Thora Hird
Thora Hird is known for The Quatermass Xperiment (1955), The Lodger (1944), The Nightcomers (1972).
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.
Questions about Thora Hird
How many Thora Hird films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 70 films with Thora Hird, from 1942 to 2003.
What is the best rated Thora Hird film?
The best rated Thora Hird film in the catalogue is The Quatermass Xperiment (1955), rated 6.5.
What was the first Thora Hird film?
The first Thora Hird film in the catalogue is Went the Day Well?, from 1942.
Who has Thora Hird worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Thora Hird shares the most credits with Alan Bates (2 films) and Gwen Nelson (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Known for
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6.5 The Quatermass Xperiment
1955
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6.5 The Lodger
1944
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7.1 Went the Day Well?
1942
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5.7 The Nightcomers
1972
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8.3 Consuming Passions
1988
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6.2 The Entertainer
1960
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6.2 One Good Turn
1955
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5.8 Conspirator
1949
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7.1 A Kind of Loving
1962
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7.7 Pat and Margaret
1994
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6.7 The Long Memory
1953
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8.0 Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952
Full filmography
86 films — 70 in the catalogue
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Thora Hird Tribute
2003 · Self, Various Characters (archive footage)
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6.5 Lost for Words
1999 · Annie Longden
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8.0 Julie and the Cadillacs
1999 · Julie's grandmother
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8.5 Talking Heads 2
1998
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7.7
Pat and Margaret
1994 · Jim's Mother
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6.5 Wide-Eyed and Legless
1993 · Deric's Mother
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6.3 Memento Mori
1992 · Jean Taylor
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The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990 · Old Betsy
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The Tailor of Gloucester
1989 · Mrs. Speck
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5.0 Talking Heads
1988
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8.3
Consuming Passions
1988 · Mrs. Gordon
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Last of the Summer Wine: Big Day at Dream Acres
1987 · Edie Pegden
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Last of the Summer Wine: Uncle of the Bride
1986 · Edie Pegden
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7.0 Emma and Grandpa
1983 · Narrator (voice)
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Say Something Happened
1982 · Elizabeth Mary Rhodes
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9.0 Intensive Care
1982 · Aunty Kitty
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Afternoon Off
1979 · Mrs Beevers
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10.0 Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1978 · Mrs. Hopkins
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9.0 The Mayor's Charity
1977 · Olive Major
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The Villa Maroc
1972 · Doris
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5.7
The Nightcomers
1972 · Mrs. Grose
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9.0 The Fox Trot
1971 · Gwen
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5.2 Some Will, Some Won't
1970 · Agnes Russell
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Romeo and Juliet
1967 · Nurse
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Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
1966 · Blanche Hoskins
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5.5 Rattle of a Simple Man
1964 · Mrs. Winthram
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6.2 Bitter Harvest
1963 · Mrs. Jessup
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6.1 Term of Trial
1962 · Mrs. Taylor
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7.1
A Kind of Loving
1962 · Mrs. Rothwell
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10.0 Over the Odds
1961 · Mrs Carter
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6.2
The Entertainer
1960 · Mrs. Ada Lapford
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6.6 Further Up the Creek
1958 · Mrs. Galloway
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A Clean Sweep
1958 · Vera Watson
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7.3 These Dangerous Years
1957 · Mrs. Ada Larkin
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7.0 The Good Companions
1957 · Mrs Oakroyd
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7.0 Now and Forever
1956 · Maggie the Maid (uncredited)
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7.5 Sailor Beware
1956 · Mrs Lack
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7.0 Home and Away
1956 · Margie Groves
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7.5 Women Without Men
1956 · Gran' Rafferty
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5.8 Blonde Bait
1956 · 'Granny' Ramsey
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6.8 Lost
1956 · Kelly's landlady
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5.9 Simon and Laura
1955 · Jessie
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6.5
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955 · Rosie Wrigley
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6.3 Tiger by the Tail
1955 · Mary
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7.7 The Love Match
1955 · Sal Brown
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6.2
One Good Turn
1955 · Cook
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5.8 The Crowded Day
1954 · Customer
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5.8 For Better, for Worse
1954 · Mrs. Doyle
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9.0
Don't Blame the Stork
1954 · Agnes O'Connor
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7.4 A Day to Remember
1953 · Mrs. Trott
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7.0 Background
1953 · Mrs. Humphries
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6.3 Personal Affair
1953 · Mrs. Usher
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6.3 Turn the Key Softly
1953 · Mrs. Rowan, landlady
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5.5 Street Corner
1953 · Mrs. Perkins
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6.7
The Long Memory
1953 · Mrs Pewsey
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7.3 The Great Game
1953 · Miss Rawlings
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4.5 The Lost Hours
1952 · Hotel Maid
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8.0
Time, Gentlemen, Please!
1952 · Alice Crouch
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6.7 Emergency Call
1952 · Mrs. Cornelius
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6.5 The Frightened Man
1952 · Vera
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6.5 The Magic Box
1952 · Doctor's Housekeeper
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6.1 The Galloping Major
1951 · Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
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6.4 The Magnet
1950 · Nanny's friend
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7.1 Once a Sinner
1950 · Mrs. James
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7.0 The Cure for Love
1949 · Mrs. Dorbell
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6.0 Madness of the Heart
1949 · Rosa
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6.3 Boys in Brown
1949 · Mrs. Knowles
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5.8
Conspirator
1949 · Broaders
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6.5 Maytime in Mayfair
1949 · Janet
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4.9 A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949 · Mrs. Bates
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6.7 Fools Rush In
1949 · Mrs. Coot
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5.8 Once a Jolly Swagman
1949 · Ma Fox
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6.3 Portrait from Life
1948 · Mrs. Skinner
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6.7 The Weaker Sex
1948 · Mrs. Gaye
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5.8 The Blind Goddess
1948 · Derek's Charwoman
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6.0 Corridor of Mirrors
1948 · Visitor in Tussauds
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6.8 My Brother Jonathan
1948 · Ada
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5.3 The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947 · Maud
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6.9 Two Thousand Women
1944 · Mrs. Burtshaw
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6.5
The Lodger
1944 · First Murder Victim Katie (uncredited)
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7.1
Went the Day Well?
1942 · Ivy
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6.6 The Foreman Went to France
1942 · Barmaid
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5.0 The Next of Kin
1942 · ATS drover with puncture
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8.2 The Black Sheep of Whitehall
1942 · Joyce
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6.7 The Big Blockade
1942 · German barmaid (uncredited)
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9.0 Go to Blazes
1942 · Elsie
Series and TV shows
6 titles
7.5
7.2
7.8
7.2
6.6
6.4
People data: TMDb.
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