Thora Hird

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

115

Gender

Female

Birthday

1911-05-28

Day of death

2003-03-15 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

Thora Hird

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.

Known For

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Last of the Summer Wine

    Last of the Summer Wine

  • All Creatures Great and Small

    All Creatures Great and Small

  • Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Blankety Blank

    Blankety Blank

  • Festival

    Festival

  • Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

  • The Big Frame

    The Big Frame

  • Term of Trial

    Term of Trial

  • The BAFTA Awards

    The BAFTA Awards

  • Corridor of Mirrors

    Corridor of Mirrors

  • The Great Game

    The Great Game

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

  • Street Corner

    Street Corner

  • The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

  • Women Without Men

    Women Without Men

  • The Mayor's Charity

    The Mayor's Charity

  • The Quatermass Xperiment

    The Quatermass Xperiment

  • The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

  • A Day to Remember

    A Day to Remember

  • The Villa Maroc

    The Villa Maroc

  • Some Will, Some Won't

    Some Will, Some Won't

  • Intensive Care

    Intensive Care

  • Pat and Margaret

    Pat and Margaret

  • Lost for Words

    Lost for Words

  • Queen's Nose

    Queen's Nose

  • Fools Rush In

    Fools Rush In

  • Background

    Background

  • The Lodger

    The Lodger

  • The Next of Kin

    The Next of Kin

  • The Frightened Man

    The Frightened Man

  • The Good Companions

    The Good Companions

  • dinnerladies

    dinnerladies

  • The Foreman Went to France

    The Foreman Went to France

  • The Long Memory

    The Long Memory

  • Portrait from Life

    Portrait from Life

  • Lost

    Lost

  • The Crowded Day

    The Crowded Day

  • Perfect Scoundrels

    Perfect Scoundrels

  • The Galloping Major

    The Galloping Major

  • Emergency Call

    Emergency Call

  • Sailor Beware

    Sailor Beware

  • Madness of the Heart

    Madness of the Heart

  • Turn the Key Softly

    Turn the Key Softly

  • Over the Odds

    Over the Odds

  • The Cure for Love

    The Cure for Love

  • The Blind Goddess

    The Blind Goddess

  • A Clean Sweep

    A Clean Sweep

  • For Better, for Worse

    For Better, for Worse

  • The Magnet

    The Magnet

  • Go to Blazes

    Go to Blazes

  • Consuming Passions

    Consuming Passions

  • The Courtneys of Curzon Street

    The Courtneys of Curzon Street

  • Two Thousand Women

    Two Thousand Women

  • The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

  • Tell Me Another

    Tell Me Another

  • The First Lady

    The First Lady

  • Maytime in Mayfair

    Maytime in Mayfair

  • ITV Christmas Comedy

    ITV Christmas Comedy

  • Objects of Affection

    Objects of Affection

  • Simon and Laura

    Simon and Laura

  • Don't Blame the Stork

    Don't Blame the Stork

  • These Dangerous Years

    These Dangerous Years

  • In Loving Memory

    In Loving Memory

  • Once a Sinner

    Once a Sinner

  • The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

    The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • Went the Day Well?

    Went the Day Well?

  • Now and Forever

    Now and Forever

  • Julie and the Cadillacs

    Julie and the Cadillacs

  • A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

    A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

  • Once a Jolly Swagman

    Once a Jolly Swagman

  • Boys in Brown

    Boys in Brown

  • My Brother Jonathan

    My Brother Jonathan

  • Further Up the Creek

    Further Up the Creek

  • Bitter Harvest

    Bitter Harvest

  • Hallelujah!

    Hallelujah!

  • Memento Mori

    Memento Mori

  • Tiger by the Tail

    Tiger by the Tail

  • Goggle Eyes

    Goggle Eyes

  • A Kind of Loving

    A Kind of Loving

  • Personal Affair

    Personal Affair

  • The Love Match

    The Love Match

  • Home and Away

    Home and Away

  • Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

  • One Good Turn

    One Good Turn

  • The Tailor of Gloucester

    The Tailor of Gloucester

  • Conspirator

    Conspirator

  • Say Something Happened

    Say Something Happened

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • Afternoon Off

    Afternoon Off

  • Emma and Grandpa

    Emma and Grandpa

  • The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

    The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

  • Talking Heads 2

    Talking Heads 2

  • Meet the Wife

    Meet the Wife

  • Esther

    Esther

  • The Nightcomers

    The Nightcomers

  • Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

    Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

  • Time, Gentlemen, Please!

    Time, Gentlemen, Please!

  • Thora Hird Tribute

    Thora Hird Tribute

  • Rattle of a Simple Man

    Rattle of a Simple Man

  • Wide-Eyed and Legless

    Wide-Eyed and Legless

  • Blonde Bait

    Blonde Bait

  • The Weaker Sex

    The Weaker Sex

  • The Fox Trot

    The Fox Trot