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