Thora Hird

Acting • 117 Credits

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.

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955 ⭐ 3.3
as Rosie Wrigley
The Lodger

The Lodger

1944 ⭐ 3.3
as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
The Nightcomers

The Nightcomers

1972 ⭐ 2.9
as Mrs. Grose
Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942 ⭐ 3.5
as Ivy
A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving

1962 ⭐ 3.5
as Mrs. Rothwell
The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1960 ⭐ 3.1
as Mrs. Ada Lapford
All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

1978 ⭐ 3.9
as Mrs. Clarke
Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

1973 ⭐ 3.6
as Edie
dinnerladies

dinnerladies

1998 ⭐ 3.8
as Enid
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

1992 ⭐ 3.5
as Hannah Stockdale
The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952 ⭐ 3.3
as Doctor's Housekeeper
The Magnet

The Magnet

1950 ⭐ 3.2
as Nanny's friend
Conspirator

Conspirator

1949 ⭐ 2.9
as Broaders
Corridor of Mirrors

Corridor of Mirrors

1948 ⭐ 3.0
as Visitor in Tussauds
The Long Memory

The Long Memory

1953 ⭐ 3.4
as Mrs Pewsey
The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955 ⭐ 3.2
as Ada
Term of Trial

Term of Trial

1962 ⭐ 3.0
as Mrs. Taylor
Rattle of a Simple Man

Rattle of a Simple Man

1964 ⭐ 2.9
as Mrs. Winthram
Once a Jolly Swagman

Once a Jolly Swagman

1949 ⭐ 2.9
as Ma Fox
Turn the Key Softly

Turn the Key Softly

1953 ⭐ 3.1
as Mrs. Rowan, landlady
Personal Affair

Personal Affair

1953 ⭐ 3.1
as Mrs. Usher
Simon and Laura

Simon and Laura

1955 ⭐ 3.0
as Jessie
Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

1963 ⭐ 3.1
as Mrs. Jessup (uncredited)
Street Corner

Street Corner

1953 ⭐ 2.8
as Mrs. Perkins
One Good Turn

One Good Turn

1955 ⭐ 3.1
as Cook
Boys in Brown

Boys in Brown

1949 ⭐ 3.1
as Mrs. Knowles
Pat and Margaret

Pat and Margaret

1994 ⭐ 3.9
as Jim's Mother
Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women

1944 ⭐ 3.5
as Mrs. Burtshaw
The Foreman Went to France

The Foreman Went to France

1942 ⭐ 3.3
as Barmaid
For Better, for Worse

For Better, for Worse

1954 ⭐ 2.9
as Mrs. Doyle