Thora Hird

Born: 1911-05-28, Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK

Died: 2003-03-15

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.

Filmography

• Screen Two (1985)
• Heartbeat (1992)
• The Wednesday Play (1964)
• Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
• Z-Cars (1962)
• Blankety Blank (1979)
• All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
• Screen One (1989)
• dinnerladies (1998)
• The Queen's Nose (1995)
• Tell Me Another (1976)
• Went the Day Well? (1942)
• Objects of Affection (1982)
• Consuming Passions (1988)
• The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
• The Nightcomers (1972)
• One Good Turn (1955)
• Conspirator (1949)
• The Long Memory (1953)
• Tiger by the Tail (1955)
• The Magnet (1950)
• The Weaker Sex (1948)
• The Foreman Went to France (1942)
• Term of Trial (1962)
• Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres (1987)
• Simon and Laura (1955)
• The Love Match (1955)
• Corridor of Mirrors (1948)
• The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)
• Rattle of a Simple Man (1964)