say Something Happened

Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

1982

Objects of Affection

80%

Elizabeth Mary Rhodes

1982

Intensive Care

90%

Aunty Kitty

1982

Hallelujah!

62%

Captain Emily Ridley

1981

Afternoon Off

Mrs Beevers

1979

Blankety Blank

53%

Unknown

1979