Acting

Flora Robson

Born March 28, 1902Died July 7, 1984 (82)EnglandSouth Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England62 creditsIMDb

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

Black Narcissus1947 · as Sister Philippa
Clash of the Titans1981 · as A Stygian Witch
Wuthering Heights1939 · as Ellen Dean
55 Days at Peking1963 · as Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
Murder at the Gallop1963 · as Miss Milchrest
The Sea Hawk1940 · as Queen Elizabeth
Fire Over England1937 · as Queen Elizabeth I of England
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes1965 · as Mother Superior
7 Women1965 · as Miss Binns
The Beast in the Cellar1971 · as Joyce Ballantyne
Caesar and Cleopatra1945 · as Ftatateeta
Guns at Batasi1964 · as Miss Barker-Wise
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BBC Play of the Month1965 · as May Beringer · 1 ep
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Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Mrs. Frobisher · 1 ep
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The Human Jungle1963 · as Dorothy Wyley · 1 ep
Clash of the Titans1981 · as A Stygian Witch
Wuthering Heights1939 · as Ellen Dean
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Armchair Theatre1956 · as Miss. Pringle · 1 ep
55 Days at Peking1963 · as Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes1965 · as Mother Superior
The Sea Hawk1940 · as Queen Elizabeth
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David Copperfield1966 · as Betsey Trotwood · 8 ep
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A Man Called Intrepid1979 · as Sister Luke · 3 ep
Black Narcissus1947 · as Sister Philippa
Caesar and Cleopatra1945 · as Ftatateeta
7 Women1965 · as Miss Binns
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland1972 · as Queen of Hearts
Murder at the Gallop1963 · as Miss Milchrest
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Heidi1974 · as Grandmother · 4 ep
Eye of the Devil1966 · as Countess Estelle
The Rise of Catherine the Great1934 · as Empress Elisabeth
Churchill and the Movie Mogul2019 · as Self (archive footage)
Saraband for Dead Lovers1948 · as Countess Clara Platen
Invisible Stripes1939 · as Mrs. Taylor
Fragment of Fear1970 · as Lucy Dawson
The Shuttered Room1967 · as Aunt Agatha
Les Misérables1978 · as the Prioress
We Are Not Alone1939 · as Jessica Newcome
Innocent Sinners1958 · as Olivia Chesney
The Beast in the Cellar1971 · as Joyce Ballantyne
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind1988 · as Self (archive footage)
Fire Over England1937 · as Queen Elizabeth I of England
A Tale of Two Cities1980 · as Miss Pross
Poison Pen1939 · as Mary Rider
Young Cassidy1965 · as Mrs. Cassidy
The Lion Has Wings1939 · as Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
Romeo and Juliet1954 · as Nurse
Saratoga Trunk1945 · as Angelique Buiton