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Flora Robson
Flora Robson

Flora Robson

ActingBorn March 28, 1902Died July 7, 1984 (age 82)South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England

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.

Filmography

1988Movie
1981
Clash of the Titans

as A Stygian Witch

Movie
1980Movie
1980
Gauguin the Savage

as Sister Allandre

Movie
1980
Dominique

as Mrs. Davis

Movie
1979
A Man Called Intrepid

as Sister Luke

TV
1978
Les Misérables

as the Prioress

Movie
1974Movie
1974
Heidi

as Grandmother

TV
1972Movie
1971
Film '72

as Self

TV
1971
The Beast in the Cellar

as Joyce Ballantyne

Movie
1971Movie
1971
Sin

as Antigone

Movie
1970
Fragment of Fear

as Lucy Dawson

Movie
1969
The Epic That Never Was

as Self - Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

Movie
1967
The Shuttered Room

as Aunt Agatha

Movie
1966
Eye of the Devil

as Countess Estelle

Movie
1966
David Copperfield

as Betsey Trotwood

TV
1965
7 Women

as Miss Binns

Movie
1965
BBC Play of the Month

as May Beringer

TV
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Mrs. Frobisher

TV
1965
Young Cassidy

as Mrs. Cassidy

Movie
1964
Guns at Batasi

as Miss Barker-Wise

Movie
1963
Murder at the Gallop

as Miss Milchrest

Movie
1963
55 Days at Peking

as Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi

Movie
1963
The Human Jungle

as Dorothy Wyley

TV
1958
Innocent Sinners

as Olivia Chesney

Movie
1958Movie
1957
No Time for Tears

as Sister Birch

Movie
1957
High Tide at Noon

as Donna MacKenzie

Movie
1956
Armchair Theatre

as Miss. Pringle

TV
1955Movie
1954Movie
1953
Malta Story

as Melita Gonzar

Movie
1952
Tall Headlines

as Mary Rackham

Movie
1948
Saraband for Dead Lovers

as Countess Clara Platen

Movie
1948
Good-Time Girl

as Miss Thorpe

Movie
1947
Holiday Camp

as Esther Harman

Movie
1947
Frieda

as Nell Dawson

Movie
1947
Black Narcissus

as Sister Philippa

Movie
1946Movie
1945Movie
1945
Saratoga Trunk

as Angelique Buiton

Movie
1945
Great Day

as Mrs. Liz Ellis

Movie
1944
Two Thousand Women

as Miss Manningford

Movie
1941
Bahama Passage

as Mrs. Ainsworth

Movie
1940
The Sea Hawk

as Queen Elizabeth

Movie
1939
Invisible Stripes

as Mrs. Taylor

Movie
1939
We Are Not Alone

as Jessica Newcome

Movie
1939
The Lion Has Wings

as Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)

Movie
1939
Poison Pen

as Mary Rider

Movie
1939
Smith

as Mrs. Smith

Movie
1939
Wuthering Heights

as Ellen Dean

Movie
1937
Fire Over England

as Queen Elizabeth I of England

Movie
1937
Farewell Again

as Lucy Blair

Movie
1937
I, Claudius

as Livia

Movie
1934Movie
1933
One Precious Year

as Julia Skene

Movie
1931
Dance Pretty Lady

as Mrs. Raeburn

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMarch 28, 1902
Day of DeathJuly 7, 1984
Place of BirthSouth Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England
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