Flora Robson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1902-03-28
Day of Death
1984-07-07 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England
Flora Robson
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
Acting
(1988)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
(1981)
Clash of the Titans
as A Stygian Witch
(1980)
A Tale of Two Cities
as Miss Pross
(1980)
Dominique
as Mrs. Davis
(1980)
Gauguin the Savage
as Sister Allandre
(1979)
A Man Called Intrepid
as Sister Luke
(1978)
Les Misérables
as the Prioress
(1974)
The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs. Umney
(1972)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Queen of Hearts
(1971)
Sin
as Antigone
(1971)
The Big Black Sow
as La Nonna
(1970)
Fragment of Fear
as Lucy Dawson
(1970)
The Beast in the Cellar
as Joyce Ballantyne
(1969)
The Epic That Never Was
as Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)
(1967)
The Shuttered Room
as Aunt Agatha
(1966)
Eye of the Devil
as Countess Estelle
(1965)
(1965)
7 Women
as Miss Binns
(1965)
Young Cassidy
as Mrs. Cassidy
(1964)
Guns at Batasi
as Miss Barker-Wise
(1963)
55 Days at Peking
as Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
(1963)
Murder at the Gallop
as Miss Milchrest
(1958)
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
as Mrs. Haggard
(1958)
Innocent Sinners
as Olivia Chesney
(1957)
No Time for Tears
as Sister Birch
(1957)
High Tide at Noon
as Donna MacKenzie
(1954)
Romeo and Juliet
as Nurse
(1953)
Malta Story
as Melita Gonzar
(1952)
Tall Headlines
as Mary Rackham
(1948)
Saraband for Dead Lovers
as Countess Clara Platen
(1948)
Good-Time Girl
as Miss Thorpe
(1947)
Black Narcissus
as Sister Philippa
(1947)
Holiday Camp
as Esther Harman
(1947)
Frieda
as Nell Dawson
(1946)
The Years Between
as Nanny
(1945)
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Ftatateeta
(1945)
Saratoga Trunk
as Angelique Buiton
(1945)
Great Day
as Mrs. Liz Ellis
(1944)
Two Thousand Women
as Miss Manningford
(1941)
Bahama Passage
as Mrs. Ainsworth
(1940)
The Sea Hawk
as Queen Elizabeth
(1939)
Wuthering Heights
as Ellen Dean
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Mrs. Taylor
(1939)
Poison Pen
as Mary Rider
(1939)
The Lion Has Wings
as Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
(1939)
Smith
as Mrs. Smith
(1939)
We Are Not Alone
as Jessica Newcome
(1937)
Fire Over England
as Queen Elizabeth I of England
(1937)
Farewell Again
as Lucy Blair
(1934)
The Rise of Catherine the Great
as Empress Elisabeth
(1933)
One Precious Year
as Julia Skene
(1931)
Dance Pretty Lady
as Mrs. Raeburn