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Thora Hird

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Actress

The Resume

    (May 28, 1911-March 15, 2003)
    Born in Morecambe, England, United Kingdom
    Portrayed Thora Blacklock in 'Meet the Wife' (1963-66), Ivy Unsworth in 'In Loving Memory' (1979-86), Emily Ridley in 'Hallelujah!' (1981-84) and Edie Pegden in 'Last of the Summer Wine' (1986-2003)
    Hosted the viewer-request shows 'Songs of Praise Choice' (1977-83) and 'Praise Be!' (1984-93)
    Appeared in the films 'Went the Day Well?' (1942), 'Maytime in Mayfair' (1949), 'The Quartermass Experiment' (1955), 'Sailor Beware!' (1956), 'The Entertainer' (1960), 'A Kind of Loving' (1962) and 'Some Will, Some Won't' (1970)
    Named a Dame Commander of the British Empire (1993)

Why she might be annoying:

    She said she played maids so often she could bring in a tray 50 different ways.
    Son-in-law Mel Torme said that she made his married life miserable, resulting in a divorce.
    She gave her autobiography the punning title 'Scene and Hird.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was married to Jimmy Scott for 56 years until his death.
    She won three BAFTA Awards for best TV actress (1987,1998-99).
    She was a favorite actress of playwrights John Osborne and Alan Bennett.
    She said, 'People come up to me -- strangers -- and chat because I'm ordinary. I like that.'
    She continued acting almost daily into her 90s.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 116 Votes: 60.34% Annoying