Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Date of Birth:

May 28, 1911

Place of Birth:

Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

filmography:

The Next of Kin The Next of Kin

1942

The Blind Goddess The Blind Goddess

1948

Don't Blame the Stork Don't Blame the Stork

1954

Emma and Grandpa Emma and Grandpa

1970

Bitter Harvest Bitter Harvest

1963

Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet

1967

The Lodger The Lodger

1944

Street Corner Street Corner

1953

Wide-Eyed and Legless Wide-Eyed and Legless

1993

Background Background

1953

Simon and Laura Simon and Laura

1955

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

1978

Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am! Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

1966

My Brother Jonathan My Brother Jonathan

1948

Afternoon Off Afternoon Off

1979

Fools Rush In Fools Rush In

1949

Julie and the Cadillacs Julie and the Cadillacs

1999

Talking Heads 2 Talking Heads 2

1998

Talking Heads Talking Heads

1988

Two Thousand Women Two Thousand Women

1944

The Magic Box The Magic Box

1952

The Foreman Went to France The Foreman Went to France

1942

The Cure for Love The Cure for Love

1949

Memento Mori Memento Mori

1992

A Clean Sweep A Clean Sweep

1958

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990

The Galloping Major The Galloping Major

1951

Say Something Happened Say Something Happened

1982

The Mayor's Charity The Mayor's Charity

1977

The Frightened Man The Frightened Man

1952

The Courtneys of Curzon Street The Courtneys of Curzon Street

1947

Home and Away Home and Away

1956

The Good Companions The Good Companions

1957

Sailor Beware Sailor Beware

1956

The Weaker Sex The Weaker Sex

1948

Tiger by the Tail Tiger by the Tail

1955

The Fox Trot The Fox Trot

1971

The Villa Maroc The Villa Maroc

1972

Maytime in Mayfair Maytime in Mayfair

1949

Intensive Care Intensive Care

1982

The Tailor of Gloucester The Tailor of Gloucester

1989

Term of Trial Term of Trial

1962

Conspirator Conspirator

1949

The Long Memory The Long Memory

1953

Time, Gentlemen, Please! Time, Gentlemen, Please!

1952

Once a Jolly Swagman Once a Jolly Swagman

1949

Lost Lost

1956

Turn the Key Softly Turn the Key Softly

1953

Personal Affair Personal Affair

1953

The Entertainer The Entertainer

1960

The Magnet The Magnet

1950

A Kind of Loving A Kind of Loving

1962

Corridor of Mirrors Corridor of Mirrors

1948

The Quatermass Xperiment The Quatermass Xperiment

1955

Madness of the Heart Madness of the Heart

1949

The Nightcomers The Nightcomers

1972

The Big Frame The Big Frame

1952

One Good Turn One Good Turn

1955

For Better, for Worse For Better, for Worse

1954

Blonde Bait Blonde Bait

1956

Some Will, Some Won't Some Will, Some Won't

1970

Portrait from Life Portrait from Life

1948

Once a Sinner Once a Sinner

1950

Women Without Men Women Without Men

1956

Rattle of a Simple Man Rattle of a Simple Man

1964

These Dangerous Years These Dangerous Years

1957

The Great Game The Great Game

1953

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

1949

Go to Blazes Go to Blazes

1942

Lost for Words Lost for Words

1999

A Day to Remember A Day to Remember

1953

Now and Forever Now and Forever

1956

Boys in Brown Boys in Brown

1949

The Black Sheep of Whitehall The Black Sheep of Whitehall

1942

Further Up the Creek Further Up the Creek

1958

Consuming Passions Consuming Passions

1988

Pat and Margaret Pat and Margaret

1994

The Love Match The Love Match

1955

Emergency Call Emergency Call

1952

Went the Day Well? Went the Day Well?

1942

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