Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 28, 1902
Place of Birth:
South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind | Self (archive footage) |
| 1981 | Clash of the Titans | A Stygian Witch |
| 1980 | Dominique | Mrs. Davis |
| 1980 | Gauguin the Savage | Sister Allandre |
| 1980 | A Tale of Two Cities | Miss Pross |
| 1979 | A Man Called Intrepid | Sister Luke |
| 1978 | Les Misérables | the Prioress |
| 1974 | The Canterville Ghost | Mrs. Umney |
| 1972 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Queen of Hearts |
| 1971 | Sin | Antigone |
| 1971 | The Big Black Sow | La Nonna |
| 1970 | The Beast in the Cellar | Joyce Ballantyne |
| 1970 | Fragment of Fear | Lucy Dawson |
| 1969 | The Epic That Never Was | Interviewee / Livia (archive footage) |
| 1967 | The Shuttered Room | Aunt Agatha |
| 1966 | Eye of the Devil | Countess Estelle |
| 1965 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes | Mother Superior |
| 1965 | 7 Women | Miss Binns |
| 1965 | Young Cassidy | Mrs. Cassidy |
| 1964 | Guns at Batasi | Miss Barker-Wise |
| 1963 | Murder at the Gallop | Miss Milchrest |
| 1963 | 55 Days at Peking | Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi |
| 1958 | Innocent Sinners | Olivia Chesney |
| 1958 | The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Mrs. Haggard |
| 1957 | High Tide at Noon | Donna MacKenzie |
| 1957 | No Time for Tears | Sister Birch |
| 1954 | Romeo and Juliet | Nurse |
| 1953 | Malta Story | Melita Gonzar |
| 1952 | Tall Headlines | Mary Rackham |
| 1948 | Saraband for Dead Lovers | Countess Clara Platen |
| 1948 | Good-Time Girl | Miss Thorpe |
| 1947 | Black Narcissus | Sister Philippa |
| 1947 | Frieda | Nell Dawson |
| 1947 | Holiday Camp | Esther Harman |
| 1946 | The Years Between | Nanny |
| 1945 | Caesar and Cleopatra | Ftatateeta |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk | Angelique Buiton |
| 1945 | Great Day | Mrs. Liz Ellis |
| 1944 | Two Thousand Women | Miss Manningford |
| 1941 | Bahama Passage | Mrs. Ainsworth |
| 1940 | The Sea Hawk | Queen Elizabeth |
| 1939 | Wuthering Heights | Ellen Dean |
| 1939 | The Lion Has Wings | Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage) |
| 1939 | We Are Not Alone | Jessica Newcome |
| 1939 | Smith | Mrs. Smith |
| 1939 | Poison Pen | Mary Rider |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Mrs. Taylor |
| 1937 | Fire Over England | Queen Elizabeth I of England |
| 1937 | Farewell Again | Lucy Blair |
| 1934 | The Rise of Catherine the Great | Empress Elisabeth |
| 1933 | One Precious Year | Julia Skene |
| 1931 | Dance Pretty Lady | Mrs. Raeburn |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | David Copperfield | |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle | Dorothy Wyley |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |