Thora Hird

Known for

Acting

Born

May 28, 1911

Birthplace

Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

Died

March 15, 2003 (aged 91)

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.

Best known work

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955

The Lodger

1944

The Nightcomers

1972

Went the Day Well?

1942

A Kind of Loving

1962

The Entertainer

1960

All Creatures Great and Small

1978

Last of the Summer Wine

1973

dinnerladies

1998

Heartbeat

1992

Filmography

TBA
EstherTV
as Self
2003
Thora Hird Tribute
as Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of EverythingTV
1999
Lost for Words
as Annie Longden
1999
Julie and the Cadillacs
as Julie's grandmother
1998
dinnerladiesTV
as Enid (1 episode)
1998
Talking Heads 2
1998
ParkinsonTV
as Self (1 episode)
1995
The Queen's NoseTV
as Postmistress (2 episodes)
1994
Pat and Margaret
as Jim's Mother
1993
Wide-Eyed and Legless
as Deric's Mother
1993
Goggle EyesTV
as Mrs Harrington (4 episodes)
1992
Memento Mori
as Jean Taylor
1992
HeartbeatTV
as Hannah Stockdale (1 episode)
1990
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Old Betsy
1990
Perfect ScoundrelsTV
as Martha (1 episode)
1989
The Tailor of Gloucester
as Mrs. Speck
1989
Screen OneTV
as Deric's Mother (1 episode), as Jim's Mother (1 episode)
1988
Talking Heads
1988
Talking HeadsTV
as Doris (1 episode), as Violet (1 episode)
1988
Consuming Passions
as Mrs. Gordon
1987
Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres
as Edie Pegden
1986
Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
as Edie Pegden
1985
Screen TwoTV
as Jean Taylor (1 episode)
1983
Emma and Grandpa
as Narrator (voice)