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.
Movies
Went the Day Well? Ivy
The Quatermass Xperiment Rosie Wrigley
Corridor of Mirrors Visitor in Tussauds
A Kind of Loving Mrs. Rothwell
Madness of the Heart Rosa
The Nightcomers Mrs. Grose
For Better, for Worse Mrs. Doyle
One Good Turn Cook
The Big Frame Hotel Maid
The Magnet Nanny's friend
The Entertainer Mrs. Ada Lapford
The Long Memory Mrs Pewsey
Conspirator Broaders
Term of Trial Mrs. Taylor
Time, Gentlemen, Please! Alice Crouch
Once a Jolly Swagman Ma Fox
Personal Affair Mrs. Usher
Turn the Key Softly Mrs. Rowan, landlady
Lost Kelly's landlady
Blonde Bait 'Granny' Ramsey
Some Will, Some Won't Agnes Russell
The Black Sheep of Whitehall Joyce
Boys in Brown Mrs. Knowles
Now and Forever Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
Further Up the Creek Mrs. Galloway
Consuming Passions Mrs. Gordon
Emergency Call Mrs. Cornelius
The Love Match Sal Brown
Pat and Margaret Jim's Mother
A Day to Remember Mrs. Trott
Lost for Words Annie Longden
Women Without Men Gran' Rafferty
Once a Sinner Mrs. James
Portrait from Life Mrs. Skinner
Rattle of a Simple Man Mrs. Winthram
These Dangerous Years Mrs. Ada Larkin
Go to Blazes Elsie
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike Mrs. Bates
The Great Game Miss Rawlings
The Tailor of Gloucester Mrs. Speck
Intensive Care Aunty Kitty
My Brother Jonathan Ada
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am! Blanche Hoskins
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Mrs. Hopkins
Afternoon Off Mrs Beevers
Fools Rush In Mrs. Coot
Talking Heads
Talking Heads 2
Julie and the Cadillacs Julie's grandmother
Simon and Laura Jessie
Background Mrs. Humphries
Emma and Grandpa Narrator (UK)
Don't Blame the Stork Agnes O'Connor
The Next of Kin ATS drover with puncture
The Blind Goddess Derek's Charwoman
Bitter Harvest Mrs. Jessup
Romeo and Juliet Nurse
Wide-Eyed and Legless Deric's Mother
Street Corner Mrs. Perkins
The Lodger First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
Two Thousand Women Mrs. Burtshaw
The Magic Box Doctor's Housekeeper
Sailor Beware Mrs Lack
The Good Companions Mrs Oakroyd
Home and Away Margie Groves
The Weaker Sex Mrs. Gaye
Tiger by the Tail Mary
Maytime in Mayfair Janet
The Villa Maroc Doris
The Fox Trot Gwen
The Courtneys of Curzon Street Maud
The Frightened Man Vera
Memento Mori Jean Taylor
The Cure for Love Mrs. Dorbell
The Foreman Went to France Barmaid
A Clean Sweep Vera Watson
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson Old Betsy
The Mayor's Charity Olive Major
Say Something Happened Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
The Galloping Major Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
Over the Odds Mrs Carter
Shows
Z-Cars
In Loving Memory Ivy Unsworth
Heartbeat Hannah Stockdale
Last of the Summer Wine Edie
Blankety Blank
Hallelujah! Captain Emily Ridley
The First Lady
Meet the Wife
Dinnerladies Enid
The Adventures of Robin Hood Ada
Play for Today Olive Major
BBC Play of the Month Clare Soppitt
Perfect Scoundrels Martha
Talking Heads Violet
Talking Heads Doris
ITV Christmas Comedy
Goggle Eyes Mrs Harrington
All Creatures Great and Small Mrs. Clarke
BBC Play of the Month Nurse
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
Objects of Affection Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
Play for Today Aunt KItty
Play for Today Doris
Dixon of Dock Green Alice Leggett
Last of the Summer Wine Herself (archive footage)
Tell Me Another Herself
Parkinson Self
