Flora Robson
Acting1902South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England
Biography
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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
A Stygian Witch
Black Narcissus
Sister Philippa
Wuthering Heights
Ellen Dean
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Mother Superior
Murder at the Gallop
Miss Milchrest
55 Days at Peking
Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
The Sea Hawk
Queen Elizabeth
7 Women
Miss Binns
Acting History
1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
1981
Clash of the Titans
as A Stygian Witch
1980
1979
A Man Called Intrepid
TVas Sister Luke
1978
Les Misérables
as the Prioress
1974
The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs. Umney
Heidi
TVas Grandmother
1972
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Queen of Hearts
1971
The Beast in the Cellar
as Joyce Ballantyne
The Big Black Sow
as La Nonna
Sin
as Antigone
Film '72
TVas Self
1970
Fragment of Fear
as Lucy Dawson
1969
The Epic That Never Was
as Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)
1968
BBC Play of the Month
TVas May Beringer• 1 eps
1967
The Shuttered Room
as Aunt Agatha
1966
Eye of the Devil
as Countess Estelle
David Copperfield
TVas Betsey Trotwood
1965
1964
Guns at Batasi
as Miss Barker-Wise
1963
55 Days at Peking
as Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
Murder at the Gallop
as Miss Milchrest
The Human Jungle
TVas Dorothy Wyley
1958
Innocent Sinners
as Olivia Chesney
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
as Mrs. Haggard
1957
High Tide at Noon
as Donna MacKenzie
No Time for Tears
as Sister Birch
1955
Romeo and Juliet
as Nurse
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
Good-Time Girl
as Miss Thorpe
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self
1947
1946
The Years Between
as Nanny
1945
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
Invisible Stripes
as Mrs. Taylor
The Lion Has Wings
as Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
Smith
as Mrs. Smith
We Are Not Alone
as Jessica Newcome
Poison Pen
as Mary Rider
1937
Fire Over England
as Queen Elizabeth I of England
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