Acting
Flora Robson
Born March 28, 1902 · South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England · Died July 7, 1984
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
62
6.9
Clash of the Titans
A Stygian Witch
937.7
Black Narcissus
Sister Philippa
827.5
Wuthering Heights
Ellen Dean
637.0
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Mother Superior
556.7
55 Days at Peking
Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
757.2
Murder at the Gallop
Miss Milchrest
817.6
The Sea Hawk
Queen Elizabeth
606.8
7 Women
Miss Binns
416.1
Eye of the Devil
Countess Estelle
486.2
Caesar and Cleopatra
Ftatateeta
5.7
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Queen of Hearts
7.3
Les Misérables
the Prioress
6.5
Fire Over England
Queen Elizabeth I of England
5.8
The Shuttered Room
Aunt Agatha
324.9
The Beast in the Cellar
Joyce Ballantyne
6.1
Fragment of Fear
Lucy Dawson
7.1
Guns at Batasi
Miss Barker-Wise
5.5
Dominique
Mrs. Davis
6.7
Invisible Stripes
Mrs. Taylor
6.5
Malta Story
Melita Gonzar
Filmography
- 2019Churchill and the Movie MogulSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1988The Making of a Legend: Gone with the WindSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1981Clash of the TitansA Stygian WitchMovie
- 1980A Tale of Two CitiesMiss ProssMovie
- 1980Gauguin the SavageSister AllandreMovie
- 1980DominiqueMrs. DavisMovie
- 1979A Man Called IntrepidSister LukeSeries
- 1978Les Misérablesthe PrioressMovie
- 1975A LegacyNarratorSeries
- 1974The Canterville GhostMrs. UmneyMovie
- 1974HeidiGrandmotherSeries
- 1972Alice's Adventures in WonderlandQueen of HeartsMovie
- 1971Film '72SelfSeries
- 1971The Beast in the CellarJoyce BallantyneMovie
- 1971The Big Black SowLa NonnaMovie
- 1971SinAntigoneMovie
- 1970Fragment of FearLucy DawsonMovie
- 1969The Epic That Never WasSelf - Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)Movie
- 1967The Shuttered RoomAunt AgathaMovie
- 1966Eye of the DevilCountess EstelleMovie
- 1966David CopperfieldBetsey TrotwoodSeries
- 19657 WomenMiss BinnsMovie
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthMay BeringerSeries
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreMrs. FrobisherSeries
- 1965Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 MinutesMother SuperiorMovie
- 1965Young CassidyMrs. CassidyMovie
- 1964Guns at BatasiMiss Barker-WiseMovie
- 1963Murder at the GallopMiss MilchrestMovie
- 196355 Days at PekingDowager Empress Tzu-HsiMovie
- 1963The Human JungleDorothy WyleySeries
- 1958Innocent SinnersOlivia ChesneyMovie
- 1958The Gypsy and the GentlemanMrs. HaggardMovie
- 1957No Time for TearsSister BirchMovie
- 1957Full Screen AheadSelfMovie
- 1957High Tide at NoonDonna MacKenzieMovie
- 1956Armchair TheatreMiss. PringleSeries
- 1955Romeo and JulietNurseMovie
- 1954Romeo and JulietNurseMovie
- 1953Malta StoryMelita GonzarMovie
- 1952Tall HeadlinesMary RackhamMovie
- 1948Saraband for Dead LoversCountess Clara PlatenMovie
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries
- 1948Good-Time GirlMiss ThorpeMovie
- 1947Holiday CampEsther HarmanMovie
- 1947FriedaNell DawsonMovie
- 1947Black NarcissusSister PhilippaMovie
- 1946The Years BetweenNannyMovie
- 1945Caesar and CleopatraFtatateetaMovie
- 1945Saratoga TrunkAngelique BuitonMovie
- 1945Great DayMrs. Liz EllisMovie
- 1944Two Thousand WomenMiss ManningfordMovie
- 1941Bahama PassageMrs. AinsworthMovie
- 1940The Sea HawkQueen ElizabethMovie
- 1939Invisible StripesMrs. TaylorMovie
- 1939We Are Not AloneJessica NewcomeMovie
- 1939The Lion Has WingsQueen Elizabeth I (archive footage)Movie
- 1939Poison PenMary RiderMovie
- 1939SmithMrs. SmithMovie
- 1939Wuthering HeightsEllen DeanMovie
- 1937Fire Over EnglandQueen Elizabeth I of EnglandMovie
- 1937Farewell AgainLucy BlairMovie
- 1937I, ClaudiusLiviaMovie
- 1934The Rise of Catherine the GreatEmpress ElisabethMovie
- 1933One Precious YearJulia SkeneMovie
- 1931Dance Pretty LadyMrs. RaeburnMovie