Thora Hird
Acting
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.
Known for
2003Thora Hird Tribute
Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
1999Lost for Words
Annie Longden
1998Talking Heads 2
1994Pat and Margaret
Jim's Mother
1993Wide-Eyed and Legless
Deric's Mother
1992Memento Mori
Jean Taylor
1990The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Old Betsy
1989The Tailor of Gloucester
Mrs. Speck
1988Consuming Passions
Mrs. Gordon
1988Talking Heads
1983Emma and Grandpa
Narrator (voice)
1982Intensive Care
Aunty Kitty
1982Say Something Happened
Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
1979Afternoon Off
Mrs Beevers
1978Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Hopkins
1977The Mayor's Charity
Olive Major
1972The Nightcomers
Mrs. Grose
1972The Villa Maroc
Doris
1971The Fox Trot
Gwen
1970Some Will, Some Won't
Agnes Russell
1967Romeo and Juliet
Nurse
1964Rattle of a Simple Man
Mrs. Winthram
1963Bitter Harvest
Mrs. Jessup
1962A Kind of Loving
Mrs. Rothwell