Thora Hird

1911-05-28 – 2003-03-15 (age 91) Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

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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.

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Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Known For

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

1988

as Mrs. Gordon

The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955

as Rosie Wrigley

Conspirator

Conspirator

1949

as Broaders

The Weaker Sex

The Weaker Sex

1948

as Mrs. Gaye

One Good Turn

One Good Turn

1955

as Cook

Corridor of Mirrors

Corridor of Mirrors

1948

as Visitor in Tussauds

The Nightcomers

The Nightcomers

1972

as Mrs. Grose

Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail

1955

as Mary

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1967

as Nurse

A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving

1962

as Mrs. Rothwell

Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942

as Ivy

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952

as Alice Crouch

The Lodger

The Lodger

1944

as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)

These Dangerous Years

These Dangerous Years

1957

as Mrs. Ada Larkin

Wide-Eyed and Legless

Wide-Eyed and Legless

1993

as Deric's Mother

The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin

1942

as ATS drover with puncture

Personal Affair

Personal Affair

1953

as Mrs. Usher

The Long Memory

The Long Memory

1953

as Mrs Pewsey

My Brother Jonathan

My Brother Jonathan

1948

as Ada

The Crowded Day

The Crowded Day

1954

as Customer