Thora Hird

1911-05-28 – 2003-03-15 (age 91) Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

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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.

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Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Known For

The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955

as Rosie Wrigley

The Lodger

The Lodger

1944

as First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)

The Weaker Sex

The Weaker Sex

1948

as Mrs. Gaye

Memento Mori

Memento Mori

1992

as Jean Taylor

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

1988

as Mrs. Gordon

Conspirator

Conspirator

1949

as Broaders

The Nightcomers

The Nightcomers

1972

as Mrs. Grose

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952

as Doctor's Housekeeper

Corridor of Mirrors

Corridor of Mirrors

1948

as Visitor in Tussauds

Term of Trial

Term of Trial

1962

as Mrs. Taylor

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1960

as Mrs. Ada Lapford

Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women

1944

as Mrs. Burtshaw

My Brother Jonathan

My Brother Jonathan

1948

as Ada

Street Corner

Street Corner

1953

as Mrs. Perkins

Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942

as Ivy

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1967

as Nurse

One Good Turn

One Good Turn

1955

as Cook

Intensive Care

Intensive Care

1982

as Aunty Kitty

A Kind of Loving

A Kind of Loving

1962

as Mrs. Rothwell

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

1963

as Mrs. Jessup