Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

May 28, 1911

died

March 15, 2003

place of birth

Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

also known as

Dame Thora Hird

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

The Lodger

The Lodger

as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)

The Nightcomers

The Nightcomers

as Mrs. Grose

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

as Mrs. Ada Lapford

The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

as Rosie Wrigley

Lost

Lost

as Kelly's landlady

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

as Maud

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Lodger
6.5

The Lodger

1944as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
The Nightcomers
5.7

The Nightcomers

1972as Mrs. Grose
The Entertainer
6.2

The Entertainer

1960as Mrs. Ada Lapford
The Quatermass Xperiment
6.5

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955as Rosie Wrigley
Lost
6.8

Lost

1956as Kelly's landlady
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
5.3

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

1947as Maud
Went the Day Well?
7.2

Went the Day Well?

1942as Ivy
Memento Mori
6.3

Memento Mori

1992as Jean Taylor
The Magnet
6.4

The Magnet

1950as Nanny's friend
One Good Turn
6.2

One Good Turn

1955as Cook
A Kind of Loving
7.1

A Kind of Loving

1962as Mrs. Rothwell
Intensive Care
9.0

Intensive Care

1982as Aunty Kitty
Corridor of Mirrors
6.0

Corridor of Mirrors

1948as Visitor in Tussauds
Conspirator
5.8

Conspirator

1949as Broaders
Bitter Harvest
6.2

Bitter Harvest

1963as Mrs. Jessup
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979as Mrs Beevers
The Magic Box
6.5

The Magic Box

1952as Doctor's Housekeeper
Term of Trial
6.1

Term of Trial

1962as Mrs. Taylor
Consuming Passions
8.3

Consuming Passions

1988as Mrs. Gordon
The Mayor's Charity
9.0

The Mayor's Charity

1977as Olive Major
Two Thousand Women
6.9

Two Thousand Women

1944as Mrs. Burtshaw
Pat and Margaret
7.7

Pat and Margaret

1994as Jim's Mother
Background
7.0

Background

1953as Mrs. Humphries
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990as Old Betsy
Sailor Beware
7.5

Sailor Beware

1956as Mrs Lack
The Good Companions
7.0

The Good Companions

1957as Mrs Oakroyd
Personal Affair
6.3

Personal Affair

1953as Mrs. Usher
Once a Jolly Swagman
5.8

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949as Ma Fox
Once a Sinner
7.1

Once a Sinner

1950as Mrs. James
Boys in Brown
6.3

Boys in Brown

1949as Mrs. Knowles
Now and Forever
7.0

Now and Forever

1956as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
The Big Frame
4.5

The Big Frame

1952as Hotel Maid
The Next of Kin
5.4

The Next of Kin

1942as ATS drover with puncture
These Dangerous Years
7.3

These Dangerous Years

1957as Mrs. Ada Larkin
Simon and Laura
5.9

Simon and Laura

1955as Jessie
Wide-Eyed and Legless
6.5

Wide-Eyed and Legless

1993as Deric's Mother
Madness of the Heart
6.0

Madness of the Heart

1949as Rosa
Some Will, Some Won't
5.2

Some Will, Some Won't

1970as Agnes Russell
The Galloping Major
6.1

The Galloping Major

1951as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
8.0

Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952as Alice Crouch
For Better, for Worse
5.8

For Better, for Worse

1954as Mrs. Doyle
Maytime in Mayfair
6.5

Maytime in Mayfair

1949as Janet
Talking Heads 2
8.5

Talking Heads 2

1998
The Crowded Day
5.8

The Crowded Day

1954as Customer
Portrait from Life
6.3

Portrait from Life

1948as Mrs. Skinner
The Big Blockade
6.7

The Big Blockade

1942as German barmaid (uncredited)
The Long Memory
6.7

The Long Memory

1953as Mrs Pewsey
The Black Sheep of Whitehall
8.2

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

1942as Joyce
Home and Away
7.0

Home and Away

1956as Margie Groves
My Brother Jonathan
6.8

My Brother Jonathan

1948as Ada