Thora Hird

Thora Hird

🎂 28th May 1911 (114 yrs) 📍 Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

Known For

The Quatermass Xperiment

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.

Thora Hird

Movies Featuring Thora Hird

Thora Hird Tribute

Thora Hird Tribute (2003)

as Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
Lost for Words

Lost for Words (1999)

as Annie Longden
No Image

Julie and the Cadillacs (1999)

as Julie's grandmother
Talking Heads 2

Talking Heads 2 (1998)

Pat and Margaret

Pat and Margaret (1994)

as Jim's Mother
Wide-Eyed and Legless

Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993)

as Deric's Mother
Memento Mori

Memento Mori (1992)

as Jean Taylor
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)

as Old Betsy
The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tailor of Gloucester (1989)

as Mrs. Speck
Talking Heads

Talking Heads (1988)

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions (1988)

as Mrs. Gordon
Emma and Grandpa

Emma and Grandpa (1983)

as Narrator (voice)
Say Something Happened

Say Something Happened (1982)

as Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Intensive Care

Intensive Care (1982)

as Aunty Kitty
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off (1979)

as Mrs Beevers
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1978)

as Mrs. Hopkins
The Mayor's Charity

The Mayor's Charity (1977)

as Olive Major
The Villa Maroc

The Villa Maroc (1972)

as Doris
The Nightcomers

The Nightcomers (1972)

as Mrs. Grose
The Fox Trot

The Fox Trot (1971)

as Gwen
Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't (1970)

as Agnes Russell
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet (1967)

as Nurse
No Image

Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am! (1966)

as Blanche Hoskins
Rattle of a Simple Man

Rattle of a Simple Man (1964)

as Mrs. Winthram
Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest (1963)

as Mrs. Jessup
Term of Trial

Term of Trial (1962)

as Mrs. Taylor
A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving (1962)

as Mrs. Rothwell
Over the Odds

Over the Odds (1961)

as Mrs Carter
The Entertainer

The Entertainer (1960)

as Mrs. Ada Lapford
Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek (1958)

as Mrs. Galloway
No Image

A Clean Sweep (1958)

as Vera Watson
These Dangerous Years

These Dangerous Years (1957)

as Mrs. Ada Larkin
The Good Companions

The Good Companions (1957)

as Mrs Oakroyd
Now and Forever

Now and Forever (1956)

as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
Sailor Beware

Sailor Beware (1956)

as Mrs Lack
Home and Away

Home and Away (1956)

as Margie Groves
Women Without Men

Women Without Men (1956)

as Gran' Rafferty
Blonde Bait

Blonde Bait (1956)

as 'Granny' Ramsey
Lost

Lost (1956)

as Kelly's landlady
Simon and Laura

Simon and Laura (1955)

as Jessie
The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)

as Rosie Wrigley
Tiger by the Tail

Tiger by the Tail (1955)

as Mary
The Love Match

The Love Match (1955)

as Sal Brown
One Good Turn

One Good Turn (1955)

as Cook
The Crowded Day

The Crowded Day (1954)

as Customer
For Better, for Worse

For Better, for Worse (1954)

as Mrs. Doyle
No Image

Don't Blame the Stork (1954)

as Agnes O'Connor
A Day to Remember

A Day to Remember (1953)

as Mrs. Trott
Background

Background (1953)

as Mrs. Humphries
Personal Affair

Personal Affair (1953)

as Mrs. Usher
Turn the Key Softly

Turn the Key Softly (1953)

as Mrs. Rowan, landlady
Street Corner

Street Corner (1953)

as Mrs. Perkins
The Long Memory

The Long Memory (1953)

as Mrs Pewsey
The Great Game

The Great Game (1953)

as Miss Rawlings
The Big Frame

The Big Frame (1952)

as Hotel Maid
Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)

as Alice Crouch
Emergency Call

Emergency Call (1952)

as Mrs. Cornelius
The Frightened Man

The Frightened Man (1952)

as Vera
The Magic Box

The Magic Box (1952)

as Doctor's Housekeeper
The Galloping Major

The Galloping Major (1951)

as Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
The Magnet

The Magnet (1950)

as Nanny's friend
Once a Sinner

Once a Sinner (1950)

as Mrs. James
The Cure for Love

The Cure for Love (1949)

as Mrs. Dorbell
Madness of the Heart

Madness of the Heart (1949)

as Rosa
Boys in Brown

Boys in Brown (1949)

as Mrs. Knowles
Conspirator

Conspirator (1949)

as Broaders
Maytime in Mayfair

Maytime in Mayfair (1949)

as Janet
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949)

as Mrs. Bates
Fools Rush In

Fools Rush In (1949)

as Mrs. Coot
Once a Jolly Swagman

Once a Jolly Swagman (1949)

as Ma Fox
Portrait from Life

Portrait from Life (1948)

as Mrs. Skinner
The Weaker Sex

The Weaker Sex (1948)

as Mrs. Gaye
The Blind Goddess

The Blind Goddess (1948)

as Derek's Charwoman
Corridor of Mirrors

Corridor of Mirrors (1948)

as Visitor in Tussauds
My Brother Jonathan

My Brother Jonathan (1948)

as Ada
The Courtneys of Curzon Street

The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)

as Maud
Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women (1944)

as Mrs. Burtshaw
The Lodger

The Lodger (1944)

as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well? (1942)

as Ivy
The Foreman Went to France

The Foreman Went to France (1942)

as Barmaid
The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin (1942)

as ATS drover with puncture
The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)

as Joyce
The Big Blockade

The Big Blockade (1942)

as German barmaid (uncredited)
Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes (1942)

as Elsie