
Thora Hird
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Went the Day Well?
as Ivy
1942

The Quatermass Xperiment
as Rosie Wrigley
1955

Corridor of Mirrors
as Visitor in Tussauds
1948

A Kind of Loving
as Mrs. Rothwell
1962

Madness of the Heart
as Rosa
1949

The Nightcomers
as Mrs. Grose
1972

For Better, for Worse
as Mrs. Doyle
1954

One Good Turn
as Cook
1955

The Big Frame
as Hotel Maid
1952

The Magnet
as Nanny's friend
1950

The Entertainer
as Mrs. Ada Lapford
1960

The Long Memory
as Mrs Pewsey
1953

Conspirator
as Broaders
1949

Term of Trial
as Mrs. Taylor
1962

Time, Gentlemen, Please!
as Alice Crouch
1952

Once a Jolly Swagman
as Ma Fox
1949

Personal Affair
as Mrs. Usher
1953

Turn the Key Softly
as Mrs. Rowan, landlady
1953

Lost
as Kelly's landlady
1956

Blonde Bait
as 'Granny' Ramsey
1956
TV Appearances

Z-Cars
1962

In Loving Memory
as Ivy Unsworth
1969

Heartbeat
as Hannah Stockdale
1992

Last of the Summer Wine
as Edie
1973

Blankety Blank
1979

Hallelujah!
as Captain Emily Ridley
1981

The First Lady
1968
Meet the Wife
1963

dinnerladies
as Enid
1998

The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Ada
1955

Play for Today
as Olive Major
1970

BBC Play of the Month
as Clare Soppitt
1965