Thora Hird
British actress (1911-2003) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 91
Dame Thora Hird was an English actress. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 films, as well as many television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.
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2003Died15 March 20031998
dinnerladiesSeries, Enid1994
Pat and MargaretFilm, Jim's Mother1992
HeartbeatSeries, Hannah Stockdale
Memento MoriFilm, 1992Jean Taylor1988
Talking HeadsSeries, Violet1981
Hallelujah!Series, Captain Emily Ridley1978
All Creatures Great and SmallSeries, Mrs. Clarke1970
Some Will, Some Won'tFilm, Agnes Russell1969
In Loving MemorySeries, Ivy Unsworth1964
The Wednesday PlaySeries, Blanche Hoskins
Rattle of a Simple ManFilm, 1964Mrs. Winthram1962
Z-CarsSeries
A Kind of LovingFilm, 1962Mrs. Rothwell1960
The EntertainerFilm, Mrs. Ada Lapford1956
Armchair TheatreSeries, Momma Brodsky1955
One Good TurnFilm, Cook1954
For Better, for WorseFilm, Mrs. Doyle1952
Emergency CallFilm, Mrs. Cornelius1951
The Galloping MajorFilm, Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)1949
The BAFTA AwardsSeries
A Boy, a Girl and a BikeFilm, 1949Mrs. Bates1948
Corridor of MirrorsFilm, Visitor in Tussauds1944
The LodgerFilm, First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)1942
The Foreman Went to FranceFilm, Barmaid1911Born28 May 1911
dinnerladiesSeries, Enid1994Pat and MargaretFilm, Jim's Mother1992HeartbeatSeries, Hannah StockdaleMemento MoriFilm, 1992Jean Taylor1988Talking HeadsSeries, Violet1981Hallelujah!Series, Captain Emily Ridley1978All Creatures Great and SmallSeries, Mrs. Clarke1970Some Will, Some Won'tFilm, Agnes Russell1969In Loving MemorySeries, Ivy Unsworth1964The Wednesday PlaySeries, Blanche HoskinsRattle of a Simple ManFilm, 1964Mrs. Winthram1962Z-CarsSeriesA Kind of LovingFilm, 1962Mrs. Rothwell1960The EntertainerFilm, Mrs. Ada Lapford1956Armchair TheatreSeries, Momma Brodsky1955One Good TurnFilm, Cook1954For Better, for WorseFilm, Mrs. Doyle1952Emergency CallFilm, Mrs. Cornelius1951The Galloping MajorFilm, Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)1949The BAFTA AwardsSeriesA Boy, a Girl and a BikeFilm, 1949Mrs. Bates1948Corridor of MirrorsFilm, Visitor in Tussauds1944The LodgerFilm, First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)1942The Foreman Went to FranceFilm, Barmaid1911Born28 May 1911People around Thora
- Muriel Box Directed Rattle of a Simple Man (1964)
Charles Victor Also in The Foreman Went to France (1942)
Michael Balcon Produced Went the Day Well? and Go to Blazes
Jack Warner Also in The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Mervyn Johns Also in The Foreman Went to France (1942)
Harold Lang Also in Street Corner and The Long Memory
Shirley Eaton Also in A Day to Remember and Personal Affair
Anna Neagle Produced These Dangerous Years (1959)
Barbara Murray Also in Boys in Brown and Street Corner
Herbert Wilcox Directed These Dangerous Years (1959)- Renée Asherson Also in Once a Jolly Swagman and The Magic Box
Basil Sydney Also in The Next of Kin and Went the Day Well?
Eric Portman Also in Corridor of Mirrors (1948)
Robert Flemyng Also in Conspirator and The Magic Box- Brian Wilde Also in Street Corner and Simon and Laura
- Joan Rice Also in A Day to Remember and The Crowded Day
Anne Crawford Also in Two Thousand Women and The Blind Goddess- Kathleen Harrison Also in Home and Away and The Magic Box
- Frank Pettingell Also in The Great Game and The Magic Box
James Hayter Also in The Great Game and Once a Jolly Swagman- Peter Jones Also in The Magic Box and The Long Memory
Angus MacPhail Wrote The Foreman Went to France (1942)- John Dighton Wrote The Foreman Went to France (1942)
- John McCallum Also in A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949)
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A Kind of Loving 1962
Went the Day Well? 1942
The Quatermass Xperiment 1955
The Lodger 1944
The Entertainer 1960
Filmography 40
126 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 2003 · aged 91
