
Thora Hird
Acting
1911-05-28 - Present
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.
Credits

The Quatermass XperimentasRosie Wrigley

The Magic BoxasDoctor's Housekeeper

Corridor of MirrorsasVisitor in Tussauds

The EntertainerasMrs. Ada Lapford

The NightcomersasMrs. Grose

Went the Day Well?asIvy

The LodgerasFirst Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)

A Kind of LovingasMrs. Rothwell

The MagnetasNanny's friend

Simon and LauraasJessie

Term of TrialasMrs. Taylor

Wide-Eyed and LeglessasDeric's Mother

Memento MoriasJean Taylor

LostasKelly's landlady

Portrait from LifeasMrs. Skinner

These Dangerous YearsasMrs. Ada Larkin

Street CornerasMrs. Perkins

Now and ForeverasMaggie the Maid (uncredited)

One Good TurnasCook

Once a Jolly SwagmanasMa Fox

The Weaker SexasMrs. Gaye

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia WoolfasMrs. Hopkins

The Mayor's CharityasOlive Major

The Next of KinasATS drover with puncture

Boys in BrownasMrs. Knowles

Emergency CallasMrs. Cornelius

The Blind GoddessasDerek's Charwoman

Consuming PassionsasMrs. Gordon

Pat and MargaretasJim's Mother

Bitter HarvestasMrs. Jessup

Rattle of a Simple ManasMrs. Winthram

Sailor BewareasMrs Lack

Madness of the HeartasRosa

The Courtneys of Curzon StreetasMaud

The Long MemoryasMrs Pewsey

A Day to RememberasMrs. Trott

Blonde Baitas'Granny' Ramsey

Tiger by the TailasMary

Home and AwayasMargie Groves

The Big FrameasHotel Maid

For Better, for WorseasMrs. Doyle

Lost for WordsasAnnie Longden

Afternoon OffasMrs Beevers

The Galloping MajorasTea Stall Woman (uncredited)

Some Will, Some Won'tasAgnes Russell
Don't Blame the StorkasAgnes O'Connor

ConspiratorasBroaders

Maytime in MayfairasJanet

The Black Sheep of WhitehallasJoyce

Women Without MenasGran' Rafferty

A Boy, a Girl and a BikeasMrs. Bates

Two Thousand WomenasMrs. Burtshaw

The Foreman Went to FranceasBarmaid

My Brother JonathanasAda

Time, Gentlemen, Please!asAlice Crouch

Further Up the CreekasMrs. Galloway

Romeo and JulietasNurse

Talking Headsas

Personal AffairasMrs. Usher

Intensive CareasAunty Kitty

Talking Heads 2as

Fools Rush InasMrs. Coot

The Love MatchasSal Brown
Julie and the CadillacsasJulie's grandmother

BackgroundasMrs. Humphries

The Good CompanionsasMrs Oakroyd

The Tailor of GloucesterasMrs. Speck

Go to BlazesasElsie

The Great GameasMiss Rawlings

Turn the Key SoftlyasMrs. Rowan, landlady

Once a SinnerasMrs. James

The Villa MarocasDoris

The Cure for LoveasMrs. Dorbell

The Frightened ManasVera

The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonasOld Betsy
A Clean SweepasVera Watson
Emma and GrandpaasNarrator (UK)
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!asBlanche Hoskins

Over the OddsasMrs Carter

The Fox TrotasGwen

Say Something HappenedasElizabeth Mary Rhodes