Thora Hird

Thora Hird
Hird in 1974
Born(1911-05-28)28 May 1911
Died15 March 2003(2003-03-15) (aged 91)
Twickenham, London, England
Resting placeChichester Crematorium and Garden of Remembrance, Chichester, West Sussex, England
OccupationActress
Years active1931–2003
Notable workSee here
TelevisionLast of the Summer Wine
In Loving Memory
Hallelujah!
Spouse
James Scott
(m. 1937; died 1994)
[1]
ChildrenJanette Scott

Dame Thora Hird DBE (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress. In a career spanning over 70 years,[2] she appeared in more than 100 films, as well as many television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.[3]

A three-time winner of the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, for Talking Heads: A Cream Cracker Under the Settee (1989), Talking Heads: Waiting for the Telegram (1999) and Lost for Words (2000). She also received a BAFTA Special Award in 1994.[4] Her film credits included The Love Match (1955), The Entertainer (1960), A Kind of Loving (1962) and The Nightcomers (1971).[5]

  1. ^ ""TV GREATS:DAME THORA HIRD 1911 – 2003", Television Heaven". Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Dame Thora Hird Obituary". The Independent. 17 March 2003. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Dame Thora Hird". BBC News. 15 March 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  4. ^ "BAFTA Awards Search | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Thora Hird | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 24 December 2023.