Acting
Flora Robson
Born 1902-03-28
South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Flora Robson
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Clash of the Titans
1981
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Black Narcissus
1947
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Wuthering Heights
1939
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BBC Play of the Month
1965
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
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55 Days at Peking
1963
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Murder at the Gallop
1963
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The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
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Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
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The Sea Hawk
1940
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (64 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Churchill and the Movie Mogul | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1988 |
 | Clash of the Titans | A Stygian Witch | Movie | 1981 |
 | A Tale of Two Cities | Miss Pross | Movie | 1980 |
 | Gauguin the Savage | Sister Allandre | Movie | 1980 |
 | Dominique | Mrs. Davis | Movie | 1980 |
 | A Man Called Intrepid | Sister Luke | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Les Misérables | the Prioress | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Canterville Ghost | Mrs. Umney | Movie | 1974 |
 | Heidi | Grandmother | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Queen of Hearts | Movie | 1972 |
| Film '72 | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | The Beast in the Cellar | Joyce Ballantyne | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Big Black Sow | La Nonna | Movie | 1971 |
 | Sin | Antigone | Movie | 1971 |
 | Fragment of Fear | Lucy Dawson | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Epic That Never Was | Self - Interviewee / Livia (archive footage) | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Shuttered Room | Aunt Agatha | Movie | 1967 |
 | Eye of the Devil | Countess Estelle | Movie | 1966 |
| David Copperfield | Betsey Trotwood | TV Series | 1966 | |
 | 7 Women | Miss Binns | Movie | 1965 |
 | BBC Play of the Month | May Beringer | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Mrs. Frobisher | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes | Mother Superior | Movie | 1965 |
 | Young Cassidy | Mrs. Cassidy | Movie | 1965 |
 | Guns at Batasi | Miss Barker-Wise | Movie | 1964 |
 | Murder at the Gallop | Miss Milchrest | Movie | 1963 |
 | 55 Days at Peking | Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Human Jungle | Dorothy Wyley | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Innocent Sinners | Olivia Chesney | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Mrs. Haggard | Movie | 1958 |
 | No Time for Tears | Sister Birch | Movie | 1957 |
 | Full Screen Ahead | Self | Movie | 1957 |
 | High Tide at Noon | Donna MacKenzie | Movie | 1957 |
 | Armchair Theatre | Miss. Pringle | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Romeo and Juliet | Nurse | Movie | 1955 |
 | Romeo and Juliet | Nurse | Movie | 1954 |
 | Malta Story | Melita Gonzar | Movie | 1953 |
 | Tall Headlines | Mary Rackham | Movie | 1952 |
 | Saraband for Dead Lovers | Countess Clara Platen | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | Good-Time Girl | Miss Thorpe | Movie | 1948 |
 | Holiday Camp | Esther Harman | Movie | 1947 |
 | Frieda | Nell Dawson | Movie | 1947 |
 | Black Narcissus | Sister Philippa | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Years Between | Nanny | Movie | 1946 |
 | Caesar and Cleopatra | Ftatateeta | Movie | 1945 |
 | Saratoga Trunk | Angelique Buiton | Movie | 1945 |
 | Great Day | Mrs. Liz Ellis | Movie | 1945 |
 | Two Thousand Women | Miss Manningford | Movie | 1944 |
 | Bahama Passage | Mrs. Ainsworth | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Sea Hawk | Queen Elizabeth | Movie | 1940 |
 | Invisible Stripes | Mrs. Taylor | Movie | 1939 |
 | We Are Not Alone | Jessica Newcome | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Lion Has Wings | Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Poison Pen | Mary Rider | Movie | 1939 |
| Smith | Mrs. Smith | Movie | 1939 | |
 | Wuthering Heights | Ellen Dean | Movie | 1939 |
 | Fire Over England | Queen Elizabeth I of England | Movie | 1937 |
 | Farewell Again | Lucy Blair | Movie | 1937 |
 | I, Claudius | Livia | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Rise of Catherine the Great | Empress Elisabeth | Movie | 1934 |
 | One Precious Year | Julia Skene | Movie | 1933 |
| Dance Pretty Lady | Mrs. Raeburn | Movie | 1931 |