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Thora Hird

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Thora Hird

Born May 28, 1911 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UKDied March 15, 200385 films

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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Went the Day Well? posterFirst watchWent the Day Well?19427.1as IvyThe quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion.View film

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Filmography

85 films as actor
  1. 1999Lost for WordsAnnie Longden
  2. 1999Julie and the CadillacsJulie's grandmother
  3. 1998Talking Heads 2
  4. 1994Pat and MargaretJim's Mother
  5. 1993Wide-Eyed and LeglessDeric's Mother
  6. 1992Memento MoriJean Taylor
  7. 1990The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonOld Betsy
  8. 1989The Tailor of GloucesterMrs. Speck
  9. 1988Talking Heads
  10. 1988Consuming PassionsMrs. Gordon
  11. 1987Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream AcresEdie Pegden
  12. 1986Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the BrideEdie Pegden
  13. 1983Emma and GrandpaNarrator (voice)
  14. 1982Say Something HappenedElizabeth Mary Rhodes
  15. 1982Intensive CareAunty Kitty
  16. 1979Afternoon OffMrs Beevers
  17. 1978Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia WoolfMrs. Hopkins
  18. 1977The Mayor's CharityOlive Major
  19. 1972The Villa MarocDoris
  20. 1972The NightcomersMrs. Grose
  21. 1971The Fox TrotGwen
  22. 1970Some Will, Some Won'tAgnes Russell
  23. 1967Romeo and JulietNurse
  24. 1966Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!Blanche Hoskins
  25. 1964Rattle of a Simple ManMrs. Winthram
  26. 1963Bitter HarvestMrs. Jessup
  27. 1962Term of TrialMrs. Taylor
  28. 1962A Kind of LovingMrs. Rothwell
  29. 1961Over the OddsMrs Carter
  30. 1960The EntertainerMrs. Ada Lapford
  31. 1958Further Up the CreekMrs. Galloway
  32. 1958A Clean SweepVera Watson
  33. 1957These Dangerous YearsMrs. Ada Larkin
  34. 1957The Good CompanionsMrs Oakroyd
  35. 1956Now and ForeverMaggie the Maid (uncredited)
  36. 1956Sailor BewareMrs Lack
  37. 1956Home and AwayMargie Groves
  38. 1956Women Without MenGran' Rafferty
  39. 1956Blonde Bait'Granny' Ramsey
  40. 1956LostKelly's landlady
  41. 1955Simon and LauraJessie
  42. 1955The Quatermass XperimentRosie Wrigley
  43. 1955Tiger by the TailMary
  44. 1955The Love MatchSal Brown
  45. 1955One Good TurnCook
  46. 1954The Crowded DayCustomer
  47. 1954For Better, for WorseMrs. Doyle
  48. 1954Don't Blame the StorkAgnes O'Connor
  49. 1953A Day to RememberMrs. Trott
  50. 1953BackgroundMrs. Humphries
  51. 1953Personal AffairMrs. Usher
  52. 1953Turn the Key SoftlyMrs. Rowan, landlady
  53. 1953Street CornerMrs. Perkins
  54. 1953The Long MemoryMrs Pewsey
  55. 1953The Great GameMiss Rawlings
  56. 1952The Big FrameHotel Maid
  57. 1952Time, Gentlemen, Please!Alice Crouch
  58. 1952Emergency CallMrs. Cornelius
  59. 1952The Frightened ManVera
  60. 1952The Magic BoxDoctor's Housekeeper
  61. 1951The Galloping MajorTea Stall Woman (uncredited)
  62. 1950The MagnetNanny's friend
  63. 1950Once a SinnerMrs. James
  64. 1949The Cure for LoveMrs. Dorbell
  65. 1949Madness of the HeartRosa
  66. 1949Boys in BrownMrs. Knowles
  67. 1949ConspiratorBroaders
  68. 1949Maytime in MayfairJanet
  69. 1949A Boy, a Girl and a BikeMrs. Bates
  70. 1949Fools Rush InMrs. Coot
  71. 1949Once a Jolly SwagmanMa Fox
  72. 1948Portrait from LifeMrs. Skinner
  73. 1948The Weaker SexMrs. Gaye
  74. 1948The Blind GoddessDerek's Charwoman
  75. 1948Corridor of MirrorsVisitor in Tussauds
  76. 1948My Brother JonathanAda
  77. 1947The Courtneys of Curzon StreetMaud
  78. 1944Two Thousand WomenMrs. Burtshaw
  79. 1944The LodgerFirst Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
  80. 1942Went the Day Well?Ivy
  81. 1942The Foreman Went to FranceBarmaid
  82. 1942The Next of KinATS drover with puncture
  83. 1942The Black Sheep of WhitehallJoyce
  84. 1942The Big BlockadeGerman barmaid (uncredited)
  85. 1942Go to BlazesElsie