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Thora Hird

Actress / Film Actress | * 05/28/1911 († 91, 03/15/2003) | Morecambe, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Dame Thora Hird (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress and comedian, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 films, as well as many television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution. A three-time winner of the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, she won for Talking Heads: A Cream Cracker Under the Settee (1989), Talking Heads: Waiting for the Telegram (1999) and Lost for Words (2000). She was also awarded a BAFTA Special Award in 1994. Her film credits included The Love Match (1955), The Entertainer (1960), A Kind of Loving (1962) and The Nightcomers (1971). ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Thora Hird

Dame Commander of The Order of The British Empire
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Movies with Thora Hird as Actress(73)

as Annie Longden1999 Lost for Words
as Julie's grandmother1999 Julie and the Cadillacs
as Jim's Mother1994 Pat and Margaret
as Deric's Mother1993 Wide-Eyed and Legless
as Jean Taylor1992 Memento Mori
as Mrs. Gordon1988 Consuming Passions
as Aunty Kitty1982 Intensive Care
as Mrs Beevers1979 Afternoon Off
as Olive Major1977 The Mayor's Charity
as Mrs. Grose1972 The Nightcomers
as Doris1972 The Villa Maroc
as Gwen1971 The Fox Trot
as Agnes Russell1970 Some Will, Some Won't
as Mrs. Winthram1964 Rattle of a Simple Man
as Mrs. Jessup1963 Bitter Harvest
as Mrs. Rothwell1962 A Kind of Loving
as Mrs. Taylor1962 Term of Trial
as Mrs. Ada Lapford1960 The Entertainer
as Vera Watson1958 A Clean Sweep
as Mrs. Galloway1958 Further Up the Creek
as Mrs Oakroyd1957 The Good Companions
as Mrs. Ada Larkin1957 These Dangerous Years
as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)1956 Now and Forever
as Margie Groves1956 Home and Away
as Kelly's landlady1956 Lost
as Gran' Rafferty1956 Women Without Men
as 'Granny' Ramsey1956 Blonde Bait
as Mrs Lack1956 Sailor Beware
as Sal Brown1955 The Love Match
as Rosemary 'Rosie' Elizabeth Wrigley1955 The Quatermass Xperiment
as Mary1955 Tiger by the Tail
as Cook1955 One Good Turn
as Jessie1955 Simon and Laura
as Agnes O'Connor1954 Don't Blame the Stork
as Mrs. Doyle1954 For Better, for Worse
as Mrs. Humphries1953 Background
as Mrs. Trott1953 A Day to Remember
as Mrs Pewsey1953 The Long Memory
as Mrs. Rowan, landlady1953 Turn the Key Softly
as Miss Rawlings1953 The Great Game
as Mrs. Perkins1953 Street Corner
as Mrs. Usher1953 Personal Affair
as Hotel Maid1952 The Big Frame
as Mrs. Cornelius1952 Emergency Call
as Doctor's Housekeeper1952 The Magic Box
as Alice Crouch1952 Time, Gentlemen, Please!
as Vera1952 The Frightened Man
as Mrs. James1950 Once a Sinner
as Nanny's friend1950 The Magnet
as Broaders1949 Conspirator
as Mrs. Coot1949 Fools Rush In
as Mrs. Knowles1949 Boys in Brown
as Mrs. Dorbell1949 The Cure for Love
as Ma Fox1949 Once a Jolly Swagman
as Janet1949 Maytime in Mayfair
as Mrs. Bates1949 A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
as Mrs. Gaye1948 The Weaker Sex
as Derek's Charwoman1948 The Blind Goddess
as Mrs. Skinner1948 Portrait from Life
as Visitor in Tussauds1948 Corridor of Mirrors
as Mrs. Burtshaw1944 Two Thousand Women
as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)1944 The Lodger
as ATS drover with puncture1942 The Next of Kin
as Barmaid1942 Somewhere In France
as Elsie1942 Go to Blazes

TV Shows/Series with Thora Hird as Actress(16)

as Enid1998 Dinnerladies
as Mrs Harrington1993 Goggle Eyes
as Hannah Stockdale1992 Heartbeat
as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes1982 Objects of Affection
as Captain Emily Ridley1981 Hallelujah!
as Herself (archive footage)1973 Last of the Summer Wine
as Clare Soppitt1965 Play of the Month
1962 Z-Cars

Full Name: Thora Hird
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 05/28 1911 (May) in Morecambe, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Saturday, 03/15 2003 (March) in Royal Variety Charity (aged: 91)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Children: Janette Scott
Other names for Thora Hird (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Dame Thora Hird"
Thora Hird frequently works together with these people:
Paul Eddington (32x, Actor)
Geoffrey Bayldon (13x, Actor)
John Longden (12x, Actor)
Alan Bennett (10x, Actor)
Patrick Troughton (10x, Actor)
Ronald Hines (10x, Actor)
Willoughby Gray (10x, Actor)
Cyril Chamberlain (10x, Actor)
Sam Kydd (9x, Actor)
Charles Victor (9x, Actor)
Edward Mulhare (8x, Actor)
Marianne Stone (8x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4438, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024