Flora Robson

Flora Robson

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.

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Known For

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965 • as May Beringer

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 • as Self

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

1981 • as A Stygian Witch

Black Narcissus

Black Narcissus

1947 • as Sister Philippa

Fragment of Fear

Fragment of Fear

1970 • as Lucy Dawson

Frieda

Frieda

1947 • as Nell Dawson

Filmography

1988

The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/1/1988

1981

Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans
as A Stygian Witch
Movie - Released: 6/12/1981

1980

Dominique
Dominique
as Mrs. Davis
Movie - Released: 3/6/1980
Gauguin the Savage
Gauguin the Savage
as Sister Allandre
Movie - Released: 4/29/1980
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
as Miss Pross
Movie - Released: 12/2/1980

1979

A Man Called Intrepid
A Man Called Intrepid
as Sister Luke
TV - Released: 5/7/1979

1978

Les Misérables
Les Misérables
as the Prioress
Movie - Released: 12/27/1978

1974

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
as Mrs. Umney
Movie - Released: 12/31/1974
Heidi
Heidi
as Grandmother
TV - Released: 10/20/1974

1972

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Queen of Hearts
Movie - Released: 11/20/1972

1971

The Beast in the Cellar
The Beast in the Cellar
as Joyce Ballantyne
Movie - Released: 4/14/1971
Sin
Sin
as Antigone
Movie - Released: 1/1/1971
The Big Black Sow
The Big Black Sow
as La Nonna
Movie - Released: 4/13/1971
TV
Film '72
as Self
TV - Released: 11/16/1971

1970

Fragment of Fear
Fragment of Fear
as Lucy Dawson
Movie - Released: 9/3/1970

1969

The Epic That Never Was
The Epic That Never Was
as Interviewee / Livia (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/19/1969

1967

The Shuttered Room
The Shuttered Room
as Aunt Agatha
Movie - Released: 6/27/1967

1966

Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
as Countess Estelle
Movie - Released: 11/18/1966
TV
David Copperfield
as Betsey Trotwood
TV - Released: 1/16/1966

1965

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
as Mother Superior
Movie - Released: 6/16/1965
7 Women
7 Women
as Miss Binns
Movie - Released: 12/11/1965
Young Cassidy
Young Cassidy
as Mrs. Cassidy
Movie - Released: 2/25/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as May Beringer
TV - Released: 10/19/1965

1964

Guns at Batasi
Guns at Batasi
as Miss Barker-Wise
Movie - Released: 10/30/1964

1963

Murder at the Gallop
Murder at the Gallop
as Miss Milchrest
Movie - Released: 6/24/1963
55 Days at Peking
55 Days at Peking
as Dowager Empress Tzu-Hsi
Movie - Released: 5/6/1963
The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle
as Dorothy Wyley
TV - Released: 3/30/1963

1958

Innocent Sinners
Innocent Sinners
as Olivia Chesney
Movie - Released: 3/25/1958
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
as Mrs. Haggard
Movie - Released: 1/15/1958

1957

High Tide at Noon
High Tide at Noon
as Donna MacKenzie
Movie - Released: 4/30/1957
No Time for Tears
No Time for Tears
as Sister Birch
Movie - Released: 10/4/1957

1955

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
as Nurse
Movie - Released: 5/22/1955

1954

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
as Nurse
Movie - Released: 9/1/1954

1953

Malta Story
Malta Story
as Melita Gonzar
Movie - Released: 6/1/1953

1952

Tall Headlines
Tall Headlines
as Mary Rackham
Movie - Released: 4/15/1952

1948

Saraband for Dead Lovers
Saraband for Dead Lovers
as Countess Clara Platen
Movie - Released: 10/4/1948
Good-Time Girl
Good-Time Girl
as Miss Thorpe
Movie - Released: 4/28/1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948

1947

Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus
as Sister Philippa
Movie - Released: 5/26/1947
Frieda
Frieda
as Nell Dawson
Movie - Released: 6/19/1947
Holiday Camp
Holiday Camp
as Esther Harman
Movie - Released: 8/5/1947

1946

The Years Between
The Years Between
as Nanny
Movie - Released: 7/8/1946

1945

Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra
as Ftatateeta
Movie - Released: 12/11/1945
Saratoga Trunk
Saratoga Trunk
as Angelique Buiton
Movie - Released: 11/21/1945
Great Day
Great Day
as Mrs. Liz Ellis
Movie - Released: 7/9/1945

1944

Two Thousand Women
Two Thousand Women
as Miss Manningford
Movie - Released: 11/6/1944

1941

Bahama Passage
Bahama Passage
as Mrs. Ainsworth
Movie - Released: 12/10/1941

1940

The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
as Queen Elizabeth
Movie - Released: 8/10/1940

1939

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
as Ellen Dean
Movie - Released: 4/7/1939
The Lion Has Wings
The Lion Has Wings
as Queen Elizabeth I (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/3/1939
We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone
as Jessica Newcome
Movie - Released: 11/25/1939
Movie
Smith
as Mrs. Smith
Movie - Released: 6/28/1939
Poison Pen
Poison Pen
as Mary Rider
Movie - Released: 7/3/1939
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
as Mrs. Taylor
Movie - Released: 12/30/1939

1937

Fire Over England
Fire Over England
as Queen Elizabeth I of England
Movie - Released: 3/5/1937
Farewell Again
Farewell Again
as Lucy Blair
Movie - Released: 1/5/1937

1934

The Rise of Catherine the Great
The Rise of Catherine the Great
as Empress Elisabeth
Movie - Released: 2/9/1934

1933

One Precious Year
One Precious Year
as Julia Skene
Movie - Released: 2/1/1933

1931

Movie
Dance Pretty Lady
as Mrs. Raeburn
Movie - Released: 12/10/1931