Acting

Thora Hird

Born 1911-05-28 · Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UKDied 2003-03-1529 series101 films

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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Acting

2000The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything2 ep.
1998dinnerladiesEnid1 ep.
1998ParkinsonSelf1 ep.
1995The Queen's NosePostmistress2 ep.
1993Goggle EyesMrs Harrington4 ep.
1990Perfect ScoundrelsMartha1 ep.
1989Screen OneJim's Mother2 ep.
1988Talking HeadsDoris2 ep.
1985Screen TwoJean Taylor1 ep.
1983ITV Christmas Comedy15 ep.
1982Objects of AffectionElizabeth Mary Rhodes1 ep.
1981Hallelujah!Captain Emily Ridley15 ep.
1979Blankety Blank1 ep.
1979Thomas & SarahMrs Entwistle1 ep.
1978All Creatures Great and SmallMrs. Clarke2 ep.
1976Tell Me AnotherHerself3 ep.
1973Last of the Summer WineEdie138 ep.
1971Stage 2Mrs. Hardcastle1 ep.
1970Play for TodayOlive Major3 ep.
1969In Loving MemoryIvy Unsworth36 ep.
1968The First LadySarah Danby54 ep.
1965BBC Play of the MonthClare Soppitt2 ep.
1963Meet the Wife38 ep.
1963FestivalMrs. Baines1 ep.
1961Drama 61-67Mrs. Hope1 ep.
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodAda1 ep.
1955Dixon of Dock GreenAlice Leggett1 ep.
1949The BAFTA AwardsSelf - Winner1 ep.
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Guest appearances

1986Last of the Summer WineEdie, Herself (archive footage)16 ep.
2000The BAFTA AwardsSelf - Winner1 ep.
1999Blankety Blank1 ep.
1999ParkinsonSelf1 ep.
1998dinnerladiesEnid1 ep.
1988Talking HeadsDoris, Violet2 ep.
1995The Queen's NosePostmistress2 ep.
1994HeartbeatHannah Stockdale1 ep.
1994The South Bank Show1 ep.
1993Screen OneDeric's Mother, Jim's Mother2 ep.
1992Screen TwoJean Taylor1 ep.
1991Perfect ScoundrelsMartha1 ep.
1989All Creatures Great and SmallMrs. Clarke2 ep.
1982Objects of AffectionElizabeth Mary Rhodes1 ep.
1972Play for TodayAunt KItty, Doris, Olive Major3 ep.
1979Thomas & SarahMrs Entwistle1 ep.
1977Tell Me AnotherHerself3 ep.
1967BBC Play of the MonthClare Soppitt, Nurse2 ep.
1971Stage 2Mrs. Hardcastle1 ep.
1966Dixon of Dock GreenAlice Leggett1 ep.
1966The Wednesday PlayBlanche Hoskins1 ep.
1964FestivalMrs. Baines1 ep.
1963Drama 61-67Mrs. Hope1 ep.
1963Z-Cars1 ep.
1956Armchair TheatreMiss Ogilvie, Momma Brodsky2 ep.
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodAda1 ep.

Also known as: Dame Thora Hird