Acting

Flora Robson

Born: March 28, 1902
Died: July 7, 1984 (aged 82)
Birthplace: South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England
Credits: 65 titles

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.

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Signature work

Known For

Clash of the Titans

1981

Black Narcissus

1947

Wuthering Heights

1939

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965

55 Days at Peking

1963

Murder at the Gallop

1963

The Sea Hawk

1940

7 Women

1965

Eye of the Devil

1966

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1972

Les Misérables

1978

Fire Over England

1937

The Shuttered Room

1967

The Beast in the Cellar

1971

Fragment of Fear

1970

Guns at Batasi

1964

Dominique

1980

Acting credits 65

Year	Title	Role
2019	Churchill and the Movie Mogul Film	Self (archive footage)
1988	The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind Film	Self (archive footage)
1981	Clash of the Titans Film	A Stygian Witch
1980	A Tale of Two Cities Film	Miss Pross
1980	Gauguin the Savage Film	Sister Allandre
1980	Dominique Film	Mrs. Davis
1979	A Man Called Intrepid TV	Sister Luke (3 ep)
1978	Les Misérables Film	the Prioress
1975	A Legacy TV	Narrator (5 ep)
1974	The Canterville Ghost Film	Mrs. Umney
1974	Heidi TV	Grandmother (4 ep)
1972	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Film	Queen of Hearts
1971	Film '72 TV	Self (1 ep)
1971	The Beast in the Cellar Film	Joyce Ballantyne
1971	The Big Black Sow Film	La Nonna
1971	Sin Film	Antigone
1970	Fragment of Fear Film	Lucy Dawson
1969	The Epic That Never Was Film	Self - Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)
1967	The Shuttered Room Film	Aunt Agatha
1966	Eye of the Devil Film	Countess Estelle
1966	David Copperfield TV	Betsey Trotwood (8 ep)
1965	7 Women Film	Miss Binns
1965	BBC Play of the Month TV	May Beringer (1 ep)
1965	Thirty-Minute Theatre TV	Mrs. Frobisher (1 ep)
1965	Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes Film	Mother Superior
1965	Young Cassidy Film	Mrs. Cassidy
1964	Guns at Batasi Film	Miss Barker-Wise
1963	Murder at the Gallop Film	Miss Milchrest
1963	55 Days at Peking Film	Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
1963	The Human Jungle TV	Dorothy Wyley (1 ep)
1958	Innocent Sinners Film	Olivia Chesney
1958	The Gypsy and the Gentleman Film	Mrs. Haggard
1957	No Time for Tears Film	Sister Birch
1957	Full Screen Ahead Film	Self
1957	High Tide at Noon Film	Donna MacKenzie
1956	Armchair Theatre TV	Miss. Pringle (1 ep)
1955	Romeo and Juliet Film	Nurse
1954	Romeo and Juliet Film	Nurse
1953	Malta Story Film	Melita Gonzar
1952	Tall Headlines Film	Mary Rackham
1948	Saraband for Dead Lovers Film	Countess Clara Platen
1948	The Ed Sullivan Show TV	Self (1 ep)
1948	Good-Time Girl Film	Miss Thorpe
1947	Holiday Camp Film	Esther Harman
1947	Frieda Film	Nell Dawson
1947	Black Narcissus Film	Sister Philippa
1946	The Years Between Film	Nanny
1945	Caesar and Cleopatra Film	Ftatateeta
1945	Saratoga Trunk Film	Angelique Buiton
1945	Great Day Film	Mrs. Liz Ellis
1944	Two Thousand Women Film	Miss Manningford
1941	Bahama Passage Film	Mrs. Ainsworth
1940	The Sea Hawk Film	Queen Elizabeth
1939	Invisible Stripes Film	Mrs. Taylor
1939	We Are Not Alone Film	Jessica Newcome
1939	The Lion Has Wings Film	Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
1939	Poison Pen Film	Mary Rider
1939	Smith Film	Mrs. Smith
1939	Wuthering Heights Film	Ellen Dean
1937	Fire Over England Film	Queen Elizabeth I of England