ACTOR · FROM MORECAMBE, UK
Thora Hird
1911–2003114 credits since 1942
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ABOUT THORA
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born28 May 1911
Died15 March 2003
BirthplaceMorecambe, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora32 of 114 titles
Known for
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 32
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- All Creatures Great and SmallIMDb 8.4
- Working since
- 1942
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2000s
1 title
2 episodes
The 1990s
12 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average
as Annie Longden
Julie and the Cadillacs
Not on Cineoraas Julie's grandmother
Seriesas Enid · 1 episode
as Postmistress · 2 episodes
Movieas Jim's Mother
as Deric's Mother
Goggle Eyes
Not on Cineoraas Mrs Harrington · 4 episodes
The 1980s
14 titles
as Mrs. Speck
as Deric's Mother · 1 episode
as Violet · 1 episode
as Mrs. Gordon
as Edie Pegden
as Edie Pegden
as Jean Taylor · 1 episode
The 1970s
13 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average
as Mrs Beevers
1 episode
as Mrs Entwistle · 1 episode
as Mrs. Hopkins
Seriesas Mrs. Clarke · 2 episodes
as Olive Major
Seriesas Edie · 138 episodes
as Doris
The 1960s
16 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
as Ivy Unsworth · 36 episodes
as Sarah Danby · 54 episodes
as Nurse
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
Not on Cineoraas Blanche Hoskins
as Clare Soppitt · 1 episode
Movieas Mrs. Winthram
as Blanche Hoskins · 1 episode
Meet the Wife
Not on Cineora38 episodes
The 1950s
36 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
as Mrs. Galloway
A Clean Sweep
Not on Cineoraas Vera Watson
as Mrs. Ada Larkin
as Mrs Oakroyd
as Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
as Mrs Lack
as Margie Groves
as Momma Brodsky · 1 episode
The 1940s
22 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
as Mrs. Dorbell
as Rosa
Movieas Mrs. Knowles
Movieas Broaders
as Janet
as Mrs. Bates
as Mrs. Coot
Movieas Ma Fox
Often works with
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Dirk BogardeBoys in Brown, Once a Jolly Swagman and 1 more
Michael MedwinRattle of a Simple Man, Boys in Brown and 1 more
Angus MacPhailWriter · Went the Day Well?, The Foreman Went to France and 1 more
Muriel BoxDirector · Simon and Laura, Rattle of a Simple Man and 1 more
John DightonWriter · Went the Day Well?, The Foreman Went to France and 1 more
William AlwynComposer · The Magic Box, The Long Memory and 1 more
William WaltonComposer · Went the Day Well?, The Foreman Went to France and 1 more
