Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 91

Also known asDame Thora HirdGenderFemaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn28/05/1911Born inMorecambe, Lancashire, England, UKDied15/03/2003 (aged 91)Died inRoyal Variety CharityCausestrokeWikidataQ4347204 ↗TMDb#83910 ↗

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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Filmography92 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2003	Thora Hird TributeMovie	Self, Various Characters (archive footage)	92
2000	The Nearly Complete and Utter History of EverythingSeries	—	89
1999	Julie and the CadillacsMovie	Julie's grandmother	88
1998	ParkinsonSeries	Self	87
1995	The Queen's NoseSeries	Postmistress	84
1993	Goggle EyesSeries	Mrs Harrington	82
1992	HeartbeatSeries	Hannah Stockdale	81
1990	Perfect ScoundrelsSeries	Martha	79
1990	The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonMovie	Old Betsy	79
1989	Screen OneSeries	Deric's Mother	78
1988	Talking HeadsSeries	Doris	77
1988	Consuming PassionsMovie	Mrs. Gordon	77
1987	Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream AcresMovie	Edie Pegden	76
1986	Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the BrideMovie	Edie Pegden	75
1985	Screen TwoSeries	Jean Taylor	74
1983	ITV Christmas ComedySeries	—	72
1982	Objects of AffectionSeries	Elizabeth Mary Rhodes	71
1981	Hallelujah!Series	Captain Emily Ridley	70
1980	Flesh and BloodSeries	Mabel Brassington	69
1979	Afternoon OffMovie	Mrs Beevers	68
1979	Blankety BlankSeries	—	68
1978	All Creatures Great and SmallSeries	Mrs. Clarke	67
1978	Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia WoolfMovie	Mrs. Hopkins	67
1973	Last of the Summer WineSeries	Edie	62
1972	The NightcomersMovie	Mrs. Grose	61
1972	The Villa MarocMovie	Doris	61
1971	Stage 2Series	Mrs. Hardcastle	60
1970	Play for TodaySeries	Olive Major	59
1970	Some Will, Some Won'tMovie	Agnes Russell	59
1969	In Loving MemorySeries	Ivy Unsworth	58
1968	The First LadySeries	Sarah Danby	57
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Nurse	54
1964	The Wednesday PlaySeries	Blanche Hoskins	53
1964	Rattle of a Simple ManMovie	Mrs. Winthram	53
1963	FestivalSeries	Mrs. Baines	52
1963	Bitter HarvestMovie	Mrs. Jessup	52
1963	Meet the WifeSeries	—	52
1962	Z-CarsSeries	—	51
1961	Drama 61-67Series	Mrs. Hope	50
1961	Over the OddsMovie	Mrs Carter	50
1960	The EntertainerMovie	Mrs. Ada Lapford	49
1958	A Clean SweepMovie	Vera Watson	47
1958	Further Up the CreekMovie	Mrs. Galloway	47
1957	The Good CompanionsMovie	Mrs Oakroyd	46
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Momma Brodsky	45
1956	Now and ForeverMovie	Maggie the Maid (uncredited)	45
1956	Sailor BewareMovie	Mrs Lack	45
1956	LostMovie	Kelly's landlady	45
1956	Home and AwayMovie	Margie Groves	45
1955	Dixon of Dock GreenSeries	Alice Leggett	44
1955	The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries	Ada	44
1955	The Love MatchMovie	Sal Brown	44
1955	Tiger by the TailMovie	Mary	44
1955	The Quatermass XperimentMovie	Rosie Wrigley	44
1955	One Good TurnMovie	Cook	44
1954	For Better, for WorseMovie	Mrs. Doyle	43
1954	Don't Blame the StorkMovie	Agnes O'Connor	43
1953	Street CornerMovie	Mrs. Perkins	42
1953	BackgroundMovie	Mrs. Humphries	42
1953	A Day to RememberMovie	Mrs. Trott	42
1953	Personal AffairMovie	Mrs. Usher	42
1953	Turn the Key SoftlyMovie	Mrs. Rowan, landlady	42
1953	The Long MemoryMovie	Mrs Pewsey	42
1952	The Magic BoxMovie	Doctor's Housekeeper	41
1952	The Big FrameMovie	Hotel Maid	41
1952	Time, Gentlemen, Please!Movie	Alice Crouch	41
1951	The Galloping MajorMovie	Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)	40
1950	Once a SinnerMovie	Mrs. James	39
1950	The MagnetMovie	Nanny's friend	39
1949	ConspiratorMovie	Broaders	38
1949	The BAFTA AwardsSeries	Self - Winner	38
1949	Maytime in MayfairMovie	Janet	38
1949	A Boy, a Girl and a BikeMovie	Mrs. Bates	38
1949	Madness of the HeartMovie	Rosa	38
1949	Fools Rush InMovie	Mrs. Coot	38
1949	Boys in BrownMovie	Mrs. Knowles	38
1949	Once a Jolly SwagmanMovie	Ma Fox	38
1948	My Brother JonathanMovie	Ada	37
1948	The Weaker SexMovie	Mrs. Gaye	37
1948	The Blind GoddessMovie	Derek's Charwoman	37
1948	Corridor of MirrorsMovie	Visitor in Tussauds	37
1948	Portrait from LifeMovie	Mrs. Skinner	37
1947	The Courtneys of Curzon StreetMovie	Maud	36
1944	The LodgerMovie	First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)	33
1944	Two Thousand WomenMovie	Mrs. Burtshaw	33
1942	The Foreman Went to FranceMovie	Barmaid	31
1942	The Next of KinMovie	ATS drover with puncture	31
1942	The Big BlockadeMovie	German barmaid (uncredited)	31
1942	Went the Day Well?Movie	Ivy	31
1942	The Black Sheep of WhitehallMovie	Joyce	31
1942	Go to BlazesMovie	Elsie	31
0	EstherSeries	Self	—