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Thora Hird

Thora Hird

Birthday: 1911-05-28 | 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1999
Julie and the Cadillacs

as    Julie's grandmother

1994
Wide-Eyed and Legless

as    Deric's Mother

1969
In Loving Memory

as    Ivy Unsworth

1960
The Entertainer

as    Mrs. Ada Lapford

1956
Blonde Bait

as    'Granny' Ramsey

1956
Women Without Men

as    Gran' Rafferty

1956
Lost

as    Kelly's landlady

1956
Home and Away

as    Margie Groves

1955
Tiger by the Tail

as    Mary

1954
Don't Blame the Stork

as    Agnes O'Connor

1954
Turn the Key Softly

as    Mrs. Rowan, landlady

1954
Personal Affair

as    Mrs. Usher

1953
The Long Memory

as    Mrs Pewsey

1953
Emergency Call

as    Mrs. Cornelius

1952
The Frightened Man

as    Vera

1950
Conspirator

as    Broaders

1949
Once a Jolly Swagman

as    Ma Fox

1949
Madness of the Heart

as    Rosa