Flora Robson

Mar 28, 1902 - Jul 07, 1984 (82 years old) in South Shields, (which was then in County Durham), England

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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

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BBC Play of the Month

May Beringer

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Les Misérables

the Prioress

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Dominique

Mrs. Davis

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Tall Headlines

Mary Rackham

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Invisible Stripes

Mrs. Taylor

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Black Narcissus

Sister Philippa

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Clash of the Titans

A Stygian Witch

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Innocent Sinners

Olivia Chesney

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7 Women

Miss Binns

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Young Cassidy

Mrs. Cassidy

Credits

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind 1988

Self (archive footage)

★ 8
Clash of the Titans 1981

A Stygian Witch

★ 6.9
A Tale of Two Cities 1980

Miss Pross

★ 5.7
Gauguin the Savage 1980

Sister Allandre

★ NR
Dominique 1980

Mrs. Davis

★ 4.9
A Man Called Intrepid 1979

Sister Luke

★ NR
Les Misérables 1978

the Prioress

★ 7.1
The Canterville Ghost 1974

Mrs. Umney

★ 6
Heidi 1974

Grandmother

★ NR
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 1972

Queen of Hearts

★ 6.2
Film '72 1971

Self

★ 4.7
The Beast in the Cellar 1971

Joyce Ballantyne

★ 4.8
The Big Black Sow 1971

La Nonna

★ NR
Sin 1971

Antigone

★ 5.1
Fragment of Fear 1970

Lucy Dawson

★ 6
The Epic That Never Was 1969

Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)

★ 6.7
The Shuttered Room 1967

Aunt Agatha

★ 6
Eye of the Devil 1966

Countess Estelle

★ 6.2
David Copperfield 1966

Betsey Trotwood

★ 5
7 Women 1965

Miss Binns

★ 6.5
BBC Play of the Month 1965

May Beringer

★ 5
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes 1965

Mother Superior

★ 6.8
Young Cassidy 1965

Mrs. Cassidy

★ 6.4
Guns at Batasi 1964

Miss Barker-Wise

★ 7.1
Murder at the Gallop 1963

Miss Milchrest

★ 7
55 Days at Peking 1963

Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi

★ 7
The Human Jungle 1963

Dorothy Wyley

★ 8.2
Innocent Sinners 1958

Olivia Chesney

★ 7
The Gypsy and the Gentleman 1958

Mrs. Haggard

★ 5.5
No Time for Tears 1957

Sister Birch

★ 5
High Tide at Noon 1957

Donna MacKenzie

★ 6
Romeo and Juliet 1954

Nurse

★ 5.2
Malta Story 1953

Melita Gonzar

★ 5.9
Tall Headlines 1952

Mary Rackham

★ 5.8
Saraband for Dead Lovers 1948

Countess Clara Platen

★ 6.4
Good-Time Girl 1948

Miss Thorpe

★ 6.1
Holiday Camp 1947

Esther Harman

★ 6.6
Frieda 1947

Nell Dawson

★ 5.1
Black Narcissus 1947

Sister Philippa

★ 7.5
The Years Between 1946

Nanny

★ 6.2
Caesar and Cleopatra 1945

Ftatateeta

★ 6.2
Saratoga Trunk 1945

Angelique Buiton

★ 5.7
Great Day 1945

Mrs. Liz Ellis

★ 7.3
Two Thousand Women 1944

Miss Manningford

★ 6.9
Bahama Passage 1941

Mrs. Ainsworth

★ 6
The Sea Hawk 1940

Queen Elizabeth

★ 7.2
Invisible Stripes 1939

Mrs. Taylor

★ 6.1
We Are Not Alone 1939

Jessica Newcome

★ 6.1
The Lion Has Wings 1939

Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)

★ 6.2
Poison Pen 1939

Mary Rider

★ 6.5
Smith 1939

Mrs. Smith

★ 5
Wuthering Heights 1939

Ellen Dean

★ 7.2
Fire Over England 1937

Queen Elizabeth I of England

★ 6.2
Farewell Again 1937

Lucy Blair

★ 5
The Rise of Catherine the Great 1934

Empress Elisabeth

★ 5.6
One Precious Year 1933

Julia Skene

★ NR
Dance Pretty Lady 1931

Mrs. Raeburn

★ NR

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