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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Not in the Diary x24 Dumpbin
- Nothing Like a Dame
- I Believe
- Thora Hird's "Praise Be!" Book of Prayers
- Thora Hird's Praise be! Christmas book
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Film & TV
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.
Known for
- Thora Hird Tribute — Self, Various Characters (archive footage)2003
- The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything2000
- Lost for Words — Annie Longden1999
- Julie and the Cadillacs — Julie's grandmother1999
- Talking Heads 21998
- dinnerladies — Enid1998
- Parkinson — Self1998
- The Queen's Nose — Postmistress1995
- Pat and Margaret — Jim's Mother1994
- Wide-Eyed and Legless — Deric's Mother1993
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1911-05-28
- Active to
- 2003-03-15
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 59
- Total plays
- 272
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Morecambe
- Child
- Janette Scott
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Dame Thora Hird Allan Warren.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1911-05-28
- date of death
- 2003-03-15
- Commons category
- Thora Hird
- ethnic group
- English people
- cause of death
- stroke
- start of work period
- 1931-00-00
Sources (3)
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