Flora Robson
Known for
Acting
Life
1902 – 1984 (aged 82)
Born in
South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England
Credits
View on IMDb58 acting credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dame Flora McKenzie Robson, DBE (28 March 1902 – 7 July 1984) was an English actress and star of the theatrical stage and cinema, particularly renowned for her performances in plays demanding dramatic and emotional intensity. Her range extended from queens to murderesses.
Known For
Clash of the Titans
12 Jun 1981
Black Narcissus
26 May 1947
Wuthering Heights
07 Apr 1939
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
16 Jun 1965
55 Days at Peking
06 May 1963
Murder at the Gallop
09 May 1963
The Sea Hawk
10 Aug 1940
7 Women
11 Dec 1965
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Filmography
1981
- Clash of the Titansas A Stygian Witch
1980
- A Tale of Two Citiesas Miss Pross
- Gauguin the Savageas Sister Allandre
- Dominiqueas Mrs. Davis
1979
- A Man Called Intrepidas Sister Luke3 episodes
1978
- Les Misérablesas the Prioress
1974
- The Canterville Ghostas Mrs. Umney
- Heidias Grandmother4 episodes
1972
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderlandas Queen of Hearts
1971
- The Beast in the Cellaras Joyce Ballantyne
- The Big Black Sowas La Nonna
- Sinas Antigone
1970
- Fragment of Fearas Lucy Dawson
1967
- The Shuttered Roomas Aunt Agatha
1966
- Eye of the Devilas Countess Estelle
- David Copperfieldas Betsey Trotwood8 episodes
1965
- 7 Womenas Miss Binns
- BBC Play of the Monthas May Beringer1 episode
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas Mrs. Frobisher1 episode
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutesas Mother Superior
- Young Cassidyas Mrs. Cassidy
1964
- Guns at Batasias Miss Barker-Wise
1963
- Murder at the Gallopas Miss Milchrest
- 55 Days at Pekingas Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
- The Human Jungleas Dorothy Wyley1 episode
1958
- Innocent Sinnersas Olivia Chesney
- The Gypsy and the Gentlemanas Mrs. Haggard
1957
- No Time for Tearsas Sister Birch
- High Tide at Noonas Donna MacKenzie
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Miss. Pringle1 episode
1955
- Romeo and Julietas Nurse
1954
- Romeo and Julietas Nurse
1953
- Malta Storyas Melita Gonzar
1952
- Tall Headlinesas Mary Rackham
1948
- Saraband for Dead Loversas Countess Clara Platen
- Good-Time Girlas Miss Thorpe
1947
- Holiday Campas Esther Harman
- Friedaas Nell Dawson
- Black Narcissusas Sister Philippa
1946
- The Years Betweenas Nanny
1945
- Caesar and Cleopatraas Ftatateeta
- Saratoga Trunkas Angelique Buiton
- Great Dayas Mrs. Liz Ellis
1944
- Two Thousand Womenas Miss Manningford
1941
- Bahama Passageas Mrs. Ainsworth
1940
- The Sea Hawkas Queen Elizabeth
1939
- Invisible Stripesas Mrs. Taylor
- We Are Not Aloneas Jessica Newcome
- The Lion Has Wingsas Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
- Poison Penas Mary Rider
- Smithas Mrs. Smith
- Wuthering Heightsas Ellen Dean
1937
- Fire Over Englandas Queen Elizabeth I of England
- Farewell Againas Lucy Blair
- I, Claudiusas Livia
1934
- The Rise of Catherine the Greatas Empress Elisabeth
1933
- One Precious Yearas Julia Skene
1931
- Dance Pretty Ladyas Mrs. Raeburn